npxfofi2015.htm

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: 811-04605

FIRST OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Fund Administrative Services, LLC
 2344 Spruce Street, Suite A, Boulder, CO 80302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (303) 444-5483

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

Date of reporting period: July 1, 2014 – March 23, 2015



 
 

 


Item 1. Proxy Voting Record

========================== FIRST OPPORTUNITY FUND INC ==========================


CENTERSTATE BANKS, INC.

Ticker:       CSFL           Security ID:  15201P109
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director James H. Bingham         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director G. Robert Blanchard, Jr. For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director C. Dennis Carlton        For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director John C. Corbett          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Griffin A. Greene        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Charles W. McPherson     For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director G. Tierso Nunez, II      For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Thomas E. Oakley         For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Ernest S. Pinner         For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director William Knox Pou, Jr.    For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Joshua A. Snively        For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Michael F. Ciferri       For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Daniel R. Richey         For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Crowe Horwath LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management


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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Ticker:       CSCO           Security ID:  17275R102
Meeting Date: NOV 20, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 22, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Carol A. Bartz           For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director M. Michele Burns         For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director Michael D. Capellas      For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director John T. Chambers         For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Brian L. Halla           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director John L. Hennessy         For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson      For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary      For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Arun Sarin               For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Steven M. West           For       For          Management
2     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Establish Public Policy Board Committee Against   Against      Shareholder
6     Adopt Proxy Access Right                Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder


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CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION

Ticker:       CZNC           Security ID:  172922106
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 20, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Edward H. Owlett, III    For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director James E. Towner          For       Withhold     Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, INC.

Ticker:       UTF            Security ID:  19248A109
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director George Grossman          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Robert H. Steers         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director C. Edward Ward, Jr.      For       For          Management
2     Approve Change of Fundamental           For       For          Management
      Investment Restriction With Respect To
      Concentrating Investments in an
      Industry


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EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC.

Ticker:       EBMT           Security ID:  26942G100
Meeting Date: OCT 23, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 04, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Larry A. Dreyer          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Lynn E. Dickey           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC.

Ticker:       EBMT           Security ID:  26942G100
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 05, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director James A. Maierle         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Thomas J. McCarvel       For       For          Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
3     Ratify Davis Kinard & Co., P.C. as      For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION

Ticker:       FRME           Security ID:  320817109
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Michael R. Becher        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director William L. Hoy           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Patrick A. Sherman       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify BKD, LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management


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HAMPDEN BANCORP, INC.

Ticker:       HBNK           Security ID:  40867E107
Meeting Date: NOV 04, 2014   Meeting Type: Proxy Contest
Record Date:  SEP 19, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
      Management Proxy (Blue Card)            None
1.1   Elect Director Stanley Kowalski, Jr.    For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Mary Ellen Scott         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Glenn S. Welch           For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
#     Proposal                                Diss Rec  Vote Cast    Sponsor
      Dissident Proxy (White Card)            None
1.1   Elect Director Johnny Guerry            For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.2   Elect Director Garold R. Base           For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.3   Director Nominee - Glenn S. Welch       For       Did Not Vote Shareholder
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       Did Not Vote Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           Against   Did Not Vote Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Adjourn Meeting                         Against   Did Not Vote Management


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HAMPDEN BANCORP, INC.

Ticker:       HBNK           Security ID:  40867E107
Meeting Date: MAR 12, 2015   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  JAN 29, 2015

#     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       Against      Management


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HF FINANCIAL CORP.

Ticker:       HFFC           Security ID:  404172108
Meeting Date: NOV 20, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 30, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John W. Palmer           For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Thomas L. Van Wyhe       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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HOME BANCORP, INC.

Ticker:       HBCP           Security ID:  43689E107
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John W. Bordelon         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director John A. Hendry           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Porter Keadle Moore, LLC as      For       For          Management
      Auditors


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INDEPENDENCE BANK CORPORATION

Ticker:       IBCP           Security ID:  453838609
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 20, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert L. Hetzler        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael M. Magee, Jr.    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director James E. McCarty         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Matthew J. Missad        For       For          Management
2     Ratify Crowe Horwath LLP as Auditors    For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Ticker:       IBM            Security ID:  459200101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director William R. Brody         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Michael L. Eskew         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director David N. Farr            For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Alex Gorsky              For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson      For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director James W. Owens           For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty      For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Joan E. Spero            For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Sidney Taurel            For       For          Management
1.14  Elect Director Peter R. Voser           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     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder
5     Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder
6     Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards       Against   For          Shareholder
7     Establish Public Policy Board Committee Against   Against      Shareholder


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JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Ticker:       JNJ            Security ID:  478160104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman         For       Did Not Vote Management
1b    Elect Director D. Scott Davis           For       Did Not Vote Management
1c    Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis          For       Did Not Vote Management
1d    Elect Director Alex Gorsky              For       Did Not Vote Management
1e    Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist       For       Did Not Vote Management
1f    Elect Director Mark B. McClellan        For       Did Not Vote Management
1g    Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy          For       Did Not Vote Management
1h    Elect Director William D. Perez         For       Did Not Vote Management
1i    Elect Director Charles Prince           For       Did Not Vote Management
1j    Elect Director A. Eugene Washington     For       Did Not Vote Management
1k    Elect Director Ronald A. Williams       For       Did Not Vote Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Did Not Vote Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       Did Not Vote Management
      Auditors
4     Policy Regarding Overextended Directors Against   Did Not Vote Shareholder
5     Report on Consistency Between           Against   Did Not Vote Shareholder
      Corporate Values and Political
      Contributions
6     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Did Not Vote Shareholder


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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

Ticker:       JPM            Security ID:  46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 20, 2015

#     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 James S. Crown           For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director James Dimon              For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn         For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr.    For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Michael A. Neal          For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Lee R. Raymond           For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director William C. Weldon        For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as    For       For          Management
      Auditors
4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
5     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder
6     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings   Against   For          Shareholder
8     Provide Vote Counting to Exclude        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Abstentions
9     Report on Certain Vesting Program       Against   For          Shareholder
10    Disclosure of Recoupment Activity from  Against   For          Shareholder
      Senior Officers


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MALVERN BANCORP, INC.

Ticker:       MLVF           Security ID:  561409103
Meeting Date: FEB 10, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 17, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Joseph E. Palmer, Jr.    For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Anthony C. Weagley       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Therese Woodman          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director John B. Yerkes, Jr.      For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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OAK RIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Ticker:       BKOR           Security ID:  671768109
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 20, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Ronald O. Black          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director James W. Hall            For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Stanley N. Tennant       For       For          Management
2     Ratify Elliott Davis, PLLC as Auditors  For       For          Management


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OLD POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Ticker:       OPOF           Security ID:  680194107
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Stephen C. Adams         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director James Reade Chisman      For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Russell Smith Evans, Jr. For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Michael A. Glasser       For       Withhold     Management
1.5   Elect Director Arthur D. Greene         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director John Cabot Ishon         For       Withhold     Management
1.7   Elect Director Tom B. Langley           For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Louis G. Morris          For       Withhold     Management
1.9   Elect Director H. Robert Schappert      For       Withhold     Management
1.10  Elect Director Robert F. Shuford, Sr.   For       Withhold     Management
1.11  Elect Director Robert F. Shuford, Jr.   For       Withhold     Management
1.12  Elect Director Ellen Clark Thacker      For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Joseph R. Witt           For       Withhold     Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. as   For       For          Management
      Auditors


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ORACLE CORPORATION

Ticker:       ORCL           Security ID:  68389X105
Meeting Date: NOV 05, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 08, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Michael J. Boskin        For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Safra A. Catz            For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director George H. Conrades       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison      For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina     For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley        For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Mark V. Hurd             For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman        For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
4     Provide Vote Counting to Exclude        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Abstentions
5     Adopt Multiple Performance Metrics      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Under Executive Incentive Plans
6     Adopt Specific Performance Standards    Against   Against      Shareholder
7     Adopt Proxy Access Right                Against   Against      Shareholder


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PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP, INC.

Ticker:       PPBI           Security ID:  69478X105
Meeting Date: JAN 23, 2015   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  DEC 10, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Issue Shares in Connection with         For       For          Management
      Acquisition
2     Adjourn Meeting                         For       Against      Management


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PERPETUAL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

Ticker:       PFOH           Security ID:  714273109
Meeting Date: JAN 21, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 02, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Jesse L. Henson          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Hobert H. Neiswander     For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director M. Todd Woodruff         For       For          Management


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PFIZER INC.

Ticker:       PFE            Security ID:  717081103
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 25, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director W. Don Cornwell          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson     For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Helen H. Hobbs           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director James M. Kilts           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Shantanu Narayen         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson     For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Ian C. Read              For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger        For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director James C. Smith           For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Marc Tessier-Lavigne     For       For          Management
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Review and Assess Membership of         Against   Against      Shareholder
      Lobbying Organizations


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PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.

Ticker:       PM             Security ID:  718172109
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 13, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Harold Brown             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Andre Calantzopoulos     For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri       For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Werner Geissler          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Jennifer Li              For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Jun Makihara             For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Sergio Marchionne        For       Against      Management
1.8   Elect Director Kalpana Morparia         For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Lucio A. Noto            For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Frederik Paulsen         For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Robert B. Polet          For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf          For       For          Management
2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as     For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       Against      Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder
5     Adopt Anti-Forced Labor Policy for      Against   Against      Shareholder
      Tobacco Supply Chain


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REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.

Ticker:       RSG            Security ID:  760759100
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director Ramon A. Rodriguez       For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Tomago Collins           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director James W. Crownover       For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Ann E. Dunwoody          For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director William J. Flynn         For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Manuel Kadre             For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Michael Larson           For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director W. Lee Nutter            For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Donald W. Slager         For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director John M. Trani            For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as  Auditors   For       For          Management
4     Proxy Access                            None      For          Shareholder


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RIVER VALLEY BANCORP

Ticker:       RIVR           Security ID:  768475105
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 20, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Lonnie D. Collins        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Matthew P. Forrester     For       For          Management
2     Ratify BKD, LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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ROYAL FINANCIAL, INC.

Ticker:       RYFL           Security ID:  78027P109
Meeting Date: OCT 28, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  AUG 29, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director C. Michael McLaren       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Philip J. Timyan         For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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SAN DIEGO PRIVATE BANK

Ticker:       SDPB           Security ID:  79744Y100
Meeting Date: OCT 15, 2014   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  AUG 29, 2014

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director David Ellman             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director David Engelman           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Selwyn Isakow            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Leon Kassel              For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Maria Kunac              For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director David Moore              For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Ernest Rady              For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Steve Rippe              For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Jerry Suppa              For       For          Management


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SI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

Ticker:       SIFI           Security ID:  78425V104
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 13, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Donna M. Evan            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director William R. Harvey        For       Withhold     Management
1.3   Elect Director Dennis Pollack           For       For          Management
2     Ratify Wolf & Company, P.C. as Auditors For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Ticker:       SONA           Security ID:  843395104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 05, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Georgia S. Derrico       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Charles A. Kabbash       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Robert Y. Clagett        For       For          Management
2     Ratify Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as      For       For          Management
      Auditors
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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THIRD CENTURY BANCORP

Ticker:       TDCB           Security ID:  884120106
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 13, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director David A. Coffey          For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director Jerry D. Petro           For       Withhold     Management
2     Ratify BKD LLP as Auditors              For       For          Management


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VALLEY COMMERCE BANCORP

Ticker:       VCBP           Security ID:  919518100
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 10, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Walter A. Dwelle         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Donald A. Gilles         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Philip R. Hammond, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Russell F. Hurley        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Fred P. Lobue, Jr.       For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Kenneth H. Macklin       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Barry R. Smith           For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Allan W. Stone           For       For          Management
2     Ratify Crowe Horwath, LLP as Auditors   For       For          Management


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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

Ticker:       WFC            Security ID:  949746101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 03, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1a    Elect Director John D. Baker, II        For       For          Management
1b    Elect Director Elaine L. Chao           For       For          Management
1c    Elect Director John S. Chen             For       For          Management
1d    Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean            For       For          Management
1e    Elect Director Elizabeth A. Duke        For       For          Management
1f    Elect Director Susan E. Engel           For       For          Management
1g    Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.   For       For          Management
1h    Elect Director Donald M. James          For       For          Management
1i    Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan      For       For          Management
1j    Elect Director Federico F. Pena         For       For          Management
1k    Elect Director James H. Quigley         For       For          Management
1l    Elect Director Judith M. Runstad        For       For          Management
1m    Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger        For       For          Management
1n    Elect Director John G. Stumpf           For       For          Management
1o    Elect Director Susan G. Swenson         For       For          Management
1p    Elect Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot     For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors             For       For          Management
4     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder
5     Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy  Against   For          Shareholder


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XENITH BANKSHARES, INC.

Ticker:       XBKS           Security ID:  98410X105
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2015   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 13, 2015

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Larry L. Felton          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Palmer P. Garson         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Patrick D. Hanley        For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Peter C. Jackson         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director T. Gaylon Layfield, III  For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Michael A. Mancusi       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Robert J. Merrick        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Scott A. Reed            For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Mark B. Sisisky          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Thomas G. Snead, Jr.     For       For          Management
2     Ratify BDO USA LLP as Auditors          For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation

 
 
 

 

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.


(Registrant)
First Opportunity Fund, Inc.
   
By:
/s/ Stephen C. Miller
 
Stephen C. Miller
 
President (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Date:
August 28, 2015