N-PX 1 balancecapital.txt MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED CAPITAL FUND, INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act File Number 811-02405 Name of Fund: Merrill Lynch Balanced Capital Fund, Inc. Fund Address: P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, NJ 08543-9011 Name and address of agent for service: Robert C. Doll, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Merrill Lynch Balanced Capital Fund, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 282-2800 Date of fiscal year end: 09/30/2005 Date of reporting period: 07/01/04 - 06/30/05 Item 1 - Proxy Voting Record The information contained herein discloses the following information for each matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote: (a) The name of the issuer of the portfolio security; (b) The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security; (c) The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ("CUSIP") number for the portfolio security; (d) The shareholder meeting date; (e) A brief identification of the matter voted on; (f) Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder; (g) Whether the registrant cast its vote on the matter; (h) How the registrant cast its vote; and (i) Whether the registrant cast its vote for or against management. ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-02405 Reporting Period: 07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005 Merrill Lynch Balanced Capital Fund, Inc. ================== MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED CAPITAL FUND, INC. =================== ACCENTURE LTD BERMUDA Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1150G111 Meeting Date: FEB 2, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 6, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Joe W. Forehand For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Blythe J. Mcgarvie For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Sir Mark Moody-Stuart For For Management 2 APPROVAL OF BYE-LAW AMENDMENTS TO For For Management RELOCATE INTO THE BYE-LAWS EXISTING CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO CLASS A COMMON SHARES OF PARTNERS AND FORMER PARTNERS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY THEM PRIOR TO ACCENTURE S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING. 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACE LTD. Ticker: ACE Security ID: G0070K103 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Evan G. Greenberg For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John A. Krol For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. Ticker: A Security ID: 00846U101 Meeting Date: MAR 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 3, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Heidi Kunz For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David M. Lawrence, M.D. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director A. Barry Rand For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALCOA INC. Ticker: AA Security ID: 013817101 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 24, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Joseph T. Gorman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP Ticker: ABC Security ID: 03073E105 Meeting Date: MAR 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 10, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Rodney H. Brady For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles H. Cotros For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jane E. Henney, M.D. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director R. David Yost For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. Ticker: BUD Security ID: 035229103 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John E. Jacob For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles F. Knight For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Henry Hugh Shelton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Patrick T. Stokes For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVON PRODUCTS, INC. Ticker: AVP Security ID: 054303102 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Fred Hassan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ann S. Moore For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Lawrence A. Weinbach For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Disclose Charitable Contributions and Against Against Shareholder Fundraising Efforts 6 Reformulate Products to Remove Chemicals Against Against Shareholder Banned by EU -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: BAX Security ID: 071813109 Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Blake E. Devitt For Did Not Management Vote 1.2 Elect Director Joseph B. Martin, M.D., For Did Not Management Ph. D. Vote 1.3 Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. For Did Not Management Vote 1.4 Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp For Did Not Management Vote 1.5 Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken For Did Not Management Vote 2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote 3 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Did Not Shareholder Vote 4 Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Against Did Not Shareholder Services Vote 5 Declassify the Board of Directors None Did Not Shareholder Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. Ticker: BSX Security ID: 101137107 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ray J. Groves For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Peter M. Nicholas For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Warren B. Rudman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James R. Tobin For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORP. Ticker: BNI Security ID: 12189T104 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director A.L. Boeckmann For For Management 1.2 Elect Director V.S. Martinez For For Management 1.3 Elect Director M.F. Racicot For For Management 1.4 Elect Director R.S. Roberts For For Management 1.5 Elect Director M.K. Rose For For Management 1.6 Elect Director M.J. Shapiro For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J.C. Watts, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director R.H. West For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J.S. Whisler For For Management 1.10 Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC Ticker: CSG Security ID: 127209302 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For For Management 2 DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND 2004 For For Management 3 REPORT ON DIRECTORS REMUNERATION For For Management 4 RE-APPOINTMENT OF WOLFGANG BERNDT For For Management 5 RE-APPOINTMENT OF BOB STACK For For Management 6 RE-APPOINTMENT OF ROSEMARY THORNE For For Management 7 RE-APPOINTMENT OF BARONESS WILCOX For For Management 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management 9 REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS For For Management 10 AUTHORITY TO ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES For For Management 11 AUTHORITY TO DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS For For Management 12 AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OWN ORDINARY SHARES For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Against 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 For Shareholder of Directors 9 Review/Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 10 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CTXS Security ID: 177376100 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Murray J. Demo For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John W. White For Withhold Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For Against Management Plan 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Ticker: CCU Security ID: 184502102 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Alan D. Feld For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Perry J. Lewis For For Management 1.3 Elect Director L. Lowry Mays For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Mark P. Mays For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Randall T. Mays For For Management 1.6 Elect Director B.J. McCombs For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Phyllis B. Riggins For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Theodore H. Strauss For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J.C. Watts For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John H. Williams For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMSCOPE, INC. Ticker: CTV Security ID: 203372107 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director June E. Travis For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James N. Whitson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION Ticker: CSC Security ID: 205363104 Meeting Date: AUG 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 11, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Irving W. Bailey, II For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen L. Baum For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Rodney F. Chase For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Van B. Honeycutt For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William R. Hoover For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Leon J. Level For For Management 1.7 Elect Director F. Warren Mcfarlan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James R. Mellor For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Thomas H. Patrick For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CSX CORP. Ticker: CSX Security ID: 126408103 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director E.E. Bailey For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J.B. Breaux For For Management 1.3 Elect Director E.J. Kelly, III For For Management 1.4 Elect Director R.D. Kunisch For For Management 1.5 Elect Director S.J. Morcott For For Management 1.6 Elect Director D.M. Ratcliff For For Management 1.7 Elect Director C.E. Rice For For Management 1.8 Elect Director W.C. Richardson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director F.S. Royal For For Management 1.10 Elect Director D.J. Shepard For For Management 1.11 Elect Director M.J. Ward For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Subject Non-Deductible Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation to Shareholder Vote 4 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVON ENERGY CORP. Ticker: DVN Security ID: 25179M103 Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John A. Hill For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William J. Johnson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert A. Mosbacher Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOVER CORP. Ticker: DOV Security ID: 260003108 Meeting Date: APR 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director David H. Benson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert W. Cremin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jean-Pierre M. Ergas For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kristiane C. Graham For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Ronald L. Hoffman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James L. Koley For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Richard K. Lochridge For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Thomas L. Reece For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Bernard G. Rethore For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Michael B. Stubbs For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Mary A. Winston For For Management 2 Other Business For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. Ticker: DD Security ID: 263534109 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard H. Brown For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John T. Dillon For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Louisa C. Duemling For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Masahisa Naitoh For For Management 1.9 Elect Director William K. Reilly For For Management 1.10 Elect Director H. Rodney Sharp, III For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Charles M. Vest For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Government Service of Employees Against Against Shareholder 4 Implement ILO Code of Conduct Against Against Shareholder 5 Executive Compensation Against For Shareholder 6 Eliminate Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder 7 Report on Genetically Modified Organisms Against Against Shareholder 8 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against Against Shareholder 9 Report on PFOA Chemical Remediation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENCANA CORP[FORMERLY PANCANADIAN ENERGY CORP Ticker: ECA. Security ID: 292505104 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael N. Chernoff For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ralph S. Cunningham For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Patrick D. Daniel For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ian W. Delaney For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William R. Fatt For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael A. Grandin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Barry W. Harrison For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Dale A. Lucas For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ken F. McCready For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Gwyn Morgan For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Valerie A.A. Nielsen For For Management 1.12 Elect Director David P. O'Brien For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Jane L. Peverett For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Dennis A. Sharp For For Management 1.15 Elect Director James M. Stanford For For Management 2 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Employee Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Approve 2:1 Stock Split For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXXON MOBIL CORP. Ticker: XOM Security ID: 30231G102 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William W. George For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James R. Houghton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director William R. Howell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Reatha Clark King For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Philip E. Lippincott For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Walter V. Shipley For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Political Contributions/Activities Against Against Shareholder 4 Review/Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 5 Nominate Independent Directors with Against Against Shareholder Industry Experience 6 Report on Payments to Indonesian Military Against Against Shareholder 7 Adopt Policy Prohibiting Discrimination Against For Shareholder based on Sexual Orientation 8 Report on Potential Damage of Drilling in Against Against Shareholder Protected Regions 9 Disclose Information Supporting the Against Against Shareholder Company Position on Climate Change 10 Report on Company Policies for Compliance Against For Shareholder with the Kyoto Protocol -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William M. Castell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Dennis D. Dammerman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Alan G. Lafley For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Roger S. Penske For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Robert C. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 4 Report on Nuclear Fuel Storage Risks Against Against Shareholder 5 Report on PCB Clean-up Costs Against Against Shareholder 6 Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors Against For Shareholder 7 Prepare a Sustainability Report Against Against Shareholder 8 Political Contributions/Activities Against Against Shareholder 9 Eliminate Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL MILLS, INC. Ticker: GIS Security ID: 370334104 Meeting Date: SEP 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 29, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Stephen R. Demeritt For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Livio D. Desimone For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William T. Esrey For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Judith R. Hope For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert L. Johnson For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director Heidi G. Miller For For Management 1.8 Elect Director H. Ochoa-Brillembourg For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Michael D. Rose For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 1.11 Elect Director A. Michael Spence For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Dorothy A. Terrell For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Establish Range For Board Size For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC ) Ticker: GSK Security ID: 37733W105 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 DIRECTORS REPORT AND FINANCIAL For For Management STATEMENTS 2 REMUNERATION REPORT For For Management 3 TO ELECT SIR CHRISTOPHER GENT AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 4 TO ELECT SIR DERYCK MAUGHAN AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 5 TO ELECT MR JULIAN HESLOP AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 6 TO RE-ELECT DR JEAN-PIERRE GARNIER AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 7 TO RE-ELECT SIR IAN PROSSER AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 8 TO RE-ELECT DR RONALDO SCHMITZ AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 9 TO RE-ELECT DR LUCY SHAPIRO AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS For For Management 12 TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO MAKE For For Management DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS AND INCUR EU POLITICAL EXPENDITURE 13 DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS For For Management 14 AUTHORITY FOR THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS For For Management OWN SHARES 15 INSERTION OF NEW ARTICLE 48A INTO For For Management ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 16 DELETION OF ARTICLE 154.2 OF ARTICLES OF For For Management ASSOCIATION 17 AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 81 OF ARTICLES OF For For Management ASSOCIATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLOBAL SANTA FE CORP.(FORMERLY SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL CORP) Ticker: GSF Security ID: G3930E101 Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 5, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard L. George For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert E. Rose For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Stephen J. Solarz For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Nader H. Sultan For For Management 2 PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY S 2003 For For Management LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE PLAN AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUCH SHARES AVAILABLE FOR FULL-VALUE STOCK AWARDS. 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HCA, INC. Ticker: HCA Security ID: 404119109 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Magdalena H. Averhoff, For For Management M.D. 1.3 Elect Director Jack O. Bovender, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Richard M. Bracken For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Martin Feldstein For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Thomas F. Frist, Jr., For For Management M.D. 1.7 Elect Director Frederick W. Gluck For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Glenda A. Hatchett For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management 1.10 Elect Director T. Michael Long For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John H. McArthur For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Kent C. Nelson For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Frank S. Royal, M.D. For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Harold T. Shapiro For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. Ticker: HPQ Security ID: 428236103 Meeting Date: MAR 16, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director L.T. Babbio, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director P.C. Dunn For For Management 1.3 Elect Director R.A. Hackborn For For Management 1.4 Elect Director G.A. Keyworth For For Management 1.5 Elect Director R.E. Knowling, Jr. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director T.J. Perkins For For Management 1.7 Elect Director R.L. Ryan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director L.S. Salhany For For Management 1.9 Elect Director R.P. Wayman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: HON Security ID: 438516106 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Marshall N. Carter For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David M. Cote For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael W. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Amend the Certificate of Incorporation For For Management and By-laws 5 Establish Other Board Committee Against For Shareholder 6 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder 7 Report on Pay Disparity Against For Shareholder 8 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against Against Shareholder 9 Approve Commonsense Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation Framework -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTEL CORP. Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Craig R. Barrett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management 1.3 Elect Director E. John P. Browne For For Management 1.4 Elect Director D. James Guzy For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management 1.7 Elect Director David S. Pottruck For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jane E. Shaw For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management 1.10 Elect Director David B. Yoffie For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Cathleen Black For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Juergen Dormann For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Carlos Ghosn For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Charles F. Knight For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Minoru Makihara For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Joan E. Spero For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Sidney Taurel For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Charles M. Vest For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Lorenzo H. Zambrano For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 4 Eliminate Age Discrimination in Against Against Shareholder Retirement Benefits 5 Calculate Executive Salary Without Regard Against For Shareholder to Pension Income 6 Expense Stock Options Against Against Shareholder 7 Report on Executive Compensation Against For Shareholder 8 Report on Outsourcing Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. Ticker: IP Security ID: 460146103 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 17, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert M. Amen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Samir G. Gibara For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Charles R. Shoemate For For Management 1.4 Elect Director William G. Walter For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERSIL CORPORATION Ticker: ISIL Security ID: 46069S109 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard M. Beyer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dr. Robert W. Conn For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James V. Diller For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gary E. Gist For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jan Peeters For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert N. Pokelwaldt For For Management 1.7 Elect Director James A. Urry For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Amend Articles of Incorporation For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC. Ticker: JNS Security ID: 47102X105 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Paul F. Balser For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gary D. Black For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert Skidelsky For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. Ticker: KMB Security ID: 494368103 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John F. Bergstrom For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert W. Decherd For For Management 1.3 Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Adopt ILO Based Code of Conduct Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIMITED BRANDS Ticker: LTD Security ID: 532716107 Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Donna A. James For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Leonard A. Schlesinger For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey B. Swartz For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Raymond Zimmerman For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MASCO CORP. Ticker: MAS Security ID: 574599106 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Verne G. Istock For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David L. Johnston For For Management 1.3 Elect Director J. Michael Losh For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Dennis W. Archer For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MCDONALD'S CORP. Ticker: MCD Security ID: 580135101 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Hall Adams, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Cary D. McMillan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael J. Roberts For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Anne-Marie Slaughter For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Genetically Modified Organisms Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MELLON FINANCIAL CORP. Ticker: MEL Security ID: 58551A108 Meeting Date: APR 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Steven G. Elliott For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert Mehrabian For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Wesley W. Von Schack For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Ticker: MU Security ID: 595112103 Meeting Date: NOV 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 20, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Steven R. Appleton For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James W. Bagley For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ronald C. Foster For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Lothrop For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas T. Nicholson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Gordon C. Smith For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William P. Weber For For Management 2 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORGAN STANLEY Ticker: MWD Security ID: 617446448 Meeting Date: MAR 15, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John E. Jacob For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles F. Knight For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Miles L. Marsh For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MURPHY OIL CORP. Ticker: MUR Security ID: 626717102 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frank W. Blue For For Management 1.2 Elect Director George S. Dembroski For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Claiborne P. Deming For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Hermes For For Management 1.5 Elect Director R. Madison Murphy For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William C. Nolan, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ivar B. Ramberg For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Neal E. Schmale For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David J.H. Smith For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Caroline G. Theus For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NESTLE SA Ticker: NESAY Security ID: H57312466 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management Reports Vote 1b Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management and Statutory Reports Vote 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management Management Vote 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of CHF 8.00 per Share Vote 4a Amend Articles of Association to Separate Against Did Not Shareholder Position of CEO and Chairman of the Board Vote 4b Amend Articles of Association to Reduce Against Did Not Shareholder Board Terms from Five Years to Three Vote Years; Approve Individual Election of Board Members 4c Amend Articles of Association to Reduce Against Did Not Shareholder Threshold for Submitting Shareholder Vote Proposals From CHF 1 Million to CHF 100,000 5 Elect Guenter Blobel as Director For Did Not Management Vote 6 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For Did Not Management Goerdeler SA as Auditors Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP. Ticker: NOC Security ID: 666807102 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Phillip Frost For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John B. Slaughter For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Amend Nonemployee Director Plan (Stock For For Management Awards in Lieu of Cash) 5 Adopt Simply Majority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE DEPOT, INC. Ticker: ODP Security ID: 676220106 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Lee A. Ault III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Neil R. Austrian For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David W. Bernauer For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Abelardo E. Bru For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David I. Fuente For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Brenda J. Gaines For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Myra M. Hart For For Management 1.8 Elect Director W. Scott Hedrick For For Management 1.9 Elect Director James L. Heskett For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Patricia A. McKay For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Michael J. Myers For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Steve Odland For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Review/Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. Ticker: PNC Security ID: 693475105 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Paul W. Chellgren For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert N. Clay For For Management 1.3 Elect Director J. Gary Cooper For For Management 1.4 Elect Director George A. Davidson, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard B. Kelson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Bruce C. Lindsay For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Anthony A. Massaro For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jane G. Pepper For For Management 1.10 Elect Director James E. Rohr For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Lorene K. Steffes For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Dennis F. Strigl For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Stephen G. Thieke For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Thomas J. Usher For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Milton A. Washington For For Management 1.16 Elect Director Heldge H. Wehmeier For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Ticker: PRU Security ID: 744320102 Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James A. Unruh For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAYTHEON CO. Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Barbara M. Barrett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Frederic M. Poses For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Non-Employee Director Restricted For For Management Stock Plan 6 Adopt MacBride Principles Against Against Shareholder 7 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors 8 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP. Ticker: SGP Security ID: 806605101 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Hans W. Becherer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert F. W. van Oordt For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder 4 Eliminate Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHLUMBERGER LTD. Ticker: SLB Security ID: 806857108 Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J. Deutch For Did Not Management Vote 1.2 Elect Director J.S. Gorelick For Did Not Management Vote 1.3 Elect Director A. Gould For Did Not Management Vote 1.4 Elect Director T. Isaac For Did Not Management Vote 1.5 Elect Director A. Lajous For Did Not Management Vote 1.6 Elect Director A. Levy-Lang For Did Not Management Vote 1.7 Elect Director M.E. Marks For Did Not Management Vote 1.8 Elect Director D. Primat For Did Not Management Vote 1.9 Elect Director T.I. Sandvold For Did Not Management Vote 1.10 Elect Director N. Seydoux For Did Not Management Vote 1.11 Elect Director L.G. Stuntz For Did Not Management Vote 1.12 Elect Director R. Talwar For Did Not Management Vote 2 ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS AND For Did Not Management DIVIDENDS Vote 3 ADOPTION OF MANDATORY AMENDMENTS TO THE For Did Not Management ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Vote 4 ADOPTION OF VOLUNTARY AMENDMENTS TO THE For Did Not Management ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION Vote 5 APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF THE SCHLUMBERGER For Did Not Management 2005 OPTION PLAN Vote 6 APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO For Did Not Management THE SCHLUMBERGER DISCOUNTED STOCK Vote PURCHASE PLAN 7 APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC For Did Not Management ACCOUNTING FIRM Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: SEBL Security ID: 826170102 Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas M. Siebel For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James C. Gaither For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Marc F. Racicot For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TJX COMPANIES, INC., THE Ticker: TJX Security ID: 872540109 Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gail Deegan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dennis F. Hightower For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John F. O'Brien For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Willow B. Shire For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Adopt ILO-Based Code of Conduct Against Against Shareholder 5 Review Vendor Standards Against Against Shareholder 6 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL SA (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A ) Ticker: TOT Security ID: 89151E109 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPROVAL OF THE PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL For For Management STATEMENTS 2 APPROVAL OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL For For Management STATEMENTS 3 ALLOCATION OF EARNINGS, DECLARATION OF For For Management DIVIDEND 4 AGREEMENTS COVERED BY ARTICLE L. 225-38 For Against Management OF THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL CODE 5 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For For Management TO TRADE SHARES OF THE COMPANY 6 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. PAUL For For Management DESMARAIS JR. AS A DIRECTOR 7 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. For For Management BERTRAND JACQUILLAT AS A DIRECTOR 8 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. MAURICE For For Management LIPPENS AS A DIRECTOR 9 APPOINTMENT OF LORD LEVENE OF PORTSOKEN, For For Management KBE, AS A DIRECTOR 10 AUTHORITY TO BOARD TO RAISE CAPITAL BY For For Management ISSUING EQUITY OR EQUITY- LINKED SECURITIES WITH PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS 11 AUTHORITY TO BOARD TO RAISE CAPITAL BY For For Management ISSUING EQUITY OR EQUITY- LINKED SECURITIES WITHOUT PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS 12 AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF For For Management CAPITAL INCREASES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE L. 443-5 OF THE FRENCH LABOR CODE 13 AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT SHARES OF THE Against Against Management COMPANY TO EMPLOYEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY AND GROUP COMPANIES 14 AMENDED AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT SHARES TO Against Against Shareholder EMPLOYEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY AND GROUP COMPANIES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNILEVER N.V. Ticker: UN Security ID: 904784709 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND For Did Not Management APPROPRIATION OF THE PROFIT FOR THE 2004 Vote FINANCIAL YEAR. 2 DISCHARGE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. For Did Not Management Vote 3 DISCHARGE OF THE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. For Did Not Management Vote 4 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ALTERATIONS TO For Did Not Management THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. Vote 5.1 Elect Director Pj Cescau For Did Not Management Vote 5.2 Elect Director Cj Van Der Graaf For Did Not Management Vote 5.3 Elect Director Rhp Markham For Did Not Management Vote 5.4 Elect Director Rd Kugler For Did Not Management Vote 5.5 Elect Director A Burgmans For Did Not Management Vote 5.6 Elect Director Lord Brittan For Did Not Management Vote 5.7 Elect Director Baroness Chalker For Did Not Management Vote 5.8 Elect Director B Collomb For Did Not Management Vote 5.9 Elect Director Professor W Dik For Did Not Management Vote 5.10 Elect Director O Fanjul For Did Not Management Vote 5.11 Elect Director H Kopper For Did Not Management Vote 5.12 Elect Director Lord Simon For Did Not Management Vote 5.13 Elect Director J Van Der Veer For Did Not Management Vote 6 REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS. For Did Not Management Vote 7 NLG 0.10 CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES; For Did Not Management REDUCTION OF THE ISSUED CAPITAL BY Vote CANCELLATION. 8 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote 9 DESIGNATION, OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS For Did Not Management THE COMPANY BODY AUTHORIZED IN RESPECT OF Vote THE ISSUE OF SHARES IN THE COMPANY. 10 AUTHORIZATION, OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For Did Not Management TO PURCHASE SHARES IN THE COMPANY AND Vote DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS THEREFOR. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES STEEL CORP. Ticker: X Security ID: 912909108 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard A. Gephardt For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Dan D. Sandman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Thomas J. Usher For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Douglas C. Yearley For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan 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 Against Shareholder Contracts 6 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James R. Barker For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For Withhold Management 1.6 Elect Director Thomas H. O' Brien For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Walter V. Shipley For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Robert D. Storey For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors 5 Require Majority of Independent Directors Against Against Shareholder on Board 6 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder 7 Amend Director/Officer Against Against Shareholder Liability/Indemnifications Provisions 8 Report on Political Contributions 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 Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHERFORD INTL LTD Ticker: WFT Security ID: G95089101 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Nicholas F. Brady For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David J. Butters For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Bernard J. Duroc-Danner For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Sheldon B. Lubar For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William E. Macaulay For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert B. Millard For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert K. Moses, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert A. Rayne For For Management 2 APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS For For Management INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2005, AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SET ERNST & YOUNG LLP S REMUNERATION. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLS FARGO & COMPANY Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 8, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J.A. Blanchard III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert L. Joss For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Reatha Clark King For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Donald B. Rice For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Michael W. Wright For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Adopt Policy on Payday Lenders Against Against Shareholder 5 Link Executive Compensation to Predatory Against Against Shareholder Lending 6 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against Against Shareholder 7 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 8 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEYERHAEUSER CO. Ticker: WY Security ID: 962166104 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director D. Michael Steuart For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Martha R. Ingram For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director John I. Kieckhefer For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles R. Williamson For For Management 2 Expense Stock Options Against For Shareholder 3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder 4 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against Against Shareholder 5 Report on Eliminating the Purchase of Against Against Shareholder Timber from National Forests 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYETH Ticker: WYE Security ID: 983024100 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert Essner For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John D. Feerick For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert Langer For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John P. Mascotte For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mary Lake Polan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Walter V. Shipley For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John R. Torell III For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Review and Report on Drug Reimportation Against For Shareholder Policy 5 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 7 Discontinue Promotion of Premarin and Against Against Shareholder Report on Animal Testing ========== END NPX REPORT 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. Merrill Lynch Balanced Capital Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr. ----------------------- Robert C. Doll, Jr. Chief Executive Officer Merrill Lynch Balanced Capital Fund, Inc. Date: August 25, 2005