-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GwKXsB8G4ZyYMDPHTvFN36pTM7jjUQRFoSjBNUny6Vh2Lvg7IpJC+ajLy7oA8RVC 0G9RzvmYULIGWXyBRG1ClQ== 0000891092-09-003026.txt : 20090730 0000891092-09-003026.hdr.sgml : 20090730 20090730115014 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-09-003026 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090730 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090730 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20090730 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000018748 IRS NUMBER: 131875970 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-00179 FILM NUMBER: 09972629 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 630 FIFTH AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 820 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10111 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-698-2020 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 630 FIFTH AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 820 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANS CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19700722 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BUERGER LADET & RADINSKY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19671026 N-PX 1 e36035npx.txt FORM N-PX UNITED STATES SECURTITIES 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: 811-179 Central Securities Corporation (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter) 630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820 New York, New York 10111 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number: 212-698-2020 Date of fiscal year end: December 31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 Issuer: Precision Castparts Corporation CUSIP: 740189105 Ticker: PCP Meeting Date: 8/12/08
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Don R. Graber as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Lester L. Lyles as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Approval of the 2008 employee stock purchase plan. Management FOR FOR 3. Approval of amendments to the 2001 stock incentive plan. Management FOR FOR 4. Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Flextronics International Ltd. CUSIP: Y2573F102 Ticker: FLEX Meeting Date: 09/30/08
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Mr. H. Raymond Bingham as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Ajay B. Shah as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Election of Dr. Willy C. Shih as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 3. Re-appointment of Mr. Rockwell A. Schnabel as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 4. To approve the re-appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Flextronics' independent auditors for the 2009 fiscal year. Management FOR FOR 5. To approve the general authorization for the directors of Flextronics to allot and issue ordinary shares. Management FOR FOR 6. To approve the renewal of the share purchase mandate relating to acquisitions by Flextronics of its own ordinary shares. Management FOR FOR 7. Approve an amendment to 2001 equity incentive plan to increase the sub-limit on the maximum number of ordinary shares which may be issued as share bonuses by 5,000,000 ordinary shares. Management FOR FOR 8. To approve an amendment to the 2001 equity incentive plan to increase the sub-limit on the maximum number of ordinary share subject to awards which may be granted to a person in a single calendar year by 2,000,000 ordinary Management FOR FOR shares. 9. To approve an amendment to the 2001 equity incentive plan to increase the number of ordinary shares reserved for issuance by 20,000,000 ordinary shares. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. CUSIP: 57772K101 Ticker: MXIM Meeting Date: 12/15/08
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Tunc Doluca as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Kipling Hagopian as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of James R. Bergman as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Joseph R. Bronson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of Robert E. Grady as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of William D. Watkins as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of A.R. Frank Wazzan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Maxim's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 27, 2009. Management FOR FOR 3. To approve the adoption of Maxim's 2008 employee stock purchase plan with 4,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Walgreen Co. CUSIP: 931422109 Ticker: WAG Meeting Date: 01/14/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of William C. Foote as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Mark P. Frissora as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Alan G. McNally as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Cordell Reed as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of Nancy M. Schlichting as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of David Y. Schwartz as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of Alejandro Silva as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of James A. Skinner as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-09. Election of Marilou M. Von Ferstel as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-10. Election of Charles R. Walgreen III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR 3. To amend the Walgreen Co. 1982 employees stock purchase plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan. Management FOR FOR 4. Proposal that the chairman of the board be an independent director who has not previously served as an executive officer of Walgreen Co. Stockholder Against FOR 5. Proposal that Walgreen & Co. shareholders vote to ratify the compensation of the named executive officers. Stockholder Against FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: NewStar Financial, Inc. CUSIP: 65251F105 Ticker: NEWS Meeting Date: 01/28/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1. Proposal to approve the 2006 incentive plan, as amended and restated. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to approve the proposal to grant the board of directors the discretionary authority to effect a reverse stock split. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Agilent Technologies, Inc. CUSIP: 00846U101 Ticker: A Meeting Date: 03/11/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of William P. Sullivan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Robert J. Herbold as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Koh Boon Hwee as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal regarding the ratification of the audit and finance committee's appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Agilent's independent registered public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal regarding the approval of the Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2009 stock plan. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Analog Devices, Inc. CUSIP: 032654105 Ticker: ADI Meeting Date: 03/10/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of James A. Champy to the company's board of directors to serve as Class I director for a term of three years. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Yves-Andre Istel to the company's board of directors to serve as Class I director for a term of three years. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Neil Novich to the company's board of directors to serve as Class I director for a term of three years. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Kenton J. Sicchitano to the company's board of directors to serve as Class I director for a term of three years. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2009. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to act upon a shareholder proposal to declassify the company's board of directors. Stockholder Against FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Coherent, Inc. CUSIP: 192479103 Ticker: COHR Meeting Date: 03/11/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of John R. Ambroseo as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of John H. Hart as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Susan James as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Clifford Press as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of Lawrence Tomlinson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of Garry Rogerson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of Sandeep Vij as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 3, 2009. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to approve the amended and restated employee stock purchase plan. Management FOR FOR 4. Proposal to approve the amended and restated 2001 stock plan. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: General Electric Company CUSIP: 369604103 Ticker: GE Meeting Date: 04/22/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. A-01. Election of James I. Cash, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-02. Election of William M. Castell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-03. Election of Ann M. Fudge as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-04. Election of Susan Hockfield as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-05. Election of Jeffrey R. Immelt as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-06. Election of Andrea Jung as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-07. Election of Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-08. Election of Robert W. Lane as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-09. Election of Ralph S. Larsen as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-10. Election of Rochelle B. Lazarus as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-11. Election of James J. Mulva as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-12. Election of Sam Nunn as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-13. Election of Roger S. Penske as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-14. Election of Robert J. Swieringa as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR A-15. Election of Douglas A. Warner III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR B. Proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the company's independent public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR C-1. Proposal regarding cumulative voting. Stockholder Against FOR C-2. Proposal regarding an executive compensation advisory vote. Stockholder Against FOR C-3. Proposal regarding an independent study regarding breaking up GE. Stockholder Against FOR C-4. Proposal regarding dividend policy Stockholder FOR Against C-5. Proposal regarding a shareholder vote on golden parachutes. Stockholder FOR Against
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Bank of New York Mellon Corporation CUSIP: 064058100 Ticker: BK Meeting Date: 04/14/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Ruth E. Bruch as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Nicholas M. Donofrio as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Gerald L. Hassell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Edmund F. Kelly as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of Robert P. Kelly as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of Richard J. Kogan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of Michael J. Kowalski as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of John A. Luke, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-09. Election of Robert Mehrabian as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-10. Election of Mark A. Nordenberg as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-11. Election of Catherine A. Rein as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-12. Election of William C. Richardson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-13. Election of Samuel C. Scott III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-14. Election of John P. Surma as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-15. Election of Wesley W. Von Schack as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to approve the advisory (non-binding) resolution relating to 2008 executive compensation. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the company's independent public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR 4. Stockholder proposal with respect to cumulative voting. Stockholder Against FOR 5. Stockholder proposal requesting a 75% retention policy for shares acquired through compensation plans. Stockholder Against FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Convergys Corporation CUSIP: 212485106 Ticker: CVG Meeting Date: 04/21/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of John F. Barrett as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Willard W. Brittain, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of David F. Dougherty as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Joseph E. Gibbs as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of Barry Rosenstein as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR 3. To approve the amendment to the company's code of regulations to adopt a majority vote for directors provision. Management FOR FOR 4. Stockholder proposal regarding director election majority vote standard. Stockholder Against FOR 5. Stockholder proposal to repeal the classified board. Stockholder Against FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Nexen Inc. CUSIP: 65334H102 Ticker: NXY Meeting Date: 04/28/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of W.B. Berry as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of R.G. Bertram as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of D.G. Flanagan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of S.B. Jackson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of K.J. Jenkins as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of A.A. McLellan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of E.P. Newell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of T.C. O'Neill as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-09. Election of M.F. Romanow as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-10. Election of F.M. Saville as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-11. Election of J.M. Willson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-12. Election of V.J. Zaleschuk as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Carlisle Companies Inc. CUSIP: 1423399100 Ticker: CSL Meeting Date: 04/20/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Paul J. Choquette, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Stephen P. Munn as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Lawrence A. Sala as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Magalen C. Webert as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent public accounting firm for the 2009 fiscal year. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Company's Executive Incentive Program to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the program. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Abbott Laboratories CUSIP: 002824100 Ticker: ABT Meeting Date: 04/24/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of R.J. Alpern as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of R.S. Austin as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of W.M. Daley as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of W.J. Farrell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of H.L. Fuller as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of W.A. Osborn as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of D.A.L. Owen as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of W.A. Reynolds as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-09. Election of R.S. Roberts as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-10. Election of S.C. Scott III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-11. Election of W.D. Smithburg as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-12. Election of G.F. Tilton as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-13. Election of M.D. White as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the 2009 incentive stock program. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to approve the 2009 employee stock purchase plan for non-U.S. employees. Management FOR FOR 4. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors. Management FOR FOR 5. Stockholder proposal regarding animal testing. Stockholder Against FOR 6. Stockholder proposal regarding health care principles. Stockholder Against FOR 7. Stockholder proposal regarding an advisory vote to ratify the compensation of named officers. Stockholder Against FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Capital One Financial Corporation CUSIP: 14040H105 Ticker: COF Meeting Date: 04/23/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Richard D. Fairbank as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of E.R. Campbell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Bradford H. Warner as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Stanley Westreich as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the corporation for 2009. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to approve and adopt Capital One's second amended and restated 2004 stock incentive plan. Management FOR FOR 4. Advisory approval of Capital One's named executive officer compensation. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Motorola, Inc. CUSIP: 620076109 Ticker: MOT Meeting Date: 5/4/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of G. Brown as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of D. Dorman as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of W. Hambrecht as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of S. Jha as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of L. Lewent as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of K. Meister as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of T. Meredith as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of S. Scott III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-09. Election of R. Sommer as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-10. Election of J. Stengel as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-11. Election of A. Vinciquerra as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-12. Election of D. Warner III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-13. Election of J. White as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to amend the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change par value. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to amend to existing equity plans to permit a one-time option exchange. Management FOR FOR 4. Proposal to amend the Motorola Employee Stock Purchase Plan of 1999. Management FOR FOR 5. Advisory approval of Motorola's executive compensation. Management FOR FOR 6. Proposal to ratify the appointment of independent registered accounting firm. Management FOR FOR 7. Stockholder proposal re: cumulative voting. Stockholder Against FOR 8. Stockholder proposal re: special shareholder meetings. Stockholder Against FOR 9. Stockholder proposal re: a global set of corporate standards at Motorola for human rights. Stockholder Against FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Murphy Oil Corporation CUSIP: 626717102 Ticker: MUR Meeting Date: 5/13/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of F.W. Blue as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of C.P. Deming as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of R.A. Hermes as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of J. V. Kelley as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of R. M. Murphy as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of W. C. Nolan, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of I. B. Ramberg as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of N.E. Schmale as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-09. Election of D.J.H. Smith as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-10. Election of C.G. Theus as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-11. Election of D.M. Wood as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Stockholder proposal concerning the company's non-discrimination in employment policy. Stockholder Against FOR 3. Proposal to approve the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: GeoMet, Inc. CUSIP: 37250U201 Ticker: GMET Meeting Date: 5/8/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of J. Hord Armstrong, III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of James C. Crain as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Stanley L. Graves as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Charles D. Haynes as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of W. Howard Keenan, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of Philip G. Marlone as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of J. Darby Sere as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to approve an amendment to the GeoMet 2006 long term incentive plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the plan from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Dover Corporation CUSIP: 260003108 Ticker: DOV Meeting Date: 5/7/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of D.H. Benson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of R.W. Cremin as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of T.J. Derosa as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of J.P.M. Ergas as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of P.T. Francis as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of K.C. Graham as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of J. L. Koley as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of R.A. Livingston as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-09. Election of R.K. Lochridge as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-10. Election of B.G. Rethore as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-11. Election of M.B. Stubbs as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-12. Election of M. A. Winston as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to approve amendments to the 2005 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to approve amendments to the Executive Officer Annual Incentive Plan. Management FOR FOR 4. Stockholder Proposal regarding a climate change report. Stockholder Against FOR 5. Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Dover Corporation for 2009. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Berry Petroleum Company CUSIP: 085789105 Ticker: BRY Meeting Date: 5/13/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of J. Bryant as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of R. Busch III as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of W. Bush as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of S. Cropper as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of J. Gaul as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of R. Heinemann as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of T. Jamieson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of J. Keller as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-09. Election of R. Robinson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-10. Election of M. Young as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Newstar Financial, Inc. CUSIP: 65251F105 Ticker: NEWS Meeting Date: 5/13/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Charles N. Bralver as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of T. Kimball Brooker, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Timothy J. Conway as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Bradley E. Cooper as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of Brian L.P. Fallon as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of Frank R. Noonan as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of Maureen P. O'Hara as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of P.A. Schmidt-Fellner as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-09. Election of Richard E. Thornburgh as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Intel Corporation CUSIP: 458140100 Ticker: INTC Meeting Date: 5/20/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Charlene Barshefsky as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Susan L. Decker as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of John J. Donahoe as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of Reed E. Hundt as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of Paul S. Otellini as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of James D. Plummer as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of David S. Pottruck as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of Jane E. Shaw as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-09. Election of John L. Thornton as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-10. Election of Frank D. Yeary as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-11. Election of David B. Yoffie as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the current year. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal regarding amendment and extension of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. Management FOR FOR 4. Proposal regarding approval of an employee stock option exchange program. Management FOR FOR 5. Advisory vote on executive compensation. Management FOR FOR 6. Stockholder proposal regarding cumulative voting. Stockholder Against FOR 7. Stockholder proposal regarding human right to water. Stockhodler Against FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Xerox Corporation CUSIP: 984121103 Ticker: XRX Meeting Date: 5/21/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Glenn A. Britt as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Ursula M. Burns as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Richard J. Harringrton as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of William Curt Hunter as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of Robert A. McDonald as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of Anne A. Mulcahy as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of N.J. Nicholas, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-08. Election of Charles Prince as a director of the company. Management Against Against 1-09. Election of Ann Reese as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-10. Election of Mary Agnes Wilderotter as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the current year. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Devon Energy Corporation CUSIP: 25179M103 Ticker: DVN Meeting Date: 6/3/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Robert L. Howard as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Michael M. Kanovsky as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Todd Mitchell as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of J. Larry Nichols as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr. as a director. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to ratify the appointment of the company's independent auditors for 2009. Management FOR FOR 4. Adoption of the Devon Energy Corporation 2009 Long-term incentive plan. Management FOR FOR 5. Proposal for the adoption of a director election majority vote standard. Stockholder Against FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. CUSIP: 42726M106 Ticker: HCCI Meeting Date: 5/26/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Joseph Chalhoub as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Fred Fehsenfeld, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2009. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Roper Industries, Inc. CUSIP: 776696106 Ticker: ROP Meeting Date: 6/3/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Robert D. Johnson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Robert E. Knowling, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Wilbur J. Prezzano as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the company. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: McMoRan Exploration Co. CUSIP: 582411104 Ticker: MMR Meeting Date: 6/11/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Richard C. Adkerson as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Robert A. Day as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Gerald J. Ford as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-04. Election of H. Devon Graham, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-05. Election of Suzanne T. Mestayer as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-06. Election of James R. Moffett as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-07. Election of B.M. Rankin, Jr. as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP LLP as independent auditor. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Sonus Networks, Inc. CUSIP: 835916107 Ticker: SONS Meeting Date: 6/19/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of James K. Brewington as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Dr. Richard H. Nottenburg as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of Scott E. Schubert as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to amend the fourth amended and restated certificate of incorporation to declassify the board of directors of Sonus as of the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders. Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to approve a stock option exchange tender offer. Management FOR FOR 4. Proposal to approve the amendment to the Sonus 2007 stock incentive plan. Management FOR FOR 5. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deliotte & Touche LLP as Sonus' independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Arbinet-thexchange, Inc. CUSIP: 03875P100 Ticker: ARBX Meeting Date: 6/16/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1-01. Election of Stanley C. Kreitman as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-02. Election of Robert M. Pons as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 1-03. Election of David C. Reymann as a director of the company. Management FOR FOR 2. Proposal to approve an amendment to the company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to change the company's name from "Arbinet-thexchange, Inc." to "Arbinet Corporation" (the "name change amendment"). Management FOR FOR 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (A) effect a reverse stock split (the "reverse stock split") and (B) decrease the number of authorized shares of the company's common stock on a basis proportional to the reverse stock split ratio (together, the "Reverse stock split amendment"). Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Flextronics International Ltd. CUSIP: Y2573F102 Ticker: FLEX Meeting Date: 7/13/09
For/ Proposed Fund Against Matter Voted On By Vote Mgt. 1. Proposal to amend certain of the company's existing equity incentive plans to allow for a one-time stock option exchange program for employees of the company and its subsidiaries, other than the members of the company's board of directors, its executive officers, and certain other designated employees of the company and its subsidiaries. Management FOR FOR
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) Central Securities Corporation By (Signature and Title) /s/ Wilmot H. Kidd ------------------ Wilmot H. Kidd President Date: July 30, 2009 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----