Company: NAZ
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: N-2
Source: 0001839882-25-012465
Chunk: 137

Company: NUVEEN ARIZONA QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: N-2
Chunk 137
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 interest that reasonably could have the potential to influence a recommendation based on the criteria described in this Policy. Nuveen Affiliated Entitiesrefers to TIAA and entities that are under common control with the Advisers and that provide investment advisory services to third party clients. †TIAA and the Advisers will undertake reasonable efforts to identify and manage any potential TIAA-related conflicts of interest. Portfolio Companyrefers to any publicly traded company held in an account that is managed by an Adviser or a Nuveen Affiliated Entity. Proxy Service Provider(s)refers to any independent third-party vendor(s) who provides proxy voting administrative, research and/or recordkeeping services to Nuveen. Proxy Voting Guidelines (the “Guidelines”)are a set of pre-determinedprinciples setting forth the manner in which the Advisers generally intend to vote on specific voting categories and serve to assist clients, Portfolio Companies, and other interested parties in understanding how the Advisers generally intend to vote proxy-related matters. The Guidelines are not exhaustive and do not necessarily dictate how the Advisers will ultimately vote with respect to any proposal or resolution. Proxy Voting Conflicts of Interest Escalation Form (“Escalation Form”)Used in limited circumstances as described below to formally document certain requests to deviate from the Guidelines, the rationale supporting the request, and the ultimate resolution.

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

| † | Such list is maintained in a separate standard operating procedure. |

Policy requirements The Advisers have a fiduciary duty to vote proxies in the best interests of their clients and must not subrogate the interests of their clients to their own. The RI Team and Advisory Personnel are prohibited from being influenced in their proxy voting decisions by any individual outside the established proxy voting process. The RI Team and Advisory Personnel are required to report to Nuveen Compliance any individuals or parties seeking to influence proxy votes outside the established proxy voting process. The RI Team generally seeks to vote proxies in adherence to the Guidelines. In the event that a potential Material Conflict has been identified, the Committee, the RI Team, Advisory Personnel and Nuveen Compliance are required to comply with the following: Proxies are generally voted in accordance with the Guidelines. In instances where a proxy is issued by a Portfolio Company on the Watch List, and the RI Team’s vote direction is in support of company management and either contrary to the Guidelines or the Guidelines require a case by case review, then the RI Team vote recommendation is evaluated using