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: 811-21318
Name of Fund: BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 08/31
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2016 – 06/30/2017
Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.
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ICA File Number: 811-21318
Reporting Period: 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.
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ADVANCED EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS, INC.
Ticker: ADES Security ID: 00770C101
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 24, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director A. Bradley Gabbard For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Derek C. Johnson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gilbert Li For For Management
1.4 Elect Director R. Carter Pate For For Management
1.5 Elect Director L. Heath Sampson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director J. Taylor Simonton For For Management
1.7 Elect Director L. Spencer Wells For For Management
2 Ratify Hein & Associates LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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ALLY FINANCIAL INC.
Ticker: ALLY Security ID: 02005N100
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Franklin W. Hobbs For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert T. Blakely For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Maureen A. For For Management
Breakiron-Evans
1.5 Elect Director William H. Cary For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Mayree C. Clark For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Kim S. Fennebresque For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Marjorie Magner For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John J. Stack For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael F. Steib For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Jeffrey J. Brown For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
5 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
6 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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AMAYA INC.
Ticker: AYA Security ID: 02314M603
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 01, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Preferred Shareholder Resolution: For For Management
Approve Continuance of Company [QBCA
to OBCA]
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AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD.
Ticker: ACAS Security ID: 02503Y103
Meeting Date: DEC 15, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 17, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For For Management
3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
4.1 Elect Director Mary C. Baskin For For Management
4.2 Elect Director Neil M. Hahl For For Management
4.3 Elect Director Philip R. Harper For For Management
4.4 Elect Director Stan Lundine For For Management
4.5 Elect Director Kristen L. Manos For For Management
4.6 Elect Director Susan K. Nestegard For For Management
4.7 Elect Director Kenneth D. Peterson, Jr. For For Management
4.8 Elect Director Alvin N. Puryear For For Management
4.9 Elect Director Malon Wilkus For For Management
4.10 Elect Director David G. Richards For For Management
5 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 02, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Sharon L. Allen For For Management
1b Elect Director Susan S. Bies For For Management
1c Elect Director Jack O. Bovender, Jr. For For Management
1d Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. For For Management
1e Elect Director Pierre J.P. de Weck For For Management
1f Elect Director Arnold W. Donald For For Management
1g Elect Director Linda P. Hudson For For Management
1h Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For For Management
1i Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Management
1j Elect Director Brian T. Moynihan For For Management
1k Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell, III For For Management
1l Elect Director Michael D. White For For Management
1m Elect Director Thomas D. Woods For For Management
1n Elect Director R. David Yost For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year Three Years Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
5 Amend the General Clawback Policy Against Against Shareholder
6 Non-core banking operations Against Against Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
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CITIGROUP INC.
Ticker: C Security ID: 172967424
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Michael L. Corbat For For Management
1b Elect Director Ellen M. Costello For For Management
1c Elect Director Duncan P. Hennes For For Management
1d Elect Director Peter B. Henry For For Management
1e Elect Director Franz B. Humer For For Management
1f Elect Director Renee J. James For For Management
1g Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade For For Management
1h Elect Director Michael E. O'Neill For For Management
1i Elect Director Gary M. Reiner For For Management
1j Elect Director Anthony M. Santomero For For Management
1k Elect Director Diana L. Taylor For For Management
1l Elect Director William S. Thompson, Jr. For For Management
1m Elect Director James S. Turley For For Management
1n Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management
1o Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce For For Management
de Leon
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year Three Years Management
5 Demonstrate No Gender Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
6 Appoint a Stockholder Value Committee Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
8 Claw-back of Payments under Against Against Shareholder
Restatements
9 Limit/Prohibit Accelerated Vesting of Against Against Shareholder
Awards
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EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Ticker: EMMS Security ID: 291525103
Meeting Date: JUL 07, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 29, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James M. Dubin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Greg A. Nathanson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey H. Smulyan For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Approve Reverse Stock Split For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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GENER8 MARITIME, INC.
Ticker: GNRT Security ID: BXNSSC9
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Roger Schmitz For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Steven D. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Linda B. Bammann For For Management
1b Elect Director James A. Bell For For Management
1c Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles For For Management
1d Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management
1e Elect Director Todd A. Combs For For Management
1f Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management
1g Elect Director James Dimon For For Management
1h Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn For For Management
1i Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. For For Management
1j Elect Director Michael A. Neal For For Management
1k Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management
1l Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Prohibit Accelerated Vesting of Awards Against Against Shareholder
to Pursue Government Service
7 Clawback Amendment Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
9 Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Against Against Shareholder
Abstentions
10 Reduce Ownership Threshold for Against Against Shareholder
Shareholders to Call a Special Meeting
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MORGAN STANLEY
Ticker: MS Security ID: 617446448
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Erskine B. Bowles For For Management
1b Elect Director Alistair Darling For For Management
1c Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management
1d Elect Director James P. Gorman For For Management
1e Elect Director Robert H. Herz For For Management
1f Elect Director Nobuyuki Hirano For For Management
1g Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld For For Management
1h Elect Director Jami Miscik For For Management
1i Elect Director Dennis M. Nally For For Management
1j Elect Director Hutham S. Olayan For For Management
1k Elect Director James W. Owens For For Management
1l Elect Director Ryosuke Tamakoshi For For Management
1m Elect Director Perry M. Traquina For For Management
1n Elect Director Rayford Wilkins, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year Three Years Management
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
7 Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Against Against Shareholder
Abstentions
8 Prohibit Accelerated Vesting of Awards Against Against Shareholder
to Pursue Government Service
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NBCUNIVERSAL ENTERPRISE, INC.
Ticker: Security ID: 63946CAE8
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 03, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Bernard C. Watson For For Management
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PENINSULA ENERGY LTD.
Ticker: PEN Security ID: Q7419E358
Meeting Date: NOV 28, 2016 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 26, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the Issuance of Shares and For For Management
Convertible Note to Resource Capital
Fund VI LLP
2 Approve the Issuance of Shares and For For Management
Convertible Note to Pala Investments
Limited
3 Approve the Direct Enforcement of For For Management
Security by the Lenders Pursuant to
Convertible Loan Facility
4 Elect Mark Wheatley as Director For For Management
5 Approve the Issuance of Options to For For Management
Mark Wheatley
6 Approve the Issuance of Shares For For Management
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PENINSULA ENERGY LTD.
Ticker: PEN Security ID: Q7419E358
Meeting Date: NOV 28, 2016 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 26, 2016
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Elect John Harrison as Director For For Management
3 Elect Evgenij Iorich as Director For For Management
4 Approve the Issuance of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of the Company's Issued Capital
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PENINSULA ENERGY LTD.
Ticker: PEN Security ID: Q7419E358
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2017 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: APR 18, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the Issuance of Shares and For For Management
Replacement Convertible Note to RCF VI
and Increase in Relevant Interest
2 Approve the Issuance of Shares and For For Management
Replacement Convertible Note to Pala
and Increase in Relevant Interest
3 Approve the Grant and Direct For For Management
Enforcement of Extended Security by
the Lenders Pursuant to Convertible
Notes
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SUNPOWER CORPORATION
Ticker: SPWR Security ID: 867652406
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Helle Kristoffersen For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas R. McDaniel For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas H. Werner For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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T-MOBILE US, INC.
Ticker: TMUS Security ID: 872590104
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 17, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director W. Michael Barnes For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas Dannenfeldt For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Srikant M. Datar For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lawrence H. Guffey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Timotheus Hottges For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Bruno Jacobfeuerborn For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Raphael Kubler For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thorsten Langheim For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John J. Legere For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Teresa A. Taylor For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three Three Years Management
Years
5 Adopt Proxy Access Right Against Against Shareholder
6 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards Against Against Shareholder
7 Clawback of Incentive Payments Against Against Shareholder
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TECK RESOURCES LIMITED
Ticker: TCK.B Security ID: 878742204
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 07, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mayank M. Ashar For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Quan Chong For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Laura L. For For Management
Dottori-Attanasio
1.4 Elect Director Edward C. Dowling For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Eiichi Fukuda For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Norman B. Keevil For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Norman B. Keevil, III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Takeshi Kubota For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Donald R. Lindsay For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Tracey L. McVicar For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Kenneth W. Pickering For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Una M. Power For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Warren S. R. Seyffert For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Timothy R. Snider For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management
Compensation Approach
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THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
Ticker: GS Security ID: 38141G104
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein For For Management
1b Elect Director M. Michele Burns For Against Management
1c Elect Director Mark A. Flaherty For For Management
1d Elect Director William W. George For For Management
1e Elect Director James A. Johnson For For Management
1f Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management
1g Elect Director Lakshmi N. Mittal For For Management
1h Elect Director Adebayo O. Ogunlesi For For Management
1i Elect Director Peter Oppenheimer For For Management
1j Elect Director David A. Viniar For For Management
1k Elect Director Mark O. Winkelman For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year Three Years Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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URANIUM PARTICIPATION CORPORATION
Ticker: U Security ID: 917017105
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 12, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul J. Bennett For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas Hayslett For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeff Kennedy For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Garth MacRae For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ganpat Mani For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Dorothy Sanford For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
3 Approve Reduction in Stated Capital For For Management
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2017
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director John D. Baker, II For For Management
1b Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management
1c Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean For Against Management
1d Elect Director Elizabeth A. Duke For Against Management
1e Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For Against Management
1f Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management
1g Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For Against Management
1h Elect Director Karen B. Peetz For For Management
1i Elect Director Federico F. Pena For Against Management
1j Elect Director James H. Quigley For Against Management
1k Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For Against Management
1l Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent For For Management
1m Elect Director Timothy J. Sloan For For Management
1n Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management
1o Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year Three Years Management
4 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Review and Report on Business Standards Against Against Shareholder
6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Divesting Non-Core Business Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on Gender Pay Gap Against Against Shareholder
9 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
10 Adopt Global Policy Regarding the Against Against Shareholder
Rights of Indigenous People
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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.
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.
| By: | /s/ John Perlowski | |
| John Perlowski | ||
| Chief Executive Officer of | ||
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | ||
| Date: | August 25, 2017 | |