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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 
 
FORM N-PX
 
 
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
 

811-22593
Investment Company Act file number


The Cushing Royalty & Income Fund
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


8117 Preston Road, Suite 440
 Dallas TX 75225
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


Jerry V. Swank
Cushing MLP Asset Management, LP
8117 Preston Road, Suite 440
 Dallas TX 75225
(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 214-692-6334


Date of fiscal year end: November 30


Date of reporting period: June 30, 2012


 
 

 
 
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.

Name of Fund:
 
Cushing Royalty and Income Fund
 
Period:
 
July 2011 through June 2012
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
Arc Resources Ltd.
5/15/2012
00208D-408
ARX CN
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
Issuer
For
 
1. Walter Deboni
 
For
 
2. John P. Dielwart
 
For
 
3. Fred J. Dyment
 
For
 
4. Timothy J. Hearn
 
For
 
5. James C. Houck
 
For
 
6. Harold N. Kvisle
 
For
 
7. Kathleen M. O'Neill
 
For
 
8. Herbert C. Pinder, Jr
 
For
 
9. Mac H. Van Wielingen
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
To appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP, chartered accountants, as auditors to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of the corporation, at such remuneration as may be deteremined by the board of directors of the corporation
 
 
For
   
For
 
A resolution to approve the corporation's advisory vote on executive compensation
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP
6/21/2012
106776-107
BBEP
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
Director
Issuer
For
 
1. John R. Butler
 
For
 
2. Gregory J. Moroney
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 

 
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
Baytex Energy Corp
5/15/2012
07317Q-105
BTE
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
 
Issuer
For
 
Fixing the number of directors of Baytex to be elected at eight (8)
 
       
 
For
Directors
 
For
 
1. John A. Brussa
 
For
 
2. Raymond T. Chan
 
For
 
3. Edward Chwyl
 
For
 
4. Naveen Dargan
 
For
 
5. R.E.T. (Rusty) Goepel
 
For
 
6. Anthony W. Marino
 
For
 
7. Gregory K. Melchin
 
For
 
8. Dale O. Shwed
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Charterered accountants, as auditors of Baytex for the ensuing year and to authorize the directors of Baytex to fix their remuneration
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
Advisory resolution to accept the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the accompanying information circular - proxy statement
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.
4/30/2012
1.36E-101
COS CN
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
 
Issuer
For
 
To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the corporation for the ensuing year at a remuneration to be fixed by the board of directors of the corporation.
 
       
 
For
Directors
 
For
 
1. C.E. (Chuck) Shultz
 
For
 
2. Ian A. Bourne
 
For
 
3. Marcel R. Coutu
 
For
 
4. Gerald W. Grandey
 
For
 
5. Donald J. Lowry
 
For
 
6. Sarah E. Raiss
 
For
 
7. John K. Read
 
For
 
8. Brant G. Sangster
 
For
 
9. Wesley R. Twiss
 
For
 
10. John B. Zaozirny
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
To accept the approach to executive compensation as disclosed in the management proxy circular
 
 
 
 

 
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
Crescent Point Energy Corp.
5/31/2012
22576C-101
CPG CN
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
 
Issuer
For
 
To fix the number of directors of the corporation for the ensuing year at seven (7).
 
       
 
For
Directors
 
For
 
1. Peter Bannister
 
For
 
2. Paul Colborne
 
For
 
3. Kenney F. Cugnet
 
For
 
4. D. Hugh Gillard
 
For
 
5. Gerald A. Romanzin
 
For
 
6. Scott Saxberg
 
For
 
7. Gregory G. Turnbull
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
To consider, and if thought advisable, to pass with or without variation, a resolution to approve amendments to the corporation's by-laws to modernize the by-laws by replacing the corporation's existing by-laws with "short form" by-laws, the full text of which is set forth in the accompanying information circular
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
To consider, and if thought advisable, to pass with or without variation, a resultion to approve certain amendments to the corporation's restricted share bonus plan, the full text of which is set forth in the information circular.
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
On the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, chartered accountants, as auditors of the corporation and authorize the board of directors of the corporation to fix their remuneration as such.
 
 
 
 

 
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
Dorchester Minerals, LP
5/16/2012
25820R-105
DMLP
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
Issuer
For
 
1. Buford P. Berry
 
For
 
2. C.W. "Bill" Russell
 
For
 
3. Ronald P. Trout
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
Approval of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
Legacy Reserves, LP
5/9/2012
524707-304
LGCY
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
Director
Issuer
For
 
1. Cary D. Brown
 
For
 
2. Kyle A. McGraw
 
For
 
3. Dale A. Brown
 
For
 
4. G. Larry Lawrence
 
For
 
5. William D. Sullivan
 
For
 
6. William R. Granberry
 
For
 
7. Kyle D. Vann
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
Linn Energy, LLC
4/24/2012
536020-100
LINE
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
Issuer
For
 
1. George A. Alcorn
 
For
 
2. Mark E. Ellis
 
For
 
3. Terrence S. Jacobs
 
For
 
4. Michael C. Linn
 
For
 
5. Joseph P. McCoy
 
For
 
6. Jeffrey C. Swoveland
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
 
 
 
 

 
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
Petrobakken Energy Ltd.
5/23/2012
71645A-109
PBN-CN
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
Directors
Issuer
For
 
1. Ian S. Brown
 
For
 
2. E. Craig Lothian
 
For
 
3. Corey C. Ruttan
 
For
 
4. John D. Wright
 
For
 
5. Martin Hislop
 
For
 
6. Kenneth R. McKinnon
 
For
 
7. Dan Themig
 
For
 
8. W. Brett Wilson
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
To appoint Delloitte & Touche LLP, chartered accountants, as auditors of the corporation for the ensuing year and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration.
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
To consider and, if thought fit, pass an ordinary resolution of the shareholders approving all unallocated options under the corporation's stock option plan
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
To consider and, if thought fit, pass an ordinary resolution of the shareholders approving the amendment to the corporation's incentive share compensation plan.
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
Penn West Petroleum, Ltd
6/13/2012
707887-105
PWE
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
 
Issuer
For
 
The appointment of KPMG LLP, chartered accountants, as auditor of Penn West for the ensuing year
 
       
 
For
Directors
 
For
 
1. James E. Allard
 
For
 
2. William E. Andrew
 
For
 
3. George H. Brookman
 
For
 
4. John A. Brussa
 
For
 
5. Gillian H. Denham
 
For
 
6. Daryl H. Gilbert
 
For
 
7. Shirley A. McClellan
 
For
 
8. Murray R. Nunns
 
For
 
9. Frank Potter
 
For
 
10. Jack Schanck
 
For
 
11. James C. Smith
 
 
     
 
For
   
For
 
Advisory vote approving Penn West's approach to executive compensation
 
 
 
 

 
 
       
Company Name
Meeting
Date
CUSIP
Ticker
Vanguard Natural Resources LLC
6/15/2012
92205F-106
VNR
       
Vote
MRV
Proposal
Proposed by Issuer
or Security Holder
 
For
Director
Issuer
For
 
1. W. Richard Anderson
 
For
 
2. Loren Singletary
 
For
 
3. Bruce W. McCullough
 
For
 
4. John R. McGoldrick
 
For
 
5. Scott W. Smith
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012
 
       
 
For
   
For
 
To approve the amendment to Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan
 
 
 
 

 

 
SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant) The Cushing Royalty & Income Fund                                           


By (Signature and Title) /s/ Jerry V. Swank                                                         
Jerry V. Swank
Chief Executive Officer and President


Date August 24, 2012