UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act File No. 811-22738
First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, Illinois 60187
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Address of Principal Executive Offices (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)
W. Scott Jardine
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
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Name and Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code) of Agent for Service
(630) 765-8000
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Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
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Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other
than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24
and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than
August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the
most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4).
The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory,
disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
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number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information
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Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington
D.C. 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the
clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. Section 3507.
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
National Grid plc
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Ticker NG.
Security ID on Ballot G6375K151
Meeting Date 28-Jul-14
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports For For Yes No
Management Approve Final Dividend For For Yes No
Management Re-elect Sir Peter Gershon as Director For For Yes No
Management Re-elect Steve Holliday as Director For For Yes No
Management Re-elect Andrew Bonfield as Director For For Yes No
Management Re-elect Tom King as Director For For Yes No
Management Elect John Pettigrew as Director For For Yes No
Management Re-elect Philip Aiken as Director For For Yes No
Management Re-elect Nora Mead Brownell as Director For For Yes No
Management Re-elect Jonathan Dawson as Director For For Yes No
Management Elect Therese Esperdy as Director For For Yes No
Management Re-elect Paul Golby as Director For For Yes No
Management Re-elect Ruth Kelly as Director For For Yes No
Management Re-elect Mark Williamson as Director For For Yes No
Management Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors For For Yes No
Management Approve Remuneration Policy For For Yes No
Management Approve Remuneration Report For For Yes No
Management Amend Long Term Performance Plan For For Yes No
Management Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights For For Yes No
Management Approve Scrip Dividend Scheme For For Yes No
Management Authorise Directors to Capitalise the Appropriate Nominal
Amounts of New Shares of the Company Allotted Pursuant
to the Company's Scrip Dividend Scheme For For Yes No
Management Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights For For Yes No
Management Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares For For Yes No
Management Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice For For Yes No
Energy Transfer Partners L.P.
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Ticker ETP
Security ID on Ballot 29273R109
Meeting Date 20-Nov-14
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Yes No
Management Adjourn Meeting For For Yes No
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
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Ticker KMP
Security ID on Ballot 494550106
Meeting Date 20-Nov-14
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Approve Merger Agreement For For Yes No
Management Adjourn Meeting For For Yes No
Kinder Morgan Management LLC
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Ticker KMR
Security ID on Ballot 49455U100
Meeting Date 20-Nov-14
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Approve KMR Merger Agreement For For Yes No
Management Adjourn KMR Meeting For For Yes No
Management Approve KMP Merger Agreement For For Yes No
Management Adjourn KMP Meeting For For Yes No
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
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Ticker KMI
Security ID on Ballot 49456B101
Meeting Date 20-Nov-14
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Yes No
Management Issue Shares in Connection with Mergers For For Yes No
Management Adjourn Meeting For For Yes No
Wisconsin Energy Corporation
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Ticker WEC
Security ID on Ballot 976657106
Meeting Date 21-Nov-14
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Issue Shares in Connection with Acquisition For For Yes No
Management Change Company Name to WEC Energy Group, Inc. For For Yes No
Management Adjourn Meeting For For Yes No
Williams Partners L. P.
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Ticker WPZ
Security ID on Ballot 96950F104
Meeting Date 28-Jan-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Approve Merger Agreement For For Yes No
UGI Corporation
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Ticker UGI
Security ID on Ballot 902681105
Meeting Date 29-Jan-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Richard W. Gochnauer For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Lon R. Greenberg For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Frank S. Hermance For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Ernest E. Jones For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Anne Pol For For Yes No
Management Elect Director M. Shawn Puccio For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Marvin O. Schlanger For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Roger B. Vincent For For Yes No
Management Elect Director John L. Walsh For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Ratify Auditors For For Yes No
Oiltanking Partners, L.P.
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Ticker OILT
Security ID on Ballot 678049107
Meeting Date 13-Feb-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Approve Merger Agreement For For Yes No
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
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Ticker PNY
Security ID on Ballot 720186105
Meeting Date 05-Mar-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director E. James Burton For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Jo Anne Sanford For For Yes No
Management Elect Director David E. Shi For For Yes No
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
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Ticker AEP
Security ID on Ballot 025537101
Meeting Date 21-Apr-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Nicholas K. Akins For For Yes No
Management Elect Director David J. Anderson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director J. Barnie Beasley, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Ralph D. Crosby, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Thomas E. Hoaglin For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Sandra Beach Lin For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Stephen S. Rasmussen For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Oliver G. Richard, III For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker For For Yes No
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Yes No
Management Eliminate Fair Price Provision For For Yes No
Management Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Yes No
Share Holder Adopt Proxy Access Right Against For Yes Yes
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated
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Ticker PEG
Security ID on Ballot 744573106
Meeting Date 21-Apr-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Albert R. Gamper, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William V. Hickey For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Ralph Izzo For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director David Lilley For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Hak Cheol (H.C) Shin For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Richard J. Swift For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Susan Tomasky For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
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Ticker MMP
Security ID on Ballot 559080106
Meeting Date 23-Apr-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Robert G. Croyle For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Stacy P. Methvin For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Barry R. Pearl For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Exelon Corporation
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Ticker EXC
Security ID on Ballot 30161N101
Meeting Date 28-Apr-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Anthony K. Anderson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Ann C. Berzin For For Yes No
Management Elect Director John A. Canning For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Christopher M. Crane For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Yves C. de Balmann For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Nicholas DeBenedictis For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Paul L. Joskow For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Robert J. Lawless For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Richard W. Mies For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William C. Richardson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Mayo A. Shattuck, III For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour For For Yes No
Management Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Yes No
Management Provide Proxy Access Right For Against Yes Yes
Share Holder Proxy Access Against For Yes Yes
Spectra Energy Corp
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Ticker SE
Security ID on Ballot 847560109
Meeting Date 28-Apr-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel For For Yes No
Management Elect Director F. Anthony Comper For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Austin A. Adams For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Joseph Alvarado For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Pamela L. Carter For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Peter B. Hamilton For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Miranda C. Hubbs For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael McShane For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael G. Morris For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael E.J. Phelps For For Yes No
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Share Holder Report on Political Contributions Against For Yes Yes
Share Holder Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Yes Yes
Eversource Energy
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Ticker ES
Security ID on Ballot 30040W108
Meeting Date 29-Apr-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director John S. Clarkeson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Cotton M. Cleveland For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Sanford Cloud, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director James S. DiStasio For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Francis A. Doyle For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Paul A. La Camera For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Kenneth R. Leibler For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William C. Van Faasen For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Frederica M. Williams For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Dennis R. Wraase For For Yes No
Management Amend Declaration of Trust to Change the Name of the
Company from Northeast Utilities to Eversource Energy For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
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Ticker SJI
Security ID on Ballot 838518108
Meeting Date 30-Apr-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Sarah M. Barpoulis For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Thomas A. Bracken For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Keith S. Campbell For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Sheila Hartnett-Devlin For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Victor A. Fortkiewicz For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Walter M. Higgins, III For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Sunita Holzer For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Joseph H. Petrowski For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael J. Renna For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Frank L. Sims For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Yes No
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
CMS Energy Corporation
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Ticker CMS
Security ID on Ballot 125896100
Meeting Date 01-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Jon E. Barfield For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Deborah H. Butler For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Kurt L. Darrow For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Stephen E. Ewing For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Richard M. Gabrys For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William D. Harvey For For Yes No
Management Elect Director David W. Joos For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Philip R. Lochner, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director John G. Russell For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Myrna M. Soto For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Laura H. Wright For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
TransCanada Corporation
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Ticker TRP
Security ID on Ballot 89353D107
Meeting Date 01-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Kevin E. Benson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Derek H. Burney For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Paule Gauthier For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Russell K. Girling For For Yes No
Management Elect Director S. Barry Jackson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds For For Yes No
Management Elect Director John Richels For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Mary Pat Salomone For For Yes No
Management Elect Director D. Michael G. Stewart For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Siim A. Vanaselja For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Richard E. Waugh For For Yes No
Management Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach For For Yes No
Management Establish Range for Board Size (Minimum of Eight to
Maximum of Fifteen) For For Yes No
Management Amend By-Law Number 1 For For Yes No
Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc.
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Ticker ENF
Security ID on Ballot 29251R105
Meeting Date 04-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and
Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration For For Yes No
Management Elect Director J. Richard Bird For For Yes No
Management Elect Director M. Elizabeth Cannon For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Charles W. Fischer For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Brian E. Frank For For Yes No
Management Elect Director E.F.H. (Harry) Roberts For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Bruce G. Waterman For For Yes No
Management Approve Advance Notice Policy For For Yes No
Keyera Corp.
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Ticker KEY
Security ID on Ballot 493271100
Meeting Date 05-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Ratify Deloitte LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Elect Director James V. Bertram For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Douglas J. Haughey For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Nancy M. Laird For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Donald J. Nelson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director H. Neil Nichols For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael J. Norris For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Thomas O'Connor For For Yes No
Management Elect Director David G. Smith For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William R. Stedman For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach For For Yes No
NRG Yield, Inc.
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Ticker NYLD
Security ID on Ballot 62942X108
Meeting Date 05-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director David Crane For Withhold Yes Yes
Management Elect Director John F. Chlebowski For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Kirkland B. Andrews For Withhold Yes Yes
Management Elect Director Brian R. Ford For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Mauricio Gutierrez For Withhold Yes Yes
Management Elect Director Ferrell P. McClean For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Christopher S. Sotos For Withhold Yes Yes
Management Authorize a New Class C and Class D of Common Stock For For Yes No
Management Approve Stock Split For For Yes No
Management Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Yes No
Management Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Dominion Resources, Inc.
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Ticker D
Security ID on Ballot 25746U109
Meeting Date 06-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director William P. Barr For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Helen E. Dragas For For Yes No
Management Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II For For Yes No
Management Elect Director John W. Harris For Against Yes Yes
Management Elect Director Mark J. Kington For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Pamela J. Royal For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk For For Yes No
Management Elect Director David A. Wollard For For Yes No
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Yes No
Share Holder Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Yes Yes
Share Holder Cease Construction of New Nuclear Units Against Against Yes No
Share Holder Report on Methane Emissions Management and Reduction
Targets Against For Yes Yes
Share Holder Include Carbon Reduction as a Performance Measure for
Senior Executive Compensation Against Against Yes No
Share Holder Report on Financial and Physical Risks of Climate Change Against For Yes Yes
Share Holder Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations Against Against Yes No
Share Holder Report on Biomass Carbon Footprint and Assess Risks Against For Yes Yes
Enbridge Inc.
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Ticker ENB
Security ID on Ballot 29250N105
Meeting Date 06-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director David A. Arledge For For Yes No
Management Elect Director James J. Blanchard For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Marcel R. Coutu For For Yes No
Management Elect Director J. Herb England For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Charles W. Fischer For For Yes No
Management Elect Director V. Maureen Kempston Darkes For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Al Monaco For For Yes No
Management Elect Director George K. Petty For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Rebecca B. Roberts For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Catherine L. Williams For For Yes No
Management Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Approve Advance Notice Policy For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach For For Yes No
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
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Ticker KMI
Security ID on Ballot 49456B101
Meeting Date 07-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Richard D. Kinder For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Steven J. Kean For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Ted A. Gardner For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Anthony W. Hall, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Gary L. Hultquist For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Deborah A. MacDonald For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael J. Miller For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael C. Morgan For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Arthur C. Reichstetter For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Fayez Sarofim For For Yes No
Management Elect Director C. Park Shaper For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William A. Smith For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Joel V. Staff For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Robert F. Vagt For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Perry M. Waughtal For For Yes No
Management Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Yes No
Management Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Amend Charter to Eliminate Inapplicable Provisions For For Yes No
Share Holder Report on Capital Expenditure Strategy with Respect to
Climate Change Policy Against For Yes Yes
Share Holder Report on Methane Emissions Management and Reduction
Targets Against For Yes Yes
Share Holder Report on Sustainability Against For Yes Yes
Wisconsin Energy Corporation
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Ticker WEC
Security ID on Ballot 976657106
Meeting Date 07-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director John F. Bergstrom For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Barbara L. Bowles For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Patricia W. Chadwick For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Curt S. Culver For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Thomas J. Fischer For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Gale E. Klappa For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Henry W. Knueppel For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Mary Ellen Stanek For For Yes No
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Pembina Pipeline Corporation
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Ticker PPL
Security ID on Ballot 706327103
Meeting Date 08-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth, Grant D. Billing,
Michael (Mick) H. Dilger, Randall J. Findlay,
Lorne B. Gordon, Gordon J. Kerr, David M.B. LeGresley,
Robert B. Michaleski, Leslie A. O'Donoghue, and
Jeffrey T. Smith as Directors For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Grant D. Billing For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael (Mick) H. Dilger For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Randall J. Findlay For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Lorne B. Gordon For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Gordon J. Kerr For For Yes No
Management Elect Director David M.B. LeGresley For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Robert B. Michaleski For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Leslie A. O'Donoghue For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Jeffrey T. Smith For For Yes No
Management Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration For For Yes No
Management Amend Stock Option Plan For For Yes No
Management Amend Stock Option Plan For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach For For Yes No
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
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Ticker IPL
Security ID on Ballot 45833V109
Meeting Date 11-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Fix Number of Directors at Seven For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Richard Shaw For For Yes No
Management Elect Director David Fesyk For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Lorne Brown For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Duane Keinick For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Alison Taylor Love For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William Robertson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Brant Sangster For For Yes No
Management Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board
to Fix Their Remuneration For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach For For Yes No
NiSource Inc.
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Ticker NI
Security ID on Ballot 65473P105
Meeting Date 12-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Richard A. Abdoo For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Aristides S. Candris For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Sigmund L. Cornelius For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael E. Jesanis For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Marty R. Kittrell For For Yes No
Management Elect Director W. Lee Nutter For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Deborah S. Parker For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Robert C. Skaggs, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Teresa A.Taylor For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Richard L. Thompson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Yes No
Management Approve Decrease in Size of Board For For Yes No
Management Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Yes No
Management Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Yes No
Share Holder Report on Political Contributions Against For Yes Yes
Sempra Energy
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Ticker SRE
Security ID on Ballot 816851109
Meeting Date 13-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann For For Yes No
Management Elect Director James G. Brocksmith, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Kathleen L. Brown For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Pablo A. Ferrero For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William D. Jones For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William G. Ouchi For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Debra L. Reed For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William C. Rusnack For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William P. Rutledge For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Lynn Schenk For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Jack T. Taylor For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Luis M. Tellez For For Yes No
Management Elect Director James C. Yardley For For Yes No
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Share Holder Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Yes No
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
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Ticker SPH
Security ID on Ballot 864482104
Meeting Date 13-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Harold R. Logan, Jr. For For Yes No
Management Elect Director John Hoyt Stookey For For Yes No
Management Elect Director John D. Collins For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Jane Swift For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Lawrence C. Caldwell For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Matthew J. Chanin For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael A. Stivala For For Yes No
Management Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Amend Restricted Stock Plan For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
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Ticker CORR
Security ID on Ballot 21870U205
Meeting Date 19-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Charles E. Heath For For Yes No
Management Elect Director David J. Schulte For For Yes No
Management Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
ITC Holdings Corp.
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Ticker ITC
Security ID on Ballot 465685105
Meeting Date 20-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Albert Ernst For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Christopher H. Franklin For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Edward G. Jepsen For For Yes No
Management Elect Director David R. Lopez For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Hazel R. O'Leary For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Thomas G. Stephens For For Yes No
Management Elect Director G. Bennett Stewart, III For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Lee C. Stewart For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Joseph L. Welch For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For Against Yes Yes
Management Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Yes No
Management Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Yes No
Share Holder Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Yes Yes
ONEOK, Inc.
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Ticker OKE
Security ID on Ballot 682680103
Meeting Date 20-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director James C. Day For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Julie H. Edwards For For Yes No
Management Elect Director William L. Ford For For Yes No
Management Elect Director John W. Gibson For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Steven J. Malcolm For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Jim W. Mogg For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Pattye L. Moore For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Gary D. Parker For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Eduardo A. Rodriguez For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Terry K. Spencer For For Yes No
Management Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
The Williams Companies, Inc.
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Ticker WMB
Security ID on Ballot 969457100
Meeting Date 21-May-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Alan S. Armstrong For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Joseph R. Cleveland For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Kathleen B. Cooper For For Yes No
Management Elect Director John A. Hagg For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Juanita H. Hinshaw For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Ralph Izzo For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Frank T. MacInnis For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Eric W. Mandelblatt For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Keith A. Meister For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Steven W. Nance For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Murray D. Smith For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Janice D. Stoney For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Laura A. Sugg For For Yes No
Management Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
Management Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers'
Compensation For For Yes No
Pattern Energy Group, Inc.
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Ticker PEGI
Security ID on Ballot 70338P100
Meeting Date 10-Jun-15
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MANAGEMENT VOTE VOTED AGAINST
PROPONENT PROPOSAL TEXT RECOMMENDATION INSTRUCTION VOTED MANAGEMENT
Management Elect Director Alan R. Batkin For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Patricia S. Bellinger For For Yes No
Management Elect Director The Lord Browne of Madingley For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael M. Garland For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Douglas G. Hall For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Michael B. Hoffman For For Yes No
Management Elect Director Patricia M. Newson For For Yes No
Management Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Yes No
SIGNATURES
[See General Instruction F]
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) FIRST TRUST MLP AND ENERGY INCOME FUND
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By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark R. Bradley
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Mark R. Bradley, President
Date July 16, 2015
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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.