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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-05569     

 

Franklin Universal Trust                                                     

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906                               

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Craig S. Tyle, One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403-1906                

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000           

 

Date of fiscal year end:      8/31       

 

Date of reporting period:   6/30/11        

 

Item 1. Proxy Voting Records.

 

 

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION                                                     

 

Ticker:       LNT            Security ID:  018802108                           

Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 17, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director William D. Harvey        For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Singleton B. McAllister  For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.                                          

 

Ticker:       AEP            Security ID:  025537101                           

Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director David J. Anderson        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director James F. Cordes          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Ralph D. Crosby, Jr.     For       For          Management

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4     Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed       For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Thomas E. Hoaglin        For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Lester A. Hudson, Jr.    For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Michael G. Morris        For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert     For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell III     For       For          Management

10    Elect Director  Richard L. Sandor       For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Kathryn D. Sullivan      For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Sara Martinez Tucker     For       For          Management

13    Elect Director John F. Turner           For       For          Management

14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

 

 

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ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION                                                        

 

Ticker:       ATO            Security ID:  049560105                           

Meeting Date: FEB 09, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  DEC 15, 2010                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Kim R. Cocklin           For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Richard W. Douglas       For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Ruben E. Esquivel        For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Richard K. Gordon        For       For          Management

5     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       Against      Management

6     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management

7     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

8     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

9     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

 

 

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.                                                        

 

Ticker:       CNP            Security ID:  15189T107                           

Meeting Date: APR 21, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 22, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Donald R. Campbell       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Milton Carroll           For       For          Management

3     Elect Director O. Holcombe Crosswell    For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Michael P. Johnson       For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Janiece M. Longoria      For       For          Management

6     Elect Director David M. McClanahan      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Susan O. Rheney          For       For          Management

8     Elect Director R. A. Walker             For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Peter S. Wareing         For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Sherman M. Wolff         For       For          Management

11    Ratify The Appointment Of Deloitte &    For       For          Management

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12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

13    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

14    Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management

15    Amend Non-Employee Director Restricted  For       For          Management

      Stock Plan                                                               

 

 

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.                                                    

 

Ticker:       CHTR           Security ID:  16117M305                           

Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 25, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Robert Cohn              For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director W. Lance Conn            For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Darren Glatt             For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Craig A. Jacobson        For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Bruce A. Karsh           For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Edgar Lee                For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Michael J. Lovett        For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director John D. Markley, Jr.     For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director David C. Merritt         For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Stan Parker              For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Eric L. Zinterhofer      For       For          Management

2     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       Against      Management

3     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

6     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC.                                                      

 

Ticker:       ED             Security ID:  209115104                            

Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor    

1     Elect Director K. Burke                 For       For          Management

2     Elect Director V.A. Calarco             For       For          Management

3     Elect Director G. Campbell, Jr.         For       For          Management

4     Elect Director G.J. Davis               For       For          Management

5     Elect Director M.j. Del Giudice         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director E.V. Futter              For       For          Management

7     Elect Director J.F. Hennessy III        For       For          Management

8     Elect Director S. Hernandez             For       For          Management

9     Elect Director J.F. Killian             For       For          Management

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10    Elect Director E.R. McGrath             For       For          Management

11    Elect Director M.W. Ranger              For       For          Management

12    Elect Director L.F. Sutherland          For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Increase Disclosure of Executive        Against   Against      Shareholder

      Compensation                                                             

 

 

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DEX ONE CORPORATION                                                            

 

Ticker:       DEXO           Security ID:  25212W100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 10, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Jonathan B. Bulkeley     For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Eugene I. Davis          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Richard L. Kuersteiner   For       For          Management

4     Elect Director W. Kirk Liddell          For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Mark A. McEachen         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Alfred T. Mockett        For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Alan F. Schultz          For       For          Management

8     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

9     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

10    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.                                                       

 

Ticker:       D              Security ID:  25746U109                            

Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 04, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director William P. Barr          For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Peter W. Brown           For       Against      Management

3     Elect Director George A. Davidson, Jr.  For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Helen E. Dragas          For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell II     For       For          Management

6     Elect Director John W. Harris           For       Against      Management

7     Elect Director Robert S. Jepson, Jr.    For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Mark J. Kington          For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Margaret A. McKenna      For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Frank S. Royal           For       Against      Management

11    Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr.   For       For          Management

12    Elect Director David A. Wollard         For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

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15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Report on Coal Use from Mountaintop     Against   Against      Shareholder

      Removal Mining                                                           

17    Adopt Renewable Energy Production Goal  Against   Against      Shareholder

18    Report on Financial Risks of Coal       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Reliance                                                                 

19    Invest in Renewable Energy and Stop     Against   Against      Shareholder

      Construction of Nuclear Reactor                                          

20    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder

21    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

22    Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote         Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION                                                        

 

Ticker:       DUK            Security ID:  26441C105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 10, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director William Barnet, III      For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director G. Alex Bernhardt, Sr.   For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Michael G. Browning      For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Daniel R. DiMicco        For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director John H. Forsgren         For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Ann Maynard Gray         For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr.      For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director E. James Reinsch         For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director James T. Rhodes          For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director James E. Rogers          For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Philip R. Sharp          For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

5     Report on Global Warming Lobbying       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Activities                                                               

6     Report on Financial Risks of Coal       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Reliance                                                                  

7     Require a Majority Vote for the         Against   For          Shareholder

      Election of Directors                                                    

 

 

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EDISON INTERNATIONAL                                                           

 

Ticker:       EIX            Security ID:  281020107                           

Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  MAR 02, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Jagjeet S. Bindra        For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang       For       For          Management

3     Elect Director France A. Cordova        For       For          Management

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4     Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr.  For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Charles B. Curtis        For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman      For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Luis G. Nogales          For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Ronald L. Olson          For       Against      Management

9     Elect Director James M. Rosser          For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg,   For       For          Management

      III                                                                       

11    Elect Director Thomas C. Sutton         For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Brett White              For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

 

 

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ENTERGY CORPORATION                                                             

 

Ticker:       ETR            Security ID:  29364G103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 08, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Maureen Scannell Bateman For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Gary W. Edwards          For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Alexis M. Herman         For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Donald C. Hintz          For       For          Management

5     Elect Director J. Wayne Leonard         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick       For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Blanche L. Lincoln       For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Stewart C. Myers         For       For          Management

9     Elect Director William A. Percy, II     For       For          Management

10    Elect Director W.J. Tauzin              For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Steven V. Wilkinson      For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

15    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

 

 

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EXELON CORPORATION                                                              

 

Ticker:       EXC            Security ID:  30161N101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 04, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director John A. Canning, Jr.     For       For          Management

2     Elect Director M. Walter D Alessio      For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Nicholas Debenedictis    For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Nelson A. Diaz           For       Against      Management

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5     Elect Director Sue L. Gin               For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Rosemarie B. Greco       For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Paul L. Joskow           For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Richard W. Mies          For       For          Management

9     Elect Director John M. Palms            For       For          Management

10    Elect Director William C. Richardson    For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Thomas J. Ridge          For       For          Management

12    Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr.      For       For          Management

13    Elect Director John W. Rowe             For       For          Management

14    Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour      For       For          Management

15    Elect Director Don Thompson             For       For          Management

16    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

17    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

18    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

 

 

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FIRSTENERGY CORP.                                                              

 

Ticker:       FE             Security ID:  337932107                           

Meeting Date: SEP 14, 2010   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  JUL 16, 2010                                                     

 

#     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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FIRSTENERGY CORP.                                                               

 

Ticker:       FE             Security ID:  337932107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Paul T. Addison          For       Withhold     Management

1.2   Elect Director Anthony J. Alexander     For       Withhold     Management

1.3   Elect Director Michael J. Anderson      For       Withhold     Management

1.4   Elect Director Carol A. Cartwright      For       Withhold     Management

1.5   Elect Director William T. Cottle        For       Withhold     Management

1.6   Elect Director Robert B. Heisler, Jr.   For       Withhold     Management

1.7   Elect DirectorJulia L. Johnson          For       For          Management

1.8   Elect DirectorTed J. Kleisner           For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Ernest J. Novak, Jr.     For       Withhold     Management

1.10  Elect Director Catherine A. Rein        For       Withhold     Management

1.11  Elect Director George M. Smart          For       Withhold     Management

1.12  Elect Director Wes M. Taylor            For       Withhold     Management

1.13  Elect Director Jesse T. Williams, Sr.   For       Withhold     Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       For          Management

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

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      Officers' Compensation                                                   

5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

6     Report on Coal Combustion Waste Hazard  Against   Against      Shareholder

      and Risk Mitigation Efforts                                              

7     Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

8     Require a Majority Vote for the         Against   For          Shareholder

      Election of Directors                                                    

9     Report on Financial Risks of Coal       Against   Against      Shareholder

      Reliance                                                                 

 

 

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GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED                                               

 

Ticker:       GXP            Security ID:  391164100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 22, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director D.L. Bodde               For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director M.J. Chesser             For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director W.H. Downey              For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director R.C. Ferguson, Jr.       For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director G.D. Forsee              For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director J.A. Mitchell            For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director W.C. Nelson              For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director J.J. Sherman             For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director L.H. Talbott             For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director R.H. West                For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       Against      Management

5     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.                                                           

 

Ticker:       NEE            Security ID:  65339F101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 22, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat         For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II      For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director J. Hyatt Brown           For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director James L. Camaren         For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Kenneth B. Dunn          For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson        For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Lewis Hay, III           For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Toni Jennings            For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.  For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp           For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director William H. Swanson       For       For          Management

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1.12  Elect Director Michael H. Thaman        For       For          Management

1.13  Elect Director Hansel E. Tookes, II     For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       Against      Management

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

 

 

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NV ENERGY, INC.                                                                

 

Ticker:       NVE            Security ID:  67073Y106                           

Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 08, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.  For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Glenn C. Christenson     For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Brian J. Kennedy         For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director John F. O'Reilly         For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Philip G. Satre          For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Michael W. Yackira       For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

5     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management

      for Amending Articles on Director                                        

      Elections and Removals                                                   

6     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management

      for Fair Price Provisions                                                

7     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

8     Require a Majority Vote for the         Against   For          Shareholder

      Election of Directors                                                    

9     Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

10    Stock Retention/Holding Period          Against   Against      Shareholder

 

 

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PG&E CORPORATION                                                               

 

Ticker:       PCG            Security ID:  69331C108                           

Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 14, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director David R. Andrews         For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Lewis Chew               For       For          Management

3     Elect Director C. Lee Cox               For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Peter A. Darbee          For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer   For       Against      Management

6     Elect Director Roger H. Kimmel          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Richard A. Meserve       For       For          Management

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8     Elect Director Forrest E. Miller        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Rosendo G. Parra         For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo         For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Barry Lawson Williams    For       For          Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

15    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

16    Formulate EEO Policy That Does Not      Against   Against      Shareholder

      Include Sexual Orientation                                               

 

 

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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION                                              

 

Ticker:       PNW            Security ID:  723484101                           

Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Edward N. Basha, Jr.     For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Donald E. Brandt         For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Susan Clark-Johnson      For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Denis A. Cortese         For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Michael L. Gallagher     For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Pamela Grant             For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director R.A. Herberger, Jr       For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Dale E. Klein            For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Humberto S. Lopez        For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Kathryn L. Munro         For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Bruce J. Nordstrom       For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director W. Douglas Parker        For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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PPL CORPORATION                                                                

 

Ticker:       PPL            Security ID:  69351T106                            

Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor    

1.1   Elect Director Frederick M. Bernthal    For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director John W. Conway           For       Withhold     Management

1.3   Elect Director Steven G. Elliott        For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Louise K. Goeser         For       Withhold     Management

1.5   Elect Director Stuart E. Graham         For       Withhold     Management

1.6   Elect Director Stuart Heydt             For       Withhold     Management

1.7   Elect Director James H. Miller          For       For          Management

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1.8   Elect Director Craig A. Rogerson        For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Natica von Althann       For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Keith W. Williamson      For       For          Management

2     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management

3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

6     Require a Majority Vote for the         Against   For          Shareholder

      Election of Directors                                                    

7     Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   For          Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                          

 

 

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PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.                                                          

 

Ticker:       PGN            Security ID:  743263105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 04, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director John D. Baker, II        For       Against      Management

2     Elect Director James E. Bostic, Jr.     For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.   For       For          Management

4     Elect Director James B. Hyler, Jr.      For       For          Management

5     Elect Director William D. Johnson       For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Robert W. Jones          For       For          Management

7     Elect Director W. Steven Jones          For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Melquiades R. Martinez   For       For          Management

9     Elect Director E. Marie McKee           For       For          Management

10    Elect Director John H. Mullin, III      For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Charles W. Pryor, Jr.    For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Carlos A. Saladrigas     For       For          Management

13    Elect Director Theresa M. Stone         For       For          Management

14    Elect Director Alfred C. Tollison, Jr.  For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

17    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INCORPORATED                                   

 

Ticker:       PEG            Security ID:  744573106                           

Meeting Date: APR 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 18, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Albert R. Gamper, Jr.    For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Conrad K. Harper         For       For          Management

3     Elect Director William V. Hickey        For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Ralph Izzo               For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson      For       For          Management

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6     Elect Director David Lilley             For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi          For       For          Management

8     Elect Director Hak Cheol Shin           For       For          Management

9     Elect Director Richard J. Swift         For       For          Management

10    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

11    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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SEMPRA ENERGY                                                                  

 

Ticker:       SRE            Security ID:  816851109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 16, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director  Alan L. Boeckmann       For       For          Management

2     Elect Director James G. Brocksmith Jr.  For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger      For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Wilford D. Godbold Jr.   For       For          Management

5     Elect Director William D. Jones         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director William G. Ouchi         For       For          Management

7     Elect Director Carlos Ruiz              For       For          Management

8     Elect Director William C. Rusnack       For       For          Management

9     Elect Director William P. Rutledge      For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Lynn Schenk              For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Neal E. Schmale          For       For          Management

12    Elect Director Luis M. Tellez           For       For          Management

13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       Against      Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

16    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

17    Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote         Against   Against      Shareholder

18    Include Sustainability as a Performance Against   Against      Shareholder

      Measure for Senior Executive                                             

      Compensation                                                              

 

 

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SPECTRA ENERGY CORP                                                            

 

Ticker:       SE             Security ID:  847560109                           

Meeting Date: APR 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 18, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director William T. Esrey         For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel          For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Austin A. Adams          For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Paul M. Anderson         For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Pamela L. Carter         For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director F. Anthony Comper        For       For          Management

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1.7   Elect Director Peter B. Hamilton        For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Dennis R. Hendrix        For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Michael Mcshane          For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director Joseph H. Netherland     For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director Michael E.J. Phelps      For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

4     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management

5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

6     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

7     Require a Majority Vote for the         Against   For          Shareholder

      Election of Directors                                                    

 

 

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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY                                                            

 

Ticker:       SO             Security ID:  842587107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director J. P. Baranco            For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director J. A. Boscia             For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director H. A. Clark, III         For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director T. A. Fanning            For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director H.W. Habermeyer, Jr.     For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director V.M Hagen                For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director W.  A. Hood, Jr.         For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director D. M. James              For       Withhold     Management

1.9   Elect Director D. E. Klein              For       For          Management

1.10  Elect Director J. N. Purcell            For       For          Management

1.11  Elect Director W. G. Smith, Jr.         For       For          Management

1.12  Elect Director S. R. Specker            For       For          Management

1.13  Elect Director L.D. Thompson            For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

5     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management

6     Report on Coal Combustion Waste Hazard  Against   Against      Shareholder

      and Risk Mitigation Efforts                                              

 

 

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UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION                                                       

 

Ticker:       UIL            Security ID:  902748102                           

Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 08, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Thelma R. Albright       For       For          Management

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1.2   Elect Director Arnold L. Chase          For       Withhold     Management

1.3   Elect Director Betsy Henley-Cohn        For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Suedeen G. Kelly         For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director John L. Lahey            For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Daniel J. Miglio         For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director William F. Murdy         For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Donald R. Shassian       For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director James P. Torgerson       For       For          Management

2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

5     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       Against      Management

 

 

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WESTAR ENERGY, INC.                                                            

 

Ticker:       WR             Security ID:  95709T100                            

Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Mollie H. Carter         For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Jerry B. Farley          For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Arthur B. Krause         For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director William B. Moore         For       For          Management

2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       Against      Management

5     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       For          Management

6     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

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WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION                                                   

 

Ticker:       WEC            Security ID:  976657106                           

Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 10, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director John F. Bergstrom        For       For          Management

1.2   Elect Director Barbara L. Bowles        For       For          Management

1.3   Elect Director Patricia W. Chadwick     For       For          Management

1.4   Elect Director Robert A. Cornog         For       For          Management

1.5   Elect Director Curt S. Culver           For       For          Management

1.6   Elect Director Thomas J. Fischer        For       For          Management

1.7   Elect Director Gale E. Klappa           For       For          Management

1.8   Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr.         For       For          Management

1.9   Elect Director Frederick P. Stratton,   For       For          Management

      Jr.                                                                       

2     Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested   For       For          Management

      Election of Directors                                                    

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3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       Against      Management

5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                    

6     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     One Year     Management

                                              Years                            

 

 

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XCEL ENERGY INC.                                                               

 

Ticker:       XEL            Security ID:  98389B100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  MAR 22, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Fredric W. Corrigan      For       For          Management

2     Elect Director Richard K. Davis         For       For          Management

3     Elect Director Benjamin G.S. Fowke, III For       For          Management

4     Elect Director Richard C. Kelly         For       For          Management

5     Elect Director Albert F. Moreno         For       For          Management

6     Elect Director Christopher J.           For       For          Management

      Policinski                                                               

7     Elect Director A. Patricia Sampson      For       For          Management

8     Elect Director James J. Sheppard        For       For          Management

9     Elect Director David A. Westerlund      For       For          Management

10    Elect Director Kim Williams             For       For          Management

11    Elect Director Timothy V. Wolf          For       For          Management

12    Amend Non-Employee Director Restricted  For       For          Management

      Stock Plan                                                                

13    Eliminate Cumulative Voting             For       For          Management

14    Amend Articles of Incorporation         For       For          Management

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  One Year     Management

17    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

 

 

 

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) Franklin Universal Trust                                        

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*/s/LAURA F. FERGERSON

Laura F. Fergerson,

Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration

 

Date  August 26, 2011  

 

 

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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

 

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