UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number:                                      811-21583

 

CLOUGH GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

1625 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, Colorado

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

 

Erin E. Douglas
Clough Global Allocation Fund
1625 Broadway, Suite 2200
Denver, Colorado 80202

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:

(303) 623-2577

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

March 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006

 

 

 



 

Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record.

 



 

Name of Issuer

 

Ticker Symbol

 

CUSIP

 

S/H Meeting Date

 

Matter Voted on

 

Who Proposed
(issuer or S/H)

 

Did Fund Vote

 

How Voted

 

For/Against
Mgmt Position

 

American Science & Engineering

 

ASEI

 

 

 

9/15/2005

 

Approval of Equity Incentive Plan and Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accountants

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apollo Investment

 

AINV

 

03761U106

 

10/12/2005

 

Directors Recommendation

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

 

BBV

 

05946K101

 

3/18/2006

 

Appointment of Directors, Relection of Top Management, Authorization of Acquiring Treasury Stock, Relection of Auditors, Approval of Long-Term Share based Renumeration Plan, To Amend Article 53, and Conferral of Authority to formalise and implement resolutions adopted by the AGM

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Latinoamericano De Export

 

BLX

 

365975-086773

 

11/7/2005

 

To Approve and Adopt in full the Proposed Amended and Restated Articles of Incoproration of the Bank

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biosphere Medical, Inc

 

BSMD

 

09066V-103

 

5/10/2006

 

Vote on Directors, approve amendment to certificate of incorporation, employee stock purchase plan, stock incentive plan

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duke Energy

 

DX.TO

 

264399106

 

3/10/2006

 

Approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and the Mergers

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy, Inc

 

DYN

 

26816Q-101

 

5/17/2006

 

Vote on Directors, Independent Auditor, proposal to remove provision specifying minimum and maximum number of Directors in company’s Articles of Incorporation

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India Fund

 

IFN

 

454089103

 

2/24/2006

 

Approval of New Management Agreement and a New Country Advisory Agreement

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPC Holdings

 

IPCR

 

G4933P101

 

2/21/2006

 

Approval of Increase of Max number of directors, to fill Board Vacancies, Increase of Authorized Common Shares, and increase of authorized preferred shares.

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacobs Engineering Group

 

JEC

 

469814107

 

1/26/2006

 

Approval of Ernst & Young and Vote for Directors

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 



 

Lasercard

 

LCRD

 

51807U101

 

9/23/2005

 

Ratification of the Companies Independent public Accounting Firm, Approval of Compensation Plan

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magal Secuirty Systems

 

MAGS

 

M6786D104

 

7/28/2005

 

Approval of the Appointment of Kost & Forer Gabbay & Kasierer as Indpendent Auditors of the Company, and to Authorize the Audit Committee to fix the Renumeration of the Auditors in Accordance with the Volume and Nature of their Services.

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

For

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matrix Service Company

 

MTRX

 

576853105

 

10/21/2005

 

To Ratify the Appointment of Ernst & Young

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corporation

 

MSFT

 

594918104

 

11/9/2005

 

Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche as the companies Independent Auditor

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montpelier RE Holdings LTD

 

MRH

 

G62185-106

 

5/23/2006

 

Vote on Directors, elect directors in respect of the wholly-owned company, Independent Auditor

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

 

NOV

 

637071-OIH

 

5/17/2006

 

Vote on Directors, Independent Auditor

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North American Palladium LTD

 

PAL

 

656912-102

 

6/21/2006

 

Vote on Directors, Independent Auditor, issuance of common shares, amendment of old issuance plan

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petro-Canada

 

PCA.TO

 

71644E102

 

4/25/2006

 

Vote of Directors, and the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche as Auditors

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photon Dynamics

 

PHTN

 

719364101

 

3/7/2006

 

Vote for directors and to Ratify the Appointment of Ernst & Young

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radvision Ltd.

 

RVSN

 

M81869-105

 

6/18/2006

 

Vote on Directors, independent auditor

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rio Tinto PLC

 

RTP

 

767204-100

 

4/12/2006

 

Vote on Directors, authority to allot certain securities under company’s Act 1985, Independent Auditor, approval of renumeration report, receiving annual report and financial statements

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rowan Companies Inc

 

RDC

 

779382-100

 

4/28/2006

 

Vote on Directors, Independent Auditor

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shanda Interactive Entertainment

 

SNDA

 

81941Q203

 

10/18/2005

 

Election of Directors

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tidewater Inc.

 

TDW

 

886423-102

 

5/24/2006

 

Vote on Directors, independent auditor, proposal to declassify Board of Directors, approval of 2006 stock incentive plan

 

Issuer

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

For

 

 



 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

Clough Global Allocation Fund

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edmund J. Burke

 

 

 

Edmund J. Burke

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 30, 2006

 

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