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 811-22022 Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund II --------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 2455 Corporate West Drive Lisle, IL 60532 --------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Robert White 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor New York, NY 10020 ------------------ (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-482-1600 Date of fiscal year end: October 31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (?? 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). 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Item 1: Proxy Voting Record - Item 1 Proxy Voting Record - Registrant : 811-22022 Fund Name : Advent Claymore Convertible Securities & Income II ________________________________________________________________________________ Atos Oceane Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status SEDOL 5654781 05/25/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Bondholders France Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Approval of the N/A N/A For N/A conversion of the Company's form into a European Company and the conversion project 2 Acknowledgement of the N/A N/A For N/A resignation of Sabrina Noiran as statutory representative of the bondholders and ratification of the appointment of the deputy representative Franck Baffert, as new representative of the bondholders 3 Appointment of Sylvain N/A N/A For N/A Thomazo as first deputy representative of the bondholders 4 Appointment of N/A N/A For N/A Sandraine D'Haussy as second deputy representative of the bondholders 5 Determination of the N/A N/A For N/A place of registration of the Meeting's documents 6 Authorization and N/A N/A Abstain N/A grants all powers to the representative of the Company to take all measure and to conclude any agreement, as the case may be, to implement these resolutions, and to the holder of an origianl, copy or excerpt from the minutes of this Meeting to make any submissions, publications and formalities which may be necessary. ________________________________________________________________________________ ATOS, BEZONS Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status CUSIP F06116AC5 05/25/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual France Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 Approving the MGMT For For For transformation of the form of the Company by adopting the form of a European company (Societas Europaea) and the terms of the proposed transformation 2 Acknowledgement of the MGMT For For For resignation of Mrs. Sabrina Noiran as principal epresentative of the mass of Bondholders and confirmation of the appointment of Mr. Franck Baffert as new representative of the mass of Bondholders 3 Appointment of Mr. MGMT For For For Sylvain Thomazo as first deputy representative of the mass of Bondholders 4 Appointment of Mrs. MGMT For For For Sandrine D'Haussy as second deputy representative of the mass of Bondholders 5 Setting the filing MGMT For For For location for General Meeting documents 6 Powers to carry out all MGMT For For For legal formalities ________________________________________________________________________________ CABLE & WIRELESS WORLDWIDE PLC, BRACKNELL Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status CUSIP G1839Y103 07/21/2011 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade United Kingdom Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 To receive the MGMT For For For Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2011, together with the Reports of the Directors and auditors 2 To approve the MGMT For For For Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2011 3 Shareholders will be MGMT For For For asked to approve the payment of a final dividend of 3.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2011, as recommended by the Directors. If approved, the recommended final dividend will be payable on 11 August 2011 to all shareholders on the register of members at the close of business on the record date, 10 June 2011 4 To elect Ian Gibson as MGMT For For For a Director 5 To re-elect Jim Marsh MGMT For For For as a Director 6 To re-elect John Barton MGMT For For For as a Director 7 To re-appoint KPMG MGMT For For For Audit Plc as auditor of the Company 8 To authorise the MGMT For For For Directors to set the auditor's remuneration 9 That the authority and MGMT N/A Abstain N/A power conferred upon the Directors to allot shares or to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into shares in accordance with Article 12 of the Company's Articles shall apply until the earlier of the conclusion of the Company's AGM in 2012 or 30 September 2012, and for that period there shall be two Section 551 Amounts (as defined in Article 12) of: (i) GBP 44 million; and (ii) GBP 88 million (such amount to be reduced by any allotments or grants made under (i) above) which the Directors shall only be empowered to use in connection with a rights issue (as defined in Article 12). All previous authorities under Article 12(B) are revoked, subject to Article 12(D) 10 That, subject to the MGMT N/A Abstain N/A passing of Resolution 9, the authority and power conferred upon the Directors to allot equity securities for cash in accordance with Article 12(C) of the Company's Articles shall apply until the earlier of the conclusion of the Company's AGM in 2012 or 30 September 2012, and for that period the Section 561 Amount (as defined in the Articles) shall be GBP 6 million. All previous authorities under Article 12(C) are revoked, subject to Article 12(D) 11 That the Company be MGMT For For For generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases (as defined in Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006) of ordinary shares with a nominal value of 5p each in the Company, provided that: (a) the Company does not purchase under this authority more than 268 million ordinary shares; (b) the Company does not pay less than 5p for each ordinary share; and (c) the Company does not pay more for each share than the higher of (i) 5% over the average of the middle-market price of the ordinary shares for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the Company agrees to buy the shares concerned, based on share prices published in the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange; and (ii) the price stipulated by Article 5(l) of the Buy-back and-Stabilisation Regulation (EC No. 2273/2003). This authority shall continue-until the earlier of the Company's AGM in 2012 or 30 September 2012, p rovided-that, if the Company has agreed before this date to purchase ordinary shares-where these purchases will or may be executed after the authority terminates-(either wholly or in part), the Company may complete such purchases. 12 That the Directors be MGMT N/A Abstain N/A and are hereby authorised: (a) to establish the Cable & Wireless Worldwide Incentive Plan 2011 (the 'IP 2011'), a copy of the draft rules of which has been produced to the meeting and initialled by the Chairman for the purpose of identification and a summary of the main provisions of which is set out in the Appendix to this Notice of Meeting dated 23 May 2011; and (b) to establish schedules to, or further share plans based on, the IP 2011 but modified to take account of local tax, exchange control or securities laws in overseas territories, provided that any shares made available under any such schedules or further plans are treated as counting against the limits on individual and overall participation in the IP 2011 13 That the Company be MGMT For For For authorised to call a general meeting of the shareholders, other than an Annual General Meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice ________________________________________________________________________________ GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status GM CUSIP 37045V100 06/12/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For DANIEL F. AKERSON 2 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For DAVID BONDERMAN 3 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For ERROLL B. DAVIS, JR. 4 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For STEPHEN J. GIRSKY 5 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For E. NEVILLE ISDELL 6 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For ROBERT D. KREBS 7 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For PHILIP A. LASKAWY 8 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For KATHRYN V. MARINELLO 9 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For JAMES J. MULVA 10 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT N/A Abstain N/A PATRICIA F. RUSSO 11 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For THOMAS M. SCHOEWE 12 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT N/A Abstain N/A CAROL M. STEPHENSON 13 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For THEODORE M. SOLSO 14 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For CYNTHIA A. TELLES 15 RATIFICATION OF THE MGMT For For For SELECTION OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS GM'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2012. 16 ADVISORY VOTE TO MGMT For For For APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. ________________________________________________________________________________ HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status HCN CUSIP 42217K106 05/03/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual United States Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For WILLIAM C. BALLARD, JR. 2 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For GEORGE L. CHAPMAN 3 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For DANIEL A. DECKER 4 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For THOMAS J. DEROSA 5 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For JEFFREY H. DONAHUE 6 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For PETER J. GRUA 7 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For FRED S. KLIPSCH 8 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For SHARON M. OSTER 9 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For JEFFREY R. OTTEN 10 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MGMT For For For R. SCOTT TRUMBULL 11 APPROVAL OF THE MGMT For For For COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE RULES OF THE SEC. 12 RATIFICATION OF THE MGMT For For For APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2012. ________________________________________________________________________________ SIEMENS AG, MUENCHEN Ticker Security ID: Meeting Date Meeting Status CUSIP D69671218 01/24/2012 Voted Meeting Type Country of Trade Annual Germany Issue No. Description Proponent Mgmt Rec Vote Cast For/Against Mgmt 1 To receive and consider MGMT For For For the adopted Annual Financial Statements of Siemens AG-and the approved Consolidated Financial Statements, together with the Combined-Management's Discussion and Analysis of Siemens AG and the Siemens Group, inc-luding the Explanatory Report on the information required pursuant to Section-289 (4) and (5) and Section 315 (4) of the German Commercial Code (HGB) as of- September 30, 2011, as well as the Report of the Supervisory Board, the Corpor-ate Governance Report, the Compensation Report and the Compliance Report for fiscal year 2011 2 To resolve on the MGMT For For For appropriation of net income of Siemens AG to pay a dividend: The distributable profit of EUR 2,742,610,263 shall be appropriated as follows: Payment of a dividend of EUR 3 per no-par share EUR 114,077,313 shall be carried forward; Ex-dividend and payable date: January 25, 2012 3 To ratify the acts of MGMT For For For the members of the Managing Board 4 To ratify the acts of MGMT For For For the members of the Supervisory Board 5 To resolve on the ShrHlder Against Abstain N/A appointment Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprufungsgese llschaft, Stuttgart as the independent auditors for the audit of the Annual Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements and for the review of the Interim Financial Statements 6 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS N/A N/A N/A N/A IS A SHAREHOLDER'S PROPOSAL: Amendment to the Articles of Association of Siemens AG: In order to increase women's presence on the Supervisory Board, Section 11 shall be amended as follows: Section 11(1) shall be adjusted to ensure that at least 30 pct of the representatives of the shareholders on the Supervisory Board are women as of 2013 and at least 40 pct are women as of 2018.Section 11(3) shall be adjusted to ensure that at least 30 pct of the substitute representatives of the shareholders on the Supervisory Board are women as of 2013 and at least 40 pct. are women as of 2018 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. Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund II --------------------------------------------------------- By: /s/ Tracy V. Maitland --------------------- Name: Tracy V. Maitland Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Date: August 29, 2012