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: 811-23345
Name of Fund: BlackRock Series Fund II, Inc.
BlackRock High Yield Portfolio
BlackRock U.S. Government Bond Portfolio
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Series Fund II, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2022
Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.
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ICA File Number: 811-23345
Reporting Period: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022
BlackRock Series Fund II, Inc.
======================== BlackRock High Yield Portfolio ========================
ARAMARK
Ticker: ARMK Security ID: 03852U106
Meeting Date: FEB 01, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Susan M. Cameron For For Management
1b Elect Director Greg Creed For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard W. Dreiling For For Management
1d Elect Director Daniel J. Heinrich For For Management
1e Elect Director Bridgette P. Heller For For Management
1f Elect Director Paul C. Hilal For For Management
1g Elect Director Kenneth M. Keverian For For Management
1h Elect Director Karen M. King For For Management
1i Elect Director Patricia E. Lopez For For Management
1j Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove For For Management
1k Elect Director Arthur B. Winkleblack For For Management
1l Elect Director AJohn J. Zillmer For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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AVANTOR, INC.
Ticker: AVTR Security ID: 05352A100
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Juan Andres For For Management
1b Elect Director John Carethers For For Management
1c Elect Director Matthew Holt For For Management
1d Elect Director Lan Kang For For Management
1e Elect Director Joseph Massaro For For Management
1f Elect Director Mala Murthy For For Management
1g Elect Director Jonathan Peacock For For Management
1h Elect Director Michael Severino For For Management
1i Elect Director Christi Shaw For For Management
1j Elect Director Michael Stubblefield For For Management
1k Elect Director Gregory Summe For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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BLOCK, INC.
Ticker: SQ Security ID: 852234103
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jack Dorsey For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul Deighton 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 One Year Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Approve Recapitalization Plan for all Against For Shareholder
Stock to Have One-vote per Share
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CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
Ticker: LNG Security ID: 16411R208
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director G. Andrea Botta For Against Management
1b Elect Director Jack A. Fusco For For Management
1c Elect Director Vicky A. Bailey For For Management
1d Elect Director Patricia K. Collawn For For Management
1e Elect Director David B. Kilpatrick For For Management
1f Elect Director Lorraine Mitchelmore For For Management
1g Elect Director Scott Peak For For Management
1h Elect Director Donald F. Robillard, Jr. For For Management
1i Elect Director Neal A. Shear For For Management
1j Elect Director Andrew J. Teno For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: CHK Security ID: 165167735
Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 11, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Domenic J. Dell'Osso, For For Management
Jr.
1b Elect Director Timothy S. Duncan For For Management
1c Elect Director Benjamin C. Duster, IV For For Management
1d Elect Director Sarah A. Emerson For For Management
1e Elect Director Matthew M. Gallagher For For Management
1f Elect Director Brian Steck For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael A. Wichterich For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
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CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
Ticker: CCO Security ID: 18453H106
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Thomas C. King For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W. Benjamin Moreland For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jinhy Yoon 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
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COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
Ticker: COMM Security ID: 20337X109
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 08, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
2a Elect Director Mary S. Chan For For Management
2b Elect Director Stephen (Steve) C. Gray For For Management
2c Elect Director L. William (Bill) Krause For For Management
2d Elect Director Derrick A. Roman For For Management
2e Elect Director Charles L. Treadway For For Management
2f Elect Director Claudius (Bud) E. For For Management
Watts, IV
2g Elect Director Timothy T. Yates For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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CONSTELLIUM SE
Ticker: CSTM Security ID: F21107101
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 08, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Emmanuel Blot as Director For For Management
2 Reelect Martha Brooks as Director For For Management
3 Reelect Lori Walker as Director For For Management
4 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
5 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
6 Approve Discharge of Directors and For For Management
Auditors
7 Approve Treatment of Losses For For Management
8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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DIVERSEY HOLDINGS, LTD.
Ticker: DSEY Security ID: G28923103
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Philip Wieland For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kenneth Hanau For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Rodney Hochman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jonathon Penn 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 One Year Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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DT MIDSTREAM, INC.
Ticker: DTM Security ID: 23345M107
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert Skaggs, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David Slater For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
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ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC
Ticker: ESI Security ID: 28618M106
Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 11, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Martin E. Franklin For For Management
1b Elect Director Benjamin Gliklich For For Management
1c Elect Director Ian G.H. Ashken For For Management
1d Elect Director Elyse Napoli Filon For For Management
1e Elect Director Christopher T. Fraser For For Management
1f Elect Director Michael F. Goss For For Management
1g Elect Director Nichelle Maynard-Elliott For For Management
1h Elect Director E. Stanley O'Neal 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 One Year Management
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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EQT CORPORATION
Ticker: EQT Security ID: 26884L109
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 04, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lydia I. Beebe For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Lee M. Canaan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Janet L. Carrig For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Frank C. Hu For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kathryn J. Jackson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John F. McCartney For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James T. McManus, II For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Anita M. Powers For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Daniel J. Rice, IV For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Toby Z. Rice For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Hallie A. Vanderhider For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.
Ticker: XOG Security ID: 30227M303
Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2021 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 01, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For For Management
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GAMING AND LEISURE PROPERTIES, INC.
Ticker: GLPI Security ID: 36467J108
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 12, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Peter M. Carlino For For Management
1b Elect Director JoAnne A. Epps For For Management
1c Elect Director Carol (Lili) Lynton For For Management
1d Elect Director Joseph W. Marshall, III For For Management
1e Elect Director James B. Perry For For Management
1f Elect Director Barry F. Schwartz For For Management
1g Elect Director Earl C. Shanks For For Management
1h Elect Director E. Scott Urdang For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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INFORMATICA INC.
Ticker: INFA Security ID: 45674M101
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Bruce Chizen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Elizabeth Rafael For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Amit Walia For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as 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 One Year Management
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INTELSAT JACKSON HOLDINGS SA
Ticker: Security ID: 45824TAR6
Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2021 Meeting Type: Written Consent
Record Date: AUG 25, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1A Vote On The Plan - Class A7 Claims For For Management
(For = Accept, Against = Reject,
Abstain Is Not Counted)
1B Elect To Opt Out Of The Third Party None Abstain Management
Release - Class A7 Claims (For = Opt
Out, Against Or Abstain = Do Not Opt
Out)
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LEAR CORPORATION
Ticker: LEA Security ID: 521865204
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Mei-Wei Cheng For For Management
1b Elect Director Jonathan F. Foster For For Management
1c Elect Director Bradley M. Halverson For For Management
1d Elect Director Mary Lou Jepsen For For Management
1e Elect Director Roger A. Krone For For Management
1f Elect Director Patricia L. Lewis For For Management
1g Elect Director Kathleen A. Ligocki For For Management
1h Elect Director Conrad L. Mallett, Jr. For For Management
1i Elect Director Raymond E. Scott For For Management
1j Elect Director Gregory C. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY
Ticker: MTDR Security ID: 576485205
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director R. Gaines Baty For For Management
1b Elect Director James M. Howard For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
5 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Vicky A. Bailey For For Management
1b Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen For For Management
1c Elect Director Andrew Gould For For Management
1d Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management
1e Elect Director Vicki Hollub For For Management
1f Elect Director William R. Klesse For For Management
1g Elect Director Jack B. Moore For For Management
1h Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian For For Management
1i Elect Director Robert M. Shearer For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Quantitative Short, Medium Against Against Shareholder
and Long-Term GHG Emissions Reduction
Targets
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PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
Ticker: PESXQ Security ID: 723664207
Meeting Date: SEP 28, 2021 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 25, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For Abstain Management
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PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
Ticker: PESXQ Security ID: 723664AC2
Meeting Date: SEP 28, 2021 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 25, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes For Abstain Management
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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
Ticker: PXD Security ID: 723787107
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director A.R. Alameddine For For Management
1b Elect Director Lori G. Billingsley For For Management
1c Elect Director Edison C. Buchanan For For Management
1d Elect Director Maria S. Dreyfus For For Management
1e Elect Director Matthew M. Gallagher For For Management
1f Elect Director Phillip A. Gobe For For Management
1g Elect Director Stacy P. Methvin For For Management
1h Elect Director Royce W. Mitchell For For Management
1i Elect Director Frank A. Risch For For Management
1j Elect Director Scott D. Sheffield For For Management
1k Elect Director J. Kenneth Thompson For For Management
1l Elect Director Phoebe A. Wood For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC
Ticker: ST Security ID: G8060N102
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Andrew C. Teich For For Management
1b Elect Director Jeffrey J. Cote For For Management
1c Elect Director John P. Absmeier For For Management
1d Elect Director Daniel L. Black For For Management
1e Elect Director Lorraine A. Bolsinger For For Management
1f Elect Director James E. Heppelmann For Against Management
1g Elect Director Constance E. Skidmore For For Management
1h Elect Director Steven A. Sonnenberg For For Management
1i Elect Director Martha N. Sullivan For For Management
1j Elect Director Stephen M. Zide 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
4 Approve Director Compensation Report For For Management
5 Approve Director Compensation Policy For For Management
6 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as U.K. For For Management
Statutory Auditor
7 Authorize Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
8 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
9 Authorize Directed Share Repurchase For For Management
Program
10 Authorize Issue of Equity For For Management
11 Authorize Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
12 Authorize the Board of Directors to For For Management
Allot Shares Under the Equity
Incentive Plans
13 Authorize the Board of Directors to For For Management
Allot Shares Under the Equity
Incentive Plans without Pre-emptive
Rights
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SYNEOS HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: SYNH Security ID: 87166B102
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Todd M. Abbrecht For For Management
1b Elect Director John M. Dineen For For Management
1c Elect Director William E. Klitgaard For For Management
1d Elect Director David S. Wilkes For For Management
2 Declassify the Board of Directors 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 One Year Management
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.
Ticker: TRGP Security ID: 87612G101
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Waters S. Davis, IV For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Rene R. Joyce For Against Management
1.3 Elect Director Matthew J. Meloy For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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THE AZEK COMPANY INC.
Ticker: AZEK Security ID: 05478C105
Meeting Date: MAR 08, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 11, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Fumbi Chima For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Brian Spaly For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Eliminate Supermajority Voting For For Management
Requirements
5 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
6 Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
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TWILIO INC.
Ticker: TWLO Security ID: 90138F102
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 25, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Donna L. Dubinsky For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Deval Patrick For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Ticker: UBER Security ID: 90353T100
Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Ronald Sugar For For Management
1b Elect Director Revathi Advaithi For For Management
1c Elect Director Ursula Burns For For Management
1d Elect Director Robert Eckert For For Management
1e Elect Director Amanda Ginsberg For For Management
1f Elect Director Dara Khosrowshahi For For Management
1g Elect Director Wan Ling Martello For For Management
1h Elect Director Yasir Al-Rumayyan For For Management
1i Elect Director John Thain For For Management
1j Elect Director David I. Trujillo For For Management
1k Elect Director Alexander Wynaendts For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy Against Against Shareholder
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VICI PROPERTIES INC.
Ticker: VICI Security ID: 925652109
Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2021 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 21, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Issue Shares in Connection with Merger For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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VICI PROPERTIES INC.
Ticker: VICI Security ID: 925652109
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director James R. Abrahamson For For Management
1b Elect Director Diana F. Cantor For For Management
1c Elect Director Monica H. Douglas For For Management
1d Elect Director Elizabeth I. Holland For For Management
1e Elect Director Craig Macnab For For Management
1f Elect Director Edward B. Pitoniak For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael D. Rumbolz For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers' Compensation
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There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any
votable positions during the reporting period.
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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 Series Fund II, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ John Perlowski | |
| John Perlowski | ||
| Chief Executive Officer of | ||
| BlackRock Series Fund II, Inc. | ||
| Date: | August 25, 2022 | |