COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Hill Financial Trends Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ: DHFT) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders today. There were 3,968,124 shares of common stock entitled to be voted. 3,643,214 shares were voted in person or by proxy. The final voting results for the proposals were as follows:
Vote Results % Votes For For Against Abstain ------------ ----------- --- ------- ------- Directors --------- Franklin C. Golden Re-elected 77.8% 2,834,670 808,544 N/A -------- ---------- ---- --------- ------- --- Russell J. Page Re-elected 77.9% 2,837,246 805,968 N/A ------- ---------- ---- --------- ------- --- Fred G. Steingraber Re-elected 78.0% 2,841,488 801,726 N/A ------------ ---------- ---- --------- ------- --- Donald R. Tomlin Re-elected 78.3% 2,852,019 791,195 N/A ------- ---------- ---- --------- ------- --- Independent Auditor ------------------- Ratification of Approved 97.8% 3,554,747 81,693 6,774 independent auditor ------------------- ---
About the Fund:
Diamond Hill Financial Trends Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end fund. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by typically investing between 80% and 115% of its assets long and sell short between 0% and 25% of its assets in stocks of U.S. financial services companies of any size.
SOURCE Diamond Hill Financial Trends Fund, Inc.