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: 811-21507
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
(formerly known as Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund)
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034
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(Address of principal executive offices)
The Corporation Trust Company
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 210-3200
Date of fiscal year end: 8/31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD
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ICA File Number: 811-21507
Reporting Period: 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010
Wells Fargo Advantage Utilities and High Income Fund
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ENEL SPA
Ticker: ENEL Security ID: T3679P115
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 9, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Vote Management
3.1 Slate Submitted by the Italian Treasury None Did Not Vote Management
3.2 Slate Submitted by Institutional None Did Not Vote Management
Investors
4 Approve Internal Auditors' Remuneration For Did Not Vote Management
5 Amend Rules of General Meetings For Did Not Vote Management
1 Amend Articles For Did Not Vote Management
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FORTUM OYJ
Ticker: FUM1V Security ID: X2978Z118
Meeting Date: MAR 25, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Calling the Meeting to Order None None Management
3 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management
5 Prepare and Approve List of For For Management
Shareholders
6 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports; Receive Operating
and Financial Review; Receive
Supervisory Board's and Auditor's
Report; Receive CEO's Review
7 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
8 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.00 Per Share
9 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board, For For Management
Board of Directors, and President
10 Approve Remuneration of Members of For For Management
Supervisory Board
11 Fix Number of Supervisory Board Members For For Management
12 Elect Supervisory Board Members For For Management
13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of EUR 66,000 for Chair, EUR
49,200 for Vice Chair, and EUR 35,400
for Other Directors; Approve Meeting
Fees
14 Fix Number of Directors at Seven For For Management
15 Reelect Matti Lehti (Chair), Sari For For Management
Baldauf (Vice Chair), Esko Aho, Ilona
Ervasti-Vaintola, Birgitta
Johansson-Hedberg, and Christian
Ramm-Schmidt as Directors; Elect Joshua
Larson as New Director
16 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
17 Ratify Deloitte & Touche Ltd. as For For Management
Auditors
18 Amend Articles Regarding Notification For For Management
of General Meeting and Statements
presented to General Meetings
19 Appoint a Nominating Committee None Against Shareholder
20 Dissolve Supervisory Board None For Shareholder
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FRANCE TELECOM
Ticker: FTE Security ID: F4113C103
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: JUN 4, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Treatment of Losses and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.40 per Share
4 Approve Transaction with French State For For Management
Re: Partial Dividend Payment in Shares
5 Approve Transaction with Claudie For For Management
Haignere, Bernard Dufau, Didier
Lombard, Henri Martre, and Jean Simonin
Re: Partial Dividend Payment in Shares
6 Amend Terms of Transaction with Novalis For For Management
Re: Corporate Officers Health Insurance
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
8 Elect Stephane Richard as Director For For Management
9 Elect Marc Maouche as Representative of For Against Management
Employee Shareholders to the Board
10 Elect Jean Pierre Borderieux as For Against Management
Representative of Employee Shareholders
to the Board
11 Authorize Capital Increase of up to EUR For For Management
70 Million to Holders of Orange SA
Stock Options or Shares in Connection
with France Telecom Liquidity Agreement
12 Authorize up to EUR 1 Million for For For Management
Issuance of Free Option-Based Liquidity
Instruments Reserved for Holders of
Orange SA Stock Options Benefitting
from a Liquidity Agreement
13 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Stock Option Plan
14 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
15 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
16 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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HERA SPA
Ticker: HER Security ID: T5250M106
Meeting Date: OCT 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Two Directors For Did Not Vote Management
1 Approve a Merger by incorporation of For Did Not Vote Management
Pri.ge.a.s.
2 Approve Partial Spin-Off of Company For Did Not Vote Management
Assets
3 Acquire Assets For Did Not Vote Management
4 Amend Article 8 of Company Bylaws For Did Not Vote Management
(Ownership Ceiling)
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HERA SPA
Ticker: HER Security ID: T5250M106
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 27, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements, Statutory For Did Not Vote Management
Reports, and Allocation of Income
2 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Vote Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Agea For Did Not Vote Management
Reti Srl
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NATIONAL GRID PLC
Ticker: NG Security ID: G6375K151
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 13, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 23 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Re-elect Sir John Parker as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Steve Holliday as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Kenneth Harvey as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Steve Lucas as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Stephen Pettit as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Nick Winser as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect George Rose as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
12 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Pre-emptive Rights Under a General
Authority up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of GBP 92,404,802 and an
Additional Amount Pursuant to a Rights
Issue of up to GBP 92,404,802
14 Approve Scrip Dividend Program For For Management
15 Subject to the Passing of Resolution For For Management
14, Authorise the Directors to
Capitalise the Appropriate Nominal
Accounts of New Shares of the Company
Alloted Under the Scrip Dividend Scheme
16 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 13,860,720
17 Authorise 243,269,786 Ordinary Shares For For Management
for Market Purchase
18 Authorise the Directors to Call a For For Management
General Meeting of the Company Other
Than an Annual General Meeting on 14
Clear Days' Notice
19 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
20 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
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RED ELECTRICA CORPORACION SA
Ticker: REE Security ID: E42807102
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for the Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2009
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports for
the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2009
3 Approve Allocation of Income from For For Management
Fiscal Year 2009
4 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
5.1 Re-elect Francisco Javier Salas For For Management
Collantes as Independent Director for a
4-Year Term
5.2 Elect Miguel Boyer Salvador as For For Management
Independent Director for a 4-Year Term
5.3 Elect Rui Manuel Janes Cartaxo as For For Management
Independent Director for a 4-Year Term
6 Amend Article 9 of Company Bylaws Re: For For Management
Preemptive Rights of Shareholders
7 Authorize Capital Increase within a For For Management
5-Year Period Via Issuance of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights of up EUR 135.27
Millon; Approve Consequent Amendment of
Article 5 of Company Bylaws
8 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
or Other Debt Instruments upto EUR 5
Billon Within 5 years with Total or
Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights
. Approve Consequent Amendment of
Article 5 of Company Bylaws
9.1 Authorize Repurchase of Shares; Approve For For Management
Allocation of Repurchased Shares as
Part of Employees' and Executive
Directors' Remuneration
9.2 Approve Remuneration in Shares of For For Management
Executive Directors and Senior
Management of Red Electrica Group
9.3 Void Previous Share Repurchase For For Management
Authorization
10.1 Approve Remuneration Report of Board of For For Management
Directors
10.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2009
11 Approve Minutes of Meeting For For Management
12 Approve 2009 Corporate Governance None None Management
Report
13 Receive Special Board Report in None None Management
Compliance with Article 116 bis of the
Corporations Law
14 Receive Report on Changes in Board of None None Management
Directors Guidelines
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SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT COMPANY
Ticker: SEV Security ID: F4984P118
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 17, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.30 per Share
4 Approve Auditors' Special Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Aggregate Amount of EUR 450,000
6 Ratify Appointment of Patrick Ouart as For For Management
Director
7 Elect Jerome Tolot as Director For For Management
8 Elect Dirk Beeuwsaert as Director For For Management
9 Elect Alain Chaigneau as Director For For Management
10 Elect Guillaume Pepy as Director For For Management
11 Elect Gilles Benoist as Director For For Management
12 Elect Gerald Arbola as Director For For Management
13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
14 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
15 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 220 Million
16 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 220 Million
17 Approve Issuance of Shares Up to EUR For For Management
220 Million for a Private Placement
18 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related
to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder
Vote Under Items 15 to 17 Above
19 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For Against Management
10 Percent Per Year of Issued Capital
Pursuant to Issue Authority without
Preemptive Rights
20 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
21 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 220 Million for Bonus Issue
or Increase in Par Value
22 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management
220 Million for Future Exchange Offers
23 Approve Issuance of Securities For For Management
Convertible into Debt
24 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
25 Approve Stock Purchase Plan Reserved For For Management
for International Employees
26 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plan
27 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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TELE2 AB
Ticker: TEL2 B Security ID: W95878117
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
2 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management
Shareholders
3 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
4 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management
Meeting
5 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
6 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Vote Management
Statutory Reports; Receive Auditor's
Report
7 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management
Statutory Reports
8 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Vote Management
Dividends of SEK 5.85 per Share
9 Approve Discharge of Board and For Did Not Vote Management
President
10 Determine Number of Members (8) and For Did Not Vote Management
Deputy Members (0) of Board
11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For Did Not Vote Management
the Aggregate Amount of SEK 5 Million;
Approve Remuneration of Auditors
12 Reelect Mia Livfors, John Hepburn, For Did Not Vote Management
Mike Parton, John Shakeshaft, Cristina
Stenbeck, and Jere Calmes as Directors;
Elect Lars Berg and Erik Mitteregger as
New Directors
13 Approve Nominating Committee Guidelines For Did Not Vote Management
14 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Vote Management
Terms of Employment For Executive
Management
15 Approve Share Matching Plan for Key For Did Not Vote Management
Employees; Approve Associated
Formalities
16 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten For Did Not Vote Management
Percent of Share Capital and Reissuance
of Repurchased Shares
17 Close Meeting None Did Not Vote Management
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TELE2 AB (FORMERLY NETCOM AB)
Ticker: TEL2 B Security ID: W95878117
Meeting Date: AUG 26, 2009 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 20, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
2 Prepare and Approve List of For Did Not Vote Management
Shareholders
3 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
4 Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of For Did Not Vote Management
Meeting
5 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Vote Management
6 Authorize Voluntary Conversion of Class For Did Not Vote Management
A Shares into Class B Shares
7 Close Meeting None Did Not Vote Management
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TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED.
Ticker: TLS Security ID: Q8975N105
Meeting Date: NOV 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Chairman and CEO Presentations None None Management
2 Approve the Remuneration Report for the For For Management
Financial Year Ended June 30, 2009
3 Receive the Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for the Financial
Year Ended June 30, 2009
4a Elect Geoffrey Cousins as a Director For For Management
4b Elect Steve Vamos as a Director For For Management
4c Elect John Stanhope as a Director For For Management
4d Elect John Zeglis as a Director For For Management
4e Elect John Stocker as a Director For For Management
4f Elect Russell Higgins as a Director For For Management
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TERNA SPA
Ticker: TRN Security ID: T9471R100
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements, For Did Not Vote Management
Consolidated Financial Statements and
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Vote Management
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UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC
Ticker: UU Security ID: G92755100
Meeting Date: JUL 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 10, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 22.03 Pence For For Management
Per Ordinary Share
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Re-elect Philip Green as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Paul Heiden as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Andrew Pinder as Director For For Management
7 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of For For Management
the Company
8 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 11,358,093
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 1,703,714
11 Authorise 68,148,563 Ordinary Shares For For Management
for Market Purchase
12 Approve That a General Meeting Other For For Management
Than an Annual General Meeting May Be
Called on Not Less Than 14 Clear Days'
Notice
13 Auth. Company and Subsidiaries to Make For For Management
EU Political Donations to Political
Parties and/or Independent Election
Candidates up to GBP 50,000, to
Political Org. Other Than Political
Parties up to GBP 50,000 and Incur EU
Political Expenditure up to GBP 50,000
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SIGNATURE
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.
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND
By: /s/ W. Douglas Munn
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W. Douglas Munn
President
(Chief Executive Officer)
Date: August 23, 2010
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