Company: NAZ
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: N-2
Source: 0001839882-25-012465
Chunk: 138

Company: NUVEEN ARIZONA QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: N-2
Chunk 138
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 established criteria ‡to determine whether a potential conflict exists. In instances where it is determined a potential conflict exists, the vote direction shall default to the recommendation of an independent third-party Proxy Service Provider based on such provider’s benchmark policy. To the extent the RI Team believes there is a justification to vote contrary to the Proxy Service Provider’s benchmark recommendation in such an instance, then such requests are evaluated and mitigated pursuant to an Escalation Form review process as described in the Roles and Responsibilities section below. In all cases votes are intended to be in line with the Guidelines and in the best interests of clients. B-11 The Advisers are required to adhere to the baseline standards and guiding principles governing client and personnel conflicts as outlined in the TIAA Conflicts of Interest Policy to assist in identifying, escalating and addressing proxy voting conflicts in a timely manner.

| ‡ | Such criteria is defined in a separate standard operating procedure. |

Roles and responsibilities Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee

| 1. | Annually, review and approve the criteria constituting a Material Conflict involving the individuals and 
 entities named on the Watch List.                                                                        |

| 2. | Review and approve the Policy annually, or more frequently as required. |

| 3. | Review Escalation Forms as described above to determine whether the rationale of the recommendation is clearly 
 articulated and reasonable relative to the potential Material Conflict.                                        |

| 4. | Review RI Team Material Conflicts reporting. |

| 5. | Review and consider any other matters involving the Advisers’ proxy voting activities that are brought to 
 the Committee.                                                                                            |

Responsible Investing Team

| 1. | Promptly disclose RI Team members’ Material Conflicts to Nuveen Compliance. |

| 2. | RI Team members must recuse themselves from all decisions related to proxy voting for the Portfolio Company   
 seeking the proxy for which they personally have disclosed, or are required to disclose, a Material Conflict. |

| 3. | Compile, administer and update the Watch List promptly based on the Watch List criteria described herein as 
 necessary.                                                                                                  |

| 4. | Evaluate vote recommendations for Portfolio Companies on the Watch List, based on established criteria to                    
 determine whether a vote shall default to the third-party Proxy Service Provider, or whether an Escalation Form is required. |

| 5. | In instances where an Escalation Form is required as described above, the RI Team member responsible for the                                                                                                                                              
 recommendation completes and submits the form to an