N-PX 1 incomeopportunitiesnpx_2015.txt INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND NPX - 2015 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 811-21269 Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund _____________________________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 525 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 _____________________________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) C. David Messman Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC 525 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 _____________________________________________________ (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 800-222-8222 Date of fiscal year-end: 4/30 Date of reporting period: 07/01/14 - 06/30/15 Item 1. Proxy Voting Record ========= Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund (Closed End) ========= FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Ticker: FRP Security ID: 305560302 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Peter D. Aquino For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dennis J. Austin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Peter C. Gingold For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Horowitz For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael J. Mahoney For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael K. Robinson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Paul H. Sunu For For Management 1.8 Elect Director David L. Treadwell For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Wayne Wilson For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Ernst &Young LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV Ticker: LYB Security ID: N53745100 Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2015 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 08, 2015 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Robin Buchanan Supervisory Board For For Management 1b Elect Stephen F. Cooper to Supervisory For For Management Board 1c Elect Isabella D. Goren to Supervisory For For Management Board 1d Elect Robert G. Gwin to Supervisory For For Management Board 2a Elect Kevin W. Brown to Management For For Management Board 2b Elect Jeffrey A. Kaplan to Management For For Management Board 3 Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers For For Management Accountants N.V. as Auditors 8 Approve Dividends of USD 2.80 Per Share For For Management 9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 10 Authorize Board to Issue Shares up to For For Management 20 Percent of Authorized Capital 11 Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For Against Management Rights from Share Issuances 12 Amend Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital ========== END NPX REPORT 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, THERE UNTO DULY AUTHORIZED. WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND BY: /S/ C. DAVID MESSMAN NAME: C. DAVID MESSMAN TITLE: SECRETARY DATE: August 11, 2015