N-PX 1 independence_plans.txt PIONEER INDEPENDENCE PLANS UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number 811-08551 ----- Pioneer Independence Plans ---------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Dorothy Bourassa 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 ---------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 742-7825 Date of fiscal year end: December 31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 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) Pioneer Independence Plans By (Signature and Title) /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr. ------------------------- John F. Cogan, Jr., Chairman and President Date August 24, 2005 ---------------- ========================== PIONEER INDEPENDENCE FUND =========================== ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. Ticker: AYE Security ID: 017361106 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 17, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director H. Furlong Baldwin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Eleanor Baum For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paul J. Evanson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Julia L. Johnson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Ted J. Kleisner For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Steven H. Rice For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Gunnar E. Sarsten For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Michael H. Sutton For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Management to Retain Stock Against Against Shareholder 4 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder 5 Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors Against Against Shareholder 6 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERADA HESS CORP. Ticker: AHC Security ID: 023551104 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edith E. Holiday For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John J. O' Connor For For Management 1.3 Elect Director F. Borden Walker For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert N. Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. Ticker: AXP Security ID: 025816109 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William G. Bowen For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ursula M. Burns For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Peter R. Dolan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jan Leschly For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Richard A. McGinn For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Edward D. Miller For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Frank P. Popoff For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Robert D. Walter For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Company-Specific--Compensation-Related Against Against Shareholder 4 Report on Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMGEN, INC. Ticker: AMGN Security ID: 031162100 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dr. David Baltimore For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ms. Judith C. Pelham For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Mr. Kevin W. Sharer For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Eliminate Animal Testing Against Abstain Shareholder 4 Review/Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 5 Adopt Retention Ratio for Executives Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLE COMPUTER, INC. Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 1, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Fred D. Anderson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William V. Campbell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Millard S. Drexler For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Steven P. Jobs For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jerome B. York For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management 6 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. Ticker: AMAT Security ID: 038222105 Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael H. Armacost For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Deborah E. Coleman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Herbert M. Dwight, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Philip V. Gerdine For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Paul R. Low For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Dan Maydan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Steven L. Miller For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James C. Morgan For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Gerhard H. Parker For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Willem P. Roelandts For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Michael R. Splinter For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. Ticker: ADP Security ID: 053015103 Meeting Date: NOV 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 10, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gary C. Butler For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Joseph A. Califano, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Leon G. Cooperman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ann Dibble Jordan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Harvey M. Krueger For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Frederic V. Malek For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Henry Taub For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BALL CORP. Ticker: BLL Security ID: 058498106 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 1, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director George M. Smart For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Theodore M. Solso For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Stuart A. Taylor For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Bundled Compensation Plans For For Management 4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 5 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF AMERICA CORP. Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William Barnet, III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles W. Coker For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John T. Collins For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gary L. Countryman For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director Paul Fulton For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Management 1.7 Elect Director W. Steven Jones For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Walter E. Massey For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Edward L. Romero For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management 1.14 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler For For Management 1.16 Elect Director Robert L. Tillman For For Management 1.17 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 4 Director Nominee Amendment Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Ticker: BRK.A Security ID: 084670207 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Warren E. Buffett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles T. Munger For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Howard G. Buffett For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Malcolm G. Chace For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William H. Gates III For For Management 1.6 Elect Director David S. Gottesman For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Charlotte Guyman For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Donald R. Keough For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Ronald L. Olson For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Walter Scott, Jr. For For Management 2 Amend Articles For For Management 3 Amend Articles For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOEING CO., THE Ticker: BA Security ID: 097023105 Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 3, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Lewis E. Platt For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Mike S. Zafirovski For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Adopt Human Rights Policy Against Abstain Shareholder 4 Develop Ethical Criteria for Military Against Abstain Shareholder Contracts 5 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 6 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder 7 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder 8 Establish Other Board Committee Against Against Shareholder 9 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102 Meeting Date: NOV 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 20, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Larry R. Carter For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Dr. James F. Gibbons For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Dr. John L. Hennessy For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James C. Morgan For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John P. Morgridge For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Donald T. Valentine For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Jerry Yang For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIGROUP INC. Ticker: C Security ID: 172967101 Meeting Date: APR 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management 1.3 Elect Director George David For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ann Dibble Jordan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Dudley C. Mecum For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Anne Mulcahy For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Judith Rodin For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Robert E. Rubin For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas For For Management 1.16 Elect Director Sanford I. Weill For For Management 1.17 Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives Against Against Shareholder 5 Report on Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder 6 Prohibit Chairman From Management Duties, Against For Shareholder Titles or Responsibilities 7 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 8 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder of Directors 9 Review/Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 10 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. Ticker: CL Security ID: 194162103 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ronald E. Ferguson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management 1.4 Elect Director David W. Johnson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Delano E. Lewis For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Reuben Mark For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Elizabeth A. Monrad For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Approve Non-Employee Director Stock For For Management Option Plan 5 Review/Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP. Ticker: CFC Security ID: 222372104 Meeting Date: AUG 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUL 9, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DELL INC. Ticker: DELL Security ID: 24702R101 Meeting Date: JUL 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 21, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Donald J. Carty For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Dell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas W. Luce, III For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Klaus S. Luft For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Alex J. Mandl For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Michael A. Miles For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr. For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Kevin B. Rollins For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Expense Stock Options Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMC CORP. Ticker: EMC Security ID: 268648102 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael J. Cronin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director W. Paul Fitzgerald For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against For Shareholder 5 Creation of an Independent Audit Against Against Shareholder Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC. Ticker: FDO Security ID: 307000109 Meeting Date: JAN 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 24, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mark R. Bernstein For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Sharon Allred Decker For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edward C. Dolby For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Glenn A. Eisenberg For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Howard R. Levine For For Management 1.6 Elect Director George R. Mahoney, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director James G. Martin For For Management 2 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORD MOTOR COMPANY Ticker: F Security ID: 345370860 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John R.H. Bond For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen G. Butler For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Kimberly A. Casiano For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edsel B. Ford II For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William Clay Ford, Jr. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Marie-Josee Kravis For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Richard A. Manoogian For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ellen R. Marram For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Homer A. Neal For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Jorma Ollila For For Management 1.12 Elect Director James J. Padilla For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Carl E. Reichardt For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Robert E. Rubin For Withhold Management 1.15 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Disclosure on Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation 4 Report on Lobbying Efforts - CAFE Against Against Shareholder Standards 5 Prohibit Awards to Executives Against Against Shareholder 6 Link Executive Compensation to Greenhouse Against Against Shareholder Gas Reduction 7 Adopt Recapitalization Plan Against For Shareholder 8 Establish Other Board Committee Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE TELECOM SA Ticker: Security ID: 35177Q105 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENT For For Management 2 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT For For Management 3 ALLOCATION OF THE RESULTS For For Management 4 TRANSFER OF THE AMOUNTS POSTED TO THE For For Management SPECIAL RESERVE OF LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS . 5 APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT REFFERED TO IN For For Management ARTICLE L. 225-38 OF THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL CODE 6 RATIFICATION OF THE COOTATION OF A For For Management DIRECTOR 7 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR For For Management 8 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR For For Management 9 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR For For Management 10 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR. For For Management 11 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR For For Management 12 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR For For Management 13 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR For For Management 14 APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR REPRESENTING None Against Management EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDERS 15 APPOINTMENT OF MR. JEAN-YVES BASSUEL AS None Against Management DIRECTOR 16 APPOINTMENT OF MR. STEHANE TIERCE AS None Against Management DIRECTOR 17 DIRECTORS FEES For For Management 18 CHANGE IN CORPORATE NAME For For Management 19 TO PURCHASE. RETAIN OR TRANSFER FRANCE For For Management TELECOM SHARES. 20 TERMINATE THE AUTHORIZATION ON THE BOARD For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE TELECOM SA Ticker: Security ID: 35177Q105 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 9 OF THE BY-LAWS For Did Not Management Vote 2 AMENDMENT OF THE BY-LAWS For Did Not Management Vote 3 AMENDMENT OF THE BY-LAWS For Did Not Management Vote 4 AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ORDINARY SHARES WITH For Did Not Management PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS Vote 5 AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ORDINARY SHARES For Did Not Management WITHOUT PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT Vote 6 AUTHORIZATION TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE For Did Not Management PRICE Vote 7 AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF For Did Not Management SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED Vote 8 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ORDINARY For Did Not Management SHARES Vote 9 DELEGATION OF POWERS TO ISSUE ORDINARY For Did Not Management SHARES Vote 10 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ORDINARY For Did Not Management SHARES Vote 11 DELEGATION OF POWERS TO ISSUE THE SHARES For Did Not Management RESERVED FOR PERSONS SIGNING A LIQUIDITY Vote AGREEMENT 12 PROCEED WITH THE FREE ISSUANCE OF For Did Not Management OPTION-BASED LIQUIDITY INSTRUMENTS Vote 13 OVERALL LIMITATION OF THE AUTHORIZATIONS For Did Not Management Vote 14 ISSUE SECURITIES GIVING RIGHT TO THE For Did Not Management ALLOCSTION OF DEBT SECURITIES Vote 15 INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL For Did Not Management Vote 16 CAPITAL INCREASE RESERVED FOR THE MEMBER For Did Not Management OF THE TELECOM GROUP SAVINGS PLAN Vote 17 REDUCE THE SHARE CAPITAL For Did Not Management Vote 18 POWERS OF FORMALITIES For Did Not Management Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREDDIE MAC Ticker: FRE Security ID: 313400301 Meeting Date: NOV 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 10, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Geoffrey T. Boisi For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michelle Engler For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas S. Johnson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William M. Lewis, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director John B. Mccoy For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Eugene M. Mcquade For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Shaun F. O'Malley For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Ronald F. Poe For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Stephen A. Ross For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Richard F. Syron For For Management 1.13 Elect Director William J. Turner For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC. Ticker: FCX Security ID: 35671D857 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert A. Day For For Management 1.3 Elect Director H. Devon Graham, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Bobby Lee Lackey For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gabrielle K. McDonald For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James R. Moffet For For Management 1.7 Elect Director B.M. Rankin, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director J. Stapleton Roy For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J. Taylor Wharton For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors 5 Review Payment Policy to Indonesian Against Against Shareholder Military -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE Ticker: GS Security ID: 38141G104 Meeting Date: APR 6, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John H. Bryan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen Friedman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William W. George For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Henry M. Paulson, Jr. For For Management 2 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IVAX CORP. Ticker: IVX Security ID: 465823102 Meeting Date: JUL 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 24, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Betty G. Amos For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Mark Andrews For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ernst Biekert, Ph.D. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Paul L. Cejas For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jack Fishman, Ph.D. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Neil Flanzraich For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Phillip Frost, M.D. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Bruce W. Greer For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jane Hsiao, Ph.D. For For Management 1.10 Elect Director David A. Lieberman For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr. For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Bertram Pitt, M.D. For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. C. PENNEY CO., INC (HLDG CO) Ticker: JCP Security ID: 708160106 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas J. Engibous For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kent B. Foster For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Leonard H. Roberts For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Myron E. Ullman, III For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Director Hans W. Becherer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Director John H. Biggs For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Director Lawrence A. For For Management Bossidy 1.4 Elect Director Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Director James S. Crown For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Director James Dimon For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Director William H. Gray, For For Management III 1.9 Elect Director Director William B. For For Management Harrison, Jr 1.10 Elect Director Director Laban P. For For Management Jackson, Jr. 1.11 Elect Director Director John W. Kessler For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Director Robert I. Lipp For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Director Richard A. For For Management Manoogian 1.14 Elect Director Director David C. Novak For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management 1.16 Elect Director Director William C. For For Management Weldon 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Establish Term Limits for Directors Against Against Shareholder 5 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder 6 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 7 Adopt Executive Benefit Policy Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBERTY MEDIA CORP. Ticker: L Security ID: 530718105 Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 26, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director David E. Rapley For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Larry E. Romrell For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP. Ticker: LLTC Security ID: 535678106 Meeting Date: NOV 3, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 8, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert H. Swanson, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David S. Lee For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Leo T. McCarthy For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Richard M. Moley For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas S. Volpe For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. Ticker: MXIM Security ID: 57772K101 Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUL 21, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. Ticker: MER Security ID: 590188108 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Heinz-Joachim Neuburger For For Management 1.3 Elect Director E. Stanley O'Neal For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted For Against Management Stock Plan 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 5 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORP. Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104 Meeting Date: NOV 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 10, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William H. Gates III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James I. Cash Jr., Ph.D. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Ann McLaughlin Korologos For For Management 1.6 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Dr. Helmut Panke For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jon A. Shirley For For Management 2 Amend Bundled Compensation Plans For For Management 3 Amend Bundled Compensation Plans For For Management 4 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NESTLE SA Ticker: NESAY Security ID: 641069406 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPROVAL OF THE 2004 ANNUAL REPORT AND For For Management ACCOUNTS OF NESTLE S.A. 2 APPROVAL OF 2004 CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS OF For For Management THE NESTLE GROUP. 3 APPROVAL OF THE RELEASE OF THE BOARD OF For For Management DIRECTORS AND OF THE MANAGEMENT. 4 APPROVAL OF THE DECISION ON THE For For Management APPROPRIATION OF PROFITS RESULTING FROM THE BALANCE SHEET OF NESTLE S.A. 5 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF Against For Shareholder ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED BY CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS, RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 24 PARA. 1). 6 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF Against For Shareholder ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED BY CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS, RELATING TO THE TERM OF OFFICE AND ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 23 PARA.S 1 AND 2). 7 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF Against Against Shareholder ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED BY CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS (AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 20). 8 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF For For Management DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S INVITATION TO THE GENERAL MEETING. 9 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTION OF THE AUDITORS, For For Management AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S INVITATION TO THE GENERAL MEETING. 10 MARK THE FOR BOX AT RIGHT IF YOU WISH For Against Management TO GIVE A PROXY TO THE INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE, MR. JEAN-LUDOVIC HARTMANN (AS FURTHER DISCUSSED IN THE COMPANY S INVITATION). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. Ticker: NTAP Security ID: 64120L104 Meeting Date: SEP 2, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 8, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Daniel J. Warmenhoven For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Donald T. Valentine For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Mark Leslie For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Sachio Semmoto For For Management 1.7 Elect Director George T. Shaheen For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert T. Wall For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPSICO, INC. Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John F. Akers For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert E. Allen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ray L. Hunt For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Steven S Reinemund For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Sharon P. Rockefeller For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James J. Schiro For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Cynthia M. Trudell For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Daniel Vasella For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Corporate Political Against Against Shareholder Contributions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFIZER INC. Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael S. Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert N. Burt For For Management 1.4 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William H. Gray III For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William R. Howell For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Stanley O. Ikenberry For For Management 1.9 Elect Director George A. Lorch For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Dana G. Mead For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons For For Management 1.13 Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Jean-Paul Valles For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Establish Term Limits for Directors Against Against Shareholder 4 Report on Pharmaceutical Price Restraint Against Abstain Shareholder 5 Review and Report on Drug Reimportation Against Abstain Shareholder Policy 6 Report on Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder 7 Report on Product Availability in Canada Against Abstain Shareholder 8 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRAXAIR, INC. Ticker: PX Security ID: 74005P104 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 1, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jose Alves For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ira D. Hall For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Raymond W. Leboeuf For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Wayne T. Smith For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert L. Wood For For Management 2 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option For For Management Plan 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIO TINTO PLC (FORMERLY RTZ CORP. PLC) Ticker: Security ID: 767204100 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 AUTHORITY TO ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES For For Management UNDER SECTION 80 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 2 AUTHORITY TO ALLOT EQUITY SECURITIES FOR For For Management CASH UNDER SECTION 89 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 3 AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE RIO TINTO PLC For For Management SHARES BY THE COMPANY OR RIO TINTO LIMITED 4 AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE RIO TINTO LIMITED For For Management SHARES, OFF MARKET BY TENDER, BY RIO TINTO LIMITED 5 AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION For For Management OF THE COMPANY AND THE CONSTITUTION OF RIO TINTO LIMITED 6 AMENDMENTS TO THE DLC MERGER SHARING For For Management AGREEMENT 7 APPROVAL OF THE RIO TINTO SHARE SAVINGS For Against Management PLAN 8 ELECTION OF RICHARD GOODMANSON AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 9 ELECTION OF ASHTON CALVERT AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 10 ELECTION OF VIVIENNE COX AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 11 RE-ELECTION OF PAUL SKINNER AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 APPROVAL OF REMUNERATION REPORT For For Management 14 RECEIVE THE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL For For Management STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANDISK CORP. Ticker: SNDK Security ID: 80004C101 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 29, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dr. Eli Harari For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Irwin Federman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Catherine P. Lego For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael E. Marks For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Dr. James D. Meindl For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Alan F. Shugart For For Management 2 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO ) Ticker: Security ID: 80105N105 Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPROVAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPANY For For Management FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 APPROVAL OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL For For Management STATEMENTS 3 APPROPRIATION OF PROFITS; DECLARATION OF For For Management DIVIDEND 4 APPROVAL OF TRANSACTIONS COVERED BY THE For For Management STATUTORY AUDITORS SPECIAL REPORT 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management 7 AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For For Management TO CARRY OUT TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES ISSUED BY THE COMPANY 8 TERMINATION OF THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE For For Management BONDS 9 TO CARRY OUT INCREASES IN THE SHARE For For Management CAPITAL BY ISSUANCE, WITH PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS MAINTAINED 10 TO CARRY OUT INCREASES IN THE SHARE For Against Management CAPITAL BY ISSUANCE, WITHOUT PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS 11 TO CARRY OUT INCREASES IN THE SHARE For For Management CAPITAL BY INCORPORATION OF SHARE PREMIUM, RESERVES, PROFITS OR OTHER ITEMS 12 TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE For Against Management ISSUED IN THE EVENT OF A CAPITAL INCREASE WITH OR WITHOUT PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS 13 TO CARRY OUT INCREASES IN THE SHARE For Against Management CAPITAL BY ISSUANCE OF SHARES RESERVED FOR EMPLOYEES WITH WAIVER OF PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS 14 DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF For For Management AUTHORITY TO GRANT OPTIONS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE SHARES 15 DELEGATION TO THE BOARD TO ALLOT EXISTING For For Management OR NEW SHARES FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL OR SOME SALARIED EMPLOYEES OF THE GROUP 16 DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF For For Management POWERS TO REDUCE THE SHARE CAPITAL BY CANCELLATION OF TREASURY SHARES 17 POWERS FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF For For Management FORMALITIES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMANTEC CORP. Ticker: SYMC Security ID: 871503108 Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAY 12, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO. Ticker: Security ID: 874039100 Meeting Date: DEC 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 22, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO APPROVE THE REVISIONS OF THE COMPANY S For For Management ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO. Ticker: Security ID: 874039100 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO ACCEPT 2004 BUSINESS REPORT AND For For Management FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 2 TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FOR DISTRIBUTION For For Management OF 2004 PROFITS. 3 TO APPROVE THE CAPITALIZATION OF 2004 For For Management STOCK DIVIDENDS AND EMPLOYEE PROFIT SHARING (IN STOCK). 4 TO APPROVE REVISIONS TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management INCORPORATION. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME WARNER INC Ticker: TWX Security ID: 887317105 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 24, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James L. Barksdale For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen F. Bollenbach For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Stephen M. Case For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Frank J. Caufield For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert C. Clark For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Miles R. Gilburne For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Carla A. Hills For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Reuben Mark For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Michael A. Miles For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Kenneth J. Novack For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For For Management 1.13 Elect Director R. E. Turner For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Francis T. Vincent, Jr For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. Ticker: TYC Security ID: 902124106 Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 10, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dennis C. Blair For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director George W. Buckley For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Brian Duperreault For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta For For Management 1.7 Elect Director John A. Krol For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Mackey J. Mcdonald For For Management 1.9 Elect Director H. Carl Mccall For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Brendan R. O'Neill For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Sandra S. Wijnberg For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Jerome B. York For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Ticker: UTX Security ID: 913017109 Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director George David For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Harold McGraw III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Frank P. Popoff For For Management 1.8 Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Andre Villeneuve For For Management 1.10 Elect Director H. A. Wagner For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation 5 Adopt Ethical Criteria for Military Against Abstain Shareholder Contracts 6 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERITAS SOFTWARE CORP. Ticker: VRTS Security ID: 923436109 Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAY 12, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: Security ID: 92857W100 Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 11, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS For For Management AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT For For Management 3 TO RE-ELECT PETER BAMFORD AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 4 TO RE-ELECT JULIAN HORN-SMITH AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 5 TO RE-ELECT SIR DAVID SCHOLEY AS A For For Management DIRECTOR (MEMBER OF THE NOMINATIONS AND GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE) 6 TO ELECT LUC VANDEVELDE AS A DIRECTOR For For Management (MEMBER OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE) 7 TO APPROVE A FINAL DIVIDEND OF 1.07800 For For Management PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management 9 TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO For For Management DETERMINE THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION 10 TO AUTHORIZE DONATIONS UNDER THE For For Management POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT 2000 11 TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES UNDER For For Management ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 12 TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO DISAPPLY For For Management PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE 16.3 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION+ 13 TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY S PURCHASE OF For For Management ITS OWN SHARES+ 14 TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY S PURCHASE OF For For Management ITS OWN SHARES PURSUANT TO CONTINGENT PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND OFF-MARKET PURCHASES+ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WACHOVIA CORP. Ticker: WB Security ID: 929903102 Meeting Date: APR 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 16, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John D. Baker, II For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Peter C. Browing For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Van L. Richey For For Management 1.5 Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John C. Whitaker, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Wallace D. Malone, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert J. Brown For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WALGREEN CO. Ticker: WAG Security ID: 931422109 Meeting Date: JAN 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 15, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director David W. Bernauer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William C. Foote For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James J. Howard For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Alan G. McNally For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Cordell Reed For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Rein For For Management 1.7 Elect Director David Y. Schwartz For For Management 1.8 Elect Director John B. Schwemm For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Marilou M. Von Ferstel For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Charles R. Walgreen III For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WALT DISNEY COMPANY, THE Ticker: DIS Security ID: 254687106 Meeting Date: FEB 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 17, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John E. Bryson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael D. Eisner For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Judith L. Estrin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert A. Iger For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat For For Management 1.10 Elect Director George J. Mitchell For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J. For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Gary L. Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Prohibit Greenmail Payments Against For Shareholder 5 Report on Vendor Standards in China Against Abstain Shareholder