FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-22482
Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Gifford R. Zimmerman - Chief Administrative Officer
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 312-917-7700
Date of fiscal year-end: November 30
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2012
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
| Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund
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| REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS
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| Security | 75885Y107 | Meeting Type | Special | |||||||||
| Ticker Symbol | RGP | Meeting Date | 16-Dec-2011 | |||||||||
| Item Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against Management |
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| 01 Approve Stock Compensation Plan | Management | For | For | |||||||||
| NUSTAR GP HOLDINGS, LLC
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| Security | 67059L102 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
| Ticker Symbol | NSH | Meeting Date | 25-Apr-2012 | |||||||||
| Item Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against Management |
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| 1. Election of Directors | Management | |||||||||||
| 1 JAMES F. CLINGMAN, JR. | For | For | ||||||||||
| 2. Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors | Management | For | For | |||||||||
| COPANO ENERGY, L.L.C.
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| Security | 217202100 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
| Ticker Symbol | CPNO | Meeting Date | 17-May-2012 | |||||||||
| Item Proposal | Type | Vote | For/Against Management |
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| 1. Election of Directors | Management | |||||||||||
| 1 JAMES G. CRUMP | For | For | ||||||||||
| 2 ERNIE L. DANNER | For | For | ||||||||||
| 3 SCOTT A. GRIFFITHS | For | For | ||||||||||
| 4 MICHAEL L. JOHNSON | For | For | ||||||||||
| 5 MICHAEL G. MACDOUGALL | For | For | ||||||||||
| 6 R. BRUCE NORTHCUTT | For | For | ||||||||||
| 7 T. WILLIAM PORTER | For | For | ||||||||||
| 8 WILLIAM L. THACKER | For | For | ||||||||||
| 2. Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors | Management | For | For | |||||||||
| BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P.
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| Security | 118230101 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
| Ticker Symbol
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BPL
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Meeting Date
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05-Jun-2012
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Item Proposal |
Type |
Vote |
For/Against Management
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| 1. Election of Directors | Management | |||||||||||
| 1 PIETER BAKKER | For | For | ||||||||||
| 2 C. SCOTT HOBBS | For | For | ||||||||||
| 3 MARK C. MCKINLEY | For | For | ||||||||||
| 2. Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors | Management | For | For | |||||||||
| BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
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| Security | 106776107 | Meeting Type | Annual | |||||||||
| Ticker Symbol
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BBEP
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Meeting Date
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21-Jun-2012
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Item Proposal |
Type |
Vote |
For/Against Management
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| 1. Election of Directors | Management | |||||||||||
| 1 JOHN R. BUTLER, JR. | For | For | ||||||||||
| 2 GREGORY J. MORONEY | For | For | ||||||||||
| 2. Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors | Management | For | For | |||||||||
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.
Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund
| By | /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman | |
| Gifford R. Zimmerman – Chief Administrative Officer | ||
| Date | ||
August 29, 2012