BlackRock Strategic Equity Dividend Trust

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21493

Name of Fund: BlackRock Strategic Equity Dividend Trust (BDT)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Strategic Equity Dividend Trust,
55 East 52
nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31

Date of reporting period: 07/01/2011 – 06/30/2012

 

 

 


Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.



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ICA File Number: 811-21493
Reporting Period: 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012
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A. O. SMITH CORPORATION

Ticker:       AOS            Security ID:  831865209
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 20, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Gloster B. Current, Jr.  For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director William P. Greubel       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Idelle K. Wolf           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Gene C. Wulf             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       For          Management


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ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

Ticker:       ABM            Security ID:  000957100
Meeting Date: MAR 06, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 11, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Linda Chavez             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director J. Philip Ferguson       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Henrik C. Slipsager      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


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ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION

Ticker:       ATO            Security ID:  049560105
Meeting Date: FEB 08, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 12, 2011

#     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     Elect Director Thomas C. Meredith       For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Nancy K. Quinn           For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Stephen R. Springer      For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Richard Ware, II         For       For          Management
9     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
10    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION

Ticker:       AVY            Security ID:  053611109
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director John T. Cardis           For       For          Management
2     Elect Director David E. I. Pyott        For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Dean A. Scarborough      For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Julia A. Stewart         For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
6     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
7     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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BANK OF THE OZARKS, INC.

Ticker:       OZRK           Security ID:  063904106
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 17, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director George Gleason           For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Mark Ross                For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Jean Arehart             For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Nicholas Brown           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Richard Cisne            For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Robert East              For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Linda Gleason            For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Henry Mariani            For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Robert Proost            For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director R. L. Qualls             For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director John Reynolds            For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Kennith Smith            For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Sherece West             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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BEAM INC.

Ticker:       BEAM           Security ID:  073730103
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Richard A. Goldstein     For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Stephen W. Golsby        For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Ann F. Hackett           For       For          Management
4     Elect Director A. D. David Mackay       For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Matthew J. Shattock      For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Robert A. Steele         For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Peter M. Wilson          For       For          Management
8     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
9     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
10    Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
11    Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND VI, INC.

Ticker:       HYT            Security ID:  09255P107
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard E. Cavanagh      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Frank J. Fabozzi         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Kathleen F. Feldstein    For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director James T. Flynn           For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Henry Gabbay             For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Jerrold B. Harris        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Karen P. Robards         For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST II, INC.

Ticker:       PSY            Security ID:  09255H105
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard E. Cavanagh      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Frank J. Fabozzi         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Kathleen F. Feldstein    For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director James T. Flynn           For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Henry Gabbay             For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Jerrold B. Harris        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Karen P. Robards         For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST IV

Ticker:       BTZ            Security ID:  092508100
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Glenn Hubbard            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK ENERGY AND RESOURCES TRUST

Ticker:       BGR            Security ID:  09250U101
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK ENHANCED EQUITY DIVIDEND TRUST

Ticker:       BDJ            Security ID:  09251A104
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK ENHANCED EQUITY DIVIDEND TRUST

Ticker:       BDJ            Security ID:  09251A104
Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2012   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  OCT 26, 2011

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


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BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST

Ticker:       BGT            Security ID:  091941104
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND INCOME TRUST

Ticker:       BGY            Security ID:  092524107
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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BLACKROCK LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST

Ticker:       BLW            Security ID:  09249W101
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul L. Audet            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Castellano    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Carl Kester           For       For          Management


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CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC.

Ticker:       CASY           Security ID:  147528103
Meeting Date: SEP 16, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUL 25, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert J. Myers          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Diane C. Bridgewater     For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management


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CHEMICAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Ticker:       CHFC           Security ID:  163731102
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 17, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Gary E. Anderson         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director J. Daniel Bernson        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Nancy Bowman             For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director James R. Fitterling      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Thomas T. Huff           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Michael T. Laethem       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director James B. Meyer           For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Terence F. Moore         For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Aloysius J. Oliver       For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director David B. Ramaker         For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Grace O. Shearer         For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Larry D. Stauffer        For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Franklin C. Wheatlake    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


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DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED

Ticker:       DBD            Security ID:  253651103
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Patrick W. Allender      For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Bruce L. Byrnes          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Mei-Wei Cheng            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Phillip R. Cox           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Richard L. Crandall      For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Gale S. Fitzgerald       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director John N. Lauer            For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Rajesh K. Soin           For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Thomas W. Swidarski      For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Henry D.G. Wallace       For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Alan J. Weber            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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ENERGEN CORPORATION

Ticker:       EGN            Security ID:  29265N108
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Judy M. Merritt          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Stephen A. Snider        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Gary C. Youngblood       For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Jay Grinney              For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Declassify the Board of Directors       Against   For          Shareholder


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FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC.

Ticker:       FDO            Security ID:  307000109
Meeting Date: JAN 19, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 25, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Mark R. Bernstein        For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director Pamela L. Davies         For       Withhold     Management
1.3   Elect Director Sharon Allred Decker     For       Withhold     Management
1.4   Elect Director Edward C. Dolby          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Glenn A. Eisenberg       For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Edward P. Garden         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Howard R. Levine         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director George R. Mahoney, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director James G. Martin          For       Withhold     Management
1.10  Elect Director Harvey Morgan            For       Withhold     Management
1.11  Elect Director Dale C. Pond             For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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FASTENAL COMPANY

Ticker:       FAST           Security ID:  311900104
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 22, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert A. Kierlin        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Stephen M. Slaggie       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Michael M. Gostomski     For       Withhold     Management
1.4   Elect Director Willard D. Oberton       For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Michael J. Dolan         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Reyne K. Wisecup         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Hugh L. Miller           For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Michael J. Ancius        For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Scott A. Satterlee       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     Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested   For       For          Management
      Election of Directors


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FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC.

Ticker:       FBHS           Security ID:  34964C106
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 23, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Ann Fritz Hackett        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director John G. Morikis          For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Ronald V. Waters, III    For       For          Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY

Ticker:       GPC            Security ID:  372460105
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 16, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Mary B. Bullock          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Paul D. Donahue          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Jean Douville            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Thomas C. Gallagher      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director George C. Guynn          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director John R. Holder           For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director John D. Johns            For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns       For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director J. Hicks Lanier          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Robert C. Loudermilk,    For       For          Management
      Jr.
1.11  Elect Director Wendy B. Needham         For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Jerry W. Nix             For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Gary W. Rollins          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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GRACO INC.

Ticker:       GGG            Security ID:  384109104
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 21, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director William J. Carroll       For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director Jack W. Eugster          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director R. William Van Sant      For       Withhold     Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
5     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management
6     Require a Majority Vote for the         Against   For          Shareholder
      Election of Directors


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H&R BLOCK, INC.

Ticker:       HRB            Security ID:  093671105
Meeting Date: SEP 14, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUL 12, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Paul J. Brown            For       For          Management
2     Elect Director William C. Cobb          For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Marvin R. Ellison        For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Robert A. Gerard         For       For          Management
5     Elect Director David B. Lewis           For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Victoria J. Reich        For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Bruce C. Rohde           For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Tom D. Seip              For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Christianna Wood         For       For          Management
10    Elect Director James F. Wright          For       For          Management
11    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
12    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
13    Amend Deferred Compensation Plan        For       For          Management
14    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
15    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.

Ticker:       HP             Security ID:  423452101
Meeting Date: MAR 07, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 10, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Donald F. Robillard, Jr. For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Francis Rooney           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr.      For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management
5     Provide Directors May Be Removed for    For       For          Management
      Cause or Without Cause


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HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION

Ticker:       HRL            Security ID:  440452100
Meeting Date: JAN 31, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 02, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Terrell K. Crews         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Jeffrey M. Ettinger      For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Jody H. Feragen          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Glenn S. Forbes          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Stephen M. Lacy          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Susan I. Marvin          For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Michael J. Mendes        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director John L. Morrison         For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Elsa A. Murano           For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Robert C. Nakasone       For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Susan K. Nestegard       For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Dakota A. Pippins        For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION

Ticker:       LANC           Security ID:  513847103
Meeting Date: NOV 21, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 23, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert L. Fox            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director John B. Gerlach, Jr.     For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Edward H. Jennings       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Ticker:       LLTC           Security ID:  535678106
Meeting Date: NOV 02, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 06, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert H. Swanson, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Lothar Maier             For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Arthur C. Agnos          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director John J. Gordon           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director David S. Lee             For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Richard M. Moley         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Thomas S. Volpe          For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC.

Ticker:       MDU            Security ID:  552690109
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Thomas Everist           For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Karen B. Fagg            For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Terry D. Hildestad       For       For          Management
4     Elect Director A. Bart Holaday          For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Dennis W. Johnson        For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Thomas C. Knudson        For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Richard H. Lewis         For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Patricia L. Moss         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Harry J. Pearce          For       For          Management
10    Elect Director John K. Wilson           For       For          Management
11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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MEREDITH CORPORATION

Ticker:       MDP            Security ID:  589433101
Meeting Date: NOV 09, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 09, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Philip A. Marineau       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Elizabeth E. Tallett     For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.

Ticker:       VIVO           Security ID:  589584101
Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 28, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director James M. Anderson        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director John A. Kraeutler        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director William J. Motto         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director David C. Phillips        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Robert J. Ready          For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
6     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management


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MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY

Ticker:       MSA            Security ID:  602720104
Meeting Date: MAY 08, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 14, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Thomas B. Hotopp         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director John T. Ryan, III        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Thomas H. Witmer         For       For          Management
2     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY

Ticker:       NFG            Security ID:  636180101
Meeting Date: MAR 08, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 09, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Philip C. Ackerman       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director R. Don Cash              For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Stephen E. Ewing         For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
4     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management
5     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management


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NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION

Ticker:       NJR            Security ID:  646025106
Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 29, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Donald L. Correll        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director M. William Howard, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director J. Terry Strange         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director George R. Zoffinger      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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NSTAR

Ticker:       NST            Security ID:  67019E107
Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  OCT 18, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Charles K. Gifford       For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Paul A. La Camera        For       For          Management
3     Elect Director William C. Van Faasen    For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
6     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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OTTER TAIL CORPORATION

Ticker:       OTTR           Security ID:  689648103
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 15, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Karen M. Bohn            For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Edward J. McIntyre       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Joyce Nelson Schuette    For       For          Management
2     Amend Qualified Employee Stock          For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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PENTAIR, INC.

Ticker:       PNR            Security ID:  709631105
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Charles A. Haggerty      For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Randall J. Hogan         For       For          Management
3     Elect Director David A. Jones           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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PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.

Ticker:       PNY            Security ID:  720186105
Meeting Date: MAR 08, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 03, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director E. James Burton          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director John W. Harris           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director David E. Shi             For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management
      in the Articles of Incorporation
4     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management
      in the Bylaws
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.

Ticker:       RPM            Security ID:  749685103
Meeting Date: OCT 06, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  AUG 12, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Frederick R. Nance       For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director Charles A. Ratner        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director William B. Summers, Jr.  For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Jerry Sue Thornton       For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   None      Three Years  Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

Ticker:       SON            Security ID:  835495102
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 17, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Pamela L. Davies         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Edgar H. Lawton, III     For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director John E. Linville         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director John R. Haley            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


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STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.

Ticker:       SWK            Security ID:  854502101
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 27, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Patrick D. Campbell      For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Benjamin H. Griswold, IV For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Eileen S. Kraus          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Robert L. Ryan           For       For          Management
2     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management
3     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation


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STEPAN COMPANY

Ticker:       SCL            Security ID:  858586100
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 24, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Randall S. Dearth        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Gregory E. Lawton        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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SUPERVALU INC.

Ticker:       SVU            Security ID:  868536103
Meeting Date: JUL 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Donald R. Chappel        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Irwin S. Cohen           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Ronald E. Daly           For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Susan E. Engel           For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Philip L. Francis        For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Edwin C. Gage            For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Craig R. Herkert         For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Steven S. Rogers         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Matthew E. Rubel         For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Wayne C. Sales           For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Kathi P. Seifert         For       For          Management
12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management


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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY

Ticker:       SJM            Security ID:  832696405
Meeting Date: AUG 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 22, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Vincent C. Byrd          For       For          Management
2     Elect Director R. Douglas Cowan         For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Elizabeth Valk Long      For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Mark T. Smucker          For       For          Management
5     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
7     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
8     Prepare Sustainability Report           Against   Against      Shareholder


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UGI CORPORATION

Ticker:       UGI            Security ID:  902681105
Meeting Date: JAN 19, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  NOV 14, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Stephen D. Ban           For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Lon R. Greenberg         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Marvin O. Schlanger      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Anne Pol                 For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Earnest E. Jones         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director John L. Walsh            For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Robert B. Vincent        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director M. Shawn Puccio          For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Richard W. Gochnauer     For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Frank S. Hermance        For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management


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UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

Ticker:       UVV            Security ID:  913456109
Meeting Date: AUG 04, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 15, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director George C. Freeman, III   For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Eddie N. Moore, Jr.      For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Establish Range For Board Size          For       For          Management
5     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management


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VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP

Ticker:       VLY            Security ID:  919794107
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 21, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Andrew B. Abramson       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Peter J. Baum            For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Pamela R. Bronander      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Peter Crocitto           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Eric P. Edelstein        For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Alan D. Eskow            For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Mary J. Steele Guilfoile For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Graham O. Jones          For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Walter H. Jones, III     For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Gerald Korde             For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Michael L. LaRusso       For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director  Marc J. Lenner          For       For          Management
1.13  Elect Director Gerald H. Lipkin         For       For          Management
1.14  Elect Director Barnett Rukin            For       For          Management
1.15  Elect Director Suresh L. Sani           For       For          Management
1.16  Elect Director Robert C. Soldoveri      For       For          Management
1.17  Elect Director Jeffrey S. Wilks         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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WGL HOLDINGS, INC.

Ticker:       WGL            Security ID:  92924F106
Meeting Date: MAR 01, 2012   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 03, 2012

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Michael D. Barnes        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director George P. Clancy, Jr.    For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director James W. Dyke, Jr.       For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Melvyn J. Estrin         For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Nancy C. Floyd           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director James F. Lafond          For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Debra L. Lee             For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Terry D. McCallister     For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named           For       For          Management
      Executive Officers' Compensation
5     Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   Against      Shareholder

========== END NPX REPORT


Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Strategic Equity Dividend Trust

 

By:  

/s/ John Perlowski

  John Perlowski
 

Chief Executive Officer of

BlackRock Strategic Equity Dividend Trust

Date:   August 27, 2012