-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, V+vBHr+JgembhLd2mCH6oFWONz7k+o0goYGjGdhj63X9ExiYZiFwd2z/Ua99FxzS YcYTiJKJGcMoZm5Y8ejtsw== 0000930413-07-006855.txt : 20070821 0000930413-07-006855.hdr.sgml : 20070821 20070821172643 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-07-006855 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070821 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070821 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070821 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HSBC ADVISOR FUNDS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001010296 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07583 FILM NUMBER: 071071560 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BISYS STREET 2: 3435 STELZER RD CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219-3035 BUSINESS PHONE: (617) 470-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BISYS STREET 2: 3435 STELZER ROAD CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219-3035 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: REPUBLIC ADVISOR FUNDS TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960403 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: REPUBLIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960308 0001010296 S000009283 Core Plus Fixed Income Fund C000025345 Y Shares RFXIX 0001010296 S000009284 International Equity Fund C000025346 Y Shares RINEX 0001010296 S000009285 Opportunity Fund C000025347 Y Shares RESCX N-PX 1 c49939_n-px.txt 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 811-07583 --------------------------------------------- HSBC Advisor Funds Trust - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219-3035 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Richard Fabietti, HSBC Bank USA, 452 Fifth Avenue, Tower 18, New York, New York 10018 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-782-8183 ----------------------------- Date of fiscal year end: October 31 --------------------------------------------- Date of reporting period: July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 -------------------------------------------- Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-PX, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-PX unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507. ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-07583 Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007 HSBC Advisor Funds Trust ================== HSBC INVESTOR CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME FUND =================== There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Core Plus Fixed Income Fund for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2007 pursuant to Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 30b1-4 thereunder. =================== HSBC INVESTOR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND ==================== ALPS ELECTRIC CO. LTD. Ticker: 6770 Security ID: JP3126400005 "Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 10 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 3 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management Auditor 4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 1 ARCELOR MITTAL N.V. Ticker: Security ID: NL0000361947 "Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: JUN 5, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None Did Not Management Vote 2 Receive Report of Management Board None Did Not Management Vote 3 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management Statutory Reports Vote 4 Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves None Did Not Management and Dividend Policy Vote 5 Approve Dividends of EUR 0.246 Per Share For Did Not Management Vote 6 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management Vote 7 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management Vote 8 Reelect Lakshmi N. Mittal as CEO of the For Did Not Management Company Vote 9 Designate Usha Mittal to Be Temporarily For Did Not Management Responsible for the Management of the Vote Company in Case All Members of the Board Are Prevented from Acting or Are Permanently Absent 10 Ratify Deloitte Accountants as Auditors For Did Not Management Vote 11 Approve Remuneration of Directors C For Did Not Management Vote 12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 13 Grant Board Authority to Issue Class A For Did Not Management Shares Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Vote 14 Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For Did Not Management Rights from Issuance Under Item 13 Vote 15 Allow Questions None Did Not Management Vote 16 Close Meeting None Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAE SYSTEMS PLC(FRM.BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC ) Ticker: BAESF Security ID: GB0002634946 "Meeting Date: OCT 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve the Disposal of the Company's For For Management Twenty Per Cent Shareholding in Airbus S.A.S. to European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V.; Authorise the Directors to Take All Steps Necessary to Implement the Disposal - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 BAE SYSTEMS PLC(FRM.BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC ) Ticker: BAESF Security ID: GB0002634946 "Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 6.9 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect Ulrich Cartellieri as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Michael Hartnall as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect George Rose as Director For For Management 7 Elect Walter Havenstein as Director For For Management 8 Elect Ian King as Director For For Management 9 Elect Sir Nigel Rudd as Director For For Management 10 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management the Company 11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 12 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 " 13 Authorise BAE Systems Marine Limited to For For Management Make EU Political Organisation Donations " up to GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU " " Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 " 14 Authorise BAE Systems (Operations) For For Management Limited to Make EU Political Organisation " Donations up to GBP 100,000 and to Incur " EU Political Expenditure up to GBP "100,000" 15 Authorise BAE Systems Land Systems For For Management (Munitions & Ordnance) Limited to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 " 16 Authorise BAE Systems Land Systems For For Management (Weapons & Vehicles) Limited to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 " 17 Authorise BAE Systems Hagglunds AB to For For Management Make EU Political Organisation Donations " up to GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU " " Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 " 18 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 26,664,742 " 19 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 4,000,111 " "20 Authorise 320,008,915 Ordinary Shares For For Management" for Market Purchase 21 Authorise the Company to Use Electronic For For Management Communications - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK HAPOALIM B.M. Ticker: Security ID: IL0006625771 "Meeting Date: JAN 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 25, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Discuss Financial Statements and For For Management Directors' Report For Year 2005 2 Elect Directors For Abstain Management 3 Reappoint Auditors For For Management 4 Ratify Purchase of Director/Officer For For Management Indemnification Insurance 5 Approve Grant of Indemnity Undertaking to For For Management A. Barnea - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 BHP BILLITON PLC (FORMERLY BILLITON PLC) Ticker: Security ID: GB0000566504 "Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for BHP Billiton Plc 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for BHP Billiton Ltd. 3 Elect Paul Anderson as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 4 Elect Paul Anderson as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 5 Elect Marius Kloppers as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 6 Elect Marius Kloppers as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 7 Elect Chris Lynch as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 8 Elect Chris Lynch as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 9 Elect Jacques Nasser as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 10 Elect Jacques Nasser as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 11 Re-elect David Crawford as Director of For For Management BHP Billiton Plc 12 Re-elect David Crawford as Director of For For Management BHP Billiton Ltd. 13 Re-elect Don Argus as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 14 Re-elect Don Argus as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 15 Re-elect David Brink as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 16 Re-elect David Brink as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 17 Re-elect John Buchanan as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 18 Re-elect John Buchanan as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 19 Re-elect John Schubert as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 20 Re-elect John Schubert as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 21 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management BHP Billiton Plc and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 22 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " USD 276,686,499 " 23 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of USD 61,703,675 " "24 Authorise 246,814,700 BHP Billiton Plc For For Management" Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase 25i Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 31 December 2006 25ii Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 31 March 2007 25iii Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 15 May 2007 25iv Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 30 June 2007 25v Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 30 September 2007 25vi Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 15 November 2007 26 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 27 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management Options under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Group Incentive Scheme and Grant of Performance Shares under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan to Charles Goodyear 28 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management Options under the BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme and Grant of Performance Shares under the BHP Billiton Plc Long Term Incentive Plan to Marius Kloppers 29 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management Options under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Group Incentive Scheme and Grant of Performance Shares under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan to Chris Lynch 30 Approve BHP Billiton Ltd. Global Employee For For Management Share Plan; Approve BHP Billiton Plc Global Employee Share Plan 31 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors of BHP Billiton " Plc to USD 3,000,000 " 32 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors of BHP Billiton " Ltd. to USD 3,000,000 " - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS) Ticker: BNP Security ID: FR0000131104 "Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " "Record Date: MAY 10, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 3.10 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Ratify Appointment of Suzanne Berger For For Management Keniston as Director 7 Reelect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management 8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities 9 Amend Resolution 15 Adopted by General For For Management " Meeting on May 18, 2005: Restricted Stock " Plan 10 Amend Resolution 22 Adopted by General For For Management " Meeting on May 23, 2006: Employee " Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 11 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 12 Approve Merger by Absorption of BNL by For For Management BNP Paribas 13 Approve Merger by Absorption of the For For Management Compagnie Immobiliere de France by BNP Paribas 14 Approve Merger by Absorption of Societe For For Management Immobiliere du 36 avenue de l'Opera by BNP Paribas 15 Approve Merger by Absorption of CAPEFI by For For Management BNP Paribas 16 Amend Articles of Association Re: Record For For Management Date 17 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 CANON INC. Ticker: 7751 Security ID: JP3242800005 "Meeting Date: MAR 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 31, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 50, " " Final JY 50, Special JY 0 " 2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management - Limit Rights of Odd-lot Holders - Update Terminology to Match that of New Corporate Law 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 3.21 Elect Director For For Management 3.22 Elect Director For For Management 3.23 Elect Director For For Management 3.24 Elect Director For For Management 3.25 Elect Director For For Management 3.26 Elect Director For For Management 3.27 Elect Director For For Management 4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management 6 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA NETCOM GROUP CORP HONGKONG LTD Ticker: Security ID: HK0906028292 "Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAY 16, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 3a Reelect Zuo Xunsheng as Director For For Management 3b Reelect Li Fushen as Director For For Management 3c Reelect Yan Yixun as Director For For Management 3d Reelect Mauricio Sartorius as Director For For Management 3e Reelect Qian Yingyi as Director For For Management 3f Reelect Hou Ziqiang as Director For For Management 3g Reelect Timpson Chung Shui Ming as For For Management Director 4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Against Management Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 6 CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP. Ticker: SNPMF Security ID: CN0005789556 "Meeting Date: JAN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: DEC 22, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 2 Approve Issuance of Up to $1.5 Billion For For Management Convertible Bonds within 12 Months from the Date of Approval 3 Authorize Board to Deal with All Matters For For Management in Connection with the Issuance of Convertible Bonds 4 Approve Issuance of Up to RMB 10 Billion For For Management Domestic Corporate Bonds within 12 Months from the Date of Approval 5 Authorize Board to Deal with All Matters For For Management in Connection with the Issuance of Domestic Corporate Bonds - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP. Ticker: SNPMF Security ID: CN0005789556 "Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: APR 30, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept the Report of the Board of For For Management Directors 2 Accept the Report of the Supervisory For For Management Committee 3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 4 Approve Profit Distribution Plan and For For Management Final Dividend 5 Approve KPMG Huazhen and KPMG as Domestic For For Management and Overseas Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 6 Approve Sichuan-to-East China Gas Project For For Management 7 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 8 Approve Issuance of Corporate Bonds For For Management 9 Authorize Board to Deal with All Matters For For Management in Connection with the Issuance of Corporate Bonds and Formulation and Execution of All Necessary Legal Documents for Such Purpose - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 7 CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LTD Ticker: Security ID: CN0007867483 "Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: SEP 25, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Engineering Framework Agreements For For Management 2 Approve Interconnection Agreement For For Management 3 Approve Proposed Annual Caps for the For For Management Engineering Framework Agreements for the " Years Ending Dec. 31, 2007 and Dec. 31, " 2008 4 Approve Proposed No Annual Cap for the For For Management Interconnection Agreement for the Years " Ending Dec. 31, 2007 and Dec. 31, 2008 " 5 Approve Strategic Aggreement For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LTD Ticker: Security ID: CN0007867483 "Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: APR 27, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Profit Distribution Proposal and For For Management Final Dividend 3 Reappoint KPMG and KPMG Huazhen as For For Management " International and Domestic Auditors, " " Respectively, and Authorize Board to Fix " Their Remuneration 4 Approve Resignation of Zhang Xiuqin as For For Management Supervisor 5 Approve Resignation of Li Jian as For For Management Supervisor 6 Appoint Xiao Jinxue as Supervisor and For For Management Authorize the Supervisory Committee to Fix Her Remuneration 7 Appoint Wang Haiyun as Supervisor and For For Management Authorize the Supervisory Committee to Fix Her Remuneration 8 Amend Articles of Association For For Management 9a Approve Issuance of Debentures with a For For Management Maximum Outstanding Repayment Amount of RMB 40 Bilion (the Issue) 9b Authorize Board to Determine Specific For For Management " Terms, Conditions and Other Matters, Do " All Such Acts and Take All Step Necessary to Implement the Issue 10 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 11 Approve Increase in Registered Capital For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 8 COLES MYER LTD. Ticker: CML Security ID: AU000000CML1 "Meeting Date: NOV 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: NOV 18, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Presentations by the Chairman and by the None None Management Chief Executive Officer 2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for the Year Ended July " 30, 2006 " 3 Approve Remuneration Report for the Year For For Management " Ended July 30, 2006 " "4 Approve Grant of 204,000 Performance For For Management" " Shares to John Fletcher, Chief Executive " " Officer, Pursuant to the Senior Executive " Performance Share Plan 5a Elect Richard Allert as Director For For Management 5b Elect Ange Kenos to the Board Against Against Shareholder 5c Elect William Gurry as Director For For Management 5d Elect Ronald Barton as Director For For Management 6 Amend Constitution Re: Board Vacancy For For Management 7 Change Company Name to Coles Group Ltd For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG) Ticker: EONAF Security ID: DE0007614406 "Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: APR 12, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 3.35 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management Fiscal 2006 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Fiscal 2006 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares - Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives When Repurchasing 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors for Fiscal 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 9 EDION CORP. Ticker: 2730 Security ID: JP3164470001 "Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 10 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 2.8 Elect Director For For Management 2.9 Elect Director For For Management 2.10 Elect Director For For Management 3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Appointment of External Audit For For Management Firm - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENI SPA Ticker: Security ID: IT0003132476 "Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: MAY 18, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Amend Articles 6.2, 13, 17, 24, 28 of For Did Not Management" the Bylaws Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENI SPA Ticker: Security ID: IT0003132476 "Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAY 21, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Accept Financial Statements, Statutory For Did Not Management" " Reports, and Allocation of Income for the Vote " Fiscal Year 2006 of Finanziaria ENI - " Enifin SpA, incorporated in ENI on Dec. " " 13, 2006 " "2 Accept Financial Statements, Statutory For Did Not Management" " Reports, and Allocation of Income for the Vote " Fiscal Year 2006 of ENI Portugal " Investment SpA, incorporated in ENI on " " Dec. 13, 2006 " "3 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For Did Not Management" " Financial Statements, and Statutory Vote " Reports for the Fiscal Year 2006 4 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Management Vote 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program; For Did Not Management Revoke Previously Granted Authorization Vote to Repurchase Shares 6 Extend Mandate of the External Auditors For Did Not Management PriceWaterhouseCoopers for the Three-Year Vote Term 2007-2009 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 10 FONDIARIA SAI SPA (FORMERLY SAI) Ticker: Security ID: IT0001463071 "Meeting Date: DEC 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: DEC 1, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Reduction in Share Capital from For Did Not Management " EUR 177,680,822 to EUR 168,190,610, via Vote " " Cancellation of n. 9,490,212 Treasury " Shares; Modify Art. 5 of the Bylaws Accordingly - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORTIS SA/NV Ticker: Security ID: BE0003801181 "Meeting Date: OCT 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2.1 Receive Special Report on Authorized None None Management Capital 2.2 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 2.3 Authorize Board to Issue Shares in the For Against Management Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer 3 Amend Articles Regarding Voting For Against Management Formalities 4 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 11 FORTIS SA/NV Ticker: Security ID: BE0003801181 "Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None Did Not Management Vote 2.1.1 Receive Directors' and Auditors' Reports None Did Not Management Vote 2.1.2 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements None Did Not Management and Statutory Reports (Non-Voting) Vote 2.1.3 Accept Financial Statements For Did Not Management Vote 2.1.4 Approve Allocation of Income (ONLY FOR For Did Not Management BELGIAN MEETING) Vote 2.2.1 Receive Information on Dividend Policy None Did Not Management Vote 2.2.2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 0.82 per Share Vote 2.3.1 Approve Discharge of Directors (Equals For Did Not Management Item 2.3 For Dutch Meeting) Vote 2.3.2 Approve Discharge of Auditors (ONLY FOR For Did Not Management BELGIAN MEETING) Vote 3 Discussion on Company's Corporate None Did Not Management Governance Structure Vote 4.1.1 Elect Philippe Bodson as Director For Did Not Management Vote 4.1.2 Elect Jan Michiel Hessels as Director For Did Not Management Vote 4.1.3 Elect Ronald Sandler as Director For Did Not Management Vote 4.1.4 Elect Piet Van Waeyenberge as Director For Did Not Management Vote 4.2 Elect Herman Verwilst as Director For Did Not Management Vote 5.1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital (Equals Item 5 Vote For Dutch Meeting) 5.2 Authorize Selling of Repurchased Shares For Did Not Management (ONLY FOR BELGIAN MEETING) Vote 6.1 Amend Article 10 of Bylaws Regarding Type For Did Not Management of Shares Vote 6.2 Amend Articles of Bylaws Regarding Board For Did Not Management and Management Vote 6.3.1 Change Date of Annual Meeting For Did Not Management Vote 6.3.2 Amend Articles Regarding Voting For Did Not Management Formalities Vote 6.4 Amend Articles Regarding Dividend For Did Not Management Vote 6.5 Authorize Implementation of Approved For Did Not Management Resolutions and Filing of Required Vote Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry 7 Close Meeting None Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 12 FRANCE TELECOM SA Ticker: FNCTF Security ID: FR0000133308 "Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " "Record Date: MAY 16, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Discharge Directors 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.20 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Against Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Elect Claudie Haignere as Director For For Management 7 Amend Article 21 of Association Re: For For Management Record Date 8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 10 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for 10 For Against Management Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant to Issue Authority without Preemptive Rights 11 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above 12 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 4 For For Management Billion for Future Exchange Offers 13 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Future Acquisitions 14 Authorize Issuance of Equity upon For For Management Conversion of a Subsidiary's Equity-Linked Securities Up to 4 Billion 15 Authorize Capital Increase of up to EUR For For Management 200 Million to Participants of Orange SA Stock Option Plan in Connection with France Telecom Liquidity Agreement 16 Approve Restricted Stock Plan for Orange For For Management SA Option Holders 17 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR 8 Billion 18 Approve Issuance of Securities For For Management Convertible into Debt 19 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 2 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 20 Approve Stock Option Plans Grants For For Management 21 Approve Employee Savings-Related Share For For Management Purchase Plan 22 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 23 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 13 FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0030559776 "Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 5.2 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Elect Sir Mervyn Pedelty as Director For For Management 4 Elect Jim Smart as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Ray King as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Sir Adrian Montague as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Philip Moore as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Lady Judge as Director For For Management 9 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 10 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management the Company 11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 70,558,208.93 " 13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 10,583,731.34 " "14 Authorise 211,674,626 Ordinary Shares For For Management" for Market Purchase 15 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 14 GEORGE WIMPEY PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0009713446 "Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement; Approve For For Management Reduction and Subsequent Increase in Share Capital; Capitalise Reserves to Taylor Woodrow; Issue of Equity with Rights up to the New Ordinary Shares Created; Amend Articles of Association - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGE WIMPEY PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0009713446 "Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Court " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement to be Made For For Management Between George Wimpey Plc and Holders of Scheme Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GERDAU AMERISTEEL CORPORATION Ticker: GNA Security ID: CA37373P1053 "Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " "Record Date: MAR 28, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Phillip E. Casey For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Joseph J. Heffernan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Frederico C. Gerdau For For Management Johannpeter 1.5 Elect Director Andre Gerdau Johannpeter For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Claudio Gerdau Johannpeter For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. Spencer Lanthier For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Mario Longhi For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Richard McCoy For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Arthur Scace For For Management 2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Allow Board to Appoint Additional For For Management Directors Between Annual Meetings 4 Amend Long-Term Incentive Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 15 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Ticker: Security ID: TW0002376001 "Meeting Date: NOV 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: OCT 6, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Transfer of Gigabyte-Branded For For Management Motherboard and Graphics Card Businesses to a New Subsidiary 2 Approve Joint Venture Agreement with For For Management Asustek Computer Inc. 3 Approve Release of Restrictions of For For Management Competitive Activities of Directors 4 Other Business None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONAM PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION Ticker: Security ID: KR7011170008 "Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 31, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Appropriation of Income and For For Management Dividend of KRW 750 Per Share 2 Elect Directors For For Management 3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Directors and Independent Non-Executive Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 16 HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. Ticker: 7267 Security ID: JP3854600008 "Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 20 2 Amend Articles to: Add Record Dates for For For Management Quarterly Dividends 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 6 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For Against Management and Statutory Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRIAL BANK OF KOREA Ticker: Security ID: US4560361028 "Meeting Date: MAR 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 29, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 APPROVAL OF BALANCE SHEET, INCOME For For Management" STATEMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED " EARNINGS FOR THE 46TH FISCAL YEAR, AS SET " FORTH IN THE BANK S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH. 2 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management " OFFICER SEVERANCE PAY REGULATION, AS SET " FORTH IN THE BANK S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH. 3 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management " INCORPORATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE BANK S " NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISUZU MOTORS LTD. Ticker: 7202 Security ID: JP3137200006 "Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 4 2 Authorize Preferred Share Repurchase For For Management Program 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 17 ITALCEMENTI SPA Ticker: Security ID: IT0001465159 "Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: JUN 18, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Remuneration of Board Committee For Did Not Management and Other Bodies Created with Reference Vote to the Governance Structure 2 Approve Stock Option Plan for Directors For Did Not Management Vote 1 Approve Capital Increase of up to EUR 3 For Did Not Management Million without Preemptive Rights through Vote the Issuance of up to 3 Million Ordinary and/or Saving Shares Reserved to Directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries "2 Approve Amendment of Articles 8, 15, 29 For Did Not Management" and Further Amendments of the Bylaws to Vote Comply with the Italian Law n. 262/2005 and the Legislative Decree n. 303/2006; Renumbering of Articles - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 18 J SAINSBURY PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB00B019KW72 "Meeting Date: JUL 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 5.85 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Elect Darren Shapland as Director For For Management 5 Elect John McAdam as Director For For Management 6 Elect Anna Ford as Director For For Management 7 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 8 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 9 Approve J Sainsbury Plc Long-Term For For Management Incentive Plan 2006 10 Approve J Sainsbury Plc Deferred Annual For For Management Bonus Plan 2006 11 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 50,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditure up to GBP 50,000 " 12 Authorise Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd to For For Management Make EU Political Organisation Donations " up to GBP 25,000 and to Incur EU " " Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 " 13 Authorise Sainsbury's Bank Plc to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 25,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 " 14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 163,000,000 " 15 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 24,452,000 " "16 Authorise 171,167,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management" for Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAPAN TOBACCO INC Ticker: 2914 Security ID: JP3726800000 "Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 1800, " " Final JY 2200, Special JY 0 " 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 5 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors 6 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management for Directors 7 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For For Management and Statutory Auditor and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 19 JFE HOLDINGS INC. Ticker: 5411 Security ID: JP3386030005 "Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 70 2 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 3 Amend Articles to: Reduce Directors Term For For Management in Office - Limit Directors' Legal Liability 4.1 Elect Director For For Management 4.2 Elect Director For For Management 4.3 Elect Director For For Management 4.4 Elect Director For For Management 4.5 Elect Director For For Management 4.6 Elect Director For For Management 4.7 Elect Director For For Management 5 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management 6 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management Auditor 7 Approve Special Payments to Continuing For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System 8 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management Pill) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LG.PHILIPS LCD CO. Ticker: Security ID: KR7034220004 "Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 31, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements For For Management 2 Amend Articles of Incorporation to For For Management " Increase Authorized Shares, to Increase " " Share Issuance Limit by Board, to Shorten " " Share Blocking Period, and to Allow " Convertible Bonds & Warrants to Be Converted Only to Common Shares 3 Elect Three Directors For For Management 4 Elect Two Members of Audit Committee For For Management 5 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Directors and Independent Non-Executive Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITCHELLS & BUTLERS PLC Ticker: MBPFF Security ID: GB0033839910 "Meeting Date: OCT 17, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Sub-Division of Existing Ord. For For Management Shares into Intermediate Shares;Capitalise Reserves;Approve Consolidation of All Unissued Intermediate Shares into Unissued New Ord. Shares;Approve Consolidation of All Issued Intermediate Shares into New Ord. Shares "2 Authorise 40,335,011 New Ordinary Shares For For Management" for Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 20 MITSUBISHI CORP. Ticker: 8058 Security ID: JP3898400001 "Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 28 2 Amend Articles to: Amend Provisions on For For Management Public Announcements 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors 6 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management 7 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management and Statutory Auditor and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditor in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System 8 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 21 MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. Ticker: 4183 Security ID: JP3888300005 "Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 4, " " Final JY 6, Special JY 0 " 2 Amend Articles To: Decrease Maximum Board For For Management Size - Reduce Directors Term in Office 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management 5 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors 6 Adopt Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill) For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITSUI O.S.K. LINES LTD. Ticker: 9104 Security ID: JP3362700001 "Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 9, " " Final JY 11, Special JY 0 " 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Directors to Add Separate Ceiling for Annual Bonuses 5 Approve Stock Option Plan for Directors For For Management 6 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITTAL STEEL COMPANY NV (FRMELY ISPAT INTERNATIONAL NV) Ticker: Security ID: NL0000361947 "Meeting Date: OCT 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: OCT 23, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None Did Not Management Vote 2 Elect Directors For Did Not Management Vote 3 Allow Questions None Did Not Management Vote 4 Close Meeting None Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 22 NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED Ticker: NAB Security ID: AU000000NAB4 "Meeting Date: JAN 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: JAN 29, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Presentations by the Chairman and the None None Management Group Chief Executive Officer 2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for the Year Ended " Sept. 30, 2006 " 3a Elect Michael Chaney as Director For For Management 3b Elect Ahmed Fahour as Director For For Management 3c Elect Paul Rizzo as Director For For Management 3d Elect Michael Ulmer as Director For For Management 4 Approve Remuneration Report for the Year For For Management " Ended Sept. 30, 2006 " 5 Approve Non-Executive Director Share Plan For For Management "6 Approve Issuance of 37,260 National For For Management" " Shares at A$39.52 Each to John Stewart, " " Group Chief Executive Officer, Under " Short Term Incentive Plan "7 Approve Grants of 42,587 Shares, 284,250 For For Management" " Performance Options and 71,063 " " Performance Rights, Under the Company's " " Short Term and Long Term Incentive Plans, " " to Ahmed Fahour, Chief Executive " " Officer, Australia " "8a Approve Grants of 19,661 Shares, 152,514 For For Management" " Performance Options, and 38,129 " " Performance Rights, Under the Company's " " Short Term and Long Term Incentive Plans, " " to Michael Ullmer,Group Chief Financial " Officer 8b Approve Grant of Shares to the Value of For For Management " A$1 Million to Michael Ullmer, Group " Chief Financial Officer 9 Approve Selective Buy-Back Scheme For For Management Relating to 20 Million Preference Shares Associated with the National Income Securities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 23 NIPPON MINING HOLDINGS INC. Ticker: 5016 Security ID: JP3379550001 "Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles to: Authorize Appointment For For Management of Alternate Statutory Auditors 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 2.8 Elect Director For For Management 2.9 Elect Director For For Management 2.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management Auditor 5 Approve Appointment of External Audit For For Management Firm - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. Ticker: 9432 Security ID: JP3735400008 "Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 4000, " " Final JY 4000, Special JY 0 " 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.5 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD. Ticker: 7201 Security ID: JP3672400003 "Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 17, " " Final JY 17, Special JY 0 " 2 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 4 Approve Stock Appreciation Rights Plan For For Management for Directors 5 Approve Special Payments to Continuing For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 24 OMV AG Ticker: Security ID: AT0000743059 "Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management Statutory Reports Vote 2 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Management Vote 3 Approve Discharge of Management and For Did Not Management Supervisory Board Vote 4 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management Members Vote 5 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Did Not Management and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached Vote without Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 36.4 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 6 Amend Articles Re: Participation of For Did Not Management Supervisory Board Members at Annual Vote Meeting; Distribution of Company Communications 7 Approve 2007 Stock Option Plan For Did Not Management Vote 8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote 9 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORIX CORP. Ticker: 8591 Security ID: JP3200450009 "Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Yoshihiko Miyauchi For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Yasuhiko Fujiki For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Hiroaki Nishina For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kenji Kajiwara For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Yukio Yanase For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Haruyuki Urata For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Yoshinori Yokoyama For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Paul Sheard For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Hirotaka Takeuchi For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Takeshi Sasaki For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Teruo Ozaki For For Management 2 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 25 PETROLEO BRASILEIRO Ticker: PBR.A Security ID: 71654V101 "Meeting Date: APR 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: MAR 8, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 ELECTION OF ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF For For Management DIRECTORS 2 ELECTION OF ONE MEMBER OF THE FISCAL For For Management COUNCIL AND HIS/HER RESPECTIVE SUBSTITUTE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV Ticker: PHGFF Security ID: NL0000009538 "Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: OCT 18, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Cancel Company Treasury Shares For Did Not Management Vote 2 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 3 Cancel Additional Company Treasury Shares For Did Not Management Vote 4 Authorize Additional Share Repurchase For Did Not Management Program Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. Ticker: Security ID: GRS434003000 "Meeting Date: DEC 15, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Two New Minority Shareholder For Against Management Representatives - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 26 PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. Ticker: Security ID: GRS434003000 "Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Annual and Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Unbundled Financial Statements For For Management 3 Approve Dividends For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors For For Management 5 Elect Directors For For Management 6 Approve Director Remuneration for 2006 For Abstain Management and Preapprove Their Remuneration for 2007 7 Amend Company Bylaws and Codification of For Against Management Articles of Association 8 Approve Auditors and Fix Their For Abstain Management Remuneration 9 Other Business For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUNCH TAVERNS PLC Ticker: PUB Security ID: GB0031552861 "Meeting Date: JAN 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Approve Final Dividend of 9 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 5 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP "50,000" 6 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 41,823 " 7 Re-elect Mike Foster as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Peter Cawdron as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Ian Fraser as Director For For Management 10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 6,336 " "11 Authorise 26,480,685 Ordinary Shares For For Management" for Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP Ticker: RSANF Security ID: GB0006616899 "Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve and Adopt the Draft Regulations For Against Management Produced to the Meeting; Approve the Compulsory Transfer Transactions Contemplated Thereunder at Articles 155 to 160 (Inclusive); Adopt the Draft Regulations as the New Articles of Association of the Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP Ticker: RSANF Security ID: GB0006616899 "Meeting Date: NOV 1, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Disposal of the US Operation For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 27 ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP Ticker: RSANF Security ID: GB0006616899 "Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 4.12 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 4 Elect Simon Lee as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect George Culmer as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Noel Harwerth as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Edward Lea as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Malcolm Le May as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect John Maxwell as Director For For Management 10 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 11 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 12 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 " 13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 432,165,676 " "14 Subject to the Passing of Resolution 13, For For Management" Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 41,091,716 " "15 Authorise 298,848,845 Ordinary Shares For For Management" for Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 28 SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO) Ticker: Security ID: FR0000120578 "Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " "Record Date: MAY 28, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.75 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Reelect Gerard Van Kemmel as Director For For Management 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.4 Billion 8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 800 Million 9 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 10 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Future Acquisitions 11 Amend Employee Savings-Related Share For For Management Purchase Plan 12 Approve Stock Option Plans Grants For For Management 13 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan 14 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 15 Allow Board to Use Authorizations and For Against Management Delegations Granted in Items 6 to 14 Above in the Event of a Public Tender Offer 16 Amend Articles of Association Re: Attend For For Management and Vote to the General Meetings through Videoconference and Telecommunication 17 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SASOL LTD. Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000006896 "Meeting Date: OCT 3, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Repurchase of 60 Million Ordinary For For Management Treasury Shares from Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Limited 2 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 3 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 29 SHARP CORP. Ticker: 6753 Security ID: JP3359600008 "Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 12, " " Final JY 14, Special JY 0 " 2 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 3.21 Elect Director For For Management 3.22 Elect Director For For Management 3.23 Elect Director For For Management 3.24 Elect Director For For Management 3.25 Elect Director For For Management 3.26 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management 6 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management Pill) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 30 SINO LAND COMPANY LTD Ticker: Security ID: HK0083000502 "Meeting Date: NOV 16, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: NOV 10, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of HK$0.3 Per For For Management Share with an Option for Scrip Dividend 3a Reelect Robert Ng Chee Siong as Director For For Management 3b Reelect Allan Zeman as Director For Against Management 3c Reelect Yu Wai Wai as Director For For Management 3d Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration For For Management of Directors 4 Reappoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 5a Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 5b Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 5c Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SONY CORP. Ticker: 6758 Security ID: JP3435000009 "Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Howard Stringer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ryoji Chubachi For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Katsumi Ihara For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Akishige Okada For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Hirobumi Kawano For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Yotaro Kobayashi For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Sakie Tachibana Fukushima For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Yoshihiko Miyauchi For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Yoshiaki Yamauchi For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Peter Bonfield For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Fueo Sumita For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Fujio Cho For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Ned Lautenbach For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Ryuji Yasuda For For Management 2 Appoint External Audit Firm For For Management 3 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Against For Shareholder Individual Director Compensation Levels - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 31 STANDARD BANK GROUP LTD (FORMERLY STANDARD BANK INVESTMENT C Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000057378 "Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Year Ended 2006 2.1 Approve Remuneration of Group Chairman For For Management 2.2 Approve Remuneration of Group Director For For Management 2.3 Approve Remuneration of Group For For Management International Director 2.4 Approve Remuneration of Group Credit For For Management Committee 2.5 Approve Remuneration Large Exposures For For Management Committee 2.6 Approve Remuneration of Directors' For For Management Affairs Committee 2.7 Approve Remuneration of Group Risk For For Management Management Committee 2.8 Approve Remuneration of Group For For Management Remuneration Committee 2.9 Approve Remuneration of Transformation For For Management Committee 2.10 Approve Remuneration of Group Audit For For Management Committee 2.11 Approve Ad Hoc Meeting Attendance Fee For For Management 3.1 Elect Elisabeth Bradley as Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Derek Cooper as Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Thulani Gcabashe as Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Myles Ruck as Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Robert Smith as Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Ted Woods as Director For For Management 4.1 Place Shares for the Equity Growth Scheme For For Management under Control of Directors 4.2 Place Shares for the Incentive Scheme For For Management under Control of Directors 4.3 Place Unissued Ordinary Shares under For For Management Control of Directors 4.4 Place Unissued Preference Shares under For For Management Control of Directors 4.5 Give Directors General Authority to Make For For Management Payments to Shareholders 4.6 Amend Clause 5.3 of Company's Equity For For Management Growth Scheme 5.1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 5.2 Amend Article 87.8 Re: Directors' For For Management Retirement Age 5.3 Amend Article 183 Re: Voting Through For For Management Electronic Means - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRY LTD. Ticker: 6302 Security ID: JP3405400007 "Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 3.5 2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Directors Term For For Management in Office 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 32 SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC. Ticker: 8316 Security ID: JP3890350006 "Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend (Ordinary Shares) of JY 7000 2 Amend Articles to: Create New Classes of For Against Management Preferred Shares and Remove Obsolete Provisions on Preferred Shares 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For For Management and Statutory Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TATE & LYLE PLC Ticker: TATYF Security ID: GB0008754136 "Meeting Date: JUL 19, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 14.1 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect Iain Ferguson as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Stanley Musesengwa as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Stuart Strathdee as Director For For Management 7 Elect Robert Walker as Director For For Management 8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors "10 Authorise 48,879,539 Ordinary Shares for For For Management" Market Purchase 11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 40,732,949 " 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 6,109,942 " 13 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditures up to GBP 100,000 " - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 33 TAYLOR WOODROW PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0008782301 "Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement with George For For Management Wimpey Plc; Authorise Directors to Implement the Merger; Approve Increase in " Authorised Capital to GBP 346,243,609.50; " Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights " up to GBP 141,243,609.50 in Connection " with the Merger 2 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital For For Management " from GBP 346,243,609.50 to GBP " " 500,000,000; Authorise Issue of Equity or " Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 46,127,715 " 3 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management " Directors to GBP 1,000,000 " "4 Authorise 55,276,873 Ordinary Shares for For For Management" Market Purchase 5 Change Company Name to Taylor Wimpey Plc For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIGER BRANDS LTD. (FORMERLY TIGER OATS LTD.) Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000071080 "Meeting Date: FEB 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Year Ended 9-30-06 2 Reelect AC Nissen as Director For For Management 3 Reelect BL Sibiya as Director For For Management 4 Reelect LC van Vught as Director For For Management 5 Reelect RM W Dunne as Director For For Management 6 Reelect NP Doyle as Director For For Management 7 Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive For For Management " Directors, Including the Chairman and " Seputy Chairman 8 Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive For For Management Directors Members of the Different Board Committees 9 Approve Payment of Fees to Non-Executive For For Management Directors for Unscheduled Meetings and/or Other Projects 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital by Company and/or Subsidiary - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 34 TIGER BRANDS LTD. (FORMERLY TIGER OATS LTD.) Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000071080 "Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Special Dividends of ZAR 2.13 For For Management 2 Approve Cash Distribution to Shareholders For For Management by Way of Reduction of Share Premium Account 3 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO. LTD. Ticker: 9501 Security ID: JP3585800000 "Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 30, " " Final JY 40, Special JY 0 " 2 Amend Articles To: Expand Business Lines For For Management - Reduce Directors Term in Office - Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors 6 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors 7 Approve Alternate Income Allocation Against Against Shareholder Proposal 8 Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Against For Shareholder Individual Director Compensation Levels 9 Amend Articles to Establish Committee on Against Against Shareholder Irregularity Prevention 10 Amend Articles to Require the Company to Against Against Shareholder Implement Fair Public Relations Activities 11 Amend Articles to Establish Committee to Against Against Shareholder Investigate Earthquake Resistance of Nuclear Power Plants - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 35 TOSHIBA CORP. Ticker: 6502 Security ID: JP3592200004 "Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director For For Management 1.2 Elect Director For For Management 1.3 Elect Director For For Management 1.4 Elect Director For For Management 1.5 Elect Director For For Management 1.6 Elect Director For For Management 1.7 Elect Director For For Management 1.8 Elect Director For For Management 1.9 Elect Director For For Management 1.10 Elect Director For Against Management 1.11 Elect Director For For Management 1.12 Elect Director For For Management 1.13 Elect Director For For Management 1.14 Elect Director For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. Ticker: 7203 Security ID: JP3633400001 "Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 70 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 2.8 Elect Director For For Management 2.9 Elect Director For For Management 2.10 Elect Director For For Management 2.11 Elect Director For For Management 2.12 Elect Director For For Management 2.13 Elect Director For For Management 2.14 Elect Director For For Management 2.15 Elect Director For For Management 2.16 Elect Director For For Management 2.17 Elect Director For For Management 2.18 Elect Director For For Management 2.19 Elect Director For For Management 2.20 Elect Director For For Management 2.21 Elect Director For For Management 2.22 Elect Director For For Management 2.23 Elect Director For For Management 2.24 Elect Director For For Management 2.25 Elect Director For For Management 2.26 Elect Director For For Management 2.27 Elect Director For For Management 2.28 Elect Director For For Management 2.29 Elect Director For For Management 2.30 Elect Director For For Management 3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Appointment of External Audit For For Management Firm 5 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 7 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Statutory For Against Management Auditors 8 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 36 UNY CO. LTD. Ticker: 8270 Security ID: JP3949600005 "Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: FEB 20, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 9, " " Final JY 9, Special JY 0 " 2 Amend Articles To: Limit Rights of For For Management Odd-lot Holders - Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management Auditor 6 Appoint External Audit Firm For For Management 7 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 8 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors 9 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management Pill) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USINAS SIDERURGICAS DE MINAS GERAIS S.A. Ticker: Security ID: BRUSIMACNPA6 "Meeting Date: APR 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Fiscal Year Ended 12-31-06 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends; Ratify Distribution of Interest on Capital 3 Approve Annual Remuneration of Directors For For Management 4 Elect Two Principal and One Alternate For For Management Members of the Board until 2008 5 Elect Supervisory Board Members and For For Management Alternates - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 37 VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: VODPF Security ID: GB0007192106 "Meeting Date: JUL 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Re-elect Sir John Bond as Director For For Management 3 Re-elect Arun Sarin as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Thomas Geitner as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Michael Boskin as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Lord Broers as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Andy Halford as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Jurgen Schrempp as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as Director For For Management 11 Elect Philip Yea as Director For For Management 12 Elect Anne Lauvergeon as Director For For Management 13 Elect Anthony Watson as Director For For Management 14 Approve Final Dividend of 3.87 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 15 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 16 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 17 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 18 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 19 Authorise the Company and Any Company For For Management Which is or Becomes a Subsidiary of the Company to Make EU Political Organisation " Donations up to GBP 50,000 and Incur EU " " Political Expenditure up to GBP 50,000 " 20 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " USD 900,000,000 " 21 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of USD 260,000,000 " "22 Authorise 5,200,000,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management" for Market Purchase Should the Special Resolution at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 25 July 2006 be Passed; " Otherwise up to 6,000,000,000 Ordinary " Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 38 VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: VODPF Security ID: GB0007192106 "Meeting Date: JUL 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital to For For Management " GBP 9,900,050,000 and USD 7,800,000,000; " Authorise Capitalisation up GBP " 9,990,000,000; Issue Equity with Rights " " up to 66,600,000,000 B Shares; Capital " Reorganisation; Amend Articles of Association - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITBREAD PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB00B15F1S11 "Meeting Date: SEP 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Disposal by Whitbread Group Plc, For For Management" " a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, " of its Entire Shareholding in Pizza Hut UK to Yum! on the Terms of the Share Purchase Agreements; Auth. the Directors to Do All Things Necessary to Effect the Disposal - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XSTRATA PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0031411001 "Meeting Date: AUG 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition by Xstrata Canada For For Management " Inc. of Any and All of the Issued, to be " Issued and Outstanding Falconbridge Shares Other Than Any Falconbridge Shares Owned Directly or Indirectly by Xstrata Canada Inc. or Its Affiliates Page 39 ======================== HSBC INVESTOR OPPORTUNITY FUND ======================== There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Opportunity Fund for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2007 pursuant to Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 30b1-4 thereunder. ========== END NPX REPORT Page 40 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) HSBC Advisor Funds Trust ------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title)* /s/Richard A. Fabietti ------------------------------------ Richard A. Fabietti, President Date: August 21, 2007 ---------------- * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----