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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-00005

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Christina T. Simmons, Vice President & Assistant Secretary

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (800) 201-6984

Date of fiscal year end:  10/31

Date of reporting period:   July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007

 




Item 1.  Proxy Voting Record.




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ICA File Number: 811-00005                                                     

Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007                                      

Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.                                              

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ABBOTT LABORATORIES                                                            

 

Ticker:       ABT            Security ID:  002824100                           

Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director R.S. Austin                For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director W.M. Daley                 For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director W.J. Farrell               For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director H.L. Fuller                For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director R.A. Gonzalez              For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director D.A.L. Owen                For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director B. Powell Jr.              For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director W.A. Reynolds              For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director R.S. Roberts               For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director S.C. Scott III             For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director W.D. Smithburg             For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director G.F. Tilton                For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director M.D. White                 For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   Against    Shareholder

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

4     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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AETNA INC.                                                                      

 

Ticker:       AET            Security ID:  00817Y108                           

Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 23, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Frank M. Clark             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Betsy Z. Cohen             For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Molly J. Coye, M.D.        For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin   For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Jeffrey E. Garten          For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Earl G. Graves, Sr.        For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Gerald Greenwald           For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock           For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig           For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Joseph P. Newhouse         For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Ronald A. Williams         For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Company Specific-Majority Vote Standard   For       For        Management

      for the Election of Directors in                                         

      Uncontested Election                                                      

4     Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder

5     Require Director Nominee Qualifications   Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.                                                 

 

Ticker:       APD            Security ID:  009158106                           

Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  NOV 30, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director William L. Davis III       For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director W. Douglas Ford            For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Evert Henkes               For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Margaret G. Mcglynn        For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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AMEREN CORPORATION                                                             

 

Ticker:       AEE            Security ID:  023608102                           

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 6, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Stephen F. Brauer          For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Susan S. Elliott           For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Gayle P. W. Jackson        For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director James C. Johnson           For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Richard A. Liddy           For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Gordon R. Lohman           For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Charles W. Mueller         For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman      For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Gary L. Rainwater          For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Harvey Saligman            For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Patrick T. Stokes          For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Jack D. Woodard            For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Reduce the Release of Radioactive         Against   Against    Shareholder

      Materials from Callaway Facility                                         

 

 

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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.                                                           

 

Ticker:       AXP            Security ID:  025816109                           

Meeting Date: APR 23, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson          For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky        For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Ursula M. Burns            For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault        For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Peter Chernin              For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.      For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Jan Leschly                For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Richard C. Levin           For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Richard A. McGinn          For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Edward D. Miller           For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Frank P. Popoff            For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund        For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director Robert D. Walter           For       For        Management

1.14  Elect Director Ronald A. Williams         For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

4     Provide for Cumulative Voting             Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.                                             

 

Ticker:       AIG            Security ID:  026874107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 23, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen          For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein        For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Ellen V. Futter            For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Stephen L. Hammerman       For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Richard C. Holbrooke       For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer         For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director George L. Miles, Jr.       For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Morris W. Offit            For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director James F. Orr, III          For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty        For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan         For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Michael H. Sutton          For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director Edmund S.W. Tse            For       For        Management

1.14  Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad       For       For        Management

1.15  Elect Director Frank G. Zarb              For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

4     Performance-Based and/or Time-Based       Against   Against    Shareholder

      Equity Awards                                                             

 

 

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AMGEN, INC.                                                                    

 

Ticker:       AMGN           Security ID:  031162100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 12, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr.       For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Jerry D. Choate            For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Frank C. Herringer         For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn           For       For        Management

5     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

6     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

7     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

8     Develop an Animal Welfare Policy          Against   Against    Shareholder

9     Prepare a Sustainability Report           Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.                                                 

 

Ticker:       BUD            Security ID:  035229103                           

Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director August A. Busch III        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director August A. Busch IV         For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Carlos Fernandez G.        For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director James R. Jones             For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Andrew C. Taylor           For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III      For       For        Management

2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

3     Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock       For       For        Management

      Purchase Plan                                                            

4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

5     Report on Charitable Contributions        Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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AON CORP.                                                                       

 

Ticker:       AOC            Security ID:  037389103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Patrick G. Ryan            For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Gregory C. Case            For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Edgar D. Jannotta          For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Jan Kalff                  For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Lester B. Knight           For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director J. Michael Losh            For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director R. Eden Martin             For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Andrew J. McKenna          For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Robert S. Morrison         For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Richard B. Myers           For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert       For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr.        For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director Gloria Santona             For       For        Management

1.14  Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo             For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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ASTRAZENECA PLC                                                                

 

Ticker:       AZN            Security ID:  046353108                            

Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 16, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     TO RECEIVE THE COMPANY S ACCOUNTS AND THE For       For        Management

      REPORTS OF THE DIRECTORS AND AUDITOR FOR                                 

      THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006                                         

2     TO CONFIRM DIVIDENDS                      For       For        Management

3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

4     TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO AGREE THE   For       For        Management

      REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITOR                                               

5(a)  Elect  Director Louis Schweitzer          For       For        Management

5(b)  Elect  Director Hakan Mogren              For       For        Management

5(c)  Elect  Director David R Brennan           For       For        Management

5(d)  Elect  Director John Patterson            For       For        Management

5(e)  Elect  Director Jonathan Symonds          For       For        Management

5(f)  Elect  Director John Buchanan             For       For        Management

5(g)  Elect  Director Jane Henney               For       For        Management

5(h)  Elect  Director Michele Hooper            For       For        Management

5(i)  Elect  Director Joe Jimenez               For       For        Management

5(j)  Elect  Director Dame Nancy Rothwell       For       For        Management

5(k)  Elect  Director John Varley               For       For        Management

5(l)  Elect  Director Marcus Wallenberg         For       For        Management

6     TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS  REMUNERATION    For       For        Management

      REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,                                   

      2006                                                                     

7     TO AUTHORISE LIMITED EU POLITICAL         For       For        Management

      DONATIONS                                                                

8     TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT       For       For        Management

      UNISSUED SHARES                                                           

9     TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO DISAPPLY    For       For        Management

      PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS                                                       

10    TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS  For       For        Management

      OWN SHARES                                                               

11    TO AUTHORISE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION     For       For        Management

      WITH SHAREHOLDERS                                                         

 

 

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AT&T INC                                                                       

 

Ticker:       T              Security ID:  00206R102                            

Meeting Date: JUL 21, 2006   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  JUN 1, 2006                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor    

1     Approve Merger Agreement                  For       For        Management

 

 

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AT&T INC                                                                       

 

Ticker:       T              Security ID:  00206R102                           

Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director William F. Aldinger III    For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio          For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson         For       For        Management

4     Elect Director James H. Blanchard         For       For        Management

5     Elect Director August A. Busch III        For       For        Management

6     Elect Director James P. Kelly             For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Charles F. Knight          For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Jon C. Madonna             For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Lynn M. Martin             For       For        Management

10    Elect Director John B. McCoy              For       For        Management

11    Elect Director Mary S. Metz               For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Toni Rembe                 For       For        Management

13    Elect Director Joyce M. Roche             For       For        Management

14    Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson      For       For        Management

15    Elect Director Laura D' Andrea Tyson      For       For        Management

16    Elect Director Patricia P. Upton          For       For        Management

17    Elect Director Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.    For       For        Management

18    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

19    Compensation Specific-Severance Payments  For       For        Management

      to Executives                                                            

20    Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder

21    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter - Call      Against   Against    Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

22    Pay For Superior Performance              Against   Against    Shareholder

23    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   Against    Shareholder

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

24    Establish SERP Policy                     Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.                                                

 

Ticker:       ADP            Security ID:  053015103                           

Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  SEP 15, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman       For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Leslie A. Brun             For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Gary C. Butler             For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Leon G. Cooperman          For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard           For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director John P. Jones              For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Ann Dibble Jordan          For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Frederic V. Malek          For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Henry Taub                 For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach         For       For        Management

2     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management

3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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BANK OF AMERICA CORP.                                                           

 

Ticker:       BAC            Security ID:  060505104                           

Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 2, 2007                                                       

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director William Barnet, III        For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr.      For       For        Management

3     Elect Director John T. Collins            For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Gary L. Countryman         For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Tommy R. Franks            For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Charles K. Gifford         For       For        Management

7     Elect Director W. Steven Jones            For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis           For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Monica C. Lozano           For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Walter E. Massey           For       For        Management

11    Elect Director Thomas J. May              For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell       For       For        Management

13    Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan             For       For        Management

14    Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr.       For       For        Management

15    Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler       For       For        Management

16    Elect Director Robert L. Tillman          For       For        Management

17    Elect Director Jackie M. Ward             For       For        Management

18    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

19    Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards     Against   Against    Shareholder

20    Change Size of Board of Directors         Against   Against    Shareholder

21    Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE                                                

 

Ticker:       BK             Security ID:  064057102                            

Meeting Date: APR 10, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 20, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Mr. Biondi                 For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Mr. Donofrio               For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Mr. Hassell                For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Mr. Kogan                  For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Mr. Kowalski               For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Mr. Luke                   For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Ms. Rein                   For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Mr. Renyi                  For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Mr. Richardson             For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Mr. Scott                  For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Mr. Vaughan                For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Amend Vote Requirements to Amend          Against   For        Shareholder

      Articles/Bylaws/Charter                                                  

4     Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder

5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   Against    Shareholder

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

 

 

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BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE                                                 

 

Ticker:       BK             Security ID:  064057102                           

Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  APR 12, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Approve Merger Agreement                  For       For        Management

2     Adopt Supermajority Vote Requirement for  For       For        Management

      Mergers                                                                   

3     Increase Authorized Preferred and Common  For       For        Management

      Stock                                                                    

4     Adjourn Meeting                           For       For        Management

 

 

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BARRICK GOLD CORP.                                                             

 

Ticker:       ABX            Security ID:  067901108                           

Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual/Special                      

Record Date:  MAR 14, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director H. L. Beck                 For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director C. W. D. Birchall          For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director D. J. Carty                For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director G. Cisneros                For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director M. A. Cohen                For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director P. A. Crossgrove           For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director J. W. Crow                 For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director R. M. Franklin             For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director P. C. Godsoe               For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director J. B. Harvey               For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director B. Mulroney                For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director A. Munk                    For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director P. Munk                    For       For        Management

1.14  Elect Director S. J. Shapiro              For       For        Management

1.15  Elect Director G. C. Wilkins              For       For        Management

2     Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as     For       For        Management

      Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix                                      

      Remuneration of Auditors                                                 

3     Amend Stock Option Plan                   For       For        Management

 

 

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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.                                                      

 

Ticker:       BAX            Security ID:  071813109                            

Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 2, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Blake E. Devitt            For       For        Management

2     Elect Director John D. Forsyth            For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Gail D. Fosler             For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Carole J. Shapazian        For       For        Management

5     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

6     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

 

 

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BELLSOUTH CORP.                                                                

 

Ticker:       BLS            Security ID:  079860102                           

Meeting Date: JUL 21, 2006   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  JUN 1, 2006                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Approve Merger Agreement                  For       For        Management

 

 

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.                                                        

 

Ticker:       BSX            Security ID:  101137107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 9, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Ursula M. Burns            For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Marye Anne Fox             For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr.         For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director John E. Pepper             For       For        Management

2     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

3     Approve Increase in Size of Board         For       For        Management

4     Approve Repricing of Options              For       For        Management

5     Stock Retention/Holding Period            Against   Against    Shareholder

6     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

7     Other Business                            For       For        Management

 

 

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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.                                                       

 

Ticker:       BMY            Security ID:  110122108                           

Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 5, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Lewis B. Campbell          For       For        Management

2     Elect Director James M. Cornelius         For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Louis J. Freeh             For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Laurie H. Glimcher         For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Michael Grobstein          For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Leif Johansson             For       For        Management

7     Elect Director James D. Robinson III      For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Vicki L. Sato              For       For        Management

9     Elect Director R. Sanders Williams        For       For        Management

10    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

11    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

12    Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management

13    Increase Disclosure of Executive          Against   Against    Shareholder

      Compensation                                                             

14    Claw-back of Payments under Restatements  Against   Against    Shareholder

15    Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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CAMPBELL SOUP CO.                                                              

 

Ticker:       CPB            Security ID:  134429109                           

Meeting Date: NOV 16, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 19, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Edmund M. Carpenter        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Paul R. Charron            For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Douglas R. Conant          For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Bennett Dorrance           For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Kent B. Foster             For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Harvey Golub               For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Randall W. Larrimore       For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Philip E. Lippincott       For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Mary Alice D. Malone       For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Sara Mathew                For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director David C. Patterson         For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Charles R. Perrin          For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director A. Barry Rand              For       For        Management

1.14  Elect Director George Strawbridge, Jr.    For       For        Management

1.15  Elect Director Les C. Vinney              For       For        Management

1.16  Elect Director Charlotte C. Weber         For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Sustainability Report                     Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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CATERPILLAR INC.                                                               

 

Ticker:       CAT            Security ID:  149123101                           

Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  APR 16, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director John T. Dillon             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Juan Gallardo              For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director William A. Osborn          For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr.        For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

4     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   Against    Shareholder

      of Directors                                                             

 

 

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CHARLES SCHWAB CORP., THE                                                      

 

Ticker:       SCHW           Security ID:  808513105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 19, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director William F. Aldinger, III   For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Donald G. Fisher           For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Paula A. Sneed             For       For        Management

2     Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For       For        Management

      Plan                                                                     

3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management

4     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder

5     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   For        Shareholder

      of Directors                                                              

 

 

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CITIGROUP INC.                                                                 

 

Ticker:       C              Security ID:  172967101                            

Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 21, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong       For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda           For       For        Management

3     Elect Director George David               For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr            For       For        Management

5     Elect Director John M. Deutch             For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez  For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld            For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris          For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Anne Mulcahy               For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Richard D. Parsons         For       For        Management

11    Elect Director Charles Prince             For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Judith Rodin               For       For        Management

13    Elect Director Robert E. Rubin            For       For        Management

14    Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas         For       For        Management

15    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

16    Report on Government Service of Employees Against   Against    Shareholder

17    Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder

18    Report on Charitable Contributions        Against   Against    Shareholder

19    Approve Report of the Compensation        Against   Against    Shareholder

      Committee                                                                

20    Report on Pay Disparity                   Against   Against    Shareholder

21    Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

22    Stock Retention/Holding Period            Against   Against    Shareholder

23    Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder

24    Amend Bylaws to Permit Shareholders to    Against   Against    Shareholder

      Call Special Meetings                                                     

 

 

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CLOROX COMPANY, THE                                                            

 

Ticker:       CLX            Security ID:  189054109                           

Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 19, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Daniel Boggan, Jr.         For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Tully M. Friedman          For       For        Management

3     Elect Director George J. Harad            For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Donald R. Knauss           For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat      For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Gary G. Michael            For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Jan L. Murley              For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Michael E. Shannon         For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Pamela Thomas-Graham       For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Carolyn M. Ticknor         For       For        Management

11    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE                                                         

 

Ticker:       KO             Security ID:  191216100                           

Meeting Date: APR 18, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 20, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Herbert A. Allen           For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Ronald W. Allen            For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Cathleen P. Black          For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Barry Diller               For       For        Management

5     Elect Director E. Neville Isdell          For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Donald R. Keough           For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Donald F. McHenry          For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Sam Nunn                   For       For        Management

9     Elect Director James D. Robinson, III     For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth         For       For        Management

11    Elect Director James B. Williams          For       For        Management

12    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

13    Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management

14    Limit Executive Compensation              Against   Against    Shareholder

15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   Against    Shareholder

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

16    Report on Chemical and Biological Testing Against   Against    Shareholder

      Data                                                                      

17    Report on Environmental Liabilities in    Against   Against    Shareholder

      India                                                                    

18    Performance-Based and/or Time-Based       Against   Against    Shareholder

      Equity Awards                                                            

 

 

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COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.                                                      

 

Ticker:       CCE            Security ID:  191219104                           

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 1, 2007                                                       

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Gary P. Fayard             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Marvin J. Herb             For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director L. Phillip Humann          For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Paula R. Reynolds          For       For        Management

2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

4     Submit Severance Agreement (Change in     Against   Against    Shareholder

      Control) to shareholder Vote                                             

 

 

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CONAGRA FOODS INC.                                                             

 

Ticker:       CAG            Security ID:  205887102                           

Meeting Date: SEP 28, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  JUL 31, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director David H. Batchelder        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone        For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Mark H. Rauenhorst         For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Gary M. Rodkin             For       For        Management

2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC.                                                      

 

Ticker:       ED             Security ID:  209115104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  APR 5, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Kevin Burke                For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco         For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director George Campbell, Jr.       For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Gordon J. Davis            For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Michael J. Del Giudice     For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Ellen V. Futter            For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Sally Hernandez            For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Peter W. Likins            For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath          For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director L. Frederick Sutherland    For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Stephen R. Volk            For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Increase Disclosure of Executive          Against   Against    Shareholder

      Compensation                                                              

 

 

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COOPER INDUSTRIES LTD                                                          

 

Ticker:       CBE            Security ID:  G24182100                            

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1a    Elect  Director S.G. Butler               For       For        Management

1b    Elect  Director D.F. Smith                For       For        Management

1c    Elect  Director G.B. Smith                For       For        Management

1d    Elect  Director M.S. Thompson             For       For        Management

1e    Elect  Director L.D. Kingsley             For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     AMENDMENT TO COOPER S BYE-LAWS TO         For       For        Management

      INCREASE AUTHORIZED SHARES.                                              

4     ILO Standards                             Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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CVS CORPORATION                                                                

 

Ticker:       CVS            Security ID:  126650100                           

Meeting Date: MAR 15, 2007   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  JAN 19, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Amend Articles/Increase Common Stock and  For       For        Management

      Change Company Name                                                      

2     Issue Shares in Connection with an        For       For        Management

      Acquisition                                                               

3     Adjourn Meeting                           For       For        Management

 

 

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CVS/CAREMARK CORP                                                              

 

Ticker:       CVS            Security ID:  126650100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 30, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Edwin M. Banks             For       For        Management

2     Elect Director C. David Brown II          For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Edwin Mac Crawford         For       For        Management

4     Elect Director David W. Dorman            For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Kristen E. Gibney Williams For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Roger L. Headrick          For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Marian L. Heard            For       For        Management

8     Elect Director William H. Joyce           For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Jean-Pierre Million        For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Terrence Murray            For       For        Management

11    Elect Director C.A. Lance Piccolo         For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg         For       For        Management

13    Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan             For       For        Management

14    Elect Director Richard J. Swift           For       For        Management

15    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

16    Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For       For        Management

      Plan                                                                     

17    Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management

18    Limit Executive Compensation              Against   Against    Shareholder

19    Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

20    Prepare Sustainability Report             Against   Against    Shareholder

21    Disclose Information on Compensation      Against   Against    Shareholder

      Consultant                                                               

22    Compensation Specific- Policy on Stock    Against   Against    Shareholder

      Option Grants/Option Backdating                                          

 

 

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DEVON ENERGY CORP.                                                             

 

Ticker:       DVN            Security ID:  25179M103                           

Meeting Date: JUN 6, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 9, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Thomas F. Ferguson         For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director David M. Gavrin            For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director John Richels               For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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DIAGEO PLC (FORMERLY GUINNESS PLC)                                              

 

Ticker:       DEO            Security ID:  25243Q205                           

Meeting Date: OCT 17, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  AUG 31, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS 2006                 For       For        Management

2     DIRECTORS  REMUNERATION REPORT 2006       For       For        Management

3     DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND             For       For        Management

4     RE-ELECTION OF LORD HOLLICK OF NOTTING    For       For        Management

      HILL (MEMBER OF AUDIT, NOMINATION,                                       

      REMUNERATION COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF                                   

      BOARD)                                                                   

5     RE-ELECTION OF MR HT STITZER (MEMBER OF   For       For        Management

      AUDIT, NOMINATION, AND REMUNERATION                                       

      COMMITTEE)                                                               

6     RE-ELECTION OF MR PS WALSH (MEMBER OF     For       For        Management

      EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF                                       

      BOARD)                                                                   

7     ELECTION OF MS LM DANON (MEMBER OF AUDIT, For       For        Management

      NOMINATION, AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE)                                   

8     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

9     AUTHORITY TO ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES    For       For        Management

10    DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS      For       For        Management

11    AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OWN ORDINARY SHARES For       For        Management

12    AUTHORITY TO MAKE EU POLITICAL            For       For        Management

      DONATIONS/EXPENDITURE                                                    

13    ADOPTION OF DIAGEO PLC 2006 IRISH PROFIT  For       For        Management

      SHARING SCHEME                                                           

14    AMENDMENTS TO DIAGEO EXECUTIVE SHARE      For       For        Management

      OPTION PLAN                                                               

 

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.                                                       

 

Ticker:       D              Security ID:  25746U109                           

Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 23, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Peter W. Brown             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director George A. Davidson, Jr.    For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II      For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director John W. Harris             For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Robert S. Jepson, Jr.      For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Mark J. Kington            For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Benjamin J. Lambert, III   For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Margaret A. McKenna        For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Frank S. Royal, M.D.       For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director David A. Wollard           For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions        Against   Against    Shareholder

4     Report on Impact of Utilizing National    Against   Against    Shareholder

      Interest Electric Transmission Corridor                                  

 

 

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EATON CORPORATION                                                               

 

Ticker:       ETN            Security ID:  278058102                           

Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 26, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Christopher M. Connor      For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Critelli        For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Charles E. Golden          For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Ernie Green                For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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EL PASO CORP                                                                   

 

Ticker:       EP             Security ID:  28336L109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 26, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Juan Carlos Braniff        For       For        Management

2     Elect Director James L. Dunlap            For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Douglas L. Foshee          For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Robert W. Goldman          For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Anthony W. Hall, Jr.       For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Thomas R. Hix              For       For        Management

7     Elect Director William H. Joyce           For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.       For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Ferrell P. McClean         For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro          For       For        Management

11    Elect Director J. Michael Talbert         For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Robert F. Vagt             For       For        Management

13    Elect Director John L. Whitmire           For       For        Management

14    Elect Director Joe B. Wyatt               For       For        Management

15    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

16    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call     Against   Against    Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

17    Company Specific-Policy Abandoning        Against   Against    Shareholder

      Decision by the Board                                                    

 

 

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EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.                                                           

 

Ticker:       EMR            Security ID:  291011104                           

Meeting Date: FEB 6, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  NOV 28, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director C. Fernandez G             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director W. J. Galvin               For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director R. L. Ridgway              For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director R. L. Stephenson           For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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ENTERGY CORP.                                                                   

 

Ticker:       ETR            Security ID:  29364G103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 6, 2007                                                       

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Maureen Scannell Bateman   For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director W. Frank Blount            For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Simon D. DeBree            For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Gary W. Edwards            For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Alexis M. Herman           For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Donald C. Hintz            For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director J. Wayne Leonard           For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick         For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director James R. Nichols           For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director William A. Percy, II       For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director W.J. Tauzin                For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Steven V. Wilkinson        For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder

4     Limit Executive Compensation              Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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EXXON MOBIL CORP.                                                              

 

Ticker:       XOM            Security ID:  30231G102                            

Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 5, 2007                                                      

 

#     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 Marilyn Carlson Nelson     For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano        For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Steven S Reinemund         For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Walter V. Shipley          For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director J. Stephen Simon           For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson           For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder

4     Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call     Against   Against    Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                          

5     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

6     Initiate Payment of Cash Dividend         Against   Against    Shareholder

7     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   Against    Shareholder

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

8     Company-Specific- Amend Article IX of the Against   Against    Shareholder

      Corporation's by-laws                                                     

9     Review Executive Compensation             Against   Against    Shareholder

10    Limit Executive Compensation              Against   Against    Shareholder

11    Claw-back of Payments under Restatements  Against   For        Shareholder

12    Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder

13    Amend Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Against   Against    Shareholder

      to Prohibit Discrimination Based on                                      

      Sexual Orientation                                                       

14    Report on Environmental Accountability    Against   Against    Shareholder

15    Report on Emission Reduction Goals        Against   Against    Shareholder

16    Report on Carbon Dioxide Emissions        Against   Against    Shareholder

      Information at Gas Stations                                              

17    Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Energy Against   Against    Shareholder

      Portfolio                                                                 

 

 

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FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.                                              

 

Ticker:       FD             Security ID:  31410H101                            

Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 23, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Sara Levinson              For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Joseph Neubauer            For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Joseph Pichler             For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Joyce M. Roche             For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Karl von der Heyden        For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Craig E. Weatherup         For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Change Company Name                       For       For        Management

4     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan      For       For        Management

5     Approve Deferred Compensation Plan        For       For        Management

 

 

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FIFTH THIRD BANCORP                                                            

 

Ticker:       FITB           Security ID:  316773100                           

Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Darryl F. Allen            For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director John F. Barrett            For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director James P. Hackett           For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Gary R. Heminger           For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Joan R. Herschede          For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Allen M. Hill              For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Kevin T. Kabat             For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Robert L. Koch II          For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Mitchel D. Livingston      For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Hendrik G. Meijer          For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director James E. Rogers            For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director George A. Schaefer, Jr.    For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director John J. Schiff, Jr.        For       For        Management

1.14  Elect Director Dudley S. Taft             For       For        Management

1.15  Elect Director Thomas W. Traylor          For       For        Management

2     Company Specific-Equity-Related           For       For        Management

3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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FPL GROUP, INC.                                                                 

 

Ticker:       FPL            Security ID:  302571104                           

Meeting Date: DEC 15, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  OCT 25, 2006                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat           For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II        For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director J. Hyatt Brown             For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director James L. Camaren           For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson          For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Lewis Hay, III             For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp             For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Michael H. Thaman          For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Hansel E. Tookes, II       For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Paul R. Tregurtha          For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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FPL GROUP, INC.                                                                

 

Ticker:       FPL            Security ID:  302571104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 26, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat           For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II        For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director J. Hyatt Brown             For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director James L. Camaren           For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson          For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Lewis Hay, III             For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Toni Jennings              For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.    For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp             For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Michael H. Thaman          For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Hansel E. Tookes, II       For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Paul R. Tregurtha          For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Approve Non-Employee Director Stock       For       For        Management

      Option Plan                                                              

 

 

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FREDDIE MAC                                                                     

 

Ticker:       FRE            Security ID:  313400301                           

Meeting Date: SEP 8, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  JUN 30, 2006                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander       For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Geoffrey T. Boisi          For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Michelle Engler            For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Robert R. Glauber          For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz        For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Thomas S. Johnson          For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director William M. Lewis, Jr.      For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade          For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Shaun F. O'Malley          For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek            For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Ronald F. Poe              For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Stephen A. Ross            For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director Richard F. Syron           For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Report on Charitable Contributions        Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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FREDDIE MAC                                                                    

 

Ticker:       FRE            Security ID:  313400301                           

Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 30, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander       For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Geoffrey T. Boisi          For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Michelle Engler            For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Robert R. Glauber          For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz        For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Thomas S. Johnson          For       For        Management

7     Elect Director William M. Lewis, Jr       For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade          For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Shaud F. O Malley          For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek            For       For        Management

11    Elect Director Nicolas P. Retsinas        For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Stephen A. Ross            For       For        Management

13    Elect Director Richard F. Syron           For       For        Management

14    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

15    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management

 

 

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FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC.                                            

 

Ticker:       FCX            Security ID:  35671D857                           

Meeting Date: MAR 14, 2007   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  FEB 12, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management

2     Issue Shares in Connection with an        For       For        Management

      Acquisition                                                              

3     Adjourn Meeting                           For       For        Management

 

 

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GANNETT CO., INC.                                                              

 

Ticker:       GCI            Security ID:  364730101                            

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Charles B. Fruit           For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Arthur H. Harper           For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director John Jeffry Louis          For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

4     Company Specific-Governance               Against   Against    Shareholder

      Related--Require Chairman to be                                          

      Independent                                                              

 

 

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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP.                                                          

 

Ticker:       GD             Security ID:  369550108                           

Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 9, 2007                                                       

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Nicholas D. Chabraja       For       For        Management

2     Elect Director James S. Crown             For       For        Management

3     Elect Director William P. Fricks          For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Charles H. Goodman         For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Jay L. Johnson             For       For        Management

6     Elect Director George A. Joulwan          For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Paul G. Kaminski           For       For        Management

8     Elect Director John M. Keane              For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Deborah J. Lucas           For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Lester L. Lyles            For       For        Management

11    Elect Director Carl E. Mundy, Jr.         For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Robert Walmsley            For       For        Management

13    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

14    Pay For Superior Performance              Against   Against    Shareholder

15    Performance-Based and/or Equity Based     Against   Against    Shareholder

      Awards                                                                   

 

 

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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.                                                            

 

Ticker:       GE             Security ID:  369604103                           

Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 26, 2007                                                      

 

#     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 Ann M. Fudge               For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez        For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Susan Hockfield            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 Robert W. Lane             For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen            For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus        For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Sam Nunn                   For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director Roger S. Penske            For       For        Management

1.14  Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa        For       For        Management

1.15  Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III      For       For        Management

1.16  Elect Director Robert C. Wright           For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Adopt Majority Vote Standard in Director  For       For        Management

      Elections                                                                

4     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

5     Company-Specific-Approve Material Terms   For       For        Management

      of Senior Officer Performance Goals                                      

6     Provide for Cumulative Voting             Against   Against    Shareholder

7     Company-Specific -- Adopt Policy on       Against   Against    Shareholder

      Overboarded Directors                                                    

8     Company-Specific -- One Director from the Against   Against    Shareholder

      Ranks of Retirees                                                        

9     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

10    Limit Dividend and Dividend Equivalent    Against   For        Shareholder

      Payments to Executives                                                   

11    Report on Charitable Contributions        Against   Against    Shareholder

12    Report on Global Warming                  Against   Against    Shareholder

13    Adopt Ethical Criteria for Military       Against   Against    Shareholder

      Contracts                                                                 

14    Report on Pay Disparity                   Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., THE                                   

 

Ticker:       HIG            Security ID:  416515104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 20, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Ramani Ayer                For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Ramon De Oliveira          For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Trevor Fetter              For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III       For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Paul G. Kirk, Jr.          For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Thomas M. Marra            For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Gail J. Mcgovern           For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Michael G. Morris          For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Robert W. Selander         For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Charles B. Strauss         For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert         For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director David K. Zwiener           For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.                                                      

 

Ticker:       HTZ            Security ID:  42805T105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 2, 2007                                                       

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Barry H. Beracha           For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Brian A. Bersanek          For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Robert F. End              For       For        Management

4     Elect Director George W. Tamke            For       For        Management

5     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.                                                            

 

Ticker:       HPQ            Security ID:  428236103                           

Meeting Date: MAR 14, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  JAN 16, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director L.T. Babbio, Jr.           For       For        Management

2     Elect Director S.M. Baldauf               For       For        Management

3     Elect Director R.A. Hackborn              For       For        Management

4     Elect Director J.H. Hammergren            For       For        Management

5     Elect Director M.V. Hurd                  For       For        Management

6     Elect Director R.L. Ryan                  For       For        Management

7     Elect Director L.S. Salhany               For       For        Management

8     Elect Director G.K.Thompson               For       For        Management

9     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

10    Require Director Nominee Qualifications   Against   Against    Shareholder

11    Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

12    Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison    Against   Against    Shareholder

      Pill) to Shareholder Vote                                                 

13    Performance-Based Equity Awards           Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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IAC/INTERACTIVECORP.                                                            

 

Ticker:       IACI           Security ID:  44919P300                           

Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 26, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director William H. Berkman         For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Edgar Bronfman, Jr.        For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Barry Diller               For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Victor A. Kaufman          For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Donald R. Keough           For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Bryan Lourd                For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director John C. Malone             For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez         For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Steven Rattner             For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director H. Norman Schwarzkopf      For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Alan G. Spoon              For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Diane Von Furstenberg      For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.                                                        

 

Ticker:       ITW            Security ID:  452308109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 6, 2007                                                       

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director William F. Aldinger        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Birck           For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Marvin D. Brailsford       For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Susan Crown                For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Don H. Davis, Jr.          For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Robert C. McCormack        For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Robert S. Morrison         For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director James A. Skinner           For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Harold B. Smith            For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director David B. Speer             For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.                                          

 

Ticker:       IBM            Security ID:  459200101                           

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  FEB 23, 2007                                                     

 

#     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 Shirley Ann Jackson        For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Minoru Makihara            For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Lucio A. Noto              For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director James W. Owens             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 Lorenzo H. Zambrano        For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement     For       For        Management

4     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement     For       For        Management

5     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement     For       For        Management

6     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement     For       For        Management

7     Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder

8     Evaluate Age Discrimination in Retirement Against   Against    Shareholder

      Plans                                                                     

9     Review Executive Compensation             Against   Against    Shareholder

10    Report on Outsourcing                     Against   Against    Shareholder

11    Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   Against    Shareholder

      of Directors                                                             

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.                                                        

 

Ticker:       IP             Security ID:  460146103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 16, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Directors David J. Bronczek         For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Directors Martha F. Brooks          For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Directors Lynn Laverty Elsenhans    For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Directors John L. Townsend, III     For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  For       For        Shareholder

      of Directors                                                             

 

 

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J CREW GROUP INC                                                                

 

Ticker:       JCG            Security ID:  46612H402                           

Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 18, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Heather Reisman            For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Stuart Sloan               For       For        Management

2     Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For       For        Management

      Plan                                                                     

3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.                                                           

 

Ticker:       JPM            Security ID:  46625H100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 16, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles         For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Stephen B. Burke           For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director James S. Crown             For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director James Dimon                For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Ellen V. Futter            For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director William H. Gray, III       For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr.      For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Robert I. Lipp             For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director David C. Novak             For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Lee R. Raymond             For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director William C. Weldon          For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Put Repricing of Stock Options to         Against   Against    Shareholder

      Shareholder Vote                                                         

4     Performance-Based and/or Time-Based       Against   Against    Shareholder

      Equity Awards                                                            

5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   Against    Shareholder

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

6     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

7     Provide for Cumulative Voting             Against   Against    Shareholder

8     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   Against    Shareholder

      of Directors                                                             

9     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder

10    Report on Management Initiatives to       Against   Against    Shareholder

      Address Links to Slavery and Human Rights                                

      Abuse                                                                     

 

 

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JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.                                                         

 

Ticker:       JNPR           Security ID:  48203R104                            

Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 21, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Robert M. Calderoni        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Pradeep Sindhu             For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP.                                                           

 

Ticker:       KMB            Security ID:  494368103                           

Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 26, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director James M. Jenness           For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice         For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Marc J. Shapiro            For       For        Management

4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

5     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

6     Adopt Simple Majority Vote                Against   For        Shareholder

7     Adopt ILO Standards                       Against   Against    Shareholder

8     Report on Feasibility of Phasing Out the  Against   Against    Shareholder

      Use of Non-certified Wood Fiber                                          

 

 

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KOHL'S CORP.                                                                   

 

Ticker:       KSS            Security ID:  500255104                           

Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 7, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Steven A. Burd             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Wayne Embry                For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director James D. Ericson           For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director John F. Herma              For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director William S. Kellogg         For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Kevin Mansell              For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director R. Lawrence Montgomery     For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Frank V. Sica              For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Peter M. Sommerhauser      For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Stephen E. Watson          For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director R. Elton White             For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management

4     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management

5     Company Specific-Adopt Majority Vote for  For       For        Management

      Election of Directors                                                    

6     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   Against    Shareholder

      of Directors                                                             

 

 

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KRAFT FOODS INC                                                                

 

Ticker:       KFT            Security ID:  50075N104                           

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Ajay Banga                 For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Jan Bennink                For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri         For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum            For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Richard A. Lemer           For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director John C. Pope               For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld         For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Mary L. Shapiro            For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Deborah C. Wright          For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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KROGER CO., THE                                                                 

 

Ticker:       KR             Security ID:  501044101                           

Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 30, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson         For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director John L. Clendenin          For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director David B. Dillon            For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director David B. Lewis             For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Don W. McGeorge            For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director W. Rodney McMullen         For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Jorge P. Montoya           For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Clyde R. Moore             For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Susan M. Phillips          For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Steven R. Rogel            For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director James A. Runde             For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent          For       For        Management

2     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management

3     Amend Articles/Regulations--i)Rules of    For       For        Management

      Conduct in Connection with Shareholder                                    

      Meetings and (ii) Meetings Outside                                       

      Cincinnati                                                               

4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

5     Report on Climate Change                  Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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LIBERTY MEDIA HOLDING CORP                                                     

 

Ticker:       LINTA          Security ID:  53071M302                           

Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       Against    Management

2.1   Elect Director Robert R. Bennett          For       For        Management

2.2   Elect Director Paul A. Gould              For       For        Management

2.3   Elect Director John C. Malone             For       For        Management

3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP.                                                         

 

Ticker:       LNC            Security ID:  534187109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  MAR 5, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director William J. Avery           For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director William H. Cunningham      For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director William Porter Payne       For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Patrick S. Pittard         For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Jill S. Ruckelshaus        For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management

4     Approve Non-Employee Director Stock       For       For        Management

      Option Plan                                                              

 

 

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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.                                                           

 

Ticker:       LMT            Security ID:  539830109                           

Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 1, 2007                                                       

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director E. C. Aldridge, Jr.        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald         For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Marcus C. Bennett          For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr.        For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King          For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director James M. Loy               For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale    For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Eugene F. Murphy           For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston          For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Frank Savage               For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director James M. Schneider         For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Anne Stevens               For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director Robert J. Stevens          For       For        Management

1.14  Elect Director James R. Ukropina          For       For        Management

1.15  Elect Director Douglas C. Yearley         For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Increase Disclosure of Executive          Against   Against    Shareholder

      Compensation                                                              

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   For        Shareholder

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

5     Report on Nuclear Weapons                 Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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M & T BANK CORP.                                                               

 

Ticker:       MTB            Security ID:  55261F104                            

Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Brent D. Baird             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Robert J. Bennet           For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director C. Angela Bontempo         For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Robert T. Brady            For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Michael D. Buckley         For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director T.J. Cunningham III        For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Mark J. Czarnecki          For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Colm E. Doherty            For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Richard E. Garman          For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Daniel R. Hawbaker         For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Patrick W.E. Hodgson       For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Richard G. King            For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director Reginald B. Newman II      For       For        Management

1.14  Elect Director Jorge G. Pereira           For       For        Management

1.15  Elect Director Michael P. Pinto           For       For        Management

1.16  Elect Director Robert E. Sadler, Jr.      For       For        Management

1.17  Elect Director Eugene J. Sheehy           For       For        Management

1.18  Elect Director Stephen G. Sheetz          For       For        Management

1.19  Elect Director Herbert L. Washington      For       For        Management

1.20  Elect Director Robert G. Wilmers          For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP.                                                        

 

Ticker:       MI             Security ID:  571834100                           

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 1, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Jon F. Chait               For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Dennis J. Kuester          For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director David J. Lubar             For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director San W. Orr, Jr.            For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Debra S. Waller            For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director George E. Wardeberg        For       For        Management

2     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

3     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management

4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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MBIA INC.                                                                       

 

Ticker:       MBI            Security ID:  55262C100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 9, 2007                                                       

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director David C. Clapp             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Gary C. Dunton             For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Claire L. Gaudiani         For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Daniel P. Kearney          For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Laurence H. Meyer          For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director David M. Moffett           For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Debra J. Perry             For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director John A. Rolls              For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Richard H. Walker          For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Jeffery W. Yabuki          For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC                                                     

 

Ticker:       MHS            Security ID:  58405U102                           

Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 29, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Howard W. Barker, Jr.      For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director David B. Snow, Jr.         For       For        Management

2     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

3     Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For       For        Management

      Plan                                                                     

4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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MEDTRONIC, INC.                                                                

 

Ticker:       MDT            Security ID:  585055106                           

Meeting Date: AUG 24, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  JUN 26, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Richard H. Anderson        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Michael R. Bonsignore      For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Robert C. Pozen            For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Gordon M. Sprenger         For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   For        Shareholder

      of Directors                                                             

 

 

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MELLON FINANCIAL CORP.                                                         

 

Ticker:       MEL            Security ID:  58551A108                           

Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  FEB 9, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Jared L. Cohon             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Ira J. Gumberg             For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Robert P. Kelly            For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director David S. Shapira           For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director John P. Surma              For       For        Management

2     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management

4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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MELLON FINANCIAL CORP.                                                         

 

Ticker:       MEL            Security ID:  58551A108                           

Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  APR 12, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Approve Merger Agreement                  For       For        Management

2     Adopt Supermajority Vote Requirement for  For       For        Management

      Mergers                                                                   

3     Increase Authorized Preferred and Common  For       For        Management

      Stock                                                                    

4     Adjourn Meeting                           For       For        Management

 

 

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METLIFE, INC                                                                   

 

Ticker:       MET            Security ID:  59156R108                            

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 1, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Burton A. Dole, Jr.        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard           For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director James M. Kilts             For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Charles M. Leighton        For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director David Satcher              For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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MONSANTO CO.                                                                   

 

Ticker:       MON            Security ID:  61166W101                           

Meeting Date: JAN 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  NOV 20, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect  Director Frank V. Atlee III        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect  Director Arthur H. Harper          For       For        Management

1.3   Elect  Director Gwendolyn S. King         For       For        Management

1.4   Elect  Director Sharon R. Long, Ph.D.     For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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MORGAN STANLEY                                                                 

 

Ticker:       MS             Security ID:  617446448                           

Meeting Date: APR 10, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 9, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Roy J. Bostock             For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Erskine B. Bowles          For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Howard J. Davies           For       For        Management

4     Elect Director C. Robert Kidder           For       For        Management

5     Elect Director John J. Mack               For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen       For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Charles H. Noski           For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Hutham S. Olayan           For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Charles E. Phillips, Jr.   For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Griffith Sexton            For       For        Management

11    Elect Director Laura D. Tyson             For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Klaus Zumwinkel            For       For        Management

13    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

14    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

15    Amend Vote Requirements to Amend          Against   Against    Shareholder

      Articles/Bylaws/Charter                                                  

16    Approve Report of the Compensation        Against   Against    Shareholder

      Committee                                                                

 

 

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NEWMONT MINING CORP. (HOLDING COMPANY)                                         

 

Ticker:       NEM            Security ID:  651639106                           

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 27, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Glen A. Barton             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco         For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Noreen Doyle               For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen          For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Michael S. Hamson          For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Pierre Lassonde            For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Robert J. Miller           For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy             For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Robin A. Plumbridge        For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director John B. Prescott           For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Donald C. Roth             For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director James V. Taranik           For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Report on Impact of Operations in         Against   Against    Shareholder

      Indonesia                                                                

4     Report on Policies related to Public      For       For        Shareholder

      Opposition to Mining Operations                                          

5     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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NEWS CORPORATION                                                               

 

Ticker:       NWS            Security ID:  65248E203                           

Meeting Date: OCT 20, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 5, 2006                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Jose Maria Aznar           For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Lachlan K. Murdoch         For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Thomas J. Perkins          For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Arthur M. Siskind          For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director John L. Thornton           For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Adopt or Amend Shareholder Rights Plan    For       For        Management

      (Poison Pill)                                                            

4     Declassify the Board of Directors         Against   For        Shareholder

 

 

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NEWS CORPORATION                                                               

 

Ticker:       NWS            Security ID:  65248E203                           

Meeting Date: APR 3, 2007    Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  FEB 27, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Share Exchange Agreement                  For       For        Management

2     Adjourn Meeting                           For       For        Management

 

 

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NOVARTIS AG                                                                    

 

Ticker:       NVS            Security ID:  66987V109                           

Meeting Date: MAR 6, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  JAN 19, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE        For       For        Management

      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NOVARTIS AG AND                                  

      THE GROUP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL                                          

      STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2006.                                            

2     APPROVAL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD   For       For        Management

      OF DIRECTORS                                                              

3     APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS OF    For       For        Management

      NOVARTIS AG AS PER BALANCE SHEET AND                                     

      DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND                                                   

4     ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:       For       For        Management

      RE-ELECTION OF HANS-JOERG RUDLOFF FOR A                                  

      THREE-YEAR TERM                                                          

5     ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:       For       For        Management

      RE-ELECTION OF DR. DANIEL VASELLA FOR A                                  

      THREE-YEAR TERM                                                          

6     ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:       For       For        Management

      ELECTION OF NEW MEMBER MARJORIE M. YANG                                  

      FOR A TERM OF OFFICE BEGINNING ON 1                                      

      JANUARY 2008 AND ENDING ON THE DAY OF THE                                

      AGM IN 2010                                                              

7     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

8     VOTES REGARDING ADDITIONAL AND/OR         For       For        Management

      COUNTER-PROPOSALS AT THE AGM OF NOVARTIS                                 

      AG IF YOU GIVE NO INSTRUCTIONS ON AGENDA                                 

      ITEM 6, YOUR VOTES WILL BE CAST IN                                        

      ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPOSALS OF THE                                     

      BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MARKING THE BOX  FOR                                 

      IS A VOTE FOR THE PROPOS                                                  

 

 

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PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.                                                          

 

Ticker:       PH             Security ID:  701094104                           

Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  AUG 31, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Robert J. Kohlhepp         For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Giulio Mazzalupi           For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Klaus-Peter Mueller        For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Markos I. Tambakeras       For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Declassify the Board of Directors         Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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PEPSICO, INC.                                                                  

 

Ticker:       PEP            Security ID:  713448108                           

Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  MAR 9, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Dina Dublon                For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Victor J. Dzau, M.D.       For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Ray L. Hunt                For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen           For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez         For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi             For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Sharon Percy Rockefeller   For       For        Management

8     Elect Director James J. Schiro            For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Daniel Vasella             For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Michael D. White           For       For        Management

11    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

12    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

13    Report on Charitable Contributions        Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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PG&E CORP.                                                                     

 

Ticker:       PCG            Security ID:  69331C108                           

Meeting Date: APR 18, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 20, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director David R. Andrews           For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Leslie S. Biller           For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director David A. Coulter           For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director C. Lee Cox                 For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Peter A. Darbee            For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer     For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Richard A. Meserve         For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Mary S. Metz               For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo           For       For        Management

1.10  Elect  irector Barry Lawson Williams      For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Performance-Based and/or Time-Based       Against   Against    Shareholder

      Equity Awards                                                            

4     Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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PITNEY BOWES INC.                                                              

 

Ticker:       PBI            Security ID:  724479100                           

Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 9, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado          For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Ernie Green                For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director John S. McFarlane          For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Eduardo R. Menasce         For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

4     Require Majority Vote to Elect Directors  For       For        Management

      in an Uncontested Election                                               

 

 

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PPL CORP.                                                                      

 

Ticker:       PPL            Security ID:  69351T106                           

Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Stuart Heydt               For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Craig A. Rogerson          For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director W. Keith Smith             For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Adopt Simple Majority Vote                Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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PRAXAIR, INC.                                                                  

 

Ticker:       PX             Security ID:  74005P104                           

Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 1, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Jose P. Alves              For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.       For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.    For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Robert L. Wood             For       For        Management

2     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   For        Shareholder

      of Directors                                                             

3     Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison    Against   Against    Shareholder

      Pill) to Shareholder Vote                                                

4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE                                                  

 

Ticker:       PG             Security ID:  742718109                           

Meeting Date: OCT 10, 2006   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  AUG 11, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Norman R. Augustine        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director A.G. Lafley                For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers       For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director John F. Smith, Jr.         For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman        For       For        Management

2     Approve Decrease in Size of Board         For       For        Management

3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

4     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management

5     Put Repricing of Stock Options to         Against   Against    Shareholder

      Shareholder Vote                                                          

 

 

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PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.                                                          

 

Ticker:       PGN            Security ID:  743263105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 2, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director James E. Bostic, Jr.       For       For        Management

2     Elect Director David L. Burner            For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Richard L. Daugherty       For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.     For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Robert W. Jones            For       For        Management

6     Elect Director W. Steven Jones            For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Robert B. McGehee          For       For        Management

8     Elect Director E. Marie McKee             For       For        Management

9     Elect Director John H. Mullin, III        For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Carlos A. Saladrigas       For       For        Management

11    Elect Director Theresa M. Stone           For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Alfred C. Tollison, Jr.    For       For        Management

13    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

14    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

 

 

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RAYTHEON CO.                                                                    

 

Ticker:       RTN            Security ID:  755111507                           

Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 8, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Barbara M. Barrett         For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Vernon E. Clark            For       For        Management

3     Elect Director John M. Deutch             For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Frederic M. Poses          For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers       For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Ronald L. Skates           For       For        Management

7     Elect Director William R. Spivey          For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz            For       For        Management

9     Elect Director William H. Swanson         For       For        Management

10    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

11    Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

12    Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder

13    Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement  Against   For        Shareholder

      Plans to Shareholder vote                                                

 

 

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REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP.                                                        

 

Ticker:       RF             Security ID:  7591EP100                           

Meeting Date: APR 19, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 20, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Samuel W. Bartholomew, Jr. For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Susan W. Matlock           For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Jackson W. Moore           For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Allen B. Morgan, Jr.       For       For        Management

5     Elect Director John R. Roberts            For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Lee J. Styslinger, III     For       For        Management

7     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

8     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

 

 

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ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.                                                         

 

Ticker:       COL            Security ID:  774341101                           

Meeting Date: FEB 13, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  DEC 15, 2006                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director D.R. Beall                 For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director M. Donegan                 For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director A.J. Policano              For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO)                                    

 

Ticker:       SNY            Security ID:  80105N105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 24, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     APPROVAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPANY        For       For        Management

      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED                                  

      DECEMBER 31, 2006                                                         

2     APPROVAL OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL    For       For        Management

      STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER                                   

      31, 2006                                                                  

3     APPROPRIATION OF PROFITS; DECLARATION OF  For       For        Management

      DIVIDEND                                                                 

4     APPROVAL OF TRANSACTIONS COVERED BY THE   For       For        Management

      STATUTORY AUDITORS SPECIAL REPORT                                        

      PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE                                      

      L.225-40 OF THE COMMERCIAL CODE                                           

5     RE-APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR              For       For        Management

6     AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS   For       For        Management

      TO CARRY OUT TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES                                       

      ISSUED BY THE COMPANY                                                    

7     DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF   For       For        Management

      AUTHORITY TO DECIDE TO CARRY OUT                                         

      INCREASES IN THE SHARE CAPITAL BY                                        

      ISSUANCE, WITH PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS                                         

      MAINTAINED, OF SHARES AND/OR SECURITIES                                  

      GIVING ACCESS TO THE COMPANY S CAPITAL                                   

      AND/OR SECURITIES GIVING ENTITLEMEN                                      

8     DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF   For       For        Management

      AUTHORITY TO DECIDE TO CARRY OUT                                         

      INCREASES IN THE SHARE CAPITAL BY                                        

      ISSUANCE, WITH PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS WAIVED,                                 

      OF SHARES AND/OR SECURITIES GIVING ACCESS                                 

      TO THE COMPANY S CAPITAL AND/OR                                          

      SECURITIES GIVING ENTITLEMENT TO                                         

9     DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF   For       For        Management

      AUTHORITY TO DECIDE TO CARRY OUT                                         

      INCREASES IN THE SHARE CAPITAL BY                                        

      INCORPORATION OF SHARE PREMIUM, RESERVES,                                 

      PROFITS OR OTHER ITEMS                                                   

10    POSSIBILITY OF ISSUING WITHOUT PREEMPTIVE For       For        Management

      RIGHTS, SHARES OR SECURITIES GIVING                                      

      ACCESS TO THE COMPANY S CAPITAL OR TO                                    

      SECURITIES GIVING ENTITLEMENT TO THE                                     

      ALLOTMENT OF DEBT SECURITIES AS                                          

      CONSIDERATION FOR ASSETS TRANSFERRED TO                                  

      THE COMPANY AS A CAPITAL CONT                                            

11    DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF   For       For        Management

      AUTHORITY TO DECIDE TO CARRY OUT                                         

      INCREASES IN THE SHARE CAPITAL BY                                        

      ISSUANCE OF SHARES RESERVED FOR EMPLOYEES                                

      WITH WAIVER OF PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS IN THEIR                                

      FAVOR                                                                    

12    AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS   For       For        Management

      TO GRANT OPTIONS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR                                      

      PURCHASE SHARES                                                          

13    AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS   For       For        Management

      TO ALLOT EXISTING OR NEW CONSIDERATION                                    

      FREE SHARES TO SALARIED EMPLOYEES OF THE                                 

      GROUP AND CORPORATE OFFICERS OF THE                                      

      COMPANY OR COMPANIES OF THE GROUP                                        

14    AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS   For       For        Management

      TO REDUCE THE SHARE CAPITAL BY                                           

      CANCELLATION OF TREASURY SHARES                                          

15    AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS   For       Against    Management

      IN THE EVENT OF A PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR                                

      THE SHARES OF THE COMPANY, IN CASES WHERE                                

      THE LEGAL RECIPROCITY CLAUSE APPLIES                                     

16    AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS TO BRING THEM     For       For        Management

      INTO COMPLIANCE WITH DECREE NO. 2006-1566                                

      OF DECEMBER 11, 2006 AMENDING DECREE NO.                                 

      67-236 OF MARCH 23, 1967 ON COMMERCIAL                                   

      COMPANIES: (AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 19,                                    

      PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 3 OF THE BYLAWS)                                         

17    POWERS FOR FORMALITIES                    For       For        Management

 

 

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SCHLUMBERGER LTD.                                                               

 

Ticker:       SLB            Security ID:  806857108                           

Meeting Date: APR 11, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 21, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director P. Camus                   For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director J.S. Gorelick              For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director A. Gould                   For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director T. Isaac                   For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director N. Kudryavtsev             For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director A. Lajous                  For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director M.E. Marks                 For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director D. Primat                  For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director L.R. Reif                  For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director T.I. Sandvold              For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director N. Seydoux                 For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director L.G. Stuntz                For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director R. Talwar                  For       For        Management

2     ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS AND   For       For        Management

      DIVIDENDS.                                                                

3     APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC For       For        Management

      ACCOUNTING FIRM.                                                         

 

 

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SOUTHERN COMPANY                                                               

 

Ticker:       SO             Security ID:  842587107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 26, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco     For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Dorrit J. Bern             For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Francis S. Blake           For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Thomas F. Chapman          For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director H.William Habermeyer, Jr.  For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Donald M. James            For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director J.Neal Purcell             For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe         For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr.      For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Gerald J. St. Pe           For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Report on Emission Reduction Goals        Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.                                                          

 

Ticker:       SUNW           Security ID:  866810104                           

Meeting Date: NOV 2, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  SEP 6, 2006                                                       

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Scott G. McNealy           For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director James L. Barksdale         For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Stephen M. Bennett         For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Robert J. Finocchio, Jr.   For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell       For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director M. Kenneth Oshman          For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Jonathan I. Schwartz       For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman          For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management

4     Approve Report of the Compensation        Against   Against    Shareholder

      Committee                                                                 

 

 

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SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.                                                           

 

Ticker:       STI            Security ID:  867914103                            

Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 27, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II        For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Jeffrey C. Crowe           For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director J. Hicks Lanier            For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Larry L. Prince            For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Frank S. Royal, M.D.       For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Phail Wynn, Jr.            For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director James M. Wells, III        For       For        Management

2     Amend Rights and Preferences of Preferred For       For        Management

      Stock                                                                    

3     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

4     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   For        Shareholder

      of Directors                                                             

5     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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SUPERVALU INC.                                                                 

 

Ticker:       SVU            Security ID:  868536103                           

Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 26, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director A. Gary Ames               For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Charles M. Lillis          For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Jeffrey Noddle             For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Steven S. Rogers           For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Wayne C. Sales             For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Kathi P. Seifert           For       For        Management

7     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

8     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

9     Report on Feasibility of Improving Animal Against   Against    Shareholder

      Welfare Standards                                                        

10    Other Business                            For       Against    Management

 

 

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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES                                                 

 

Ticker:       TEVA           Security ID:  881624209                           

Meeting Date: OCT 5, 2006    Meeting Type: Special                             

Record Date:  AUG 29, 2006                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION OF MR. ELI    For       For        Management

      HURVITZ IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF                                    

      THE BOARD OF TEVA, IN AN AMOUNT OF THE                                   

      NIS EQUIVALENT OF $300,000 PER ANNUM PLUS                                

      VAT, TO BE ADJUSTED BY THE INCREASE OF                                    

      THE ISRAELI CONSUMER PRICE INDEX,                                        

      TOGETHER WITH AN OFFIC                                                   

2     TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION OF DR.        For       For        Management

      PHILLIP FROST IN HIS CAPACITY AS VICE                                    

      CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TEVA AND                                        

      CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD S SCIENCE AND                                      

      TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, IN AN AMOUNT OF THE                                

      NIS EQUIVALENT OF $275,000 PER ANNUM PLUS                                

      VAT, TO BE ADJUSTED BY THE                                               

 

 

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TIME WARNER INC                                                                

 

Ticker:       TWX            Security ID:  887317105                           

Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 30, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director James L. Barksdale         For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Jeffrey L. Bewkes          For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Stephen F. Bollenbach      For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Frank J. Caufield          For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Robert C. Clark            For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Mathias Dopfner            For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn         For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Reuben Mark                For       For        Management

1.9   Elect Director Michael A. Miles           For       For        Management

1.10  Elect Director Kenneth J. Novack          For       For        Management

1.11  Elect Director Richard D. Parsons         For       For        Management

1.12  Elect Director Francis T. Vincent, Jr.    For       For        Management

1.13  Elect Director Deborah C. Wright          For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement     For       For        Management

4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   Against    Shareholder

      Officers'Compensation                                                    

5     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

6     Company Specific- Adopt Simple Majority   Against   Against    Shareholder

      Vote                                                                      

7     Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call     Against   Against    Shareholder

      Special Meetings                                                         

8     Company-Specific- Stockholder             Against   Against    Shareholder

      Ratification of Director Compensation,                                   

      When a Stockholder Rights Plan Has Been                                  

      Adopted                                                                   

 

 

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U.S. BANCORP                                                                   

 

Ticker:       USB            Security ID:  902973304                            

Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 26, 2007                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Victoria Buynisk Gluckman  For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr.     For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Olivia F. Kirtley          For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Jerry W. Levin             For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Richard G. Reiten          For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management

4     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

5     Approve Report of the Compensation        Against   Against    Shareholder

      Committee                                                                 

6     Establish SERP Policy                     Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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WACHOVIA CORP.                                                                  

 

Ticker:       WB             Security ID:  929903102                           

Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  FEB 12, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Ernest S. Rady             For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Jerry Gitt                 For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director John T. Casteen, III       For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer     For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Joseph Neubauer            For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director Timothy D. Proctor         For       For        Management

1.7   Elect Director Van L. Richey              For       For        Management

1.8   Elect Director Dona Davis Young           For       For        Management

2     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management

3     Company Specific--Provide for Majority    For       For        Management

      Voting                                                                   

4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

5     Approve Report of the Compensation        Against   Against    Shareholder

      Committee                                                                

6     Require Director Nominee Qualifications   Against   Against    Shareholder

7     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder

8     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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WAL-MART STORES, INC.                                                          

 

Ticker:       WMT            Security ID:  931142103                           

Meeting Date: JUN 1, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                               

Record Date:  APR 5, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Aida M. Alvarez            For       For        Management

2     Elect Director James W. Breyer            For       For        Management

3     Elect Director M. Michele Burns           For       For        Management

4     Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr.         For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Roger C. Corbett           For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Douglas N. Daft            For       For        Management

7     Elect Director David D. Glass             For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez        For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Allen I. Questrom          For       For        Management

10    Elect Director H. Lee Scott, Jr.          For       For        Management

11    Elect Director Jack C. Shewmaker          For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Jim C. Walton              For       For        Management

13    Elect Director S. Robson Walton           For       For        Management

14    Elect Director Christopher J. Williams    For       For        Management

15    Elect Director Linda S. Wolf              For       For        Management

16    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

17    Report on Charitable Contributions        Against   Against    Shareholder

18    Report on Healthcare Policies             Against   Against    Shareholder

19    Pay For Superior Performance              Against   Against    Shareholder

20    Report on Equity Compensation by Race and Against   Against    Shareholder

      Gender                                                                   

21    Report on Pay Disparity                   Against   Against    Shareholder

22    Prepare Business Social Responsibility    Against   Against    Shareholder

      Report                                                                    

23    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   Against    Shareholder

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

24    Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder

25    Report on Social and Reputation Impact of Against   Against    Shareholder

      Failure to Comply with ILO Conventions                                   

26    Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder

27    Require Director Nominee Qualifications   Against   Against    Shareholder

 

 

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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.                                                          

 

Ticker:       WMI            Security ID:  94106L109                           

Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 9, 2007                                                       

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Pastora San Juan Cafferty  For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr.        For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Patrick W. Gross           For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Thomas I. Morgan           For       For        Management

5     Elect Director John C. Pope               For       For        Management

6     Elect Director W. Robert Reum             For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier        For       For        Management

8     Elect Director David P. Steiner           For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer       For       For        Management

10    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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WELLPOINT INC                                                                   

 

Ticker:       WLP            Security ID:  94973V107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 15, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Sheila P. Burke            For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director Victor S. Liss             For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Jane G. Pisano, Ph.D.      For       For        Management

1.4   Elect Director George A. Schaefer, Jr.    For       For        Management

1.5   Elect Director Jackie M. Ward             For       For        Management

1.6   Elect Director John E. Zuccotti           For       For        Management

2     Company Specific--Approve Majority Voting For       For        Management

      for the Non- Contested Election of                                        

      Directors                                                                

3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

 

 

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WYETH                                                                           

 

Ticker:       WYE            Security ID:  983024100                           

Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 2, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Robert Essner              For       For        Management

2     Elect Director John D. Feerick            For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson       For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Victor F. Ganzi            For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Robert Langer              For       For        Management

6     Elect Director John P. Mascotte           For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Raymond J. McGuire         For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Mary Lake Polan            For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Bernard Poussot            For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Gary L. Rogers             For       For        Management

11    Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg         For       For        Management

12    Elect Director Walter V. Shipley          For       For        Management

13    Elect Director John R. Torell III         For       For        Management

14    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

15    Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement     For       For        Management

16    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management

17    Adopt Animal Welfare Policy               Against   Against    Shareholder

18    Report on Policy to Limit Drug Supply to  Against   Against    Shareholder

      Canada                                                                   

19    Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder

20    Claw-back of Payments under Restatements  Against   Against    Shareholder

21    Company-Specific - Interlocking           Against   Against    Shareholder

      Directorship                                                             

22    Disclose Information-Proposal Withdrawn.  Against   Against    Shareholder

      No Vote Required                                                         

23    Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder

24    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   Against    Shareholder

      Officers' Compensation                                                   

 

 

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YAHOO!, INC.                                                                    

 

Ticker:       YHOO           Security ID:  984332106                           

Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  APR 16, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1     Elect Director Terry S. Semel             For       For        Management

2     Elect Director Jerry Yang                 For       For        Management

3     Elect Director Roy J. Bostock             For       For        Management

4     Elect Director Ronald W. Burkle           For       For        Management

5     Elect Director Eric Hippeau               For       For        Management

6     Elect Director Vyomesh Joshi              For       For        Management

7     Elect Director Arthur H. Kern             For       For        Management

8     Elect Director Robert A. Kotick           For       For        Management

9     Elect Director Edward R. Kozel            For       For        Management

10    Elect Director Gary L. Wilson             For       For        Management

11    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management

12    Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase   For       For        Management

      Plan                                                                     

13    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

14    Pay For Superior Performance              Against   Against    Shareholder

15    Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of      Against   Against    Shareholder

      Access to the Internet                                                   

16    Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board         Against   Against    Shareholder

      Committee on Human Rights                                                

 

 

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ZIONS BANCORPORATION                                                           

 

Ticker:       ZION           Security ID:  989701107                           

Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual                              

Record Date:  MAR 6, 2007                                                      

 

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor   

1.1   Elect Director Roger B. Porter            For       For        Management

1.2   Elect Director L.E. Simmons               For       For        Management

1.3   Elect Director Steven C. Wheelwright      For       For        Management

2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management

3     Other Business                            For       For        Management

 

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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.

 

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Dow

 

 

 

 

Robert S. Dow

 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and

 

 

 

 

Chairman

 

 

 

 

Date:  August 24, 2007