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LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN & INCOME FUND INC
fund voting report
- Vote records reported
- 1,062year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 7.2%71 of 980 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 86.7%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 30.0%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
In its Form N-PX for the year to 30 June 2026, LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN & INCOME FUND INC listed 1,062 vote records. Votes against management made up 7.2% of those marked either way (71 of 980); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 5.7%. The two figures differ when the votes against management fall on larger or smaller holdings than the rest.
On pay and on shareholder proposals: it voted for 86.7% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 30.0% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in COMPENSATION (14.0% of 86), SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (12.9% of 31) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (11.5% of 122).
Compared with other filers
Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 1,241 fund registrants with at least 25 vote records in the season.
| year to 30 June 2026 | This filer | Median fund registrant | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 7.2% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 86.7% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 30.0% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.12% |
| Largest families, year to 30 June 2026 | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 20.1% | 94.1% | 42.0% |
| BlackRock and iShares | 7.5% | 88.3% | 11.9% |
| Fidelity | 6.0% | 94.7% | 27.6% |
| Dimensional | 16.4% | 78.9% | 57.4% |
| State Street and SPDR | 16.9% | 77.1% | 50.4% |
Of the 1,062 vote records in this filing, 72 carry something the form does not expect: a missing vote source or category, a record with no vote line, a meeting date that cannot be read, or a security identifier this site could not use. They are counted as filed. What is checked
Votes by category
Filers choose one or more categories for each vote, so a vote can appear in more than one row. Category names are printed as Form N-PX defines them.
| Category (as the form names it) | Votes | For | Against | Against management | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR ELECTIONS | 546 | 515 | 21 | 5.8% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 31 | 26 | 4 | 12.9% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 60 | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 5 | 3 | 2 | 75.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 104 | 103 | 1 | 2.9% | |
| COMPENSATION | 86 | 74 | 12 | 14.0% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 123 | 107 | 15 | 11.5% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 17 | 2 | 15 | 5.9% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12.5% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 31 | 8 | 23 | 9.7% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 1,104 | 8.4% | 93.9% | 35.7% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 1,061 | 7.9% | 82.4% | 20.2% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 1,062 | 7.2% | 86.7% | 30.0% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN & INCOME FUND INC voted against management on 4 of the 30 it marked either way (13.3%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Amazon.com, Inc. 20 May 2026
- Alphabet Inc. 5 Jun 2026
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 May 2026
- Aon Plc 26 Jun 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 59 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN & INCOME FUND INC voted for 17 (28.8%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting a mandatory independent board chair policy |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting additional reporting on impact of data centers on climate commitments |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on impact of U.S. immigration policy |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| Visa Inc. | 27 Jan 2026 | Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Bank of America Corporation | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair |
| McDonald's Corporation | 20 May 2026 | Advisory Vote on Shareholders' Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| S&P Global Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal to reduce the stock ownership threshold for calling a special shareholder... |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | 30 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal titled "Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting." |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal: OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results by share class. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on human rights due diligence. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. |
| Zoetis Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent. |
| Equifax Inc. | 7 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to lower the ownership threshold to call a special meeting of shareholders to 10%. |
| Corpay, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chair requirement |
Shares on loan
LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN & INCOME FUND INC reported no shares on loan for the year to 30 June 2026. Shares lent out at the record date cannot be voted by the lender, which is why Form N-PX asks for the figure. More on lending and votes.
The filings
These figures are read from the filer's own Form N-PX. If a vote on this page looks wrong, the filing is the record: a dispute about a filed vote is a matter for the filer, and an error in how this site read the filing is a matter for corrections.
- N-PX filed 14 Aug 2026 accession 0000930413-26-002511
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN & INCOME FUND INC vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN & INCOME FUND INC reported 30 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 26 were for (86.7%), 4 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 4 of the 30 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN & INCOME FUND INC vote against management?
7.2% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 71 of the 980 votes it marked as for or against management. Form N-PX asks each filer to state, vote by vote, whether the vote was for or against management's recommendation; this figure counts those marks.
Did LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN & INCOME FUND INC support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 16 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 1 of them (6.3%). Across every category it voted for 30.0% of security-holder proposals. Filers choose the category for each vote, so the same proposal can sit in different categories in different filings.
Is this the result of the meetings?
No. Form N-PX shows how this filer voted the shares it held. It does not show how other shareholders voted or whether a proposal was approved. Companies report certified results separately, on Form 8-K.
Where does the data come from?
From the Form N-PX filings of this filer on the SEC's EDGAR system, read as filed. The SEC does not verify the contents. Amended filings (N-PX/A) replace the filings they amend. Data on this page runs through 23 Sep 2026.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings by LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN & INCOME FUND INC (filer no. 1278211), read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Amended filings replace the filings they amend. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.