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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-05912
MFS SPECIAL VALUE TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Susan S. Newton
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Name and address of agents for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
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ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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ICA File Number: 811-05912
Reporting Period: 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014
MFS Special Value Trust
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3M COMPANY
Ticker: MMM Security ID: 88579Y101
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado For For Management
1b Elect Director Thomas 'Tony' K. Brown For For Management
1c Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management
1d Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
1e Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel For For Management
1f Elect Director Muhtar Kent For For Management
1g Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
1h Elect Director Inge G. Thulin For For Management
1i Elect Director Robert J. Ulrich For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Alpern For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sally E. Blount For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. James Farrell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Nancy McKinstry For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William A. Osborn For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director Miles D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Label Products with GMO Ingredients Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
6 Cease Compliance Adjustments to Against Against Shareholder
Performance Criteria
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ACCENTURE PLC
Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1151C101
Meeting Date: JAN 30, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 06, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2a Elect Director Jaime Ardila For For Management
2b Elect Director Charles H. Giancarlo For For Management
2c Elect Director William L. Kimsey For For Management
2d Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie For For Management
2e Elect Director Mark Moody-Stuart For For Management
2f Elect Director Pierre Nanterme For For Management
2g Elect Director Gilles C. Pelisson For For Management
2h Elect Director Wulf von Schimmelmann For For Management
3 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board For For Management
to Fix Their Remuneration
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights
6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
7 Approve Reduction in Share Capital and For For Management
Creation of Distributable Reserves
8 Authorize the Holding of the 2015 AGM For For Management
at a Location Outside Ireland
9 Authorize Open-Market Purchases of For For Management
Class A Ordinary Shares
10 Determine the Price Range at which For For Management
Accenture Plc can Re-issue Shares that
it Acquires as Treasury Stock
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ACCURIDE CORPORATION
Ticker: ACW Security ID: 00439T206
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 05, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robin J. Adams For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Keith E. Busse For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard F. Dauch For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert E. Davis For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Lewis M. Kling For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John W. Risner For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James R. Rulseh For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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AT&T INC.
Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Scott T. Ford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James P. Kelly For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael B. McCallister For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John B. McCoy For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Beth E. Mooney For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Matthew K. Rose For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Cynthia B. Taylor For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Severance For For Management
Agreements/Change-in-Control Agreements
5 Report on Indirect Political Against For Shareholder
Contributions
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Lower Ownership Threshold for Action Against For Shareholder
by Written Consent
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BLACKROCK, INC.
Ticker: BLK Security ID: 09247X101
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 03, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Abdlatif Yousef Al-Hamad For For Management
1b Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta For For Management
1c Elect Director Pamela Daley For For Management
1d Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn For For Management
1e Elect Director Fabrizio Freda For For Management
1f Elect Director Murry S. Gerber For For Management
1g Elect Director James Grosfeld For For Management
1h Elect Director David H. Komansky For For Management
1i Elect Director Deryck Maughan For For Management
1j Elect Director Cheryl D. Mills For For Management
1k Elect Director Marco Antonio Slim Domit For For Management
1l Elect Director John S. Varley For For Management
1m Elect Director Susan L. Wagner For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director C. David Brown, II For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nancy-Ann M. DeParle For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Anne M. Finucane For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Larry J. Merlo For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Millon For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard J. Swift For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Tony L. White For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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DANAHER CORPORATION
Ticker: DHR Security ID: 235851102
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 07, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald J. Ehrlich For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Linda Hefner Filler For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Teri List-Stoll For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Walter G. Lohr, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Mitchell P. Rales For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Steven M. Rales For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John T. Schwieters For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Alan G. Spoon For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Elias A. Zerhouni For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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DIAGEO PLC
Ticker: DGE Security ID: 25243Q205
Meeting Date: SEP 19, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 13, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
4 Re-elect Peggy Bruzelius as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Laurence Danon as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Lord Davies as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Ho KwonPing as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Betsy Holden as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Dr Franz Humer as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Deirdre Mahlan as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Ivan Menezes as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Philip Scott as Director For For Management
13 Appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
14 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
15 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
16 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
17 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares
18 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
19 Authorise the Company to Call EGM with For For Management
Two Weeks' Notice
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GENERAL MILLS, INC.
Ticker: GIS Security ID: 370334104
Meeting Date: SEP 24, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 26, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Bradbury H. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director R. Kerry Clark For For Management
1c Elect Director Paul Danos For For Management
1d Elect Director William T. Esrey For For Management
1e Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management
1f Elect Director Judith Richards Hope For For Management
1g Elect Director Heidi G. Miller For For Management
1h Elect Director Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg For For Management
1i Elect Director Steve Odland For For Management
1j Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For For Management
1k Elect Director Michael D. Rose For For Management
1l Elect Director Robert L. Ryan For For Management
1m Elect Director Dorothy A. Terrell For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Responsibility for Against Against Shareholder
Post-Consumer Product Packaging
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2014
# 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 Shirley Ann Jackson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management
1.8 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director James W. Owens For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Joan E. Spero For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Sidney Taurel For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Lorenzo H. Zambrano For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
8 Pro-rata Vesting of Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management
1b Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management
1c Elect Director Ian E. L. Davis For For Management
1d Elect Director Alex Gorsky For For Management
1e Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management
1f Elect Director Mark B. McClellan For For Management
1g Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For Against Management
1h Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management
1i Elect Director William D. Perez For For Management
1j Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1k Elect Director A. Eugene Washington For For Management
1l Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2014
# 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 Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Ticker: LMT Security ID: 539830109
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 21, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Rosalind G. Brewer For For Management
1.4 Elect Director David B. Burritt For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas J. Falk For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King For For Management
1.9 Elect Director James M. Loy For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Anne Stevens For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
6 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
7 Claw-back of Payments under Against Against Shareholder
Restatements
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MCDONALD'S CORPORATION
Ticker: MCD Security ID: 580135101
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Susan E. Arnold For For Management
1b ElectionElect Director Richard H. Lenny For For Management
1c Elect Director Walter E. Massey For For Management
1d Elect Director Cary D. McMillan For For Management
1e Elect Director Sheila A. Penrose For For Management
1f Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. For For Management
1g Elect Director Roger W. Stone For For Management
1h Elect Director Miles D. White For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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METLIFE, INC.
Ticker: MET Security ID: 59156R108
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Steven A. Kandarian For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John M. Keane For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William E. Kennard For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Denise M. Morrison For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Lulu C. Wang For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
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NESTLE SA
Ticker: NESN Security ID: 641069406
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 03, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
(Non-Binding)
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 2.15 per Share
4 Amend Articles Re: Ordinance Against For Against Management
Excessive Remuneration at Listed
Companies
5.1a Reelect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe as For For Management
Director
5.1b Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director For For Management
5.1c Reelect Andreas Koopmann as Director For For Management
5.1d Reelect Rolf Haenggi as Director For For Management
5.1e Reelect Beat Hess as Director For For Management
5.1f Reelect Daniel Borel as Director For For Management
5.1g Reelect Steven Hoch as Director For For Management
5.1h Reelect Naina Lal Kidwai as Director For For Management
5.1i Reelect Titia de Lange as Director For For Management
5.1j Reelect Jean-Pierre Roth as Director For For Management
5.1k Reelect Ann Veneman as Director For For Management
5.1l Reelect Henri de Castries as Director For For Management
5.1m Reelect Eva Cheng as Director For For Management
5.2 Elect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe as Board For For Management
Chairman
5.3.1 Appoint Beat Hess as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
5.3.2 Appoint Daniel Borel as Member of the For For Management
Compensation Committee
5.3.3 Appoint Andreas Koopmann as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.3.4 Appoint Jean-Pierre Roth as Member of For For Management
the Compensation Committee
5.4 Ratify KMPG SA as Auditors For For Management
5.5 Designate Hartmann Dreyer as For For Management
Independent Proxy
6 Additional And/or Counter-proposals None Against Management
Presented At The Meeting
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105
Meeting Date: MAY 02, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Spencer Abraham For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Howard I. Atkins For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Eugene L. Batchelder For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John E. Feick For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Margaret M. Foran For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William R. Klesse For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Elisse B. Walter For For Management
2 Remove Age Restriction for Directors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent For For Management
5 Separate the Roles of the Chairman of For For Management
the Board and the Chief Executive
Officer
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
7 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
8 Review and Assess Membership of Against For Shareholder
Lobbying Organizations
9 Report on Management of Hydraulic Against For Shareholder
Fracturing Risks and Opportunities
10 Report on Methane Emissions Management Against Against Shareholder
and Reduction Targets
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ORACLE CORPORATION
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: OCT 31, 2013 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 03, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director George H. Conrades For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Mark V. Hurd For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For Withhold Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Establish Human Rights Committee Against Against Shareholder
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
7 Provide Vote Counting to Exclude Against Against Shareholder
Abstentions
8 Adopt Multiple Performance Metrics Against For Shareholder
Under Executive Incentive Plans
9 Require Shareholder Approval of Against For Shareholder
Quantifiable Performance Metrics
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PFIZER INC.
Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2014
# 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 Constance J. Horner For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.7 Elect Director George A. Lorch For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Shantanu Narayen For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Marc Tessier-Lavigne For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
5 Require Shareholder Vote to Approve Against Against Shareholder
Political Contributions Policy
6 Review and Assess Membership of Against Against Shareholder
Lobbying Organizations
7 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: PM Security ID: 718172109
Meeting Date: MAY 07, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2014
# 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 Jennifer Li For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Sergio Marchionne For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kalpana Morparia For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert B. Polet For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
5 Adopt Policy to Restrict Non-Required Against Against Shareholder
Animal Testing
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PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
Ticker: PPG Security ID: 693506107
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 21, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen F. Angel For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Hugh Grant For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michele J. Hooper For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
in the Articles of Incorporation
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Ticker: STJ Security ID: 790849103
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 04, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard R. Devenuti For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stefan K. Widensohler For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Wendy L. Yarno For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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STAPLES, INC.
Ticker: SPLS Security ID: 855030102
Meeting Date: JUN 02, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 07, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Basil L. Anderson For For Management
1b Elect Director Drew G. Faust For For Management
1c Elect Director Justin King For For Management
1d Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz For Against Management
1e Elect Director Rowland T. Moriarty For For Management
1f Elect Director Robert C. Nakasone For For Management
1g Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent For Against Management
1h Elect Director Robert E. Sulentic For For Management
1i Elect Director Raul Vazquez For Against Management
1j Elect Director Vijay Vishwanath For For Management
1k Elect Director Paul F. Walsh For Against Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Human Rights Risk Assessment Against For Shareholder
Process
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TARGET CORPORATION
Ticker: TGT Security ID: 87612E106
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management
1b Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. For For Management
1c Elect Director Calvin Darden For For Management
1d Elect Director Henrique De Castro For For Management
1e Elect Director James A. Johnson For Against Management
1f Elect Director Mary E. Minnick For For Management
1g Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For Against Management
1h Elect Director Derica W. Rice For For Management
1i Elect Director Kenneth L. Salazar For For Management
1j Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Eliminate Perquisites Against Against Shareholder
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Cease Discrimination in Hiring, Vendor Against Against Shareholder
Contracts, or Customer Relations
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
Ticker: BK Security ID: 064058100
Meeting Date: APR 08, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 07, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Goldstein For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Edmund F. 'Ted' Kelly For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein For For Management
1.11 Elect Director William C. Richardson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott, III For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: TRV Security ID: 89417E109
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Alan L. Beller For For Management
1b Elect Director John H. Dasburg For For Management
1c Elect Director Janet M. Dolan For For Management
1d Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management
1e Elect Director Jay S. Fishman For For Management
1f Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins For For Management
1g Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson For For Management
1h Elect Director William J. Kane For For Management
1i Elect Director Cleve L. Killingsworth, For For Management
Jr.
1j Elect Director Philip T. (Pete) For For Management
Ruegger, III
1k Elect Director Donald J. Shepard For For Management
1l Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
Ticker: TMO Security ID: 883556102
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Marc N. Casper For For Management
1b Elect Director Nelson J. Chai For For Management
1c Elect Director C. Martin Harris For For Management
1d Elect Director Tyler Jacks For For Management
1e Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management
1f Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch For For Management
1g Elect Director Jim P. Manzi For For Management
1h Elect Director William G. Parrett For For Management
1i Elect Director Lars R. Sorensen For For Management
1j Elect Director Scott M. Sperling For For Management
1k Elect Director Elaine S. Ullian 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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TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Ticker: TYC Security ID: H89128104
Meeting Date: MAR 05, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 06, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3a Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management
3b Elect Director Herman E. Bulls For For Management
3c Elect Director Michael E. Daniels For For Management
3d Elect Director Frank M. Drendel For For Management
3e Elect Director Brian Duperreault For For Management
3f Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta For For Management
3g Elect Director George R. Oliver For For Management
3h Elect Director Brendan R. O'Neill For For Management
3i Elect Director Jurgen Tinggren For For Management
3j Elect Director Sandra S. Wijnberg For For Management
3k Elect Director R. David Yost For For Management
4 Elect Board Chairman Edward D. Breen For For Management
5a Elect Rajiv L. Gupta as Member of For For Management
Remuneration Committee
5b Elect Sandra S. Wijnberg as Member of For For Management
Remuneration Committee
5c Elect R. David Yost as Member of For For Management
Remuneration Committee
6a Appoint Deloitte AG as Statutory For For Management
Auditor
6b Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
6c Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Special Auditors
7 Designate Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob For For Management
as Independent Proxy
8 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
9 Approve Ordinary Cash Dividend For For Management
10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Ticker: UTX Security ID: 913017109
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 03, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Louis R. Chenevert For For Management
1b Elect Director John V. Faraci For For Management
1c Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier For For Management
1d Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management
1e Elect Director Edward A. Kangas For For Management
1f Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management
1g Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen For For Management
1h Elect Director Harold McGraw, III For For Management
1i Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management
1j Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert For For Management
1k Elect Director Andre Villeneuve For For Management
1l Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: JAN 28, 2014 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: DEC 09, 2013
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Issue Shares in Connection with For For Management
Acquisition
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 01, 2014 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 03, 2014
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Shellye L. Archambeau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Melanie L. Healey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lowell C. McAdam For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Rodney E. Slater For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Kathryn A. Tesija For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gregory D. Wasson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Provide Proxy Access Right For For Management
5 Report on Net Neutrality Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against For Shareholder
7 Submit Severance Agreement Against For Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
8 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
9 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
10 Approve Proxy Voting Authority Against Against Shareholder
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SIGNATURES
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: MFS SPECIAL VALUE TRUST
By (Signature and Title): JOHN M. CORCORAN*
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John M. Corcoran, Principal Executive
Officer & President
Date: August 25, 2014
*By (Signature and Title) /s/ Susan S. Newton
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Susan S. Newton, as attorney-in-fact
* Executed by Susan S. Newton on behalf of John M. Corcoran pursuant to a
Power of Attorney dated July 8th, 2013. (1)
(1) Incorporated by reference to MFS Municipal Series Trust (File Nos. 2-92915
and 811-4096) Post-Effective Amendment No. 56 filed with the SEC via EDGAR
on July 26, 2013.