UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-22979 --------------------------------------------- Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Caroline Kraus, Esq. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 200 West Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10282 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-902-1000 --------------------------- Date of fiscal year end: November 30 ------------------- Date of reporting period: July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 ----------------------------- ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-22979 Reporting Period: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022 Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund ================ Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund ================= ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION Ticker: AM Security ID: 03676B102 Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 18, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Paul M. Rady For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David H. Keyte For Withhold Management 2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHAEA ENERGY INC. Ticker: LFG Security ID: 03940F103 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J. Kyle Derham For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Kathryn Jackson For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Scott Parkes For Withhold Management 2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATLANTICA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE PLC Ticker: AY Security ID: G0751N103 Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 03, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Elect Director Michael Woollcombe For For Management 4 Elect Director Michael Forsayeth For For Management 5 Elect Director William Aziz For For Management 6 Elect Director Brenda Eprile For For Management 7 Elect Director Debora Del Favero For For Management 8 Elect Director Arun Banskota For For Management 9 Elect Director George Trisic For For Management 10 Elect Director Santiago Seage For For Management 11 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP and Ernst For For Management & Young S.L. as Auditors 12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 13 Authorise Issue of Equity For For Management 14 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management Pre-emptive Rights 15 Authorise Issue of Equity without For Against Management Pre-emptive Rights (Additional Authority) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. Ticker: LNG Security ID: 16411R208 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 28, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director G. Andrea Botta For For Management 1b Elect Director Jack A. Fusco For For Management 1c Elect Director Vicky A. Bailey For For Management 1d Elect Director Patricia K. Collawn For For Management 1e Elect Director David B. Kilpatrick For For Management 1f Elect Director Lorraine Mitchelmore For For Management 1g Elect Director Scott Peak For For Management 1h Elect Director Donald F. Robillard, Jr. For For Management 1i Elect Director Neal A. Shear For For Management 1j Elect Director Andrew J. Teno For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS LP Ticker: CEQP Security ID: 226344208 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Warren H. Gfeller For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Janeen S. Judah For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director John J. Sherman For Withhold Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management 4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC. Ticker: FANG Security ID: 25278X109 Meeting Date: JUN 09, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 14, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Travis D. Stice For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Vincent K. Brooks For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael P. Cross For For Management 1.4 Elect Director David L. Houston For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Stephanie K. Mains For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Mark L. Plaumann For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Melanie M. Trent For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Steven E. West For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DT MIDSTREAM, INC. Ticker: DTM Security ID: 23345M107 Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 09, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert Skaggs, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David Slater For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENBRIDGE INC. Ticker: ENB Security ID: 29250N105 Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 09, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mayank M. Ashar For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gaurdie E. Banister For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Pamela L. Carter For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Susan M. Cunningham For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gregory L. Ebel For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jason B. Few For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Teresa S. Madden For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Al Monaco For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stephen S. Poloz For For Management 1.10 Elect Director S. Jane Rowe For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Dan C. Tutcher For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Steven W. Williams For For Management 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management Compensation Approach 4 Strengthen the Company's Net Zero Against Against Shareholder Commitment with a Science-Based Net Zero Target -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P. Ticker: MMP Security ID: 559080106 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 10, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Walter R. Arnheim For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lori A. Gobillot For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edward J. Guay For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHLAND POWER INC. Ticker: NPI Security ID: 666511100 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 13, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director John W. Brace For For Management 2 Elect Director Linda L. Bertoldi For For Management 3 Elect Director Lisa Colnett For For Management 4 Elect Director Kevin Glass For For Management 5 Elect Director Russell Goodman For For Management 6 Elect Director Keith Halbert For For Management 7 Elect Director Helen Mallovy Hicks For For Management 8 Elect Director Ian Pearce For For Management 9 Elect Director Eckhardt Ruemmler For For Management 10 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 11 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management Compensation Approach -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUSTAR ENERGY L.P. Ticker: NS Security ID: 67058H102 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 01, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J. Dan Bates For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ed A. Grier For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Dan J. Hill For For Management 2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION Ticker: PPL Security ID: 706327103 Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J. Scott Burrows For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Cynthia Carroll For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ana Dutra For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Randall J. Findlay For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert G. Gwin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Maureen E. Howe For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Gordon J. Kerr For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David M.B. LeGresley For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Leslie A. O'Donoghue For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Bruce D. Rubin For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Henry W. Sykes For For Management 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Re-approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officer's Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY Ticker: PXD Security ID: 723787107 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director A.R. Alameddine For For Management 1b Elect Director Lori G. Billingsley For For Management 1c Elect Director Edison C. Buchanan For For Management 1d Elect Director Maria S. Dreyfus For For Management 1e Elect Director Matthew M. Gallagher For For Management 1f Elect Director Phillip A. Gobe For For Management 1g Elect Director Stacy P. Methvin For For Management 1h Elect Director Royce W. Mitchell For For Management 1i Elect Director Frank A. Risch For For Management 1j Elect Director Scott D. Sheffield For For Management 1k Elect Director J. Kenneth Thompson For For Management 1l Elect Director Phoebe A. Wood For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. Ticker: PAA Security ID: 726503105 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 28, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Victor Burk For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kevin S. McCarthy For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Harry N. Pefanis For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gary R. Petersen For Withhold Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RICE ACQUISITION CORP. Ticker: RICE Security ID: 762594109 Meeting Date: SEP 09, 2021 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUL 29, 2021 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Approve SPAC Transaction For For Management 1b Approve SPAC Transaction For For Management 2 Approve Issuance of Shares for a For For Management Private Placement 3 Amend Charter For Against Management 3a Increase Authorized Preferred and For Against Management Common Stock 3b Amend Charter to Add Federal Forum For For Management Selection Provision 3c Eliminate Blank Check Company For For Management Provisions 4.1 Elect Director J. Kyle Derham For For Management 4.2 Elect Director Kathryn Jackson For For Management 4.3 Elect Director Joseph Malchow For For Management 4.4 Elect Director Scott Parkes For For Management 4.5 Elect Director Daniel Joseph Rice, IV For Withhold Management 4.6 Elect Director Nicholas Stork For For Management 4.7 Elect Director James Torgerson For For Management 5 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 6 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARGA RESOURCES CORP. Ticker: TRGP Security ID: 87612G101 Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 29, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Waters S. Davis, IV For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Rene R. Joyce For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Matthew J. Meloy For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TC ENERGY CORPORATION Ticker: TRP Security ID: 87807B107 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael R. Culbert For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William D. Johnson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Susan C. Jones For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John E. Lowe For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David MacNaughton For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Francois L. Poirier For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Una Power For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Mary Pat Salomone For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Indira V. Samarasekera For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Siim A. Vanaselja For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Thierry Vandal For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Dheeraj "D" Verma For For Management 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Advisory Vote on Executive For For Management Compensation Approach 4 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. Ticker: WMB Security ID: 969457100 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2022 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Alan S. Armstrong For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen W. Bergstrom For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Nancy K. Buese For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael A. Creel For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Stacey H. Dore For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard E. Muncrief For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Peter A. Ragauss For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Rose M. Robeson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Scott D. Sheffield For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Murray D. Smith For For Management 1.11 Elect Director William H. Spence For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Jesse J. Tyson For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers' Compensation ========== END NPX REPORT SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) Goldman Sachs MLP and Energy Renaissance Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------ By (Signature and Title) /s/ James A. McNamara ------------------------------------------------------ James A. McNamara, Chief Executive Officer Date August 26, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3