UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-22707

 

Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

280 Park Avenue, New York, NY

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Tina M. Payne

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.

280 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(212) 832-3232

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

December 31, 2014

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

To Our Shareholders:

We would like to share with you our report for the year ended December 31, 2014. The net asset value (NAV) at that date was $25.70 per common share. The Fund's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and its share price can differ from its NAV; at year end, the Fund's closing price on the NYSE was $22.66.

The total returns, including income, for the Fund and its comparative benchmarks were:

  Six Months Ended
December 31, 2014
  Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and
Income Fund at NAVa
   

0.26

%

   

12.13

%

 
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and
Income Fund at Market Valuea
   

–6.32

%

   

9.57

%

 
BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Capital Securities Indexb    

0.88

%

   

8.93

%

 
Blended Benchmark—75% BofA Merrill Lynch
U.S. Capital Securities Index/25% BofA Merrill
Lynch 7% Constrained Adjustable Rate
Preferred Securities Indexb
   

0.75

%

   

10.05

%

 
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Indexb    

1.96

%

   

5.95

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, if sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance results reflect the effects of leverage, resulting from borrowings under a credit agreement. Current total returns of the Fund can be obtained by visiting our website at cohenandsteers.com. The Fund's returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and

a  As a closed-end investment company, the price of the Fund's NYSE-traded shares will be set by market forces and can deviate from the NAV per share of the Fund.

b  The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Capital Securities Index is a subset of the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Index including all fixed-to-floating rate, perpetual callable and capital securities. The BofA Merrill Lynch 7% Constrained Adjustable Rate Preferred Securities Index contains all securities in the BofA Merrill Lynch Adjustable Rate Preferred Securities Index but caps issuer exposure at 7%. Index constituents are capitalization-weighted, based on their current amount outstanding, provided the total allocation to an individual issuer does not exceed 7%. Issuers that exceed the limit are reduced to 7% and the face value of each of their bonds is adjusted on a pro-rata basis. Similarly, the face values of bonds of all other issuers that fall below the 7% cap are increased on a pro-rata basis. In the event there are fewer than 15 issuers in the Index, each is equally weighted and the face values of their respective bonds are increased or decreased on a pro-rata basis. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index includes U.S. government, corporate and mortgage-backed securities with maturities of at least one year. Benchmark returns are shown for comparative purposes only and may not necessarily be representative of the Fund's portfolio. The Fund's benchmarks do not include below-investment grade securities.


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distributions at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Index performance does not reflect the deduction of any fees, taxes or expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year are not annualized.

The Fund makes regular monthly distributions at a level rate (the Policy). Distributions paid by the Fund are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes and are taxable up to the amount of the Fund's investment company taxable income and net realized gains. As a result of the Policy, the Fund may pay distributions in excess of the Fund's investment company taxable income and net realized gains. This excess would be a return of capital distributed from the Fund's assets. Distributions of capital decrease the Fund's total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Fund's expense ratio. In addition, in order to make these distributions, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time.

Investment Review

Preferred securities advanced in 2014, a favorable period for virtually all fixed income asset classes. U.S. Treasury yields, which had risen sharply in 2013 in expectation that the Federal Reserve (the Fed) would partially lessen quantitative easing (QE) by tapering its bond purchases, reversed direction. Bond yields trended lower in 2014 even as QE tapering ran its course through October. This reflected modest U.S. economic growth through much of the period as well as weaker readings in China and Europe. Also keeping rates low were a generally benign global inflation outlook, heightened geopolitical tensions and aggressive monetary policy measures by the European Central Bank (ECB).

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield declined from 3.0% in January to 2.2% by December while sovereign yields in Europe reached record lows. These trends provided a global tailwind to financial assets with perceived sensitivity to interest rates. Preferred securities and investment-grade corporate bonds had attractive absolute returns in this environment, with preferreds faring somewhat better. Preferred securities strongly outpaced high-yield bonds, which entered the year with historically high valuations and came under pressure as oil prices rapidly declined. Energy companies account for a material portion of the high-yield market and had been its fastest-growing segment.

Within the preferreds market, $25 par exchange-traded securities outperformed preferreds traded over-the-counter (OTC), consistent with the exchange-traded group's higher average duration and sensitivity to movements in interest rates. In terms of sector performance, preferreds issued by banks, the largest issuers of these securities, performed approximately in line with the index. Earnings reports from banks, while soft in terms of revenue growth and profit margins, remained good from a credit perspective. Banks continued to build their capital bases thanks in part to continued moderation of bad debt charges, which in the U.S. have fallen to levels comparable with those existing before the financial crisis. Bolstered to meet new regulatory requirements, bank capital levels have grown to exceed pre-crisis levels.

Real estate preferreds were a standout segment, rising more than 20% for the year. The group benefited from strong industry fundamentals, as reflected in earnings that mostly exceeded expectations across the range of property types. REIT cash flows have been growing with the U.S. economy, and the new supply of high-quality commercial real estate has been modest. In addition, real estate companies


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remained generally conservative with balance sheet management, and the new supply of REIT preferreds was quite limited.

Preferreds issued by European companies participated in the rally, supported by declining sovereign yields across the region. Along with lower oil prices, the mostly disappointing economic data reported as the year progressed tamped down inflation forecasts, and fed expectations that the ECB would engage in QE. Issuance of contingent capital securities (CoCos), a new and evolving source of Tier 1 capital for European and other non-U.S. banks (at present), was visible throughout the year. Deals that occurred near year end included Deutsche Bank issuing a large CoCo with a 7.5% coupon scheduled to reset to a floating rate in 10 years. Also noteworthy was a new security from QBE Insurance Group in Australia, a rare example so far of an insurance company taking advantage of the market for CoCos.

Fund Performance

The Fund had a positive total return for the year and outperformed its blended benchmark based on NAV. Based on market price, the Fund underperformed its blended benchmark. The Fund benefited from an underweight in energy preferreds and an out-of-benchmark allocation to REIT preferreds.

Throughout much of the year we emphasized securities that were more defensive relative to interest-rate risk given our view that economic growth would continue to be solid, potentially presenting further challenges to bond markets. With rates coming down, this positioning weighed on the Fund's performance relative to the benchmark. However, the impact was in large part countered by good performance from certain investments in below-investment-grade and non-rated issues that were not represented in the index.

Impact of Derivatives on Fund Performance

In connection with its use of leverage, the Fund pays interest on borrowings based on a floating rate under the terms of its credit agreement. To reduce the impact that an increase in interest rates could have on the performance of the Fund with respect to these borrowings, the Fund used interest rate swaps to exchange the floating rate for a fixed rate. During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Fund's use of swaps detracted from the Fund's performance.

The Fund also used derivatives in the form of forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to manage currency risk on certain Fund positions denominated in foreign currencies. These contracts significantly contributed to the Fund's performance for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2014.

Impact of Leverage on Fund Performance

The Fund employs leverage as part of a yield-enhancement strategy. Leverage, which can increase total return in rising markets (just as it can have the opposite effect in declining markets), significantly contributed to the Fund's performance for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2014.


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Investment Outlook

While acknowledging that growth may have slowed globally, we note that the U.S. economy appears to be on generally solid footing, given continued U.S. gross domestic product expansion as well as good employment gains in recent months. Although the Fed finally exited its QE purchases, we believe it is likely to continue to soothe markets by indicating that the path to rate hikes will be very data-dependent. We currently expect modest rate hikes in the latter half of 2015; however, if global growth does not pick up these may be delayed.

We are expecting Treasury yields to remain somewhat low for the near term, reflecting weak global growth and low inflation readings, including in the U.S., where the strong dollar is likely to play a role in subdued price gains for many goods. Falling oil prices will also likely diminish headline inflation, although savings for consumers might lead to higher demand for other goods. While we have a generally benign outlook for the near term, we expect that Treasury yields may rise somewhat in the intermediate term as U.S. growth continues in 2015 and U.S. labor markets tighten. In this respect, we note that the high income that preferreds offer—substantially higher than is offered by most traditional fixed income assets—may help protect investors from a total-return standpoint over time, should demanded yields begin to rise.

We have added in recent months to more rate-sensitive instruments but continue to generally favor higher income and somewhat more stable value issues, for instance, fixed-to-float structures with good amounts of call protection that can perform well in most rate environments. At the same time, we have become somewhat more cautious in some credit markets, notably Europe, which faces deflation and political tensions caused by weak growth. More broadly, however, we continue to view the harsh regulatory environment spurred by the financial crisis as an important tailwind to the credit quality of financial preferred issuers around the globe and note that bank capital requirements will continue to rise in coming quarters.

We continue to seek opportunities in the expanding market for new preferred instruments, including U.S. bank and insurance preferreds and the new CoCo securities being issued by many banks around the globe. Many preferred instruments offer income rates that compare favorably with global investment-grade and even global high-yield bonds, making them attractive investments, in our view.


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Sincerely,

       

 

 
       

ROBERT H. STEERS

 

JOSEPH M. HARVEY

 
       

Chairman

 

Portfolio Manager

 
       

 

 
       

WILLIAM F. SCAPELL

 

ELAINE ZAHARIS-NIKAS

 
       

Portfolio Manager

 

Portfolio Manager

 

The views and opinions in the preceding commentary are subject to change without notice and are as of the date of publication. There is no guarantee that any market forecast set forth in the commentary will be realized. This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific point in time, should not be relied upon as investment advice and is not intended to predict or depict performance of any investment.

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Our website also provides comprehensive information about Cohen & Steers, including our most recent press releases, profiles of our senior investment professionals and their investment approach to each asset class. The Cohen & Steers family of mutual funds invests in major real asset categories including real estate, infrastructure and commodities, along with preferred securities and other income solutions.


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Our Leverage Strategy
(Unaudited)

Our current leverage strategy utilizes borrowings up to the maximum permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide additional capital for the Fund, with an objective of increasing the net income available for shareholders. As of December 31, 2014, leverage represented 30% of the Fund's managed assets.

It has been our philosophy to utilize interest rate swap transactions to seek to reduce the interest rate risk inherent in our utilization of leverage. Considering that the Fund's borrowings have variable interest rate payments, we seek to lock in those rates on a significant portion of this additional capital through interest rate swap agreements (where we effectively convert our variable rate obligations to fixed rate obligations for the term of the swap agreements). Locking in a significant portion of our leveraging costs is designed to protect the dividend-paying ability of the Fund. The use of leverage increases the volatility of the Fund's net asset value in both up and down markets. However, we believe that locking in a portion of the Fund's leveraging costs for the term of the swap agreements partially protects the Fund's expenses from an increase in short-term interest rates.

Leverage Factsa,b

Leverage (as a % of managed assets)    

30

%

 
% Fixed Rate    

90

%

 
% Variable Rate    

10

%

 
Weighted Average Rate on Swaps    

1.2

%

 
Weighted Average Term on Swaps     3.9 years    
Current Rate on Debt    

1.0

%

 

The Fund seeks to enhance its dividend yield through leverage. The use of leverage is a speculative technique and there are special risks and costs associated with leverage. The net asset value of the Fund's shares may be reduced by the issuance and ongoing costs of leverage. So long as the Fund is able to invest in securities that produce an investment yield that is greater than the total cost of leverage, the leverage strategy will produce higher current net investment income for shareholders. On the other hand, to the extent that the total cost of leverage exceeds the incremental income gained from employing such leverage, shareholders would realize lower net investment income. In addition to the impact on net income, the use of leverage will have an effect of magnifying capital appreciation or depreciation for shareholders. Specifically, in an up market, leverage will typically generate greater capital appreciation than if the Fund were not employing leverage. Conversely, in down markets, the use of leverage will generally result in greater capital depreciation than if the Fund had been unlevered. To the extent that the Fund is required or elects to reduce its leverage, the Fund may need to liquidate investments, including under adverse economic conditions which may result in capital losses potentially reducing returns to shareholders. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed.

a  Data as of December 31, 2014. Information is subject to change.

b  See Note 7 in Notes to Financial Statements.


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December 31, 2014

Top Ten Holdingsa
(Unaudited)

Security   Value   % of
Managed
Assets
 

General Electric Capital Corp., 7.125%, Series A

 

$

44,948,750

     

4.3

   

Southern California Edison Co., 4.51%, Series D ($100 Par Value) (FRN)

   

41,178,982

     

3.9

   

US Bancorp, 3.50%, Series A, ($1,000 Par Value) (FRN)

   

30,064,380

     

2.8

   

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.98%, Series K

   

22,951,125

     

2.2

   

HSBC USA, 3.50%, Series F (FRN)

   

19,725,303

     

1.9

   

Aquarius + Investments PLC, 8.25% (Switzerland)

   

18,763,750

     

1.8

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90%, Series I

   

18,598,360

     

1.8

   

Goldman Sachs Capital II, 4.00%, (FRN)

   

18,179,580

     

1.7

   

Aegon NV, 2.549%, ($100 Par Value) (FRN) (Netherlands)

   

18,073,331

     

1.7

   

Morgan Stanley, 6.875%

   

16,046,149

     

1.5

   

a  Top ten holdings are determined on the basis of the value of individual securities held. The Fund may also hold positions in other types of securities issued by the companies listed above. See the Schedule of Investments for additional details on such other positions.

Sector Breakdown

(Based on Managed Assets)
(Unaudited)


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2014

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE

 

45.8%

                 

BANKS

 

18.2%

                 

AgriBank FCB, 6.875%, ($100 Par Value)a

       

65,000

   

$

6,835,159

   

Ally Financial, 8.50%, Series Aa

       

195,800

     

5,263,104

   
Ally Financial, 7.00%, Series G, 144A
($1000 Par Value)a,b
       

5,000

     

5,022,969

   

Citigroup, 6.875%, Series Ka

       

222,375

     

5,910,728

   

CoBank ACB, 6.25%, 144A ($100 Par Value)a,b

       

117,000

     

11,849,912

   

CoBank ACB, 6.125%, Series G ($100 Par Value)a

       

32,250

     

2,928,703

   

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 6.75%, 144Aa,b

       

67,500

     

7,001,019

   

Fifth Third Bancorp, 6.625%, Series Ia

       

308,640

     

8,435,131

   
GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.125%, due 2/15/40,
Series II (TruPS)a
       

200,000

     

5,276,000

   

HSBC USA, 3.50%, Series F (FRN)a

       

872,801

     

19,725,303

   

HSBC USA, 4.918%, Series G (FRN)a

       

242,293

     

5,633,312

   

PrivateBancorp, 7.125%, due 10/30/42a

       

200,100

     

5,242,620

   

Regions Financial Corp., 6.375%, Series Ba

       

301,000

     

7,645,400

   
US Bancorp, 3.50%, Series A, ($1,000 Par
Value)(FRN)a
       

36,776

     

30,064,380

   

Zions Bancorp, 7.90%, Series Fa

       

174,694

     

4,751,677

   

Zions Bancorp, 6.30%, Series Ga

       

126,557

     

3,267,702

   
             

134,853,119

   

BANKS—FOREIGN

 

0.2%

                 
Barclays Bank PLC, 8.125%, Series V
(United Kingdom)a
       

50,000

     

1,304,000

   

ELECTRIC—INTEGRATED

 

5.6%

                 
Southern California Edison Co., 4.63%,
Series D ($100 Par Value)(FRN)a
       

408,851

     

41,178,982

   

FINANCE—INVESTMENT BANKER/BROKER

 

5.4%

                 

Goldman Sachs Group, 6.375%, Series Ka

       

111,782

     

2,897,389

   

Morgan Stanley, 6.875%a

       

603,012

     

16,046,149

   

Morgan Stanley, 4.00%, Series A (FRN)a

       

692,675

     

13,832,720

   

Morgan Stanley, 6.375%, Series Ia

       

300,000

     

7,593,000

   
             

40,369,258

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2014

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

INDUSTRIALS—CHEMICALS

 

2.5%

                 

CHS, 6.75%a

       

333,191

   

$

8,469,715

   

CHS, 7.10%, Series IIa

       

381,672

     

10,022,707

   
             

18,492,422

   

INSURANCE

 

6.9%

                 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE

 

3.6%

                 

MetLife, 4.00%, Series A (FRN)a

       

526,431

     

12,055,270

   
Principal Financial Group, 5.563%, Series A
($100 Par Value)a
       

146,513

     

14,788,656

   
             

26,843,926

   

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN

 

0.5%

                 

Aegon NV, 4.00%, Series I (FRN) (Netherlands)a

       

159,074

     

3,735,057

   

MULTI-LINE

 

1.0%

                 
Hartford Financial Services Group, 7.875%,
due 4/15/42a
       

240,000

     

7,190,400

   

REINSURANCE

 

1.1%

                 

Reinsurance Group of America, 6.20%, due 9/15/42a

       

287,951

     

7,993,520

   

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN

 

0.7%

                 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 5.95% (Bermuda)a

       

120,023

     

3,031,781

   

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 7.25% (Bermuda)a

       

97,849

     

2,561,687

   
             

5,593,468

   

TOTAL INSURANCE

           

51,356,371

   

PIPELINES

 

0.5%

                 

NuStar Logistics LP, 7.625%, due 1/15/43a

       

137,632

     

3,550,906

   

REAL ESTATE

 

5.0%

                 

DIVERSIFIED

 

2.2%

                 

Colony Financial, 8.50%, Series Aa

       

240,000

     

6,307,200

   

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., 8.50%, Series Da

       

99,400

     

2,490,964

   

Retail Properties of America, 7.00%a

       

99,400

     

2,604,280

   

Urstadt Biddle Properties, 7.125%, Series Fa

       

193,484

     

5,030,584

   
             

16,433,028

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2014

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

HOTEL

 

1.1%

                 

Summit Hotel Properties, 7.125%a

       

115,500

   

$

2,939,475

   

Summit Hotel Properties, 7.875, Series Ba

       

186,650

     

4,903,296

   
             

7,842,771

   

OFFICE

 

1.3%

                 

American Realty Capital Properties, 6.70%, Series Fa

       

327,627

     

7,486,277

   

Corporate Office Properties Trust, 7.375%, Series La

       

90,866

     

2,369,785

   
             

9,856,062

   

RESIDENTIAL—MANUFACTURED HOME

 

0.4%

                 

Sun Communities, 7.125%, Series Aa

       

100,000

     

2,568,000

   

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

           

36,699,861

   

TRANSPORT—MARINE—FOREIGN

 

1.0%

                 

Seaspan Corp., 6.375%, due 4/30/19 (Hong Kong)a

       

162,450

     

4,028,760

   

Seaspan Corp., 9.50%, Series C (Hong Kong)a

       

140,705

     

3,763,859

   
             

7,792,619

   

UTILITIES

 

0.5%

                 

SCE Trust III, 5.75%a

       

135,150

     

3,574,717

   
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—$25 PAR VALUE
(Identified cost—$331,825,812)
           

339,172,255

   

PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES

 

90.5%

                 

BANKS

 

22.4%

                 

BAC Capital Trust XIV, 4.00%, Series G, (FRN)a

       

16,930,000

     

12,824,475

   

Bank of America Corp., 8.125%, Series M

       

13,500,000

     

14,630,625

   

Bank of America Corp., 6.25%, Series X

       

9,115,000

     

9,055,178

   

Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, Series Z

       

11,136,000

     

11,363,174

   

Goldman Sachs Capital II, 4.00%, (FRN)

       

24,567,000

     

18,179,580

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90%, Series I

       

17,200,000

     

18,598,360

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75%, Series S

       

10,400,000

     

11,024,000

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.10%, Series X

       

5,900,000

     

5,900,000

   

Mellon Capital IV, 4.00%, Series 1 (FRN)

       

10,115,000

     

8,016,138

   

SunTrust Banks, 5.625%

       

5,300,000

     

5,339,750

   

USB Capital IX, 3.50%, (FRN)

       

8,878,000

     

7,191,180

   

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57%, (FRN)

       

5,000,000

     

4,852,500

   

Wells Fargo & Co, 5.90%, Series S

       

5,946,000

     

6,005,460

   

Wells Fargo & Co., 7.98%, Series K

       

20,700,000

     

22,951,125

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2014

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

Zions Bancorp, 7.20%, Series J

       

5,490,000

   

$

5,797,330

   

Zions Bancorporation, 5.65%, due 11/15/23

       

4,250,000

     

4,428,381

   
             

166,157,256

   

BANKS—FOREIGN

 

28.6%

                 
Baggot Securities Ltd., 10.24%, 144A (EUR)
(Ireland)a,b
       

1,161,000

     

1,475,112

   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 9.00% (Spain)a

       

8,400,000

     

9,009,000

   
Banco Bradesco SA/Cayman, 5.75%, due 3/1/22,
144A (Brazil)b
       

4,000,000

     

4,100,000

   

Banco do Brasil SA/Cayman, 9.00%, 144A (Brazil)b

       

8,270,000

     

7,732,450

   
Barclays Bank PLC, 7.625%, due 11/21/22
(United Kingdom)
       

4,800,000

     

5,257,440

   

Barclays PLC, 8.00% (United Kingdom) (EUR)a

       

800,000

     

1,012,328

   

Barclays PLC, 8.25% (United Kingdom)

       

11,895,000

     

12,215,202

   
BBVA Bancomer SA Texas, 6.75%, due 9/30/22,
144A (Mexico)b
       

5,000,000

     

5,512,500

   

BNP Paribas, 7.195%, 144A (France)b

       

5,000,000

     

5,806,250

   

Credit Agricole SA, 7.875%, 144A (France)b

       

7,661,000

     

7,819,269

   
Credit Suisse AG, 6.50%, due 8/8/23, 144A
(Switzerland)b
       

4,500,000

     

4,950,994

   

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50%, 144A (Switzerland)b

       

6,463,000

     

6,737,677

   

Deutsche Bank AG, 7.50% (Germany)

       

12,000,000

     

11,550,000

   
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust I, 3.204%,
144A (FRN) (Germany)b
       

8,480,000

     

8,310,400

   

Deutsche Bank Capital Trust IV (Germany)

       

6,000,000

     

5,820,000

   

Deutsche Bank Capital Trust V, 144A, (Germany)b

       

2,800,000

     

2,758,000

   
Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, due 6/30/31,
144A (Germany)b
       

4,530,280

     

5,368,382

   

HBOS Capital Funding LP, 6.85% (United Kingdom)

       

6,350,000

     

6,406,344

   
HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.176%, 144A
(United Kingdom)b
       

5,395,000

     

8,146,450

   

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.375% (United Kingdom)

       

6,700,000

     

6,775,375

   
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 6.00%,
144A (China)b
       

2,750,000

     

2,787,812

   
Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island, 5.50%,
due 8/6/22, 144A (Brazil)b
       

4,600,000

     

4,646,000

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2014

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 
Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island, 6.20%,
due 12/21/21, 144A (Brazil)b
       

3,000,000

   

$

3,163,140

   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50% (United Kingdom)

       

12,850,000

     

13,107,000

   
Nationwide Building Society, 10.25%
(United Kingdom)a
       

6,380,000

     

12,577,808

   

Nordea Bank AB, 6.125%, 144A (Sweden)b

       

5,700,000

     

5,660,522

   

Rabobank Nederland, 8.40% (Netherlands)a

       

7,500,000

     

8,231,250

   

Rabobank Nederland, 11.00%, 144A (Netherlands)b

       

4,000,000

     

5,158,000

   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648%
(United Kingdom)
       

8,427,000

     

9,859,590

   
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, 9.50%, due 3/16/22
(United Kingdom)a
       

5,000,000

     

5,692,755

   

Societe Generale SA, 8.875% (France) (GBP)a

       

1,750,000

     

3,054,858

   

UBS AG, 7.625%, due 8/17/22 (Switzerland)

       

9,200,000

     

10,847,738

   
             

211,549,646

   

FINANCE

 

6.8%

                 

CREDIT CARD

 

0.7%

                 

American Express Co., 5.20%a

       

5,400,000

     

5,512,947

   

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

6.1%

                 

General Electric Capital Corp., 7.125%, Series A

       

38,500,000

     

44,948,750

   

TOTAL FINANCE

           

50,461,697

   

INSURANCE

 

26.6%

                 

LIFE/HEALTH INSURANCE—FOREIGN

 

9.0%

                 
Aegon NV, 2.722%, ($100 Par Value) (FRN)
(Netherlands)a
       

20,985,000

     

18,073,331

   

CNP Assurances, 3.4212%, (FRN) (France)a

       

5,000,000

     

4,902,792

   
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 5.10%, 144A
(Japan)b
       

6,900,000

     

7,220,132

   

Intesa Sanpaolo Vita SpA, 4.75% (Italy)a

       

2,200,000

     

2,715,353

   

La Mondiale Vie, 7.625% (France)a

       

13,250,000

     

14,434,219

   
Nippon Life Insurance Co., 5.10%, due 10/16/44,
144A (Japan)b
       

8,200,000

     

8,602,415

   
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co, 6.50%, due 9/20/73,
144A (Japan)b
       

9,800,000

     

11,000,951

   
             

66,949,193

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
12



COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2014

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

MULTI-LINE

 

2.1%

                 
American International Group, 8.175%,
due 5/15/68, (FRN)a
       

9,000,000

   

$

12,240,000

   
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 5.81%,
due 12/15/24, 144Ab
       

3,125,000

     

3,131,722

   
             

15,371,722

   

MULTI-LINE—FOREIGN

 

3.7%

                 

Aviva PLC, 8.25% (United Kingdom)a

       

8,600,000

     

9,663,192

   

AXA SA, 1.794%, (FRN) (EUR) (France)a

       

5,000,000

     

4,099,790

   

AXA SA, 6.463%, 144A (France)a,b

       

10,102,000

     

10,682,865

   
ING Capital Funding Trust III, 3.83%, (FRN)
(Netherlands)
       

3,329,000

     

3,337,323

   
             

27,783,170

   

PROPERTY CASUALTY

 

3.3%

                 
Farmers Exchange Capital III, 5.454%,
due 10/15/54, 144Ab
       

4,600,000

     

4,787,116

   

Liberty Mutual Group, 7.00%, due 3/15/37, 144Ab

       

6,575,000

     

6,772,250

   

Liberty Mutual Group, 7.80%, due 3/15/37, 144Ab

       

10,682,000

     

12,551,350

   

TOTAL PROPERTY CASUALTY

           

24,110,716

   

PROPERTY CASUALTY—FOREIGN

 

2.9%

                 
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd., 7.00%,
due 3/15/72, 144A (Japan)b
       

9,000,000

     

10,365,867

   
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 6.75%, due 12/2/44
(Australia)a
       

4,005,000

     

4,029,995

   
RL Finance Bonds No. 2 PLC, 6.125%, due 11/30/43
(United Kingdom)a
       

4,000,000

     

6,745,364

   
             

21,141,226

   

REINSURANCE—FOREIGN

 

5.6%

                 

Aquarius + Investments PLC, 8.25% (Switzerland)a

       

17,000,000

     

18,763,750

   

Catlin Insurance Co., 7.249%, 144A (Bermuda)b,c

       

10,000,000

     

9,993,750

   
QBE Capital Funding III Ltd., 7.25%, due 5/24/41,
144A (Australia)b
       

12,000,000

     

13,096,812

   
             

41,854,312

   

TOTAL INSURANCE

           

197,210,339

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
13



COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2014

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

 

0.8%

                 
Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08%, due 4/21/20,
144A (Cayman)a,b
       

4,622

   

$

5,806,388

   

PIPELINES

 

1.0%

                 

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 8.05%, due 10/1/77

       

3,100,000

     

3,371,250

   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 7.034%,
due 1/15/68, Series B
       

4,000,000

     

4,390,508

   
             

7,761,758

   

UTILITIES

 

4.3%

                 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES

 

0.7%

                 

FPL Group Capital, 7.30%, due 9/1/67, Series D

       

5,000,000

     

5,353,230

   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES—FOREIGN

 

1.6%

                 

Enel SpA, 8.75%, due 9/24/73, 144A (Italy)b

       

10,232,000

     

11,933,070

   

MULTI-UTILITIES

 

2.0%

                 

Dominion Resources, 5.75%, due 10/1/54

       

8,873,000

     

9,280,404

   

Dominion Resources, 2.534%, due 9/30/66 (FRN)

       

5,400,000

     

5,112,876

   
             

14,393,280

   

TOTAL UTILITIES

           

31,679,580

   
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES—CAPITAL SECURITIES
(Identified cost—$631,524,887)
           

670,626,664

   
        Principal
Amount
     

CORPORATE BONDS

 

2.6%

                 

INSURANCE-PROPERTY CASUALTY

 

0.8%

                 
Liberty Mutual Insurance, 7.697%,
due 10/15/97, 144Ab
     

$

5,000,000

     

6,341,830

   

INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

 

1.8%

                 
Frontier Communications Corp., 9.00%,
due 8/15/31
       

12,500,000

     

13,250,000

   
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Identified cost—$18,067,964)
           

19,591,830

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
14



COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2014

        Number
of Shares
 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

   

1.5%

                   

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

                         
State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund,
0.00%d
       

11,100,000

   

$

11,100,000

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified cost—$11,100,000)
           

11,100,000

   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Identified cost—$992,518,663)

   

140.4

%

           

1,040,490,749

   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

   

(40.4

)

           

(299,584,975

)

 
NET ASSETS (Equivalent to $25.70 per share based on
28,830,580 shares of common stock outstanding)
   

100.0

%

         

$

740,905,774

   

Note: Percentages indicated are based on the net assets of the Fund.

a  All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral in connection with the Fund's revolving credit agreement. $510,719,826 in aggregate has been pledged as collateral.

b  Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors. Aggregate holdings equal 31.9% of the net assets of the Fund, of which 0.0% are illiquid.

c  A portion of the security is segregated as collateral for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts. $1,798,875 in aggregate has been segregated as collateral.

d  Rate quoted represents the annualized seven-day yield of the Fund.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

December 31, 2014

Interest rate swaps outstanding at December 31, 2014 were as follows:

Counterparty

  Notional
Amount
  Fixed
Rate
Payable
  Floating Rate
(resets monthly)
Receivablea
  Termination
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

$

94,500,000

     

0.914

%

   

0.155

%

 

December 1, 2017

 

$

507,998

   

Bank of America, N.A.

   

94,500,000

     

1.164

%

   

0.155

%

 

December 1, 2018

   

776,445

   

BNP Paribas

   

94,500,000

     

1.395

%

   

0.155

%

 

December 1, 2019

   

807,995

   
   

$

2,092,438

   

a  Based on LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate). Represents rates in effect at December 31, 2014.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014 were as follows:

Counterparty

  Contracts to
Deliver
  In Exchange
For
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

2,179,047

   

USD

2,715,310

   

1/5/15

 

$

78,554

   

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

12,385,671

   

USD

15,444,734

   

1/5/15

   

457,450

   

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

14,176,907

   

USD

22,190,928

   

1/5/15

   

94,786

   

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

4,445,492

   

EUR

3,615,397

   

1/5/15

   

(70,680

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

22,109,737

   

GBP

14,176,907

   

1/5/15

   

(13,595

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

USD

13,246,598

   

EUR

10,949,321

   

1/5/15

   

2,630

   

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

EUR

11,749,571

   

USD

14,217,615

   

2/3/15

   

(4,352

)

 

Brown Brothers Harriman

 

GBP

14,299,111

   

USD

22,293,015

   

2/3/15

   

11,489

   
   

$

556,282

   

Glossary of Portfolio Abbreviations

EUR  Euro Currency
FRN  Floating Rate Note
GBP  Great British Pound
TruPS  Trust Preferred Securities
USD  United States Dollar

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
16




COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2014

ASSETS:

 

Investments in securities, at value (Identified cost—$992,518,663)

 

$

1,040,490,749

   

Cash

   

11,960,315

   

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swap transactions

   

2,092,438

   

Receivable for:

 

Dividends and interest

   

10,288,477

   

Investment securities sold

   

355,938

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

644,909

   

Other assets

   

228,908

   

Total Assets

   

1,066,061,734

   

LIABILITIES:

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

88,627

   

Payable for:

 

Revolving credit agreement

   

315,000,000

   

Dividends declared

   

8,957,341

   

Investment advisory fees

   

633,331

   

Interest expense

   

269,665

   

Administration fees

   

45,238

   

Directors' fees

   

390

   

Other liabilities

   

161,368

   

Total Liabilities

   

325,155,960

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

740,905,774

   

NET ASSETS consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

684,644,336

   
Accumulated undistributed net investment income    

69,108

   
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain    

5,620,980

   

Net unrealized appreciation

   

50,571,350

   
   

$

740,905,774

   

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE:

 

($740,905,774 ÷ 28,830,580 shares outstanding)

 

$

25.70

   

MARKET PRICE PER SHARE

 

$

22.66

   

MARKET PRICE DISCOUNT TO NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

   

(11.83

)%

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
17



COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

Investment Income:

 

Dividend income

 

$

18,384,759

   

Interest income (net of $51,292 of foreign withholding tax)

   

44,621,089

   

Total Investment Income

   

63,005,848

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

7,520,212

   

Interest expense

   

3,277,261

   

Administration fees

   

697,255

   

Custodian fees and expenses

   

105,119

   

Professional fees

   

102,655

   

Shareholder reporting expenses

   

73,371

   

Directors' fees and expenses

   

39,960

   

Line of credit fees

   

28,700

   

Transfer agent fees and expenses

   

19,882

   

Registration and filing fees

   

8,748

   

Miscellaneous

   

73,291

   

Total Expenses

   

11,946,454

   

Net Investment Income

   

51,059,394

   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

17,174,841

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

4,684,719

   

Interest rate swap transactions

   

(2,868,855

)

 

Net realized gain

   

18,990,705

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

13,963,821

   

Foreign currency translations

   

1,192,755

   

Interest rate swap transactions

   

(4,455,857

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

10,700,719

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

29,691,424

   

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

80,750,818

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
18



COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2014
  For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 

Change in Net Assets:

 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

51,059,394

   

$

51,823,918

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

18,990,705

     

(147,025

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)
   

10,700,719

     

(5,782,125

)

 
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
   

80,750,818

     

45,894,768

   

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(47,656,331

)

   

(53,021,466

)

 

Net realized gain

   

(14,963,689

)

   

(893,748

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

(1,175,592

)

 
Total dividends and distributions
to shareholders
   

(62,620,020

)

   

(55,090,806

)

 

Capital Stock Transactions:

 
Decrease in net assets from Fund share
transactions
   

     

(2,500,023

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

18,130,798

     

(11,696,061

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

722,774,976

     

734,471,037

   

End of yeara

 

$

740,905,774

   

$

722,774,976

   

a  Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income and dividends in excess of net investment income of $69,108 and $357,216, respectively.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
19



COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

Increase in Cash:

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

80,750,818

   
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from
operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

Purchases of long-term investments

   

(491,297,578

)

 

Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments

   

(7,100,000

)

 

Net amortization of premium

   

2,918,442

   

Proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments

   

502,149,309

   

Net decrease in dividends and interest receivable and other assets

   

2,636,486

   
Net increase in interest expense payable, accrued expenses and
other liabilities
   

263,655

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

   

(13,963,821

)

 

Net change in unrealized depreciation on interest rate swap transactions

   

4,455,857

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
   

(1,279,205

)

 

Net realized gain on investments

   

(17,174,841

)

 

Cash provided by operating activities

   

62,359,122

   

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

Dividends and distributions paid

   

(54,885,131

)

 

Increase in cash

   

7,473,991

   

Cash at beginning of year

   

4,486,324

   

Cash at end of year

 

$

11,960,315

   

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

During the year ended December 31, 2014, interest paid was $3,016,763.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements. It should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto.

  For the Year Ended
December 31,
  For the Period
July 27, 2012a
through
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

 

2014

 

2013

 

December 31, 2012

 
Net asset value, beginning of period  

$

25.07

   

$

25.37

   

$

23.88

   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

 
Net investment incomeb    

1.77

     

1.79

     

0.59

c

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)    

1.03

     

(0.20

)

   

1.63

   
Total from investment operations    

2.80

     

1.59

     

2.22

   

Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

 
Net investment income    

(1.65

)

   

(1.83

)

   

(0.67

)

 
Net realized gain    

(0.52

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.01

)

 
Return of capital    

     

(0.04

)

   

   
Total dividends and distributions to shareholders    

(2.17

)

   

(1.90

)

   

(0.68

)

 
Offering costs charged to paid-in capital    

     

     

(0.05

)

 
Anti-dilutive effect from the issuance of reinvested shares    

     

0.00

d

   

0.00

d

 
Anti-dilutive effect from the repurchase of shares    

     

0.01

     

   
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value    

0.63

     

(0.30

)

   

1.49

   
Net asset value, end of period  

$

25.70

   

$

25.07

   

$

25.37

   
Market value, end of period  

$

22.66

   

$

22.62

   

$

25.04

   
Total net asset value returne    

12.13

%

   

6.80

%

   

9.14

%f

 
Total market value returne    

9.57

%

   

–2.37

%

   

2.89

%f

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS—(Continued)

  For the Year Ended
December 31,
  For the Period
July 27, 2012a
through
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

2014

 

2013

 

December 31, 2012

 
Net assets, end of period (in millions)  

$

740.9

   

$

722.8

   

$

734.5

   
Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets    

1.57

%

   

1.62

%

   

1.39

%g

 
Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets
(excluding interest expense)
   

1.14

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.09

%g

 
Ratio of net investment income to average daily net assets    

6.72

%

   

6.98

%

   

5.57

%g

 
Ratio of expenses to average daily managed assetsh    

1.11

%

   

1.13

%

   

1.09

%g

 
Portfolio turnover rate    

47

%

   

40

%

   

23

%f

 

Revolving Credit Agreement

 
Asset coverage ratio for revolving credit agreement    

335

%

   

329

%

   

333

%

 
Asset coverage per $1,000 for revolving credit agreement  

$

3,352

   

$

3,295

   

$

3,332

   

a  Commencement of operations.

b  Calculation based on average shares outstanding.

c  10.5% of gross income was attributable to dividends paid by GMAC Capital Trust I.

d  Amount is less than $0.005.

e  Total net asset value return measures the change in net asset value per share over the period indicated. Total market value return is computed based upon the Fund's NYSE market price per share and excludes the effects of brokerage commissions. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of these calculations, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan.

f  Not annualized.

g  Annualized.

h  Average daily managed assets represent net assets plus the outstanding balance of the revolving credit agreement.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on May 1, 2012 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is high current income.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946—Investment Companies. The accounting policies of the Fund are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Portfolio Valuation: Investments in securities that are listed on the NYSE are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the NYSE on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. Forward contracts are valued daily at the prevailing forward exchange rate.

Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price reflected at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities on the business day as of which such value is being determined. If after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued, market conditions change significantly, certain non-U.S. equity holdings may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors.

Readily marketable securities traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities whose primary market is believed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management (the investment advisor) to be over-the-counter, are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date as reported by sources deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors to reflect their fair market value. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. However, certain fixed-income securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a third-party pricing service or third-party broker-dealers when such prices are believed by the investment advisor, pursuant to delegation by the Board of Directors, to reflect the fair market value of such securities. Interest rate swaps are valued utilizing quotes received from an outside pricing service. The pricing services or broker-dealers use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services or broker-dealers may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services or


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

broker-dealers also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market transactions in comparable securities and the various relationships between securities in determining fair value and/or characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features which are used to calculate the fair values.

Short-term debt securities with a maturity date of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset value.

The policies and procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Directors delegate authority to make fair value determinations to the investment advisor, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors. The investment advisor has established a valuation committee (Valuation Committee) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process according to the policies and procedures approved annually by the Board of Directors. Among other things, these procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the investment advisor determines that the bid and/or ask price or a counterparty valuation does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Directors. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, when trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include, but are not limited to, recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets.

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would expect to receive upon the sale of an investment or expect to pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. The hierarchy of inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund's investments is summarized below.

•  Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

•  Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For movements between the levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing the transfer at the end of the period in which the underlying event causing the movement occurred. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities as of December 31, 2014.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2014 in valuing the Fund's investments carried at value:

  Total   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Preferred Securities—
$25 Par Value:
Banks
    $134,853,119       $101,215,357       $33,637,762       $    

Electric—Integrated

   

41,178,982

     

     

41,178,982

     

   

Life/Health Insurance

   

26,843,926

     

12,055,270

     

14,788,656

     

   

Other Industries

   

136,296,228

     

136,296,228

     

     

   
Preferred Securities—Capital
Securities
   

670,626,664

     

     

670,626,664

     

   

Corporate Bonds

   

19,591,830

     

     

19,591,830

     

   

Short-Term Investments

   

11,100,000

     

     

11,100,000

     

   

Total Investmentsa

 

$

1,040,490,749

   

$

249,566,855

   

$

790,923,894

   

$

   

Interest rate swaps

 

$

2,092,438

   

$

   

$

2,092,438

   

$

   
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
   

644,909

     

     

644,909

     

   
Total Appreciation in
Other Financial
Instrumentsa
 

$

2,737,347

   

$

   

$

2,737,347

   

$

   
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
 

$

(88,627

)

 

$

   

$

(88,627

)

 

$

   
Total Depreciation in
Other Financial
Instrumentsa
 

$

(88,627

)

 

$

   

$

(88,627

)

 

$

   

a  Portfolio holdings are disclosed individually on the Schedule of Investments.


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

  Total
Investments
in
Securities
  Preferred
Securities—
$25 Par
Value—
Banks
  Preferred
Securities—
Capital
Securities—
Banks—
Foreign
  Preferred
Securities—
Capital
Securities—
Insurance—
Life/Health
Insurance—
Foreign
 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

 

$

21,753,317

   

$

5,983,469

   

$

10,645,368

   

$

5,124,480

   

Purchases

   

5,099,674

     

815,000

     

4,284,674

     

   

Amortization

   

22,588

     

     

2,460

     

20,128

   
Change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
   

364,040

     

202,550

     

403,306

     

(241,816

)

 

Transfers out of Level 3a

   

(27,239,619

)

   

(7,001,019

)

   

(15,335,808

)

   

(4,902,792

)

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

a  As of December 31, 2013, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of December 31, 2014, the Fund used significant observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments.

Security Transactions and Investment Income: Security transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized over the life of the respective securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends on foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed after the ex-dividend date. Distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are recorded as ordinary income, net realized capital gains or return of capital based on information reported by the REITs and management's estimates of such amounts based on historical information. These estimates are adjusted when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the REITs and actual amounts may differ from the estimated amounts.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, on the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations, certain foreign currency gains/losses included in realized and unrealized gains/losses are included in or are a reduction of ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Securities: The Fund directly purchases securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the ability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with certain of its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment between two parties to purchase or sell foreign currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation on foreign currency translations. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are included in net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund has made an election to treat gains and losses from forward foreign currency exchange contracts as capital gains and losses.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the contract. Risks may also arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. In connection with these contracts, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts.

Interest Rate Swaps: The Fund uses interest rate swaps in connection with borrowing under its credit agreement. The interest rate swaps are intended to reduce interest rate risk by countering the effect that an increase in short-term interest rates could have on the performance of the Fund's shares as a result of the floating rate structure of interest owed pursuant to the credit agreement. In these interest rate swaps, the Fund agrees to pay the other party to the interest rate swap (which is known as the counterparty) a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty's agreement to pay the Fund a variable rate payment that is intended to approximate the Fund's variable rate payment obligation on


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

the credit agreement. The payment obligation is based on the notional amount of the swap. Depending on the state of interest rates in general, the use of interest rate swaps could enhance or harm the overall performance of the Fund. The market value of interest rate swaps is based on pricing models that consider the time value of money, volatility, the current market and contractual prices of the underlying financial instrument. Unrealized appreciation is reported as an asset and unrealized depreciation is reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The change in value of swaps, including the accrual of periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swaps, is reported as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statement of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon payment or receipt of a periodic payment or termination of a swap agreement. Swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of market and counterparty risk, and exposure to loss in excess of the related amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract's remaining life, to the extent that such amount is positive.

The enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) required the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission to mandate by regulation that certain derivatives, previously traded over-the-counter, including interest rate swaps, be executed in a regulated, transparent market and settled by means of a central clearing house. Any such changes may, among various possible effects, increase the cost of entering into derivatives transactions, require more assets of the Fund to be used for collateral in support of those derivatives than is currently the case, or could limit the Fund's ability to pursue its investment strategies.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund did not enter into any centrally cleared swap contracts.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends from net investment income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward, are typically distributed to shareholders at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are automatically reinvested in full and fractional shares of the Fund in accordance with the Fund's Reinvestment Plan, unless the shareholder has elected to have them paid in cash.

Distributions paid by the Fund are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes. Based upon the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2014, a portion of the distributions have been reclassified to distributions from realized gains.

Income Taxes: It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interest of the shareholders, by complying with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, and by distributing substantially all of its taxable earnings to its shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary. Dividend and interest income from holdings in non-U.S. securities is recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on federal and applicable state income tax returns as well as its tax positions in non-U.S. jurisdictions in which it


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

trades for all open tax years and has concluded that as of December 31, 2014, no additional provisions for income tax are required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's tax positions for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, state departments of revenue and by foreign tax authorities.

Note 2. Investment Advisory Fees, Administration Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fees: The investment advisor serves as the Fund's investment advisor pursuant to an investment advisory agreement (the investment advisory agreement). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the investment advisor provides the Fund with day-to-day investment decisions and generally manages the Fund's investments in accordance with the stated policies of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors.

For the services provided to the Fund, the investment advisor receives a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.70% of the average daily managed assets of the Fund. Managed assets are equal to the net assets of the common shares plus the amount of any borrowings, used for leverage, outstanding.

Administration Fees: The Fund has entered into an administration agreement with the investment advisor under which the investment advisor performs certain administrative functions for the Fund and receives a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily managed assets of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund incurred $537,158 in fees under this administration agreement. Additionally, the Fund pays State Street Bank and Trust Company as co-administrator under a fund accounting and administration agreement.

Directors' and Officers' Fees: Certain directors and officers of the Fund are also directors, officers and/or employees of the investment advisor. The Fund does not pay compensation to directors and officers affiliated with the investment advisor except for the Chief Compliance Officer, who received compensation from the investment advisor, which was reimbursed by the Fund, in the amount of $12,245 for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Note 3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2014, totaled $491,297,578 and $501,851,009, respectively.


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Note 4. Derivative Investments

The following tables present the value of derivatives held at December 31, 2014 and the effect of derivatives held during the year ended December 31, 2014, along with the respective location in the financial statements.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 
   

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Derivatives

 

Location

 

Fair Value

 

Location

 

Fair Value

 
Interest rate
swap contracts
 

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,092,438

   

Unrealized depreciation

 

$

   
Forward foreign
currency exchange  
contractsa
  Unrealized appreciation    

644,909

    Unrealized depreciation    

88,627

   

a  Forward foreign currency exchange contracts executed with Brown Brothers Harriman are not subject to a master netting arrangement or another similar agreement.

Statement of Operations

 

Derivatives

 

Location

  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Interest rate swap
contracts
 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

$

(2,868,855

)

 

$

(4,455,857

)

 
Forward foreign
currency exchange  
contracts
  Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)    

4,698,460

   

1,279,205

   

The following summarizes the volume of the Fund's interest rate swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts activity during the year ended December 31, 2014:

    Interest
Rate Swap
Contracts
  Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts
 

Average Notional Balance

 

$

283,500,000

   

$

63,342,203

   

Ending Notional Balance

   

283,500,000

     

36,510,630

   


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

At December 31, 2014, the Fund's derivative assets and liabilities (by type), which are subject to a master netting agreement, are as follows:

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Interest rate swap contracts

 

$

2,092,438

   

$

   

The following table presents the Fund's derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund, if any, as of December 31, 2014:

Counterparty

  Gross Amounts
of Assets
Presented in
the Statement
of Assets
and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
  Collateral
Received
  Net Amount
of Derivative
Assetsa
 

Bank of America

 

$

1,284,443

   

$

   

$

   

$

1,284,443

   

BNP Paribas

   

807,995

     

     

     

807,995

   

Total

 

$

2,092,438

   

$

   

$

   

$

2,092,438

   

a  Net amount represents the net receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

Note 5. Income Tax Information

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid was as follows:

  For the Year Ended
December 31,
 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Ordinary income

 

$

49,308,005

   

$

53,915,214

   

Long-term capital gains

   

13,312,015

     

   
Return of capital    

     

1,175,592

   

Total dividends and distributions

 

$

62,620,020

   

$

55,090,806

   


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

As of December 31, 2014, the tax-basis components of accumulated earnings and the federal tax cost were as follows:

Cost for federal income tax purposes

 

$

991,077,008

   
Gross unrealized appreciation  

$

54,064,080

   

Gross unrealized depreciation

   

(4,650,339

)

 
Net unrealized appreciation  

$

49,413,741

   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

 

$

4,427,836

   

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund utilized net capital loss carryforwards of $699,475.

As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had temporary book/tax differences primarily attributable to wash sales on portfolio securities and certain fixed income securities and permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to foreign currency transactions, differing treatment of interest rate swaps and certain fixed income securities. To reflect reclassifications arising from the permanent differences, paid-in capital was credited $3,035,434, accumulated undistributed net realized gain was charged $58,695 and accumulated undistributed net investment income was charged $2,976,739. Net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

Note 6. Capital Stock

The Fund is authorized to issue 250 million shares of common stock at a par value of $0.001 per share.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund did not issue shares of common stock for the reinvestment of dividends. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund issued 19,422 shares of common stock for the reinvestment of dividends in an amount of $510,378.

On December 9, 2014, the Board of Directors approved the continuation of the delegation of its authority to management to effect repurchases, pursuant to management's discretion and subject to market conditions and investment considerations, of up to 10% of the Fund's common shares outstanding (Share Repurchase Program) as of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund did not effect any repurchases. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund repurchased 135,026 Treasury shares of its common stock at an average price of $22.29 per share (including brokerage commissions) at a weighted average discount of 10.9%. These repurchases, which had a total cost of $3,010,401 resulted in an increase of $0.01 to the Fund's net asset value per share.

Note 7. Borrowings

From September 19, 2012 to November 21, 2014, the Fund was party to a $315,000,000 revolving credit agreement (the BOA credit agreement) with Bank of America, N.A. London Branch (BoA). The Fund paid a monthly financing charge which was calculated based on the used portion of the BOA credit


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

agreement and a LIBOR-based rate. The Fund also paid a fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused portion of the BOA credit agreement. The BOA credit agreement had a 364-day rolling term that reset daily; however, if the Fund exceeded certain net asset value triggers or violated certain other conditions, the BOA credit agreement may have been terminated. The Fund was required to pledge portfolio securities as collateral in an amount up to two times the loan balance outstanding and had granted a security interest in the securities pledged to, and in favor of, BoA as security for the loan balance outstanding. If the Fund failed to meet certain requirements, or maintain other financial covenants required under the BOA credit agreement, the Fund may have been required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding under the BOA credit agreement, necessitating the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. The BOA credit agreement also included a term that permitted the Fund to request, upon notice, that the facility convert to a combination of LIBOR-based variable and fixed rate financing, subject to certain conditions. The Fund's credit agreement with BoA terminated on November 21, 2014.

On the same day, November, 21, 2014, the Fund entered into a $315,000,000 revolving credit agreement (the SSB credit agreement) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (State Street). The Fund pays a monthly financing charge which is calculated based on the used portion of the SSB credit agreement and a LIBOR-based rate. The Fund also pays a fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the SSB credit agreement. The SSB credit agreement has a 360-day evergreen provision whereby State Street may terminate this agreement upon 360 days' notice, but the Fund may terminate on 30 days' notice to State Street; however, if the Fund exceeds certain net asset value triggers or violates certain other conditions, the SSB credit agreement may be terminated. If the Fund fails to meet certain requirements, or maintain other financial covenants required under the SSB credit agreement, the Fund may be required to repay immediately, in part or in full, the loan balance outstanding under the SSB credit agreement, necessitating the sale of portfolio securities at potentially inopportune times. On the same day that the Fund entered into the SSB credit agreement with State Street, the Fund paid off in its entirety the prior credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. London Branch.

As of December 31, 2014, the Fund had outstanding borrowings of $315,000,000. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Fund borrowed an average daily balance of $315,000,000 at a weighted average borrowing cost of 1.0%.

Note 8. Other

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Note 9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated events and transactions occurring after December 31, 2014 through the date that the financial statements were issued, and has determined that no additional disclosure in the financial statements is required.


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") at December 31, 2014, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 25, 2015


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(Periods ended December 31, 2014) (Unaudited)

Based on Net Asset Value

 

Based on Market Value

 
One Year   Since Inception
(7/27/12)
 

One Year

  Since Inception
(7/27/12)
 
  12.13

%

   

11.67

%

   

9.57

%

   

4.04

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return will vary and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, if sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance results reflect the effect of leverage from utilization of borrowings under a credit agreement. Current total returns of the Fund can be obtained by visiting our website at cohenandsteers.com. The Fund's returns assume the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan.

TAX INFORMATION—2014 (Unaudited)

Pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, the Fund designates qualified dividend income of $42,770,481. Additionally, 48.46% of the ordinary dividends qualified for the dividends received deduction available to corporations. Also, the Fund designates a long-term capital gain distribution of $13,312,015 at the 20% maximum rate.

REINVESTMENT PLAN

The Fund has a dividend reinvestment plan commonly referred to as an "opt-out" plan (the Plan). Each common shareholder who participates in the Plan will have all distributions of dividends and capital gains (Dividends) automatically reinvested in additional common shares by Computershare as agent (the Plan Agent). Shareholders who elect not to participate in the Plan will receive all Dividends in cash paid by check mailed directly to the shareholder of record (or if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Plan Agent, as dividend disbursing agent. Shareholders whose common shares are held in the name of a broker or nominee should contact the broker or nominee to determine whether and how they may participate in the Plan.

The Plan Agent serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Plan. After the Fund declares a Dividend, the Plan Agent will, as agent for the shareholders, either: (i) receive the cash payment and use it to buy common shares in the open market, on the NYSE or elsewhere, for the participants' accounts or (ii) distribute newly issued common shares of the Fund on behalf of the participants.

The Plan Agent will receive cash from the Fund with which to buy common shares in the open market if, on the Dividend payment date, the net asset value (NAV) per share exceeds the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions on that date. The Plan Agent will receive the Dividend in newly issued common shares of the Fund if, on the Dividend payment date, the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions equals or exceeds the NAV per share of the Fund on that date. The number of shares to be issued will be computed at a per share rate equal to the greater of (i) the NAV or (ii) 95% of the closing market price per share on the payment date.


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If the market price per share is less than the NAV on a Dividend payment date, the Plan Agent will have until the last business day before the next ex-dividend date for the common stock, but in no event more than 30 days after the Dividend payment date (as the case may be, the Purchase Period), to invest the Dividend amount in shares acquired in open market purchases. If at the close of business on any day during the Purchase Period on which NAV is calculated the NAV equals or is less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will cease making open market purchases and the uninvested portion of such Dividends shall be filled through the issuance of new shares of common stock from the Fund at the price set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph.

Participants in the Plan may withdraw from the Plan upon notice to the Plan Agent. Such withdrawal will be effective immediately if received not less than ten days prior to a Dividend record date; otherwise, it will be effective for all subsequent Dividends. If any participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell all or part of his or her shares and remit the proceeds, the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct a $15.00 fee plus $0.10 per share brokerage commissions.

The Plan Agent's fees for the handling of reinvestment of Dividends will be paid by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of Dividends. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants of any income tax that may be payable or required to be withheld on such Dividends.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at 800-432-8224.

OTHER INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-330-7348, (ii) on our website at cohenandsteers.com or (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's (the SEC) website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund's proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-330-7348 or (ii) on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-330-7348 or (ii) on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

Please note that distributions paid by the Fund to shareholders are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes and are taxable up to the amount of the Fund's investment company taxable income and net realized gains. Distributions in excess of the Fund's net investment company taxable income and realized gains are a return of capital distributed from the Fund's assets. To the extent this occurs, the Fund's shareholders of record will be notified of the estimated amount of capital returned to shareholders for each such distribution and this information will also be available at cohenandsteers.com. The final tax treatment of all distributions is reported to shareholders on their 1099-DIV forms, which are mailed after the close of each calendar year. Distributions of capital decrease the Fund's total assets


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and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Fund's expense ratio. In addition, in order to make these distributions, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act that the Fund may purchase, from time to time, shares of its common stock in the open market.

Election of Additional Director

Effective January 26, 2015, the Board of Directors has elected Dean Junkans as director of the Fund to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2017 and until he or his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Prior to becoming a Director of various Cohen & Steers funds, Mr. Junkans was Chief Investment Officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank from 2004 to 2014, and also served as Chief Investment Officer of the Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement group at Wells Fargo & Company from 2011 to 2014. He is currently a member, and former Chair, of the Claritas Advisory Committee at the CFA Institute, and is also a board member and Investment Committee member of Bethel University Foundation. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, River Falls, from 1996 to 2004, and is a U.S. Army Veteran.


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors approves all significant agreements between the Fund and persons or companies furnishing services to it, including the Fund's agreements with its investment advisor, administrator, co-administrator, custodian and transfer agent. The management of the Fund's day-to-day operations is delegated to its officers, the investment advisor, administrator and co-administrator, subject always to the investment objective and policies of the Fund and to the general supervision of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors and officers of the Fund and their principal occupations during at least the past five years are set forth below. The statement of additional information (SAI) includes additional information about fund directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-330-7348.

Name, Address1 and Age

  Position(s) Held
With Fund
  Term of
Office2
  Principal Occupation
During At Least
The Past 5 Years
(Including Other
Directorships Held)
  Number of
Funds Within
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director
(Including
the Fund)
  Length
of Time
Served3
 

Interested Directors4

 
Robert H. Steers
Age: 61
 

Director and Chairman

 

Until next election of directors

 

Chief Executive Officer of Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (CSCM or the Advisor) and its parent, Cohen & Steers, Inc. (CNS) since 2014. Prior to that, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Advisor since 2003 and CNS since 2004.

 

21

 

Since 1991

 
Joseph M. Harvey
Age: 51
 

Director and Vice President

 

Until next election of directors

 

President and Chief Investment Officer of CSCM since 2003 and President of CNS since 2004.

 

16

 

Since 2014

 

Disinterested Directors

 
Michael G. Clark
Age: 49
 

Director

 

Until next election of directors

 

From May 2006 to June 2011, President and Chief Executive Officer of DWS Funds and Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management.

 

21

 

Since 2011

 

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(table continued from previous page)

Name, Address1 and Age

  Position(s) Held
With Fund
  Term of
Office2
  Principal Occupation
During At Least
The Past 5 Years
(Including Other
Directorships Held)
  Number of
Funds Within
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director
(Including
the Fund)
  Length
of Time
Served3
 
Bonnie Cohen
Age: 72
 

Director

 

Until next election of directors

 

Consultant. Board Member, DC Public Library Foundation since 2012, President since 2014; Board Member, Telluride Mountain Film Festival since 2010; Trustee, H. Rubenstein Foundation since 1996; Trustee, District of Columbia Public Libraries since 2004.

 

21

 

Since 2001

 
George Grossman
Age: 61
 

Director

 

Until next election of directors

 

Attorney-at-law.

 

21

 

Since 1993

 
Richard E. Kroon
Age: 72
 

Director

 

Until next election of directors

 

Member of Investment Committee, Monmouth University since 2004; Former Director, Retired Chairman and Managing Partner of Sprout Group venture capital funds, then an affiliate of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation from 1981 to 2001. Former chairman of the National Venture Capital Association for the year 2000.

 

21

 

Since 2004

 
Richard J. Norman
Age: 71
 

Director

 

Until next election of directors

 

Private Investor. Member, Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Corrections Volunteer Corps since February 2010; Liason for Business Leadership, Salvation Army World Service Organization (SAWSO) since 2010; Advisory Board Member, The Salvation Army since 1985; Prior thereto, Investment Representative of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter from 1966 to 2000.

 

21

 

Since 2001

 

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(table continued from previous page)

Name, Address1 and Age

  Position(s) Held
With Fund
  Term of
Office2
  Principal Occupation
During At Least
The Past 5 Years
(Including Other
Directorships Held)
  Number of
Funds Within
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director
(Including
the Fund)
  Length
of Time
Served3
 
Frank K. Ross
Age: 71
 

Director

 

Until next election of directors

 

Visiting Professor of Accounting and Director of the Center for Accounting Education at Howard University School of Business since 2004; Board member and member of Audit Committee (Chairman from 2007 to 2012) and Human Resources and Compensation Committee, Pepco Holdings, Inc. (electric utility) from 2004 to 2014; Formerly, Mid-Atlantic Area Managing Partner for Assurance Services at KPMG LLP and Managing Partner of its Washington, DC offices from 1977 to 2003.

 

21

 

Since 2004

 
C. Edward Ward Jr.
Age: 68
 

Director

 

Until next election of directors

 

Member of The Board of Trustees of Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York from 2004 to 2014. Formerly Director of closed-end fund management for the New York Stock Exchange, where he worked from 1979 to 2004.

 

21

 

Since 2004

 

1  The address for each director is 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

2  On March 12, 2008, the Board of Directors adopted a mandatory retirement policy stating a Director must retire from the Board on December 31st of the year in which he or she turns 75 years of age.

3  The length of time served represents the year in which the director was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Cohen & Steers fund complex.

4  "Interested person", as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund because of affiliation with CSCM (Interested Directors).


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The officers of the Fund (other than Messrs. Steers and Harvey, whose biographies are provided above), their address, their ages and their principal occupations for at least the past five years are set forth below.

Name, Address and Age1   Position(s) Held
With Fund
 

Principal Occupation During At Least the Past 5 Years

  Length
of Time
Served2
 
Adam M. Derechin
Age: 50
 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Chief Operating Officer of CSCM (since 2003) and CNS since 2004.

 

Since 2005

 
William F. Scapell
Age: 46
 

Vice President

 

Executive Vice President of CSCM since January 2014. Prior to that Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2003.

 

Since 2003

 
Francis C. Poli
Age: 52
 

Secretary

 

Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of CSCM and CNS since March 2007.

 

Since 2007

 
James Giallanza
Age: 48
 

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Executive Vice President of CSCM since January 2014 and prior to that Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2006.

 

Since 2006

 
Lisa D. Phelan
Age: 46
 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Senior Vice President of CSCM since 2008. Chief Compliance Officer of CSCM, the Cohen & Steers funds, Cohen & Steers Asia Limited and CSSL since 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

Since 2006

 
Heather Kaden
Age: 39
 

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

 

Vice President of CSCM since 2010 and Compliance Officer of Cohen & Steers UK, Limited since 2013. Prior to that, Senior Compliance Associate since 2007.

 

Since 2014

 
Tina M. Payne
Age: 40
 

Assistant Secretary

 

Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel of CSCM. Prior to that Vice President and Associate General Counsel since July 2007.

 

Since 2007

 
Neil Bloom
Age: 44
 

Assistant Treasurer

 

Vice President of CSCM since August 2008.

 

Since 2009

 

1  The address of each officer is 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

2  Officers serve one-year terms. The length of time served represents the year in which the officer was first elected to that position in any fund in the Cohen & Steers fund complex. All of the officers listed above are officers of one or more of the other funds in the complex.


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COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

Cohen & Steers Privacy Policy

Facts

 

What Does Cohen & Steers Do With Your Personal Information?

 

Why?

 

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?

  The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
• Social Security number and account balances
• Transaction history and account transactions
• Purchase history and wire transfer instructions
 

How?

 

All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons Cohen & Steers chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

 

Reasons we can share your personal information

  Does Cohen & Steers
share?
  Can you limit this
sharing?
 
For our everyday business purposes—
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or reports to credit bureaus
 

Yes

 

No

 
For our marketing purposes—
to offer our products and services to you
 

Yes

 

No

 

For joint marketing with other financial companies—

 

No

 

We don't share

 
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes—
information about your transactions and experiences
 

No

 

We don't share

 
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes—
information about your creditworthiness
 

No

 

We don't share

 

For our affiliates to market to you—

 

No

 

We don't share

 

For non-affiliates to market to you—

 

No

 

We don't share

 

Questions?  Call 800-330-7348


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Cohen & Steers Privacy Policy—(Continued)

Who we are

     

Who is providing this notice?

 

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Cohen & Steers Asia Limited, Cohen & Steers UK Limited, Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC, Cohen & Steers Private Funds and Cohen & Steers Open- and Closed-End Funds (collectively, Cohen & Steers).

 

What we do

     

How does Cohen & Steers protect my personal information?

 

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. We restrict access to your information to those employees who need it to perform their jobs, and also require companies that provide services on our behalf to protect your information.

 

How does Cohen & Steers collect my personal information?

  We collect your personal information, for example, when you:
• Open an account or buy securities from us
• Provide account information or give us your contact information
• Make deposits or withdrawals from your account
We also collect your personal information from other companies.
 

Why can't I limit all sharing?

  Federal law gives you the right to limit only:
• sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes—information about your creditworthiness
• affiliates from using your information to market to you
• sharing for non-affiliates to market to you
State law and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
 

Definitions

     

Affiliates

  Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
• Cohen & Steers does not share with affiliates.
 

Non-affiliates

  Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
• Cohen & Steers does not share with non-affiliates.
 

Joint marketing

  A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
• Cohen & Steers does not jointly market.
 


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Cohen & Steers Investment Solutions

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL REALTY SHARES

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in global real estate equity securities

  •  Symbols: CSFAX, CSFBX*, CSFCX, CSSPX, GRSRX, CSFZX

COHEN & STEERS INSTITUTIONAL REALTY SHARES

  •  Designed for institutional investors seeking total return, investing primarily in U.S. real estate securities

  •  Symbol: CSRIX

COHEN & STEERS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in U.S. real estate securities

  •  Symbols: CSEIX, CSBIX*, CSCIX, CSDIX, CIRRX, CSZIX

COHEN & STEERS INTERNATIONAL REALTY FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in international real estate securities

  •  Symbols: IRFAX, IRFCX, IRFIX

COHEN & STEERS REALTY SHARES

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in U.S. real estate securities

  •  Symbol: CSRSX

COHEN & STEERS
INSTITUTIONAL GLOBAL REALTY SHARES

  •  Designed for institutional investors seeking total return, investing primarily in global real estate securities

  •  Symbol: GRSIX

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in global infrastructure securities

  •  Symbols: CSUAX, CSUBX*, CSUCX, CSUIX, CSURX, CSUZX

COHEN & STEERS DIVIDEND VALUE FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking long-term growth of income and capital appreciation, investing primarily in dividend paying common stocks and preferred stocks

  •  Symbols: DVFAX, DVFCX, DVFIX, DVFRX, DVFZX

COHEN & STEERS
PREFERRED SECURITIES AND INCOME FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return (high current income and capital appreciation), investing primarily in preferred and debt securities

  •  Symbols: CPXAX, CPXCX, CPXIX, CPRRX, CPXZX

COHEN & STEERS REAL ASSETS FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return and the maximization of real returns during inflationary environments by investing primarily in real assets

  •  Symbols: RAPAX, RAPCX, RAPIX, RAPRX, RAPZX

COHEN & STEERS
MLP & ENERGY OPPORTUNITY FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in midstream energy master limited partnership (MLP) units and related stocks

  •  Symbols: MLOAX, MLOCX, MLOIX, MLORX, MLOZX

COHEN & STEERS
ACTIVE COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

  •  Designed for investors seeking total return, investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded commodity future contracts and other commodity-related derivative instruments

  •  Symbols: CDFAX, CDFCX, CDFIX, CDFRX, CDFZX

Distributed by Cohen & Steers Securities, LLC.

COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL REALTY MAJORS ETF

  •  Designed for investors who seek a relatively low-cost passive approach for investing in a portfolio of real estate equity securities of companies in a specified index

  •  Symbol: GRI

Distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc.

ISHARES COHEN & STEERS
REALTY MAJORS INDEX FUND

  •  Designed for investors who seek a relatively low-cost passive approach for investing in a portfolio of real estate equity securities of companies in a specified index

  •  Symbol: ICF

Distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co.

*  Class B shares are no longer offered except through dividend reinvestment and permitted exchanges by existing Class B shareholders.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the fund carefully before investing. A summary prospectus and prospectus containing this and other information can be obtained by calling 800-330-7348 or by visiting cohenandsteers.com. Please read the summary prospectus and prospectus carefully before investing.


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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Robert H. Steers
Director and Chairman

Joseph M. Harvey
Director and Vice President

Michael G. Clark
Director

Bonnie Cohen
Director

George Grossman
Director

Richard E. Kroon
Director

Richard J. Norman
Director

Frank K. Ross
Director

C. Edward Ward, Jr.
Director

Adam M. Derechin
President and Chief Executive Officer

William F. Scapell
Vice President

Francis C. Poli
Secretary

James Giallanza
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Lisa D. Phelan
Chief Compliance Officer

Heather Kaden
Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Tina M. Payne
Assistant Secretary

Neil Bloom
Assistant Treasurer

KEY INFORMATION

Investment Advisor

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 832-3232

Co-administrator and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

The Registrant has adopted an Amended and Restated Code of Ethics that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.  The Code of Ethics was in effect during the reporting period.  The Registrant has not amended the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the reporting period.  The Registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the reporting period.  A current copy of the Code of Ethics is available on the Registrant’s website at www.cohenandsteers.com/assets/content/uploads/code_of_ethics_exec_and_senior.pdf.  Upon request, a copy of the Code of Ethics can be obtained free of charge by calling 800-330-7348 or writing to the Secretary of the Registrant, 280 Park Avenue, 10th floor, New York, NY  10017.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s board has determined that Michael G. Clark and Frank K. Ross, each a member of the board’s Audit Committee, are each an “audit committee financial expert”.  Mr. Clark and Mr. Ross are each “independent,” as such term is defined in Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) — (d) Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Audit Fees

 

$

47,700

 

$

46,350

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

Tax Fees

 

$

6,600

 

$

6,400

 

All Other Fees

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

Tax fees were billed in connection with the preparation of tax returns, calculation and designation of dividends and other miscellaneous tax services.

 

(e)(1)                   The registrant’s audit committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed for the registrant by the principal accountant. The audit committee also is required to pre-approve non-audit services performed by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant’s investment advisor (not including any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) and/or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the registrant’s investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement for services relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

The audit committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members who are independent members of the board of directors of the registrant. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any pre-approval decisions to the audit committee at its next scheduled meeting.  The audit committee may not delegate its responsibility to pre-

 



 

approve services to be performed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the investment advisor.

 

(e)(2)                   No services included in (b) — (d) above were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraphs (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f)                                   Not applicable.

 

(g)                                  For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant and for non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment advisor (not including any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) and/or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the registrant’s investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant were:

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Registrant

 

$

6,600

 

$

6,400

 

Investment Advisor

 

$

15,000

 

$

15,000

 

 

(h)                                 The registrant’s audit committee considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment advisor (not including any sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment advisor) and/or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the registrant’s investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X was compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The members of the committee are Frank K. Ross (chairman), Michael G. Clark, Bonnie Cohen, George Grossman and Richard E. Kroon.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

Included in Item 1 above.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

The registrant has delegated voting of proxies in respect of portfolio holdings to Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth below.

 



 

COHEN & STEERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

STATEMENT OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING THE VOTING OF SECURITIES

 

This statement sets forth the policies and procedures that Cohen & Steers, Inc. and its affiliated advisors (“Cohen & Steers”, “we” or “us”) follow in exercising voting rights with respect to securities held in its client portfolios.  All proxy-voting rights that are exercised by Cohen & Steers shall be subject to this Statement of Policy and Procedures.

 

A.                                    General Proxy Voting Guidelines

 

Objectives

 

Voting rights are an important component of corporate governance.  Cohen & Steers has three overall objectives in exercising voting rights:

 

·                  Responsibility. Cohen & Steers shall seek to ensure that there is an effective means in place to hold companies accountable for their actions. While management must be accountable to its board, the board must be accountable to a company’s shareholders.  Although accountability can be promoted in a variety of ways, protecting shareholder voting rights may be among our most important tools.

 

·                  Rationalizing Management and Shareholder Concerns.  Cohen & Steers seeks to ensure that the interests of a company’s management and board are aligned with those of the company’s shareholders.  In this respect, compensation must be structured to reward the creation of shareholder value.

 

·                  Shareholder Communication.  Since companies are owned by their shareholders, Cohen & Steers seeks to ensure that management effectively communicates with its owners about the company’s business operations and financial performance. It is only with effective communication that shareholders will be able to assess the performance of management and to make informed decisions on when to buy, sell or hold a company’s securities.

 

General Principles

 

In exercising voting rights, Cohen & Steers shall conduct itself in accordance with the general principles set forth below.

 

·                  The ability to exercise a voting right with respect to a security is a valuable right and, therefore, must be viewed as part of the asset itself.

 

·                  In exercising voting rights, Cohen & Steers shall engage in a careful evaluation of issues that may materially affect the rights of shareholders and the value of the security.

 



 

·                  Consistent with general fiduciary principles, the exercise of voting rights shall always be conducted with reasonable care, prudence and diligence.

 

·                  In exercising voting rights on behalf of clients, Cohen & Steers shall conduct itself in the same manner as if Cohen & Steers were the constructive owner of the securities.

 

·                  To the extent reasonably possible, Cohen & Steers shall participate in each shareholder voting opportunity.

 

·                  Voting rights shall not automatically be exercised in favor of management-supported proposals.

 

·                  Cohen & Steers, and its officers and employees, shall never accept any item of value in consideration of a favorable proxy voting decision.

 

General Guidelines

 

Set forth below are general guidelines that Cohen & Steers shall follow in exercising proxy voting rights:

 

·                  Prudence.  In making a proxy voting decision, Cohen & Steers shall give appropriate consideration to all relevant facts and circumstances, including the value of the securities to be voted and the likely effect any vote may have on that value.  Since voting rights must be exercised on the basis of an informed judgment, investigation shall be a critical initial step.

 

·                  Third Party Views.  While Cohen & Steers may consider the views of third parties, Cohen & Steers shall never base a proxy voting decision solely on the opinion of a third party.  Rather, decisions shall be based on a reasonable and good faith determination as to how best to maximize shareholder value.

 

·                  Shareholder Value.  Just as the decision whether to purchase or sell a security is a matter of judgment, determining whether a specific proxy resolution will increase the market value of a security is a matter of judgment as to which informed parties may differ.  In determining how a proxy vote may affect the economic value of a security, Cohen & Steers shall consider both short-term and long-term views about a company’s business and prospects, especially in light of our projected holding period on the stock (e.g., Cohen & Steers may discount long-term views on a short-term holding).

 

Specific Guidelines

 

Uncontested Director Elections

 

Votes on director nominees should be made on a case-by-case basis using a “mosaic” approach, where all factors are considered in director elections and where no single issue is deemed to be determinative.  For example, a nominee’s experience and business judgment may be critical to

 



 

the long-term success of the portfolio company, notwithstanding the fact that he or she may serve on the board of more than four public companies. In evaluating nominees, we consider the following factors:

 

·                  Whether the nominee attended less than 75 percent of the board and committee meetings without a valid excuse for the absences;

 

·                  Whether the nominee is an inside or affiliated outside director and sits on the audit, compensation, or nominating committees;

 

·                  Whether the board ignored a significant shareholder proposal that was approved by a majority of the votes cast in the previous year;

 

·                  Whether the board, without shareholder approval, to our knowledge instituted a new poison pill plan, extended an existing plan, or adopted a new plan upon the expiration of an existing plan during the past year;

 

·                  Whether the nominee is an inside or affiliated outside director and the full board serves as the audit, compensation, or nominating committee or the company does not have one of these committees;

 

·                  Whether the nominee is an insider or affiliated outsider on boards that are not at least majority independent;

 

·                  Whether the nominee is the CEO of a publicly-traded company who serves on more than two public boards;

 

·                  Whether the nominee is the chairperson of a publicly-traded company who serves on more than two public boards;

 

·                  Whether the nominee serves on more than four public company boards;

 

·                  Whether the nominee serves on the audit committee where there is evidence (such as audit reports or reports mandated under the Sarbanes Oxley Act) that there exists material weaknesses in the company’s internal controls;

 

·                  Whether the nominee serves on the compensation committee if that director was present at the time of the grant of backdated options or options the pricing or the timing of which we believe may have been manipulated to provide additional benefits to executives;

 

·                  Whether the nominee has a material related party transaction or is believed by us to have a material conflict of interest with the portfolio company;

 

·                  Whether the nominee (or the overall board) in our view has a record of making poor

 



 

corporate or strategic decisions or has demonstrated an overall lack of good business judgment, including, among other things, whether the company’s total shareholder return is in the bottom 25% of its peer group over the prior five years;

 

·                  Material failures of governance, stewardship, risk oversight(1), or fiduciary responsibilities at the company;

 

·                  Failure to replace management as appropriate; and

 

·                  Egregious actions related to a director’s service on other boards that raise substantial doubt about his or her ability to effectively oversee management and serve the best interests of shareholders at any company.

 

Proxy Access

 

We recognize the importance of shareholder access to the ballot process as a means to ensure that boards do not become self-perpetuating and self-serving.  However, we are also aware that some proposals may promote certain interest groups and could be disruptive to the nomination process. We will generally vote against proxy access except in instances where companies have displayed a lack of shareholder accountability and where the proposal is specifically defined (i.e. minimum ownership threshold, duration, etc.).

 


(1) Examples of failure of risk oversight include, but are not limited to: bribery; large or serial fines from regulatory bodies; significant adverse legal judgments or settlements; hedging of company stock by the employees or directors of a company; or significant pledging of company stock in the aggregate by the officers and directors of a company.

 

Proxy Contests

 

Director Nominees in a Contested Election

 

By definition, this type of board candidate or slate runs for the purpose of seeking a significant change in corporate policy or control.  Therefore, the economic impact of the vote in favor of or in opposition to that director or slate must be analyzed using a higher standard such as is normally applied to changes in control.  Criteria for evaluating director nominees as a group or individually should also include: the underlying reason why the new slate (or individual director) is being proposed; performance; compensation; corporate governance provisions and takeover activity; criminal activity; attendance at meetings; investment in the company; interlocking directorships; inside, outside and independent directors; number of other board seats; and other experience.  It is impossible to have a general policy regarding director nominees in a contested election.

 

Reimbursement of Proxy Solicitation Expenses

 

Decisions to provide full reimbursement for dissidents waging a proxy contest should be made on a case-by-case basis.

 



 

Ratification of Auditors

 

We vote for proposals to ratify auditors, unless an auditor has a financial interest in or association with the company, and is therefore not independent; or there is reason to believe that the independent auditor has rendered an opinion that is neither accurate nor indicative of the company’s financial position.

 

Generally, we vote against auditor ratification and withhold votes from audit committee members if non-audit fees exceed audit fees.

 

We generally vote against auditor ratification if the fees paid to the audit firm are not disclosed by the company in a timely manner prior to the meeting.

 

We vote on a case-by-case basis on auditor rotation proposals.  Criteria for evaluating the rotation proposal include, but are not limited to: tenure of the audit firm; establishment and disclosure of a renewal process whereby the auditor is regularly evaluated for both audit quality and competitive price; length of the rotation period advocated in the proposal; and any significant audit related issues.

 

Generally, we vote against auditor indemnification and limitation of liability; however we recognize there may be situations where indemnification and limitations on liability may be appropriate.

 

Takeover Defenses

 

While we recognize that a takeover attempt can be a significant distraction for the board and management to deal with, the simple fact is that the possibility of a corporate takeover keeps management focused on maximizing shareholder value.  As a result, Cohen & Steers opposes measures that are designed to prevent or obstruct corporate takeovers because they can entrench current management.  The following are our guidelines on change of control issues:

 

Shareholder Rights Plans

 

We acknowledge that there are arguments for and against shareholder rights plans, also known as “poison pills.”  Companies should put their case for rights plans to shareholders.

 

We review on a case-by-case basis management proposals to ratify a poison pill. We generally look for shareholder friendly features including a two- to three-year sunset provision, a permitted bid provision and a 20 percent or higher flip-in provision.

 

Greenmail

 

We vote for proposals to adopt anti-greenmail charter or bylaw amendments or otherwise restrict a company’s ability to make greenmail payments.

 

Unequal Voting Rights

 

Generally, we vote against dual-class recapitalizations as they offer an effective way for a firm to thwart hostile takeovers by concentrating voting power in the hands of management or other insiders.

 



 

Classified Boards

 

We generally vote in favor of shareholder proposals to declassify a board of directors, although we acknowledge that a classified board may be in the long-term best interests of the shareholders of a company in certain situations, such as continuity of a strong board and management team or for certain types of companies.  In voting on shareholder proposals to declassify a board of directors, we evaluate all facts and circumstances surrounding such proposal, including whether: (i) the current management and board have a track record of making good corporate or strategic decisions, (ii) the shareholder proposing the de-classification has an agenda in making such proposal that may be at odds with the long-term best interests of the shareholders of the company, or (iii) it would be in the best interests of the company to thwart a shareholder’s attempt to control the board of directors.

 

Cumulative Voting

 

Having the ability to cumulate our votes for the election of directors — that is, cast more than one vote for a director about whom they feel strongly — generally increases shareholders’ rights to effect change in the management of a corporation. However, we acknowledge that cumulative voting promotes special candidates who may not represent the interests of all, or even a majority, of shareholders.  In voting on proposals to institute cumulative voting, we therefore evaluate all facts and circumstances surrounding such proposal and we generally vote against cumulative voting where the company has good corporate governance practices in place, including majority voting for board elections and de-classified boards.

 

Shareholder Ability to Call Special Meeting

 

Cohen & Steers votes on a case-by-case basis for shareholder proposals requesting companies to amend their governance documents (bylaws and/or charter) in order to allow shareholders to call special meetings.  We recognize the importance on shareholder ability to call a special meeting and generally will vote for such shareholder proposals where the shareholder(s) making such proposal hold at least 20% of the company’s outstanding shares. However, we are also aware that some proposals are put forth in order to promote the agenda(s) of certain special interest groups and could be disruptive to the management of the company, and in those cases we will vote against such shareholder proposals.

 

Shareholder Ability to Act by Written Consent

 

We generally vote against proposals to allow or facilitate shareholder action by written consent.  The requirement that all shareholders be given notice of a shareholders’ meeting and matters to be discussed therein seems to provide a reasonable protection of minority shareholder rights.

 

Shareholder Ability to Alter the Size of the Board

 

We generally vote for proposals that seek to fix the size of the board and vote against proposals that give management the ability to alter the size of the board without shareholder approval. While we recognize the importance of such proposals, we are however also aware that these proposals are sometimes put forth in order to promote the agenda(s) of certain special interest

 



 

groups and could be disruptive to the management of the company.

 

Miscellaneous Board Provisions

 

Board Committees

 

Boards should delegate key oversight functions, such as responsibility for audit, nominating and compensation issues, to independent committees. The chairman and members of any committee should be clearly identified in the annual report. Any committee should have the authority to engage independent advisors where appropriate at the company’s expense.

 

Audit, nominating and compensation committees should consist solely of non-employee directors, who are independent of management.

 

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

 

We will generally vote for proposals looking to separate the CEO and Chairman roles.  We do acknowledge, however, that under certain circumstances, it may be reasonable for the CEO and Chairman roles to be held by a single person.

 

Lead Directors and Executive Sessions

 

In cases where the CEO and Chairman roles are combined, we will vote for the appointment of a “lead” (non-insider) director and for regular “executive” sessions (board meetings taking place without the CEO/Chairman present).

 

Majority of Independent Directors

 

We vote for proposals that call for the board to be composed of a majority of independent directors. We believe that a majority of independent directors can be an important factor in facilitating objective decision making and enhancing accountability to shareholders.

 

Independent Committees

 

We vote for shareholder proposals requesting that the board’s audit, compensation, and nominating committees consist exclusively of independent directors.

 

Stock Ownership Requirements

 

We support measures requiring senior executives to hold a minimum amount of stock in a company (often expressed as a percentage of annual compensation), which may include restricted stock or restricted stock units.

 



 

Term of Office

 

We vote against shareholder proposals to limit the tenure of outside directors. Term limits pose artificial and arbitrary impositions on the board and could harm shareholder interests by forcing experienced and knowledgeable directors off the board.

 

Director and Officer Indemnification and Liability Protection

 

Proposals concerning director and officer indemnification and liability protection should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

 

Board Size

 

We generally vote for proposals to limit the size of the board to 15 members or less.

 

Majority Vote Standard

 

We generally vote for proposals asking for the board to initiate the appropriate process to amend the company’s governance documents (charter or bylaws) to provide that director nominees shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast at an annual meeting of shareholders. We would generally review on a case-by-case basis proposals that address alternative approaches to a majority vote requirement.

 

Confidential Voting

 

We vote for shareholder proposals requesting that companies adopt confidential voting, use independent tabulators, and use independent inspectors of election as long as the proposals include clauses for proxy contests as follows: in the case of a contested election, management should be permitted to request that the dissident group honor its confidential voting policy. If the dissidents agree, the policy remains in place. If the dissidents do not agree, the confidential voting policy is waived.

 

We also vote for management proposals to adopt confidential voting.

 

Bundled Proposals

 

We review on a case-by-case basis bundled or “conditioned” proxy proposals. In the case of items that are conditioned upon each other, we examine the benefits and costs of the packaged items.  In instances where the joint effect of the conditioned items is not in shareholders’ best interests, we vote against the proposals.  If the combined effect is positive, we support such proposals. In the case of bundled director proposals, we will vote for the entire slate only if we would have otherwise voted for each director on an individual basis.

 

Disclosure of Board Nominees

 

We generally vote against the election of directors at companies if the names of the director nominees are not disclosed in a timely manner prior to the meeting.  However, we recognize that companies in certain emerging markets may have a legitimate reason for not disclosing nominee names. In such a rare case, if a company discloses a legitimate reason why such nominee names

 



 

should not be disclosed, we may vote for the nominees even if nominee names are not disclosed in a timely manner.

 

Disclosure of Board Compensation

 

We generally vote against the election of directors at companies if the compensation paid to such directors is not disclosed in a timely manner prior to the meeting.  However, we recognize that companies in certain emerging markets may have a legitimate reason for not disclosing such compensation information. In such a rare case, if a company discloses a legitimate reason why such compensation should not be disclosed, we may vote for the nominees even if compensation is not disclosed in a timely manner.

 

Date/Location of Meeting

 

We vote against shareholder proposals to change the date or location of the shareholders’ meeting. No one site will meet the needs of all shareholders.

 

Adjourn Meeting if Votes are Insufficient.

 

Open-end requests for adjournment of a shareholder meeting generally will not be supported.  However, where management specifically states the reason for requesting an adjournment and the requested adjournment is necessary to permit a proposal that would otherwise be supported under this policy to be carried out, the adjournment request will be supported.

 

Disclosure of Shareholder Proponents

 

We vote for shareholder proposals requesting that companies disclose the names of shareholder proponents. Shareholders may wish to contact the proponents of a shareholder proposal for additional information.

 

Other Business

 

Cohen & Steers will generally vote against proposal to approve other business where we cannot determine the exact nature of the proposal to be voted on.

 

Capital Structure

 

Increase Additional Common Stock

 

We generally vote for increases in authorized shares, provided that the increase is not greater than three times the number of shares outstanding and reserved for issuance (including shares reserved for stock-related plans and securities convertible into common stock, but not shares reserved for any poison pill plan).

 

Votes generally are cast in favor of proposals to authorize additional shares of stock except where the proposal:

 

·                  creates a blank check preferred stock; or

·                  establishes classes of stock with superior voting rights.

 



 

Blank Check Preferred Stock

 

Votes generally are cast in opposition to management proposals authorizing the creation of new classes of preferred stock with unspecific voting, conversion, distribution and other rights, and management proposals to increase the number of authorized blank check preferred shares.  We may vote in favor of this type of proposal when we receive assurances to our reasonable satisfaction that (i) the preferred stock was authorized by the board for the use of legitimate capital formation purposes and not for anti-takeover purposes, and (ii) no preferred stock will be issued with voting power that is disproportionate to the economic interests of the preferred stock.  These representations should be made either in the proxy statement or in a separate letter from the company to Cohen & Steers.

 

Pre-emptive Rights

 

We believe that the governance and regulation of public equity markets allow for adequate shareholder protection against dilution.  Further, we believe that companies should have more flexibility to issue shares without costly and time constraining rights offerings. As such, we do not believe that pre-emptive rights are necessary and as such, we generally vote for the issuance of equity shares without pre-emptive rights. On a limited basis, we will vote for shareholder pre-emptive rights where such pre-emptive rights are necessary, taking into account the best interests of the company’s shareholders.

 

We acknowledge that international local practices typically call for shareholder pre-emptive rights when a company seeks authority to issue shares (e.g., UK authority for the issuance of only up to 5% of outstanding shares without pre-emptive rights).  While we would prefer that companies be permitted to issue shares without pre-emptive rights, in deference to international local practices, in markets outside the US we will approve issuance requests without pre-emptive rights for up to 100% of a company’s outstanding capital.

 

Dual Class Capitalizations

 

Because classes of common stock with unequal voting rights limit the rights of certain shareholders, we vote against adoption of a dual or multiple class capitalization structure.

 

Restructurings/Recapitalizations

 

We review proposals to increase common and/or preferred shares and to issue shares as part of a debt restructuring plan on a case-by-case basis.  In voting, we consider the following issues:

 

·                  dilutionhow much will ownership interest of existing shareholders be reduced, and how extreme will dilution to any future earnings be?

·                  change in controlwill the transaction result in a change in control of the company?

·                  bankruptcygenerally, approve proposals that facilitate debt restructurings unless there are clear signs of self-dealing or other abuses.

 



 

Share Repurchase Programs

 

Boards may institute share repurchase or stock buy-back programs for a number of reasons. Cohen & Steers will generally vote in favor of such programs where the repurchase would be in the long-term best interests of shareholders, and where the company is not thought to be able to use the cash in a more useful way.

 

We will vote against such programs when shareholders’ interests could be better served by deployment of the cash for alternative uses, or where the repurchase is a defensive maneuver or an attempt to entrench management.

 

Targeted Share Placements

 

These shareholder proposals ask companies to seek stockholder approval before placing 10% or more of their voting stock with a single investor. The proposals are typically in reaction to the placement by various companies of a large block of their voting stock in an ESOP, parent capital fund or with a single friendly investor, with the aim of protecting themselves against a hostile tender offer. These proposals are voted on a case-by-case basis after reviewing the individual situation of the company receiving the proposal.

 

Executive and Director Compensation

 

Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”)

 

Votes regarding shareholder “say on pay” are determined on a case-by-case basis.  Generally, we believe that executive compensation should be tied to the long-term performance of the executive and the company both in absolute and relative to the peer group.  We therefore monitor the compensation practices of portfolio companies to determine whether compensation to these executives is commensurate to the company’s total shareholder return (TSR) (i.e., we generally expect companies that pay their executives at the higher end of the pay range to also be performing commensurately well).

 

Further, pay elements that are not directly based on performance are generally evaluated on a case-by-case basis considering the context of a company’s overall pay program and demonstrated pay-for-performance philosophy. The following list highlights certain negative pay practices that carry significant weight in this overall consideration and may result in adverse vote recommendations:

 

·                  Repricing or replacing of underwater stock options/SARS without prior shareholder approval (including cash buyouts and voluntary surrender of underwater options);

·                  Excessive perquisites or tax gross-ups;

·                  New or extended agreements that provide for:

 

·                  CIC payments exceeding 3 times base salary and bonus;

·                  CIC severance payments without involuntary job loss or substantial diminution of duties (“single” or “modified single” triggers);

·                  CIC payments with excise tax gross-ups (including “modified” gross-ups).

 



 

Also, we generally vote for shareholder proposals that seek additional disclosure of executive and director pay information.

 

Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say When on Pay”)

 

We generally vote for annual advisory votes on compensation as we note that executive compensation is also evaluated on an annual basis by the company’s compensation committee.

 

Stock-based Incentive Plans

 

Votes with respect to compensation plans should be determined on a case-by-case basis.  The analysis of compensation plans focuses primarily on the transfer of shareholder wealth (the dollar cost of pay plans to shareholders).  Other matters included in our analysis are the amount of the company’s outstanding stock to be reserved for the award of stock options or restricted stock, whether the exercise price of an option is less than the stock’s fair market value at the date of the grant of the options, and whether the plan provides for the exchange of outstanding options for new ones at lower exercise prices.  Every award type is valued.  An estimated dollar cost for the proposed plan and all continuing plans is derived.  This cost, dilution to shareholders’ equity, will also be expressed as a percentage figure for the transfer of shareholder wealth and will be considered along with dilution to voting power. Once the cost of the plan is estimated, it is compared to an allowable industry-specific and market cap-based dilution cap.

 

If the proposed plan cost is above the allowable cap, an against vote is indicated.  If the proposed cost is below the allowable cap, a vote for the plan is indicated unless the plan violates the repricing guidelines.  If the company has a history of repricing options or has the express ability to reprice underwater stock options without first securing shareholder approval under the proposed plan, the plan receives an against vote— even in cases where the plan cost is considered acceptable based on the quantitative analysis.

 

We vote against equity plans that have high average three year burn rates, unless the company has publicly committed to reduce the burn rate to a rate that is comparable to its peer group (as determined by Cohen & Steers).

 

Approval of Cash or Cash-and-Stock Bonus Plans

 

We vote for cash or cash-and-stock bonus plans to exempt the compensation from limits on deductibility under the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Reload/Evergreen Features

 

We will generally vote against plans that enable the issuance of reload options and that provide an automatic share replenishment (“evergreen”) feature.

 

Golden Parachutes

 

In general, the guidelines call for voting against “golden parachute” plans because they impede potential takeovers that shareholders should be free to consider. In particular, we oppose the use

 



 

of employment contracts that result in cash grants of greater than three times annual compensation (salary and bonus) and generally withhold our votes at the next shareholder meeting for directors who to our knowledge approved golden parachutes.

 

Voting on Golden Parachutes in an Acquisition, Merger, Consolidation, or Proposed Sale

 

We vote on a case-by-case basis on proposals to approve the company’s golden parachute compensation. Features that may lead to a vote against include:

 

·                  Potentially excessive severance payments (cash grants of greater than three times annual compensation (salary and bonus));

·                  Agreements that include excessive excise tax gross-up provisions;

·                  Single trigger payments that will happen immediately upon a change in control, including cash payment and such items as the acceleration of performance-based equity despite the failure to achieve performance measures;

·                  Single-trigger vesting of equity based on a definition of change in control that requires only shareholder approval of the transaction (rather than consummation);

·                  Recent amendments or other changes that may make packages so attractive as to influence merger agreements that may not be in the best interests of shareholders;

·                  In the case of a substantial gross-up from pre-existing/grandfathered contract: the element that triggered the gross-up (i.e., option mega-grants at low point in stock price, unusual or outsized payments in cash or equity made or negotiated prior to the merger); or

·                  The company’s assertion that a proposed transaction is conditioned on shareholder approval of the golden parachute advisory vote.

 

401(k) Employee Benefit Plans

 

We vote for proposals to implement a 401(k) savings plan for employees.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plans

 

We support employee stock purchase plans, although we generally believe the discounted purchase price should be at least 85% of the current market price.

 

Option Expensing

 

We vote for shareholder proposals to expense fixed-price options.

 

Vesting

 

We believe that restricted stock awards normally should vest over at least a two-year period.

 

Option Repricing

 

Stock options generally should not be re-priced, and never should be re-priced without shareholder approval.  In addition, companies should not issue new options, with a lower strike price, to make up for previously issued options that are substantially underwater.  Cohen &

 



 

Steers will vote against the election of any slate of directors that, to its knowledge, has authorized a company to re-price or replace underwater options during the most recent year without shareholder approval.

 

Stock Holding Periods

 

Generally vote against all proposals requiring executives to hold the stock received upon option exercise for a specific period of time.

 

Transferable Stock Options

 

Review on a case-by-case basis proposals to grant transferable stock options or otherwise permit the transfer of outstanding stock options, including cost of proposal and alignment with shareholder interests.

 

Recoup Bonuses

 

We vote on a case-by-case on shareholder proposals to recoup unearned incentive bonuses or other incentive payments made to senior executives if it is later determined that fraud, misconduct, or negligence significantly contributed to a restatement of financial results that led to the awarding of unearned incentive compensation.

 

Incorporation

 

Reincorporation Outside of the United States

 

Generally, we will vote against companies looking to reincorporate outside of the U.S.

 

Voting on State Takeover Statutes

 

We review on a case-by-case basis proposals to opt in or out of state takeover statutes (including control share acquisition statutes, control share cash-out statutes, freezeout provisions, fair price provisions, stakeholder laws, poison pill endorsements, severance pay and labor contract provisions, antigreenmail provisions, and disgorgement provisions). In voting on these shareholder proposals, we evaluate all facts and circumstances surrounding such proposal, including whether the shareholder proposing such measure has an agenda in making such proposal that may be at odds with the long-term best interests of the company or whether it would be in the best interests of the company to thwart a shareholder’s attempt to control the board of directors.

 

Voting on Reincorporation Proposals

 

Proposals to change a company’s state of incorporation are examined on a case-by-case basis. In making our decision, we review management’s rationale for the proposal, changes to the charter/bylaws, and differences in the state laws governing the companies.

 



 

Mergers and Corporate Restructurings

 

Mergers and Acquisitions

 

Votes on mergers and acquisitions should be considered on a case-by-case basis, taking into account factors including the following: anticipated financial and operating benefits; offer price (cost vs. premium); prospects of the combined companies; how the deal was negotiated; and changes in corporate governance and their impact on shareholder rights.

 

We vote against proposals that require a super-majority of shareholders to approve a merger or other significant business combination.  We support proposals that seek to lower super-majority voting requirements.

 

Nonfinancial Effects of a Merger or Acquisition

 

Some companies have proposed a charter provision which specifies that the board of directors may examine the nonfinancial effect of a merger or acquisition on the company.  This provision would allow the board to evaluate the impact a proposed change in control would have on employees, host communities, suppliers and/or others.  We generally vote against proposals to adopt such charter provisions.  We feel it is the directors’ fiduciary duty to base decisions solely on the financial interests of the shareholders.

 

Corporate Restructuring

 

Votes on corporate restructuring proposals, including minority squeezeouts, leveraged buyouts, “going private” proposals, spin-offs, liquidations, and asset sales, should be considered on a case-by-case basis.

 

Spin-offs

 

Votes on spin-offs should be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the tax and regulatory advantages, planned use of sale proceeds, market focus, and managerial incentives.

 

Asset Sales

 

Votes on asset sales should be made on a case-by-case basis after considering the impact on the balance sheet/working capital, value received for the asset, and potential elimination of diseconomies.

 

Liquidations

 

Votes on liquidations should be made on a case-by-case basis after reviewing management’s efforts to pursue other alternatives, appraisal value of assets, and the compensation plan for executives managing the liquidation.

 



 

Appraisal Rights

 

We vote for proposals to restore, or provide shareholders with, rights of appraisal. Rights of appraisal provide shareholders who are not satisfied with the terms of certain corporate transactions the right to demand a judicial review in order to determine a fair value for their shares.

 

Changing Corporate Name

 

We vote for changing the corporate name.

 

Shareholder Rights

 

Our position on the rights of shareholders is as follows:

 

·                  Shareholders should be given the opportunity to exercise their rights. Notification of opportunities for the exercise of voting rights should be given in good time.

·                  Shareholders are entitled to submit questions to company management.

·                  Minority shareholders should be protected as far as possible from the exercise of voting rights by majority shareholders.

·                  Shareholders are entitled to hold company management as well as the legal person or legal entity accountable for any action caused by the company or company management for which the company, company management or legal entity should bear responsibility.

 

Environmental and Social Issues

 

We recognize that the companies in which we invest can enhance shareholder value and long-term profitability by adopting policies and procedures that promote corporate social and environmental responsibility.  Because of the diverse nature of environmental and social shareholder proposals and the myriad ways companies deal with them, these proposals should be considered on a case-by-case basis. All such proposals are scrutinized based on whether they contribute to the creation of shareholder value, are reasonable and relevant, and provide adequate disclosure of key issues to shareholders.  When evaluating social and environmental shareholder proposals, we tend to focus on the financial aspects of the social and environmental proposals, and we consider the following factors (in the order of importance as set forth below):

 

·                  Whether adoption of the proposal is likely to have significant economic benefit for the company, such that shareholder value is enhanced or protected by the adoption of the proposal;

·                  Whether the issues presented are more appropriately/effectively dealt with through governmental or company-specific action, as many social and environmental issues are more properly the province of government and broad regulatory action;

·                  Whether the subject of the proposal is best left to the discretion of the board;

·                  Whether the company has already responded in some appropriate manner to the request embodied in the proposal;

 



 

·                  Whether the information requested concerns business issues that relate to a meaningful percentage of the company’s business as measured by sales, assets, and earnings;

·                  The degree to which the company’s stated position on the issues raised in the proposal could affect its reputation or sales, or leave it vulnerable to a boycott or selective purchasing;

·                  Whether implementation of the proposal’s request would achieve the proposal’s objectives;

·                  Whether the requested information is available to shareholders either from the company or from a publicly available source; and

·                  Whether providing this information would reveal proprietary or confidential information that would place the company at a competitive disadvantage.

 

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Companies.

 

Information pertaining to the portfolio managers of the registrant, as of March 2, 2015, is set forth below.

 

Joseph Harvey

 

·                  Vice president

 

·                  Portfolio manager since 2004

President and Chief Investment Officer of Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (“C&S”) since 2003 and President of Cohen & Steers, Inc. (“CNS”) since 2004.

 

 

William F. Scapell

 

·                  Vice President

 

·                  Portfolio manager since 2005

Executive vice president of C&S since January 2014.  Prior to that, senior vice president of C&S since 2003.

 

 

 

Elaine Zaharis-Nikas

 

·                  Vice president

 

·                  Portfolio manager since 2012

Senior Vice president of C&S.

 

Each portfolio manager listed above manages other investment companies and/or investment vehicles and accounts in addition to the registrant. The following tables show, as of December 31, 204, the number of accounts each portfolio manager managed in each of the listed categories and the total assets in the accounts managed within each category. Three(3) of the 36 other accounts managed by Mr. Harvey, with total assets of $558.0 million, are subject to performance-based fees.

 

Joseph Harvey

 

 

 

Number of accounts

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·                  Registered investment companies

 

15

 

$

22,277,986,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·                  Other pooled investment vehicles

 

29

 

$

16,726,211,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·                  Other account

 

36

 

$

5,335,428,000

 

 



 

William F. Scapell

 

 

 

Number of accounts

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·                  Registered investment companies

 

9

 

$

11,978,444,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·                  Other pooled investment vehicles

 

4

 

$

11,033,474,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·                  Other accounts

 

8

 

$

984,722,000

 

 

Elaine Zaharis-Nikas

 

 

 

Number of accounts

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·                  Registered investment companies

 

6

 

$

8,281,142,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·                  Other pooled investment vehicles

 

2

 

$

390,235,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·                  Other accounts

 

6

 

$

585,781,000

 

 

Share Ownership. The following table indicates the dollar range of securities of the registrant owned by the registrant’s portfolio managers as of December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

Dollar Range of Securities Owned

Joseph Harvey

 

None

William F. Scapell

 

$10,000–$50,000

Elaine Zaharis-Nikas

 

None

 

Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with the portfolio manager’s management of the registrant’s investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts or vehicles for which the portfolio managers are responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities among the registrant and the other accounts or vehicles he advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions among the registrant and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the registrant.

 

In some cases, another account managed by a portfolio manager may provide more revenue to the Advisor. While this may appear to create additional conflicts of interest for the portfolio manager in the allocation of management time, resources and investment opportunities, the Advisor strives to ensure that portfolio managers endeavor to exercise their discretion in a manner that is equitable to all interested persons. In this regard, in the absence of specific

 



 

account-related impediments (such as client-imposed restrictions or lack of available cash), it is the policy of the Advisor to allocate investment ideas pro rata to all accounts with the same primary investment objective.

 

In addition, certain of the portfolio managers may from time to time manage one or more accounts on behalf of the Advisor and its affiliated companies (the “CNS Accounts”).  Certain securities held and traded in the CNS Accounts also may be held and traded in one or more client accounts.  It is the policy of the Advisor however not to put the interests of the CNS Accounts ahead of the interests of client accounts.  The Advisor may aggregate orders of client accounts with those of the CNS Accounts; however, under no circumstances will preferential treatment be given to the CNS Accounts.  For all orders involving the CNS Accounts, purchases or sales will be allocated prior to trade placement, and orders that are only partially filled will be allocated across all accounts in proportion to the shares each account, including the CNS Accounts, was designated to receive prior to trading.  As a result, it is expected that the CNS Accounts will receive the same average price as other accounts included in the aggregated order.  Shares will not be allocated or re-allocated to the CNS Accounts after trade execution or after the average price is known.  In the event so few shares of an order are executed that a pro-rata allocation is not practical, a rotational system of allocation may be used; however, the CNS Accounts will never be part of that rotation or receive shares of a partially filled order other than on a pro-rata basis.

 

Because certain CNS Accounts are managed with a cash management objective, it is possible that a security will be sold out of the CNS Accounts but continue to be held for one or more client accounts.  In situations when this occurs, such security will remain in a client account only if the portfolio manager, acting in its reasonable judgment and consistent with its fiduciary duties, believes this is appropriate for, and consistent with the objectives and profile of, the client account.

 

C&S Compensation Structure. Compensation of C&S’s portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary, (2) an annual cash bonus and (3) long-term stock-based compensation consisting generally of restricted stock units of C&S’s parent, CNS. C&S’s investment professionals, including the portfolio managers, also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to all of its employees. Compensation of C&S’s investment professionals is reviewed primarily on an annual basis. Cash bonuses, stock-based compensation awards, and adjustments in base salary are typically paid or put into effect in the January following the fiscal year-end of CNS.

 

Method to Determine Compensation. C&S compensates its portfolio managers based primarily on the scale and complexity of their portfolio responsibilities and the total return performance of funds and accounts managed by the portfolio manager versus appropriate peer groups or benchmarks. C&S uses a variety of benchmarks to evaluate the portfolio managers’ performance for compensation purposes, including the NAREIT Equity REIT Index with respect to Mr. Harvey and the Merrill Lynch Fixed Rate Preferred Index with respect to Mr. Scapell and Ms. Zaharis-Nikas.  In evaluating the performance of a portfolio manager, primary emphasis is normally placed on one- and three-year performance, with secondary consideration of performance over longer periods of time. Performance is evaluated on a pre-tax and pre-expense basis. In addition to rankings within peer groups of funds on the basis of absolute performance, consideration may also be given to risk-adjusted performance. For funds and accounts with a

 



 

primary investment objective of high current income, consideration will also be given to the fund’s and account’s success in achieving this objective. For managers responsible for multiple funds and accounts, investment performance is evaluated on an aggregate basis. C&S has three funds or accounts with performance-based advisory fees. Portfolio managers are also evaluated on the basis of their success in managing their dedicated team of analysts. Base compensation for portfolio managers of C&S varies in line with the portfolio manager’s seniority and position with the firm.

 

Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of the Advisor and CNS.  While the annual salaries of the Advisor’s portfolio managers are fixed, cash bonuses and stock based compensation may fluctuate significantly from year to year, based on changes in manager performance and other factors.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

None.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not Applicable.

 

(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(a)(3) Not Applicable.

 



 

(b) Certifications of chief executive officer and chief financial officer as required by Rule 30a- 2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 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.

 

COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

 

 

Name:

Adam M. Derechin

 

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 2, 2015

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam M. Derechin

 

 

 

Name:

Adam M. Derechin

 

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Giallanza

 

 

 

Name:

James Giallanza

 

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 2, 2015