N-PX 1 c52996nvpx.txt FORM N-PX UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-5069 EquiTrust Variable Insurance Series Fund (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 5400 University Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50266 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
David A. McNeill, Esquire EquiTrust Variable Insurance Series Fund 5400 University Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50266 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 515-225-5400 Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2009 Date of reporting period: 07/01/08 - 06/30/09 ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-05069 Reporting Period: 07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 EquiTrust Variable Insurance Series Fund ============= EQUITRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES FUND - BLUE CHIP ============= ============= PORTFOLIO ============= 3M CO Ticker: MMM Security ID: 88579Y101 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado For For Management 1.2 Elect Director George W. Buckley For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management 1.5 Elect Director W. James Farrell For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert S. Morrison For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Aulana L. Peters For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robert J. Ulrich For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder 4 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBOTT LABORATORIES Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R.J. Alpern For For Management 1.2 Elect Director R.S. Austin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director W.M. Daley For For Management 1.4 Elect Director W.J. Farrell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director H.L. Fuller For For Management 1.6 Elect Director W.A. Osborn For For Management 1.7 Elect Director D.A.L. Owen 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 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock For Against Management Purchase Plan 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Report on Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder 6 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALCOA INC. Ticker: AA Security ID: 013817101 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 11, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kathryn S. Fuller For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Judith M. Gueron For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo For For Management 2 Ratify Auditor For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder Articles/Bylaws/Charter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. Ticker: MO Security ID: 02209S103 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 30, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey For For Management 2 Elect Director Gerald L. Baliles For For Management 3 Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre For For Management 4 Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell For For Management 5 Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley For For Management 6 Elect Director Thomas W. Jones For For Management 7 Elect Director George Munoz For For Management 8 Elect Director Nabil Y. Sakkab For For Management 9 Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 Reduce Tobacco Harm to Health Against Against Shareholder 12 Report on Marketing Practices on the Against Against Shareholder Poor 13 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 14 Adopt Human Rights Protocols for Against Against Shareholder Company and Suppliers 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 16 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. Ticker: AXP Security ID: 025816109 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director D.F. Akerson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director C. Barshefsky For For Management 1.3 Elect Director U.M. Burns For For Management 1.4 Elect Director K.I. Chenault For For Management 1.5 Elect Director P. Chernin For For Management 1.6 Elect Director J. Leschly For For Management 1.7 Elect Director R.C. Levin For For Management 1.8 Elect Director R.A. Mcginn For For Management 1.9 Elect Director E.D. Miller For For Management 1.10 Elect Director S.S Reinemund For For Management 1.11 Elect Director R.D. Walter For For Management 1.12 Elect Director R.A. Williams For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 5 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. Ticker: AMP Security ID: 03076C106 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Warren D. Knowlton For For Management 2 Elect Director Jeffrey Noddle For For Management 3 Elect Director Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMGEN, INC. Ticker: AMGN Security ID: 031162100 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director David Baltimore For For Management 2 Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. For For Management 3 Elect Director Francois de Carbonnel For For Management 4 Elect Director Jerry D. Choate For For Management 5 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management 6 Elect Director Frederick W. Gluck For For Management 7 Elect Director Frank C. Herringer For For Management 8 Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn For For Management 9 Elect Director Judith C. Pelham For For Management 10 Elect Director J. Paul Reason For For Management 11 Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer For For Management 12 Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 15 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management 16 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 17 Reincorporate in Another State [from Against Against Shareholder Delaware to North Dakota ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. Ticker: BUD Security ID: 035229103 Meeting Date: NOV 12, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 3, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. Ticker: AMAT Security ID: 038222105 Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 12, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Aart J. de Geus For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen R. Forrest For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Philip V. Gerdine For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Thomas J. Iannotti For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Charles Y.S. Liu For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Gerhard H. Parker For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Dennis D. Powell For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Willem P. Roelandts For For Management 1.10 Elect Director James E. Rogers For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Michael R. Splinter For For Management 2 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T INC Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William F. Aldinger III For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James H. Blanchard For For Management 1.6 Elect Director August A. Busch III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James P. Kelly For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John B. McCoy For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Mary S. Metz For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Laura D Andrea Tyson For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Patricia P. Upton For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management 4 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 9 Exclude Pension Credits ftom Earnings Against Against Shareholder Performance Measure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF AMERICA CORP. Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104 Meeting Date: DEC 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 10, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue Shares in Connection with For For Management Acquisition 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 4 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF AMERICA CORP. Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William Barnet, III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. For Against Management 1.3 Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John T. Collins For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gary L. Countryman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Tommy R. Franks For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis For Against Management 1.9 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For Against Management 1.10 Elect Director Walter E. Massey For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Joseph W. Prueher For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Charles O. Rossotti For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management 1.16 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. For Against Management 1.17 Elect Director Robert L. Tillman For Against Management 1.18 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward For Against Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 4 Report on Government Service of Against Against Shareholder Employees 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 7 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder 9 Report on Predatory Lending Policies Against Against Shareholder 10 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 11 TARP Related Compensation Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOEING CO., THE Ticker: BA Security ID: 097023105 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John H. Biggs For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John E. Bryson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Linda Z. Cook For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William M. Daley For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management 1.7 Elect Director John F. McDonnell For For Management 1.8 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Mike S. Zafirovski For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 7 Report on Foreign Military Sales Against Against Shareholder 8 Require Independent Lead Director Against For Shareholder 9 Restrict Severance Agreements Against For Shareholder (Change-in-Control) 10 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. Ticker: BMY Security ID: 110122108 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director L. Andreotti For For Management 2 Elect Director L. B. Campbell For For Management 3 Elect Director J. M. Cornelius For For Management 4 Elect Director L. J. Freeh For For Management 5 Elect Director L. H. Glimcher For For Management 6 Elect Director M. Grobstein For For Management 7 Elect Director L. Johansson For For Management 8 Elect Director A. J. Lacy For For Management 9 Elect Director V. L. Sato For For Management 10 Elect Director T. D. West, Jr. For For Management 11 Elect Director R. S. Williams For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation 14 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder 15 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CATERPILLAR INC. Ticker: CAT Security ID: 149123101 Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Daniel M. Dickinson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David R. Goode For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James W. Owens For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Charles D. Powell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Joshua I. Smith For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder Election of Directors 5 Report on Foreign Military Sales Against Against Shareholder 6 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Standard Against For Shareholder 7 Limitation on Compensation Consultant Against Against Shareholder Services 8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 9 Report on Lobbying Priorities Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHEVRON CORPORATION Ticker: CVX Security ID: 166764100 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 1, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director S. H. Armacost For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L. F. Deily For For Management 1.3 Elect Director R. E. Denham For For Management 1.4 Elect Director R. J. Eaton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director E. Hernandez For For Management 1.6 Elect Director F. G. Jenifer For For Management 1.7 Elect Director S. Nunn For For Management 1.8 Elect Director D. J. O'Reilly For For Management 1.9 Elect Director D. B. Rice For For Management 1.10 Elect Director K. W. Sharer For For Management 1.11 Elect Director C. R. Shoemate For For Management 1.12 Elect Director R. D. Sugar For For Management 1.13 Elect Director C. Ware For For Management 1.14 Elect Director J. S. Watson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 7 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder Products and Operations 8 Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection Against Against Shareholder 9 Adopt Human Rights Policy Against Against Shareholder 10 Report on Market Specific Environmental Against Against Shareholder Laws -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102 Meeting Date: NOV 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 15, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management 2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management 3 Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management 4 Elect Director Larry R. Carter For For Management 5 Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management 6 Elect Director Brian L. Halla For For Management 7 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management 8 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management 9 Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management 10 Elect Director Michael K. Powell For For Management 11 Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management 12 Elect Director Jerry Yang For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder Committee on Human Rights 15 Report on Internet Fragmentation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIGROUP INC. Ticker: C Security ID: 172967101 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Jerry A. Grundhofer For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Anne Mulcahy For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael E. O'Neill For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Vikram Pandit For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Lawrence R. Ricciardi For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Judith Rodin For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Robert L. Ryan For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Anthony M. Santomero For For Management 1.14 Elect Director William S. Thompson, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 5 Disclose Prior Government Service Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 7 Report on Predatory Lending Policies Against For Shareholder 8 Require More Director Nominations Than Against Against Shareholder Open Seats 9 Prepare Carbon Principles Report Against Against Shareholder 10 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 11 Disclose Information on Compensation Against Against Shareholder Consultant 12 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 13 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Against For Shareholder Voting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE Ticker: KO Security ID: 191216100 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Herbert A. Allen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ronald W. Allen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Cathleen P. Black For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Barry Diller For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Alexis M. Herman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Muhtar Kent For Against Management 1.7 Elect Director Donald R. Keough For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomsino For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Donald F. McHenry For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management 1.11 Elect Director James D. Robinson III For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Jacob Wallenberg For For Management 1.14 Elect Director James B. Williams For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 5 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder Committee on Human Rights 6 Performance-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. Ticker: CL Security ID: 194162103 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John T. Cahill For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ian Cook For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David W. Johnson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Delano E. Lewis For For Management 1.8 Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMCAST CORP. Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director S. Decker Anstrom For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Julian A. Brodsky For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Joseph J. Collins For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. Michael Cook For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Dr. Judith Rodin For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Michael I. Sovern For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Amend Restricted Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 6 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation 7 Seek Shareholder Approval on Certain Against For Shareholder Future Death Benefit Arrangements 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 9 Adopt a Recapitalization Plan Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DELL INC. Ticker: DELL Security ID: 24702R101 Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 23, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Donald J. Carty For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Dell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Sallie L. Krawcheck For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Alan (A.G.) Lafley For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Thomas W. Luce, III For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Klaus S. Luft For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Alex J. Mandl For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Michael A. Miles For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For Against Management 4 Reimburse Proxy Expenses Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE Ticker: DOW Security ID: 260543103 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Arnold A. Allemang For For Management 2 Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton For For Management 3 Elect Director James A. Bell For For Management 4 Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig For For Management 5 Elect Director Barbara H. Franklin For For Management 6 Elect Director John B. Hess For For Management 7 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management 8 Elect Director Geoffery E. Merszei For For Management 9 Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley For For Management 10 Elect Director James M. Ringler For For Management 11 Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw For For Management 12 Elect Director Paul G. Stern For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Against For Shareholder Voting 15 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 16 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 17 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 18 Report on Environmental Remediation in Against Against Shareholder Midland Area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. Ticker: DD Security ID: 263534109 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Samuel W. Bodman For For Management 2 Elect Director Richard H. Brown For For Management 3 Elect Director Robert A. Brown For For Management 4 Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb For For Management 5 Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford For For Management 6 Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management 7 Elect Director John T. Dillon For For Management 8 Elect Director Eleuthere I. Du Pont For For Management 9 Elect Director Marillyn Hewson For For Management 10 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management 11 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management 12 Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management 13 Elect Director William K. Reily For For Management 14 Ratify Auditors For For Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELI LILLY AND CO. Ticker: LLY Security ID: 532457108 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J. Erik Fyrwald For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ellen R. Marram For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder 6 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder Articles/Bylaws/Charter 7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMC CORPORATION Ticker: EMC Security ID: 268648102 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 5, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Michael W. Brown For For Management 2 Elect Director Randolph L. Cowen For For Management 3 Elect Director Michael J. Cronin For For Management 4 Elect Director Gail Deegan For For Management 5 Elect Director John R. Egan For For Management 6 Elect Director W. Paul Fitzgerald For For Management 7 Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly For For Management 8 Elect Director Windle B. Priem For For Management 9 Elect Director Paul Sagan For For Management 10 Elect Director David N. Strohm For For Management 11 Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 14 Permit Right to Call Special Meeting For Against Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXELON CORPORATION Ticker: EXC Security ID: 30161N101 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John A. Canning, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M. Walter D'Alessio For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Bruce DeMars For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Nelson A. Diaz For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Rosemarie B. Greco For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Paul L. Joskow For For Management 1.7 Elect Director John M. Palms For For Management 1.8 Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John W. Rowe For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Report on Global Warming Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXXON MOBIL CORP. Ticker: XOM Security ID: 30231G102 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director M.J. Boskin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L.R. Faulkner For For Management 1.3 Elect Director K.C. Frazier For For Management 1.4 Elect Director .W. George For For Management 1.5 Elect Director R.C. King For For Management 1.6 Elect Director M.C. Nelson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director S.J. Palmisano For For Management 1.8 Elect Director S.S Reinemund For For Management 1.9 Elect Director R.W. Tillerson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 5 Reincorporate in Another State [from Against For Shareholder New Jersey to North Dakota] 6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 8 Compare CEO Compensation to Average Against Against Shareholder U.S. per Capita Income 9 Review Anti-discrimination Policy on Against For Shareholder Corporate Sponsorships and Executive Perks 10 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 11 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder Products and Operations 12 Report on Climate Change Impacts on Against Against Shareholder Emerging Countries 13 Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Against Against Shareholder Energy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2009 # 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 Susan Hockfield For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management 1.11 Elect Director James J. Mulva 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 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 5 Evaluate the Potential Conversion of Against Against Shareholder the Corporation's Business Units into Four or More Public Corporations and Distribute New Shares 6 Adopt Policy to Cease the Payments of Against For Shareholder Dividends or Equivalent Payments to Senior Executives for Shares Not Owned 7 Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Against For Shareholder Control) to shareholder Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Ticker: HPQ Security ID: 428236103 Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. For For Management 2 Elect Director Sari M. Baldauf For For Management 3 Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta For For Management 4 Elect Director John H. Hammergren For For Management 5 Elect Director Mark V. Hurd For For Management 6 Elect Director Joel Z. Hyatt For For Management 7 Elect Director John R. Joyce For For Management 8 Elect Director Robert L. Ryan For For Management 9 Elect Director Lucille S. Salhany For For Management 10 Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson For For Management 11 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: HON Security ID: 438516106 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David M. Cote For For Management 1.4 Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Linnet F. Deily For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Clive R. Hollick For For Management 1.7 Elect Director George Paz For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Michael W. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy Against For Shareholder 7 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTEL CORPORATION Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management 2 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management 3 Elect Director John J. Donahoe For For Management 4 Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management 5 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management 6 Elect Director James D. Plummer For For Management 7 Elect Director David S. Pottruck For For Management 8 Elect Director Jane E. Shaw For For Management 9 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management 10 Elect Director Frank D. Yeary For For Management 11 Elect Director David B. Yoffie For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 14 Approve Stock Option Exchange Program For Against Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 16 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 17 Adopt Policy on Human Rights to Water Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director A. J. P. Belda For For Management 1.2 Elect Director C. Black For For Management 1.3 Elect Director W. R. Brody For For Management 1.4 Elect Director K. I. Chenault For For Management 1.5 Elect Director M. L. Eskew For For Management 1.6 Elect Director S. A. Jackson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director T. Nishimuro For For Management 1.8 Elect Director J. W. Owens For For Management 1.9 Elect Director S. J. Palmisano For For Management 1.10 Elect Director J. E. Spero For For Management 1.11 Elect Director S. Taurel For For Management 1.12 Elect Director L. H. Zambrano For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 5 Review Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON & JOHNSON Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Wiliam D. Perez For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David Satcher For For Management 1.10 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 20, 2009 # 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 David M. Cote For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James Dimon For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. 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 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 4 Disclose Prior Government Service Against Against Shareholder 5 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 6 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 7 Report on Predatory Lending Policies Against For Shareholder 8 Amend Key Executive Performance Plan Against For Shareholder 9 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 10 Prepare Carbon Principles Report Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KRAFT FOODS INC Ticker: KFT Security ID: 50075N104 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Myra M. Hart For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard A. Lerner For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Frank G. Zarb For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MCDONALD'S CORP. Ticker: MCD Security ID: 580135101 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 30, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Robert A. Eckert For For Management 2 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management 3 Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson For For Management 4 Elect Director Andrew J. McKenna For For Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management 6 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 7 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 9 Phase out Sales of Eggs from Battery Against Against Shareholder Cage Hens -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MERCK & CO., INC. Ticker: MRK Security ID: 589331107 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management 2 Elect Director Thomas R. Cech For For Management 3 Elect Director Richard T. Clark For For Management 4 Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management 5 Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone For For Management 6 Elect Director William B. Harrison, Jr. For For Management 7 Elect Director Harry R. Jacobson For For Management 8 Elect Director William N. Kelley For For Management 9 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management 10 Elect Director Carlos E. Represas For For Management 11 Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk For For Management 12 Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock For For Management 13 Elect Director Samuel O. Thier For For Management 14 Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management 15 Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For For Management 16 Ratify Auditors For For Management 17 Fix Number of Directors For For Management 18 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder 19 Require Independent Lead Director Against Against Shareholder 20 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORP. Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104 Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 5, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management 2 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management 3 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management 4 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management 5 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management 6 Elect Director Reed Hastings For For Management 7 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management 8 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management 9 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management 10 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 11 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For Against Management Stock Plan 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Against Against Shareholder Access to the Internet 14 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder Committee on Human Rights 15 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOTOROLA, INC. Ticker: MOT Security ID: 620076109 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director G. Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director D. Dorman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director W. Hambrecht For For Management 1.4 Elect Director S. Jha For For Management 1.5 Elect Director J. Lewent For For Management 1.6 Elect Director K. Meister For For Management 1.7 Elect Director T. Meredith For For Management 1.8 Elect Director S. Scott III For For Management 1.9 Elect Director R. Sommer For For Management 1.10 Elect Director J. Stengel For For Management 1.11 Elect Director A. Vinciquerra For For Management 1.12 Elect Director D. Warner III For For Management 1.13 Elect Director J. White For For Management 2 Adjust Par Value of Common Stock For For Management 3 Approve Repricing of Options For Against Management 4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management 7 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 8 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder 9 Amend Human Rights Policies Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORACLE CORP. Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105 Meeting Date: OCT 10, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 12, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald L. Lucas For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jack F. Kemp For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For For Management 1.9 Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Charles E. Phillips, Jr. For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For For Management 1.12 Elect Director George H. Conrades For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPSICO, INC. Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director S.L. Brown For For Management 2 Elect Director I.M. Cook For For Management 3 Elect Director D. Dublon For For Management 4 Elect Director V.J. Dzau For For Management 5 Elect Director R.L. Hunt For For Management 6 Elect Director A. Ibarguen For For Management 7 Elect Director A.C. Martinez For For Management 8 Elect Director I.K. Nooyi For Against Management 9 Elect Director S.P. Rockefeller For For Management 10 Elect Director J.J. Schiro For For Management 11 Elect Director L.G. Trotter For For Management 12 Elect Director D.Vasella For For Management 13 Elect Director M.D. White For Against Management 14 Ratify Auditors For For Management 15 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 16 Report on Recycling Against Against Shareholder 17 Report on Genetically Engineered Against Against Shareholder Products 18 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder 19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFIZER INC. Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Brown For For Management 1.3 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert N. Burt For For Management 1.5 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler For For Management 1.10 Elect Director George A. Lorch For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Dana G. Mead For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 1.14 Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Limit/Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Against Against Shareholder Awards 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 7 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: PM Security ID: 718172109 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Harold Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Graham Mackay For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Sergio Marchionne For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109 Meeting Date: OCT 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 15, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta For For Management 1.4 Elect Director A.G. Lafley For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ralph Snyderman For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management Election of Directors 4 Rotate Annual Meeting Location Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN COMPANY Ticker: SO Security ID: 842587107 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 30, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Francis S. Blake For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jon A. Boscia For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Thomas F. Chapman For For Management 1.5 Elect Director H. William Habermeyer, For For Management Jr. 1.6 Elect Director Veronica M. "Ronee" For For Management Hagen 1.7 Elect Director Warren A. Hood, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J. Neal Purcell For For Management 1.10 Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe For For Management 1.11 Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Gerald J. St. Pe For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Adopt Majority Voting and Eliminate For For Management Cumulative Voting for Uncontested Election of Directors 4 Eliminate Cumulative Voting For Against Management 5 Report on Reducing GHG Emissions Against Against Shareholder 6 Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARGET CORPORATION Ticker: TGT Security ID: 87612E106 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest Record Date: MAR 30, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Management Proxy (White Card) 1 Fix Number of Directors at 12 For Did Not Vote Management 2 Elect Director Mary N. Dillon For Did Not Vote Management 3 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For Did Not Vote Management 4 Elect Director George W. Tamke For Did Not Vote Management 5 Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo For Did Not Vote Management 6 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Vote Management 7 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Did Not Vote Management 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Did Not Vote Shareholder Officers' Compensation # Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Dissident Proxy (Gold Card) 1 Fix Number of Directors at 12 Against Against Management 2.1 Elect Director William A. Ackman For For Shareholder 2.2 Elect Director Michael L. Ashner For For Shareholder 2.3 Elect Director James L. Donald For For Shareholder 2.4 Elect Director Richard W. Vague For For Shareholder 3 Elect Director Ronald J. Gilson For For Shareholder 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Abstain Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC. Ticker: TXN Security ID: 882508104 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 17, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director J. R. Adams For For Management 2 Elect Director D.L. Boren For For Management 3 Elect Director D. A. Carp For For Management 4 Elect Director C.S. Cox For For Management 5 Elect Director D.R. Goode For For Management 6 Elect Director S.P. MacMillan For For Management 7 Elect Director P.H. Patsley For For Management 8 Elect Director W.R. Sanders For For Management 9 Elect Director R.J. Simmons For For Management 10 Elect Director R.K. Templeton For For Management 11 Elect Director C.T. Whitman For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 14 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For Against Management Stock Plan 15 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME WARNER CABLE INC. Ticker: TWC Security ID: 88732J207 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Carole Black For For Management 2 Elect Director Glenn A. Britt For For Management 3 Elect Director Thomas H. Castro For For Management 4 Elect Director David C. Chang For For Management 5 Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. For For Management 6 Elect Director Peter R. Haje For For Management 7 Elect Director Donna A. James For For Management 8 Elect Director Don Logan For For Management 9 Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr. For For Management 10 Elect Director Wayne H. Pace For For Management 11 Elect Director Edward D. Shirley For For Management 12 Elect Director John E. Sununu For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME WARNER INC Ticker: TWX Security ID: 887317105 Meeting Date: JAN 16, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 20, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Reverse Stock Split For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME WARNER INC Ticker: TWX Security ID: 887317303 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Herbert M. Allison, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James L. Barksdale For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey L. Bewkes For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Stephen F. Bollenbach For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Frank J. Caufield For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert C. Clark For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mathias Dopfner For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn 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 Deborah C. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Ticker: UTX Security ID: 913017109 Meeting Date: APR 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 10, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Louis R. Chenevert For For Management 1.2 Elect Director George David For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John V. Faraci For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Edward A. Kangas For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Harold McGraw III For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management 1.12 Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Andre Villeneuve For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Foreign Military Sales Against Against Shareholder Offsets -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John W. Snow For For Management 1.12 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 6 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder 7 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 9 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 10 Adopt a Policy in which the Company Against For Shareholder will not Make or Promise to Make Any Death Benefit Payments to Senior Executives -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WACHOVIA CORP. Ticker: WB Security ID: 929903102 Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 3, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAL-MART STORES, INC. Ticker: WMT Security ID: 931142103 Meeting Date: JUN 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 9, 2009 # 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 Michael T. Duke For For Management 8 Elect Director Gregory B. Penner 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 Arne M. Sorenson 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 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 18 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder 19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 20 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 21 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 22 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WALT DISNEY COMPANY, THE Ticker: DIS Security ID: 254687106 Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Susan E. Arnold For For Management 2 Elect Director John E. Bryson For For Management 3 Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management 4 Elect Director Judith L. Estrin For For Management 5 Elect Director Robert A. Iger For For Management 6 Elect Director Steven P. Jobs For For Management 7 Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer For For Management 8 Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis For For Management 9 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For For Management 10 Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat For For Management 11 Elect Director John E. Pepper , Jr. For For Management 12 Elect Director Orin C. Smith For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 15 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 16 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 17 Adopt a Policy in which the Company Against For Shareholder will not Make or Promise to Make Any Death Benefit Payments to Senior Executives 18 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director John D. Baker II For For Management 2 Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management 3 Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean For For Management 4 Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management 5 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management 6 Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management 7 Elect Director Robert L. Joss For For Management 8 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For Against Management 9 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management 10 Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald For For Management 11 Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management 12 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management 13 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For For Management 14 Elect Director Donald B. Rice For For Management 15 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management 16 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 17 Elect Director Robert K. Steel For For Management 18 Elect Director John G. Stumpf For Against Management 19 Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management 20 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 21 Ratify Auditors For For Management 22 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 23 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 24 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEYERHAEUSER CO. Ticker: WY Security ID: 962166104 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Debra A. Cafaro For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nicole W. Piasecki For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Mark A. Emmert For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Daniel S. Fulton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy For For Management 2 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management ========== EQUITRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES FUND - HIGH GRADE BOND ========== ========== PORTFOLIO ========== There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period. ========= EQUITRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES FUND - MANAGED PORTFOLIO ========= 3M CO Ticker: MMM Security ID: 88579Y101 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado For For Management 1.2 Elect Director George W. Buckley For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management 1.5 Elect Director W. James Farrell For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert S. Morrison For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Aulana L. Peters For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robert J. Ulrich For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder 4 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBOTT LABORATORIES Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R.J. Alpern For For Management 1.2 Elect Director R.S. Austin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director W.M. Daley For For Management 1.4 Elect Director W.J. Farrell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director H.L. Fuller For For Management 1.6 Elect Director W.A. Osborn For For Management 1.7 Elect Director D.A.L. Owen 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 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock For Against Management Purchase Plan 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Report on Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder 6 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. Ticker: AMD Security ID: 007903107 Meeting Date: FEB 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JAN 15, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Issuance of Shares for a For For Management Private Placement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLSTATE CORPORATION, THE Ticker: ALL Security ID: 020002101 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert D. Beyer For For Management 1.3 Elect Director W. James Farrell For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Ronald T. LeMay For For Management 1.6 Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Joshua I. Smith For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Mary Alice Taylor For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Thomas J. Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 7 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMGEN, INC. Ticker: AMGN Security ID: 031162100 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director David Baltimore For For Management 2 Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. For For Management 3 Elect Director Francois de Carbonnel For For Management 4 Elect Director Jerry D. Choate For For Management 5 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management 6 Elect Director Frederick W. Gluck For For Management 7 Elect Director Frank C. Herringer For For Management 8 Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn For For Management 9 Elect Director Judith C. Pelham For For Management 10 Elect Director J. Paul Reason For For Management 11 Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer For For Management 12 Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 15 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management 16 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 17 Reincorporate in Another State [from Against Against Shareholder Delaware to North Dakota ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP. Ticker: APC Security ID: 032511107 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Peter J. Fluor For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John W. Poduska, Sr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. Ticker: BUD Security ID: 035229103 Meeting Date: NOV 12, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 3, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APACHE CORP. Ticker: APA Security ID: 037411105 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Frederick M. Bohen For For Management 2 Elect Director George D. Lawrence For For Management 3 Elect Director Rodman D. Patton For For Management 4 Elect Director Charles J. Pitman For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLE INC. Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100 Meeting Date: FEB 25, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 29, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William V. Campbell For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Millard S. Drexler For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Steven P. Jobs For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management 1.6 Elect Director A.D. Levinson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jerome B. York For For Management 2 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 3 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 4 Prepare Sustainability Report Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO. Ticker: AJG Security ID: 363576109 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frank E. English, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J. Patrick Gallagher, For For Management Jr. 1.3 Elect Director Ilene S. Gordon For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James R. Wimmer For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T INC Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William F. Aldinger III For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James H. Blanchard For For Management 1.6 Elect Director August A. Busch III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James P. Kelly For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John B. McCoy For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Mary S. Metz For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Laura D Andrea Tyson For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Patricia P. Upton For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management 4 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 9 Exclude Pension Credits ftom Earnings Against Against Shareholder Performance Measure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATMOS ENERGY CORP. Ticker: ATO Security ID: 049560105 Meeting Date: FEB 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 10, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ruben E. Esquivel For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard W. Cardin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Thomas C. Meredith For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Nancy K. Quinn For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Stephen R. Springer For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard Ware II For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED Ticker: BHI Security ID: 057224107 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 26, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Larry D. Brady For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Chad C. Deaton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Anthony G. Fernandes For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Claire W. Gargalli For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Pierre H. Jungels For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James A. Lash For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J. Larry Nichols For For Management 1.10 Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr. For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Charles L. Watson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF AMERICA CORP. Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104 Meeting Date: DEC 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 10, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue Shares in Connection with For For Management Acquisition 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 4 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF AMERICA CORP. Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William Barnet, III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. For Against Management 1.3 Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John T. Collins For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gary L. Countryman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Tommy R. Franks For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis For Against Management 1.9 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For Against Management 1.10 Elect Director Walter E. Massey For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Joseph W. Prueher For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Charles O. Rossotti For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management 1.16 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. For Against Management 1.17 Elect Director Robert L. Tillman For Against Management 1.18 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward For Against Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 4 Report on Government Service of Against Against Shareholder Employees 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 7 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder 9 Report on Predatory Lending Policies Against Against Shareholder 10 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 11 TARP Related Compensation Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP., THE Ticker: BK Security ID: 064058100 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert P. Kelly For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski For For Management 1.8 Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Robert Mehrabian For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein For For Management 1.12 Elect Director William C. Richardson For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III For For Management 1.14 Elect Director John P. Surma For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARRICK GOLD CORP. Ticker: ABX Security ID: 067901108 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Howard L. Beck For For Management 1.2 Elect Director C. William D. Birchall For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald J. Carty For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gustavo Cisneros For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Peter A. Crossgrove For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert M. Franklin For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Peter C. Godsoe For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J. Brett Harvey For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Brian Mulroney For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Anthony Munk For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Peter Munk For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Aaron W. Regent For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Gregory C. Wilkins For For Management 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Convene an Independent Third Party to Against Against Shareholder Review Company's Community Engagement Practices -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY Ticker: BDX Security ID: 075887109 Meeting Date: FEB 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 12, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Claire M. Fraser-Liggett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Willard J. Overlock, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 6 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder 7 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUCKEYE PARTNERS, L.P. Ticker: BPL Security ID: 118230101 Meeting Date: MAR 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Written Consent Record Date: NOV 26, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CINTAS CORP. Ticker: CTAS Security ID: 172908105 Meeting Date: OCT 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 19, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Gerald S. Adolph For For Management 2 Elect Director Paul R. Carter For For Management 3 Elect Director Gerald V. Dirvin For For Management 4 Elect Director Richard T. Farmer For For Management 5 Elect Director Scott D. Farmer For For Management 6 Elect Director Joyce Hergenhan For For Management 7 Elect Director Robert J. Kohlhepp For For Management 8 Elect Director David C. Phillips For For Management 9 Elect Director Ronald W. Tysoe For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102 Meeting Date: NOV 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 15, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management 2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management 3 Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management 4 Elect Director Larry R. Carter For For Management 5 Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management 6 Elect Director Brian L. Halla For For Management 7 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management 8 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management 9 Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management 10 Elect Director Michael K. Powell For For Management 11 Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management 12 Elect Director Jerry Yang For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder Committee on Human Rights 15 Report on Internet Fragmentation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIGROUP INC. Ticker: C Security ID: 172967101 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Jerry A. Grundhofer For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Anne Mulcahy For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael E. O'Neill For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Vikram Pandit For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Lawrence R. Ricciardi For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Judith Rodin For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Robert L. Ryan For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Anthony M. Santomero For For Management 1.14 Elect Director William S. Thompson, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 5 Disclose Prior Government Service Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 7 Report on Predatory Lending Policies Against For Shareholder 8 Require More Director Nominations Than Against Against Shareholder Open Seats 9 Prepare Carbon Principles Report Against Against Shareholder 10 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 11 Disclose Information on Compensation Against Against Shareholder Consultant 12 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 13 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Against For Shareholder Voting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE Ticker: KO Security ID: 191216100 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Herbert A. Allen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ronald W. Allen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Cathleen P. Black For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Barry Diller For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Alexis M. Herman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Muhtar Kent For Against Management 1.7 Elect Director Donald R. Keough For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomsino For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Donald F. McHenry For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management 1.11 Elect Director James D. Robinson III For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Jacob Wallenberg For For Management 1.14 Elect Director James B. Williams For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 5 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder Committee on Human Rights 6 Performance-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. Ticker: CL Security ID: 194162103 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John T. Cahill For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ian Cook For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David W. Johnson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Delano E. Lewis For For Management 1.8 Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMCAST CORP. Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director S. Decker Anstrom For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Julian A. Brodsky For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Joseph J. Collins For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. Michael Cook For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Dr. Judith Rodin For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Michael I. Sovern For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Amend Restricted Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 6 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation 7 Seek Shareholder Approval on Certain Against For Shareholder Future Death Benefit Arrangements 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 9 Adopt a Recapitalization Plan Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONOCOPHILLIPS Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard L. Armitage For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Harold W. McGraw III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Harald J. Norvik For For Management 1.9 Elect Director William K. Reilly For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management 1.13 Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 7 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder Products and Operations 8 Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Against Against Shareholder Sands Operations in Canada 9 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORNING INC. Ticker: GLW Security ID: 219350105 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 26, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James B. Flaws For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James R. Houghton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James J. O'Connor For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Deborah D. Rieman For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Peter F. Volanakis For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Mark S. Wrighton For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder Election of Directors 4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVON ENERGY CORP. Ticker: DVN Security ID: 25179M103 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert L. Howard For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael M. Kanovsky For For Management 1.3 Elect Director J. Todd Mitchell For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Larry Nichols For For Management 2 Elect Director Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr. For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIAGEO PLC Ticker: DEO Security ID: 25243Q205 Meeting Date: OCT 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 8, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2008 For For Management 2 DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT 2008 For For Management 3 DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND For For Management 4 TO RE-ELECT DR FB HUMER (MEMBER OF For For Management NOMINATION COMMITTEE, CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE) AS A DIRECTOR 5 TO RE-ELECT M LILJA (MEMBER OF AUDIT, For For Management NOMINATION, REMUNERATION COMMITTEE) AS A DIRECTOR 6 TO RE-ELECT WS SHANAHAN (MEMBER OF For For Management AUDIT, NOMINATION, REMUNERATION COMMITTEE) AS A DIRECTOR 7 TO RE-ELECT HT STITZER (MEMBER OF For For Management AUDIT, NOMINATION, REMUNERATION COMMITTEE) AS A DIRECTOR 8 ELECTION OF PG SCOTT (MEMBER OF AUDIT, For For Management CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE, NOMINATION, REMUNERATION) AS A DIRECTOR 9 RATIFY AUDITORS For For Management 10 AUTHORITY TO ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES For For Management 11 DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS For For Management 12 AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OWN ORDINARY For For Management SHARES 13 AUTHORITY TO MAKE POLITICAL DONATIONS For Against Management AND/OR TO INCUR POLITICAL EXPENDITURE 14 ADOPTION OF THE DIAGEO PLC 2008 For Against Management PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN 15 ADOPTION OF THE DIAGEO PLC 2008 SENIOR For Against Management EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION PLAN 16 AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH INTERNATIONAL For For Management SHARE PLANS 17 AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management ASSOCIATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE Ticker: DOW Security ID: 260543103 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Arnold A. Allemang For For Management 2 Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton For For Management 3 Elect Director James A. Bell For For Management 4 Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig For For Management 5 Elect Director Barbara H. Franklin For For Management 6 Elect Director John B. Hess For For Management 7 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management 8 Elect Director Geoffery E. Merszei For For Management 9 Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley For For Management 10 Elect Director James M. Ringler For For Management 11 Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw For For Management 12 Elect Director Paul G. Stern For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Against For Shareholder Voting 15 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 16 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 17 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 18 Report on Environmental Remediation in Against Against Shareholder Midland Area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. Ticker: DD Security ID: 263534109 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Samuel W. Bodman For For Management 2 Elect Director Richard H. Brown For For Management 3 Elect Director Robert A. Brown For For Management 4 Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb For For Management 5 Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford For For Management 6 Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management 7 Elect Director John T. Dillon For For Management 8 Elect Director Eleuthere I. Du Pont For For Management 9 Elect Director Marillyn Hewson For For Management 10 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management 11 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management 12 Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management 13 Elect Director William K. Reily For For Management 14 Ratify Auditors For For Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EBAY INC. Ticker: EBAY Security ID: 278642103 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William C. Ford, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Dawn G. Lepore For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Pierre M. Omidyar For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg, For For Management III 2 Approve Stock Option Exchange Program For Against Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMBARQ CORP Ticker: EQ Security ID: 29078E105 Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 17, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMC CORPORATION Ticker: EMC Security ID: 268648102 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 5, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Michael W. Brown For For Management 2 Elect Director Randolph L. Cowen For For Management 3 Elect Director Michael J. Cronin For For Management 4 Elect Director Gail Deegan For For Management 5 Elect Director John R. Egan For For Management 6 Elect Director W. Paul Fitzgerald For For Management 7 Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly For For Management 8 Elect Director Windle B. Priem For For Management 9 Elect Director Paul Sagan For For Management 10 Elect Director David N. Strohm For For Management 11 Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 14 Permit Right to Call Special Meeting For Against Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMC INSURANCE GROUP, INC. Ticker: EMCI Security ID: 268664109 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Margaret A. Ball For For Management 1.2 Elect Director George C. Carpenter, III For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Stephen A. Crane For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert L. Howe For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Bruce G. Kelley For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Raymond A. Michel For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Gretchen H. Tegeler For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXXON MOBIL CORP. Ticker: XOM Security ID: 30231G102 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director M.J. Boskin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L.R. Faulkner For For Management 1.3 Elect Director K.C. Frazier For For Management 1.4 Elect Director .W. George For For Management 1.5 Elect Director R.C. King For For Management 1.6 Elect Director M.C. Nelson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director S.J. Palmisano For For Management 1.8 Elect Director S.S Reinemund For For Management 1.9 Elect Director R.W. Tillerson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 5 Reincorporate in Another State [from Against For Shareholder New Jersey to North Dakota] 6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 8 Compare CEO Compensation to Average Against Against Shareholder U.S. per Capita Income 9 Review Anti-discrimination Policy on Against For Shareholder Corporate Sponsorships and Executive Perks 10 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 11 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder Products and Operations 12 Report on Climate Change Impacts on Against Against Shareholder Emerging Countries 13 Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Against Against Shareholder Energy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP. Ticker: FSS Security ID: 313855108 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest Record Date: MAR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Management Proxy (White Card) 1.1 Elect Director James E. Goodwin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William H. Osborne For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Joseph R. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management # Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Dissident Proxy (Gold Card) 1.1 Elect Director Warren B. Kanders For None Shareholder 1.2 Elect Director Steven R. Gerbsman For None Shareholder 1.3 Elect Director Nicholas Sokolow For None Shareholder 2 Ratify Auditors For None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2009 # 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 Susan Hockfield For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management 1.11 Elect Director James J. Mulva 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 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 5 Evaluate the Potential Conversion of Against Against Shareholder the Corporation's Business Units into Four or More Public Corporations and Distribute New Shares 6 Adopt Policy to Cease the Payments of Against For Shareholder Dividends or Equivalent Payments to Senior Executives for Shares Not Owned 7 Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Against For Shareholder Control) to shareholder Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENUINE PARTS CO. Ticker: GPC Security ID: 372460105 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 12, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mary B. Bullock For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jean Douville For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Thomas C. Gallagher For For Management 1.4 Elect Director George C. 'Jack' Guynn For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John D. Johns For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. Hicks Lanier For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Wendy B. Needham For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jerry W. Nix For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Larry L. Prince For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Gary W. Rollins For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H&Q LIFE SCIENCES INVESTORS Ticker: HQL Security ID: 404053100 Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 30, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Trustee Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D. For For Management 1.2 Elect Trustee Daniel R. Omstead, Ph.D. For For Management 1.3 Elect Trustee Lucinda H. Stebbins For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELEN OF TROY LTD. Ticker: HELE Security ID: G4388N106 Meeting Date: AUG 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 25, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gary B. Abromovitz For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John B. Butterworth For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Timothy F. Meeker For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Byron H. Rubin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gerald J. Rubin For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Stanlee N. Rubin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Adolpho R. Telles For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Darren G. Woody For For Management 2 TO APPROVE THE HELEN OF TROY LIMITED For For Management 2008 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 3 TO APPROVE THE HELEN OF TROY LIMITED For Against Management 2008 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 4 TO APPROVE THE HELEN OF TROY LIMITED For Against Management 2008 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 5 TO RATIFY THE TERMS OF THE PERFORMANCE For Against Management GOALS ESTABLISHED FOR THE HELEN OF TROY 1997 CASH BONUS PERFORMANCE PLAN AND APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN. 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Ticker: HPQ Security ID: 428236103 Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. For For Management 2 Elect Director Sari M. Baldauf For For Management 3 Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta For For Management 4 Elect Director John H. Hammergren For For Management 5 Elect Director Mark V. Hurd For For Management 6 Elect Director Joel Z. Hyatt For For Management 7 Elect Director John R. Joyce For For Management 8 Elect Director Robert L. Ryan For For Management 9 Elect Director Lucille S. Salhany For For Management 10 Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson For For Management 11 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: HON Security ID: 438516106 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David M. Cote For For Management 1.4 Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Linnet F. Deily For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Clive R. Hollick For For Management 1.7 Elect Director George Paz For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Michael W. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy Against For Shareholder 7 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. Ticker: ITW Security ID: 452308109 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William F. Aldinger For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Marvin D. Brailsford For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Susan Crown For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Don H. Davis, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert C. McCormack For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert S. Morrison For For Management 1.7 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Harold B. Smith For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David B. Speer For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Pamela B. Strobel For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY LIMITED Ticker: IR Security ID: G4776G101 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect A.C. Berzin as Director For For Management 1b Elect J. L. Cohon as Director For For Management 1c Elect G. D. Forsee as Director For For Management 1d Elect P. C. Godsoe as Director For For Management 1e Elect E. E. Hagenlocker as Director For For Management 1f Elect H.L. Henkel as Director For For Management 1g Elect C. J. Horner as Director For For Management 1h Elect T. E. Martin as Director For For Management 1i Elect P. Nachtigal as Director For For Management 1j Elect O. R. Smith as Director For For Management 1k Elect R. J. Swift as Director For For Management 1l Elect T. L. White as Director For For Management 2 Approve an Advisory Proposal Relating For For Management to Executive Pay-For-Performance Compensation Policies and Procedures 3 Increase Number of Shares Reserved For Against Management Under 2007 Incentive Stock Plan 4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management independent auditors of the company and authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY LIMITED Ticker: IR Security ID: G4776G101 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Court Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management 2 Approve the Creation of Distributable For For Management Reserves of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited 3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP INC Ticker: TEG Security ID: 45822P105 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 19, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Keith E. Bailey For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kathryn M. For For Management Hasselblad-Pascale 1.3 Elect Director John W. Higgins For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James L. Kemerling For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles A. Schrock For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTEL CORPORATION Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management 2 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management 3 Elect Director John J. Donahoe For For Management 4 Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management 5 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management 6 Elect Director James D. Plummer For For Management 7 Elect Director David S. Pottruck For For Management 8 Elect Director Jane E. Shaw For For Management 9 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management 10 Elect Director Frank D. Yeary For For Management 11 Elect Director David B. Yoffie For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 14 Approve Stock Option Exchange Program For Against Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 16 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 17 Adopt Policy on Human Rights to Water Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC. Ticker: ICE Security ID: 45865V100 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 17, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Charles R. Crisp For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jean-Marc Forneri For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Fred W. Hatfield For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Terrence F. Martell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Sir Robert Reid For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Frederic V. Salerno For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Frederick W. Schoenhut For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey C. Sprecher For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Vincent Tese For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITT CORP. Ticker: ITT Security ID: 450911102 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Steven R. Loranger For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Christina A. Gold For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ralph F. Hake For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John J. Hamre For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Paul J. Kern For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Frank T. MacInnis For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Surya N. Mohapatra For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Linda S. Sanford For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Markos I. Tambakeras For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Foreign Military Sales Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON & JOHNSON Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Wiliam D. Perez For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David Satcher For For Management 1.10 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K-V PHARMACEUTICAL CO. Ticker: KV.B Security ID: 482740206 Meeting Date: SEP 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 7, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Jean M. Bellin For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Kevin S. Carlie For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Terry B. Hatfield For For Management 2.4 Elect Director David S. Hermelin For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Marc S. Hermelin For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Ronald J. Kanterman For For Management 2.7 Elect Director Jonathon E. Killmer For For Management 2.8 Elect Director Norman D. Schellenger For For Management 2.9 Elect Director Jean M. Bellin For For Management 2.10 Elect Director Terry B. Hatfield For For Management 2.11 Elect Director Norman D. Schellenger For For Management 2.12 Elect Director Jean M. Bellin For For Management 2.13 Elect Director Marc S. Hermelin For For Management 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. Ticker: KMB Security ID: 494368103 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John R. Alm For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dennis R. Beresford For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John F. Bergstrom For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Abelardo E. Bru For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert W. Decherd For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Thomas J. Falk For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mae C. Jemison For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management 1.9 Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For Against Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 5 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KRAFT FOODS INC Ticker: KFT Security ID: 50075N104 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Myra M. Hart For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard A. Lerner For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Frank G. Zarb For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP. Ticker: LNC Security ID: 534187109 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director George W. Henderson, III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Eric G. Johnson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director M. Leanne Lachman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Isaiah Tidwell For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP Ticker: MMP Security ID: 559080106 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director George A. O'Brien, Jr. For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDTRONIC, INC. Ticker: MDT Security ID: 585055106 Meeting Date: AUG 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 23, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Victor J. Dzau For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William A. Hawkins For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Shirley A. Jackson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Rosso For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jack W. Schuler For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- METLIFE, INC Ticker: MET Security ID: 59156R108 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C. Robert Henrikson For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director John M. Keane For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORP. Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104 Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 5, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management 2 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management 3 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management 4 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management 5 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management 6 Elect Director Reed Hastings For For Management 7 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management 8 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management 9 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management 10 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 11 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For Against Management Stock Plan 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Against Against Shareholder Access to the Internet 14 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder Committee on Human Rights 15 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MYLAN INC. Ticker: MYL Security ID: 628530107 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Milan Puskar For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Coury For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Wendy Cameron For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Neil Dimick For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Douglas J. Leech For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Joseph C. Maroon For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Rodney L. Piatt For For Management 1.8 Elect Director C.B. Todd For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Randall L. Vanderveen For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested None For Management Election of Directors 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL CITY CORP. Ticker: NCC Security ID: 635405103 Meeting Date: SEP 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 1, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 2 Approve Conversion of Securities For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL CITY CORP. Ticker: NCC Security ID: 635405103 Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 14, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. Ticker: NYB Security ID: 649445103 Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Maureen E. Clancy For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert S. Farrell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Joseph R. Ficalora For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James J. O'Donovan For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Hanif W. Dahya For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWMONT MINING CORP. Ticker: NEM Security ID: 651639106 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # 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 Joseph A. Carrabba For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Noreen Doyle For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael S. Hamson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert J. Miller For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Richard T. O'Brien For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John B. Prescott For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Donald C. Roth For For Management 1.11 Elect Director James V. Taranik For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Simon Thompson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS CORPORATION Ticker: NWS Security ID: 65248E203 Meeting Date: OCT 17, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 18, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Peter Chernin For For Management 2 Elect Director Sir Roderick I. For For Management Eddington 3 Elect Director Mark Hurd For For Management 4 Elect Director Andrew S.B. Knight For For Management 5 Elect Director James R. Murdoch For For Management 6 Elect Director K. Rupert Murdoch For For Management 7 Elect Director Jose Maria Aznar For For Management 8 Elect Director Natalie Bancroft For For Management 9 Elect Director Peter L. Barnes For For Management 10 Elect Director Kenneth E. Cowley For For Management 11 Elect Director David F. DeVoe For For Management 12 Elect Director Viet Dinh For For Management 13 Elect Director Lachlan K. Murdoch For For Management 14 Elect Director Thomas J. Perkins For For Management 15 Elect Director Arthur M. Siskind For For Management 16 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management 17 Ratify Auditors For For Management 18 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVARTIS AG Ticker: NVS Security ID: 66987V109 Meeting Date: FEB 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Against Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2 per Share 4 Approve CHF 3 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 5.1 Amend Articles Re: Require Annual Against Against Shareholder Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report, incl. Disclosure of Compensation Amount Paid to Board of Directors and Executive Management 5.2 Amend Corporate Purpose Re: For For Management Sustainability 5.3 Amend Articles Re: Auditors For For Management 6.1 Retirement of Peter Burckhardt and None None Management William George as Directors (Non-Voting) 6.2.1 Reelect Srikant Datar as Director For For Management 6.2.2 Reelect Andreas von Planta as Director For For Management 6.2.3 Reelect Wendelin Wiedeking as Director For For Management 6.2.4 Reelect Rolf Zinkernagel as Director For For Management 6.3 Elect William Brody as Director For For Management 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP. Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105 Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Spencer Abraham For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ronald W. Burkle For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John S. Chalsty For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John E. Feick For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Ray R. Irani For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Irvin W. Maloney For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Rodolfo Segovia For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Aziz D. Syriani For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Rosemary Tomich For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Walter L. Weisman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For Against Management 4 Report on Host Country Social and Against Against Shareholder Environmental Laws -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP. Ticker: ORI Security ID: 680223104 Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Harrington Bischof For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Leo E. Knight, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Charles F. Titterton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Steven R. Walker For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORACLE CORP. Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105 Meeting Date: OCT 10, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 12, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald L. Lucas For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jack F. Kemp For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For For Management 1.9 Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Charles E. Phillips, Jr. For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For For Management 1.12 Elect Director George H. Conrades For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. Ticker: POM Security ID: 713291102 Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jack B. Dunn, IV For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Terence C. Golden For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Patrick T. Harker For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Frank O. Heintz For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Barbara J. Krumsiek For For Management 1.6 Elect Director George F. MacCormack For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Lawrence C. Nussdorf For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Joseph M. Rigby For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Frank K. Ross For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Pauline A. Schneider For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Lester P. Silverman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPSICO, INC. Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director S.L. Brown For For Management 2 Elect Director I.M. Cook For For Management 3 Elect Director D. Dublon For For Management 4 Elect Director V.J. Dzau For For Management 5 Elect Director R.L. Hunt For For Management 6 Elect Director A. Ibarguen For For Management 7 Elect Director A.C. Martinez For For Management 8 Elect Director I.K. Nooyi For Against Management 9 Elect Director S.P. Rockefeller For For Management 10 Elect Director J.J. Schiro For For Management 11 Elect Director L.G. Trotter For For Management 12 Elect Director D.Vasella For For Management 13 Elect Director M.D. White For Against Management 14 Ratify Auditors For For Management 15 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 16 Report on Recycling Against Against Shareholder 17 Report on Genetically Engineered Against Against Shareholder Products 18 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder 19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFIZER INC. Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Brown For For Management 1.3 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert N. Burt For For Management 1.5 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler For For Management 1.10 Elect Director George A. Lorch For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Dana G. Mead For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 1.14 Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Limit/Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Against Against Shareholder Awards 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 7 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: PM Security ID: 718172109 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Harold Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Graham Mackay For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Sergio Marchionne For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP. Ticker: PNW Security ID: 723484101 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edward N. Basha, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Donald E. Brandt For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Susan Clark-Johnson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Gallagher For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Pamela Grant For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Roy A. Herberger, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William S. Jamieson For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Humberto S. Lopez For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Kathryn L. Munro For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Bruce J. Nordstrom For For Management 1.11 Elect Director W. Douglas Parker For For Management 1.12 Elect Director William J. Post For For Management 1.13 Elect Director William L. Stewart For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Bylaws to Allow Holders of 10% of Against Against Shareholder the Company's Common Stock to Call Special Shareholder Meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. Ticker: PNC Security ID: 693475105 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard O. Berndt For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles E. Bunch For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paul W. Chellgren For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert N. Clay For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Kay Coles James For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard B. Kelson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Bruce C. Lindsay For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Anthony A. Massaro For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jane G. Pepper For For Management 1.10 Elect Director James E. Rohr For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Donald J. Shepard For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Lorene K. Steffes For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Dennis F. Strigl For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Stephen G. Thieke For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Thomas J. Usher For For Management 1.16 Elect Director George H. Walls, Jr. For For Management 1.17 Elect Director Helge H. Wehmeier For For Management 2 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109 Meeting Date: OCT 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 15, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta For For Management 1.4 Elect Director A.G. Lafley For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ralph Snyderman For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management Election of Directors 4 Rotate Annual Meeting Location Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP. Ticker: PL Security ID: 743674103 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James S. M. French For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Thomas L. Hamby For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John D. Johns For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Vanessa Leonard For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles D. McCrary For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John J. McMahon, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Malcolm Portera For For Management 1.8 Elect Director C. Dowd Ritter For For Management 1.9 Elect Director William A. Terry For For Management 1.10 Elect Director W. Michael Warren, Jr. For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Vanessa Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED Ticker: DGX Security ID: 74834L100 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jenne K. Britell For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John B. Ziegler For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROWAN COMPANIES, INC. Ticker: RDC Security ID: 779382100 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas R. Hix For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert E. Kramek For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Frederick R. Lausen For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ruisi For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFECO CORP. Ticker: SAF Security ID: 786429100 Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 10, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Joseph W. Brown For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Kerry Killinger For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Gary F. Locke For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Charles R. Rinehart For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Gerardo I. Lopez For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP. Ticker: SGP Security ID: 806605101 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas J. Colligan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Fred Hassan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director C. Robert Kidder For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Antonio M. Perez For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jack L. Stahl For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Craig B. Thompson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robert F.W. van Oordt For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLM CORPORATION (SALLIE MAE) Ticker: SLM Security ID: 78442P106 Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Ann Torre Bates For For Management 2 Elect Director William M. Diefenderfer, For For Management III 3 Elect Director Diane Suitt Gilleland For For Management 4 Elect Director Earl A. Goode For For Management 5 Elect Director Ronald F. Hunt For For Management 6 Elect Director Albert L. Lord For For Management 7 Elect Director Michael E. Martin For For Management 8 Elect Director Barry A. Munitz For For Management 9 Elect Director Howard H. Newman For For Management 10 Elect Director A. Alexander Porter, Jr. For For Management 11 Elect Director Frank C. Puleo For For Management 12 Elect Director Wolfgang Schoellkopf For For Management 13 Elect Director Steven L. Shapiro For For Management 14 Elect Director J. Terry Strange For For Management 15 Elect Director Anthony P. Terracciano For For Management 16 Elect Director Barry L. Williams For For Management 17 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 18 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 19 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION Ticker: S Security ID: 852061100 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert R. Bennett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Larry C. Glasscock For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Daniel R. Hesse For For Management 1.6 Elect Director V. Janet Hill For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Frank Ianna For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Sven-Christer Nilsson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director William R. Nuti For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Rodney O?Neal For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder 5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STRYKER CORP. Ticker: SYK Security ID: 863667101 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John W. Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Howard E. Cox. Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald M. Engelman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Louise L. Francesconi For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Howard L. Lance For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Stephen P. MacMillan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William U. Parfet For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ronda E. Stryker For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYSCO CORPORATION Ticker: SYY Security ID: 871829107 Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 22, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Judith B. Craven For For Management 2 Elect Director Phyllis S. Sewell For For Management 3 Elect Director Richard G. Tilghman For For Management 4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management 6 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARGET CORPORATION Ticker: TGT Security ID: 87612E106 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest Record Date: MAR 30, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Management Proxy (White Card) 1 Fix Number of Directors at 12 For Did Not Vote Management 2 Elect Director Mary N. Dillon For Did Not Vote Management 3 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For Did Not Vote Management 4 Elect Director George W. Tamke For Did Not Vote Management 5 Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo For Did Not Vote Management 6 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Vote Management 7 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Did Not Vote Management 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Did Not Vote Shareholder Officers' Compensation # Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Dissident Proxy (Gold Card) 1 Fix Number of Directors at 12 Against Against Management 2.1 Elect Director William A. Ackman For For Shareholder 2.2 Elect Director Michael L. Ashner For For Shareholder 2.3 Elect Director James L. Donald For For Shareholder 2.4 Elect Director Richard W. Vague For For Shareholder 3 Elect Director Ronald J. Gilson For For Shareholder 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Abstain Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624209 Meeting Date: SEP 25, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 18, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Joseph (Yosi) Nitzani as External For For Management Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624209 Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 2.1 Elect Phillip Frost as Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Roger Abravanel as Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Elon Kohlberg as Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Yitzhak Peterburg as Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Erez Vigodman as Director For For Management 3 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management Fix Their Remuneration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. Ticker: TMO Security ID: 883556102 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Peter J. Manning For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jim P. Manzi For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Elaine S. Ullian For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TORTOISE ENERGY CAPITAL CORPORATION Ticker: TYY Security ID: 89147U100 Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 7, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Charles E. Heath For For Management 2 Approval to Sell Common Shares Below For For Management Net Asset Value 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. BANCORP Ticker: USB Security ID: 902973304 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Y. Marc Belton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Richard K. Davis For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Joel W. Johnson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David O'Maley For For Management 1.6 Elect Director O'dell M. Owens For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Craig D. Schnuck For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Patrick T. Stokes For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. Ticker: UPS Security ID: 911312106 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Burns For For Management 1.3 Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Stuart E. Eizenstat For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William R. Johnson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ann M. Livermore For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Rudy Markham For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Carol B. Tome For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALERO ENERGY CORP. Ticker: VLO Security ID: 91913Y100 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jerry D. Choate For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William R. Klesse For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald L. Nickles For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Susan Kaufman Purcell For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 4 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 5 Disclose Information on Compensation Against Against Shareholder Consultant 6 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John W. Snow For For Management 1.12 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 6 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder 7 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 9 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 10 Adopt a Policy in which the Company Against For Shareholder will not Make or Promise to Make Any Death Benefit Payments to Senior Executives -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WACHOVIA CORP. Ticker: WB Security ID: 929903102 Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 3, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAL-MART STORES, INC. Ticker: WMT Security ID: 931142103 Meeting Date: JUN 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 9, 2009 # 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 Michael T. Duke For For Management 8 Elect Director Gregory B. Penner 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 Arne M. Sorenson 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 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 18 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder 19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 20 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 21 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 22 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WALGREEN CO. Ticker: WAG Security ID: 931422109 Meeting Date: JAN 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 17, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William C. Foote For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Mark P. Frissora For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Alan G. Mcnally For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Cordell Reed For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For For Management 1.6 Elect Director David Y. Schwartz For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Alejandro Silva For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Marilou M. Von Ferstel For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Charles R. Walgreen III For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. Ticker: WMI Security ID: 94106L109 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Pastora San Juan For For Management Cafferty 1.2 Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Patrick W. Gross For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management 1.5 Elect Director W. Robert Reum For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier For For Management 1.7 Elect Director David P. Steiner For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 6 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD Ticker: WFT Security ID: G95089101 Meeting Date: FEB 17, 2009 Meeting Type: Court Record Date: DEC 15, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Reincorporation through Scheme For For Management of Arrangement with Subsiadiary 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management 3 Transact Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD Ticker: WFT Security ID: H27013103 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Reelect Bernhard Duroc-Danner as For For Management Director 1.2 Reelect Nicholas Brady as Director For For Management 1.3 Reelect David Butters as Director For For Management 1.4 Reelect William Macaulay as Director For For Management 1.5 Reelect Robert Millard as Director For For Management 1.6 Reelect Robert Moses as Director For For Management 1.7 Reelect Robert Rayne as Director For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Independent For For Management Registered Public Accounting Firm and Ernst & Young AG as Statutory Auditors 3 Transact Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLPOINT, INC. Ticker: WLP Security ID: 94973V107 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Lenox D. Baker, Jr., For For Management M.D. 2 Elect Director Susan B. Bayh For For Management 3 Elect Director Larry C. Glasscock For For Management 4 Elect Director Julie A. Hill For For Management 5 Elect Director Ramiro G. Peru For For Management 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management 7 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 8 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director John D. Baker II For For Management 2 Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management 3 Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean For For Management 4 Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management 5 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management 6 Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management 7 Elect Director Robert L. Joss For For Management 8 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For Against Management 9 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management 10 Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald For For Management 11 Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management 12 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management 13 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For For Management 14 Elect Director Donald B. Rice For For Management 15 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management 16 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 17 Elect Director Robert K. Steel For For Management 18 Elect Director John G. Stumpf For Against Management 19 Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management 20 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 21 Ratify Auditors For For Management 22 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 23 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 24 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEYERHAEUSER CO. Ticker: WY Security ID: 962166104 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Debra A. Cafaro For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nicole W. Piasecki For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Mark A. Emmert For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Daniel S. Fulton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy For For Management 2 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC Ticker: ZMH Security ID: 98956P102 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 5, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Betsy J. Bernard For For Management 2 Elect Director Marc N. Casper For For Management 3 Elect Director David C. Dvorak For For Management 4 Elect Director Robert A. Hagemann For For Management 5 Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins For For Management 6 Elect Director Cecil B. Pickett For For Management 7 Elect Director Augustus A. White, III For For Management 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management 9 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 10 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 11 Amend Deferred Compensation Plan For For Management ========== EQUITRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES FUND - STRATEGIC YIELD ========== ========== PORTFOLIO ========== There is no proxy voting activity for the fund, as the fund did not hold any votable positions during the reporting period. =========== EQUITRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES FUND - VALUE GROWTH ============ =========== PORTFOLIO ============ 3M CO Ticker: MMM Security ID: 88579Y101 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado For For Management 1.2 Elect Director George W. Buckley For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management 1.5 Elect Director W. James Farrell For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert S. Morrison For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Aulana L. Peters For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robert J. Ulrich For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder 4 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBOTT LABORATORIES Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R.J. Alpern For For Management 1.2 Elect Director R.S. Austin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director W.M. Daley For For Management 1.4 Elect Director W.J. Farrell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director H.L. Fuller For For Management 1.6 Elect Director W.A. Osborn For For Management 1.7 Elect Director D.A.L. Owen 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 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock For Against Management Purchase Plan 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Report on Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder 6 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADAMS EXPRESS CO., THE Ticker: ADX Security ID: 006212104 Meeting Date: MAR 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Enrique R. Arzac For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Phyllis O. Bonanno For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Kenneth J. Dale For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Daniel E. Emerson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Frederic A. Escherich For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Roger W. Gale For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Thomas H. Lenagh For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Kathleen T. McGahran For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Douglas G. Ober For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Craig R. Smith For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. Ticker: ADBE Security ID: 00724F101 Meeting Date: APR 1, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Robert K. Burgess For For Management 2 Elect Director Carol Mills For For Management 3 Elect Director Daniel Rosensweig For For Management 4 Elect Director Robert Sedgewick For For Management 5 Elect Director John E. Warnock For For Management 6 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 7 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. Ticker: AMD Security ID: 007903107 Meeting Date: FEB 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JAN 15, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Issuance of Shares for a For For Management Private Placement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. Ticker: A Security ID: 00846U101 Meeting Date: MAR 11, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William P. Sullivan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Herbold For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Koh Boon Hwee For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLSTATE CORPORATION, THE Ticker: ALL Security ID: 020002101 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert D. Beyer For For Management 1.3 Elect Director W. James Farrell For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Ronald T. LeMay For For Management 1.6 Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Joshua I. Smith For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Mary Alice Taylor For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Thomas J. Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 7 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING Ticker: AEL Security ID: 025676206 Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Wendy L. Carlson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Joyce A. Chapman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Steven G. Chapman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director David J. Noble For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Debra J. Richardson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director A. J. Strickland, III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Harley A. Whitfield, Sr. For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMGEN, INC. Ticker: AMGN Security ID: 031162100 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director David Baltimore For For Management 2 Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. For For Management 3 Elect Director Francois de Carbonnel For For Management 4 Elect Director Jerry D. Choate For For Management 5 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management 6 Elect Director Frederick W. Gluck For For Management 7 Elect Director Frank C. Herringer For For Management 8 Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn For For Management 9 Elect Director Judith C. Pelham For For Management 10 Elect Director J. Paul Reason For For Management 11 Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer For For Management 12 Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 15 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management 16 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 17 Reincorporate in Another State [from Against Against Shareholder Delaware to North Dakota ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP. Ticker: APC Security ID: 032511107 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Peter J. Fluor For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John W. Poduska, Sr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. Ticker: BUD Security ID: 035229103 Meeting Date: NOV 12, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 3, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APACHE CORP. Ticker: APA Security ID: 037411105 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Frederick M. Bohen For For Management 2 Elect Director George D. Lawrence For For Management 3 Elect Director Rodman D. Patton For For Management 4 Elect Director Charles J. Pitman For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLE INC. Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100 Meeting Date: FEB 25, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 29, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William V. Campbell For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Millard S. Drexler For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Steven P. Jobs For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management 1.6 Elect Director A.D. Levinson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jerome B. York For For Management 2 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 3 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 4 Prepare Sustainability Report Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO. Ticker: AJG Security ID: 363576109 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frank E. English, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J. Patrick Gallagher, For For Management Jr. 1.3 Elect Director Ilene S. Gordon For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James R. Wimmer For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T INC Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William F. Aldinger III For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James H. Blanchard For For Management 1.6 Elect Director August A. Busch III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James P. Kelly For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John B. McCoy For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Mary S. Metz For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Laura D Andrea Tyson For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Patricia P. Upton For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management 4 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 9 Exclude Pension Credits ftom Earnings Against Against Shareholder Performance Measure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATMOS ENERGY CORP. Ticker: ATO Security ID: 049560105 Meeting Date: FEB 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 10, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ruben E. Esquivel For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard W. Cardin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Thomas C. Meredith For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Nancy K. Quinn For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Stephen R. Springer For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard Ware II For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED Ticker: BHI Security ID: 057224107 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 26, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Larry D. Brady For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Chad C. Deaton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Anthony G. Fernandes For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Claire W. Gargalli For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Pierre H. Jungels For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James A. Lash For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J. Larry Nichols For For Management 1.10 Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr. For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Charles L. Watson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF AMERICA CORP. Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104 Meeting Date: DEC 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 10, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue Shares in Connection with For For Management Acquisition 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 4 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF AMERICA CORP. Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William Barnet, III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. For Against Management 1.3 Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John T. Collins For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gary L. Countryman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Tommy R. Franks For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis For Against Management 1.9 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For Against Management 1.10 Elect Director Walter E. Massey For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Joseph W. Prueher For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Charles O. Rossotti For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management 1.16 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. For Against Management 1.17 Elect Director Robert L. Tillman For Against Management 1.18 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward For Against Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 4 Report on Government Service of Against Against Shareholder Employees 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 7 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder 9 Report on Predatory Lending Policies Against Against Shareholder 10 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 11 TARP Related Compensation Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP., THE Ticker: BK Security ID: 064058100 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert P. Kelly For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski For For Management 1.8 Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Robert Mehrabian For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein For For Management 1.12 Elect Director William C. Richardson For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III For For Management 1.14 Elect Director John P. Surma For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARRICK GOLD CORP. Ticker: ABX Security ID: 067901108 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Howard L. Beck For For Management 1.2 Elect Director C. William D. Birchall For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald J. Carty For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gustavo Cisneros For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Peter A. Crossgrove For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert M. Franklin For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Peter C. Godsoe For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J. Brett Harvey For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Brian Mulroney For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Anthony Munk For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Peter Munk For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Aaron W. Regent For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Gregory C. Wilkins For For Management 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 3 Convene an Independent Third Party to Against Against Shareholder Review Company's Community Engagement Practices -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY Ticker: BDX Security ID: 075887109 Meeting Date: FEB 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 12, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Claire M. Fraser-Liggett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Willard J. Overlock, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 6 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder 7 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BED BATH & BEYOND INC. Ticker: BBBY Security ID: 075896100 Meeting Date: JUL 3, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 9, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Warren Eisenberg For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Leonard Feinstein For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Dean S. Adler For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Stanley F. Barshay For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Patrick R. Gaston For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jordan Heller For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert S. Kaplan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Victoria A. Morrison For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BED BATH & BEYOND INC. Ticker: BBBY Security ID: 075896100 Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 5, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Warren Eisenberg For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Leonard Feinstein For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Steven H. Temares For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Dean S. Adler For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Stanley F. Barshay For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Klaus Eppler For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Patrick R. Gaston For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jordan Heller For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Victoria A. Morrison For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Fran Stoller For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management Election of Directors 4 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement 5 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management Requirement 6 Re-Approve Performance Goals Under For Against Management Omnibus Stock Plan 7 Prepare Sustainability Report Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOGEN IDEC INC. Ticker: BIIB Security ID: 09062X103 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Management Proxy (White Card) 1.1 Elect Director Lawrence C. Best For None Management 1.2 Elect Director Alan B. Glassberg For None Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert W. Pangia For None Management 1.4 Elect Director William D. Young For None Management 2 Ratify Auditors For None Management 3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For None Management Election of Directors 4 Fix Size of Board at 13 and Remove the Against None Shareholder Board's Ability to Change the Size of the Board 5 Reincorporate in Another State [North Against None Shareholder Dakota] # Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Dissident Proxy (Gold Card) 1.1 Elect Director Alexander J. Denner For For Shareholder 1.2 Elect Director Richard C. Mulligan For For Shareholder 1.3 Elect Director Thomas F. Deuel For Withhold Shareholder 1.4 Elect Director David Sidransky For Withhold Shareholder 2 Fix Size of Board at 13 and Remove the For For Shareholder Board's Ability to Change the Size of the Board 3 Reincorporate in Another State [North For For Shareholder Dakota] 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHEVRON CORPORATION Ticker: CVX Security ID: 166764100 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 1, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director S. H. Armacost For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L. F. Deily For For Management 1.3 Elect Director R. E. Denham For For Management 1.4 Elect Director R. J. Eaton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director E. Hernandez For For Management 1.6 Elect Director F. G. Jenifer For For Management 1.7 Elect Director S. Nunn For For Management 1.8 Elect Director D. J. O'Reilly For For Management 1.9 Elect Director D. B. Rice For For Management 1.10 Elect Director K. W. Sharer For For Management 1.11 Elect Director C. R. Shoemate For For Management 1.12 Elect Director R. D. Sugar For For Management 1.13 Elect Director C. Ware For For Management 1.14 Elect Director J. S. Watson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 7 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder Products and Operations 8 Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection Against Against Shareholder 9 Adopt Human Rights Policy Against Against Shareholder 10 Report on Market Specific Environmental Against Against Shareholder Laws -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC Ticker: CMG Security ID: 169656105 Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Steve Ells For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Patrick J. Flynn For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CINTAS CORP. Ticker: CTAS Security ID: 172908105 Meeting Date: OCT 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 19, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Gerald S. Adolph For For Management 2 Elect Director Paul R. Carter For For Management 3 Elect Director Gerald V. Dirvin For For Management 4 Elect Director Richard T. Farmer For For Management 5 Elect Director Scott D. Farmer For For Management 6 Elect Director Joyce Hergenhan For For Management 7 Elect Director Robert J. Kohlhepp For For Management 8 Elect Director David C. Phillips For For Management 9 Elect Director Ronald W. Tysoe For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102 Meeting Date: NOV 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 15, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management 2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management 3 Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management 4 Elect Director Larry R. Carter For For Management 5 Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management 6 Elect Director Brian L. Halla For For Management 7 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management 8 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management 9 Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management 10 Elect Director Michael K. Powell For For Management 11 Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management 12 Elect Director Jerry Yang For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder Committee on Human Rights 15 Report on Internet Fragmentation Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIGROUP INC. Ticker: C Security ID: 172967101 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Jerry A. Grundhofer For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Anne Mulcahy For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael E. O'Neill For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Vikram Pandit For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Lawrence R. Ricciardi For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Judith Rodin For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Robert L. Ryan For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Anthony M. Santomero For For Management 1.14 Elect Director William S. Thompson, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 5 Disclose Prior Government Service Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 7 Report on Predatory Lending Policies Against For Shareholder 8 Require More Director Nominations Than Against Against Shareholder Open Seats 9 Prepare Carbon Principles Report Against Against Shareholder 10 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 11 Disclose Information on Compensation Against Against Shareholder Consultant 12 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 13 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Against For Shareholder Voting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CMS ENERGY CORP. Ticker: CMS Security ID: 125896100 Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Merribel S. Ayres For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jon E. Barfield For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Richard M. Gabrys For For Management 1.4 Elect Director David W. Joos For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Philip R. Lochner, Jr. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael T. Monahan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Joseph F. Paquette, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Percy A. Pierre For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Kenneth L. Way For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Kenneth Whipple For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John B. Yasinsky For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE Ticker: KO Security ID: 191216100 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Herbert A. Allen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ronald W. Allen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Cathleen P. Black For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Barry Diller For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Alexis M. Herman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Muhtar Kent For Against Management 1.7 Elect Director Donald R. Keough For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomsino For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Donald F. McHenry For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management 1.11 Elect Director James D. Robinson III For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Jacob Wallenberg For For Management 1.14 Elect Director James B. Williams For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 5 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder Committee on Human Rights 6 Performance-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COCA-COLA FEMSA S.A.B. DE C.V. Ticker: KOF Security ID: 191241108 Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports in Accordance With Article 172 of Corporate Law 2 Receive Report on the Company's Tax For For Management Obligations in Accordance With Section XX of Article 86 of Income Tax 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of MXN 0.72 Per Share 4 Set Aggregate Nominal Amount of Share For For Management Repurchase Reserve at MXN 400 Million 5 Elect Principal and Alternates Members For Against Management to the Board of Directors and Board Secretary; Verify Director's Independency as Per New Mexican Securities Law; Approve Their Respective Remuneration 6 Approve Integration Plan of Financing For Against Management and Planning Committee, Audit Committee, and Corporate Practices Committee; Elect Chairman of the Said Committees; and Fix Their Respective Remuneration 7 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting 8 Approve Minutes of Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. Ticker: CL Security ID: 194162103 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John T. Cahill For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ian Cook For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David W. Johnson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Delano E. Lewis For For Management 1.8 Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMCAST CORP. Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director S. Decker Anstrom For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Julian A. Brodsky For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Joseph J. Collins For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. Michael Cook For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Dr. Judith Rodin For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Michael I. Sovern For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Amend Restricted Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 6 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation 7 Seek Shareholder Approval on Certain Against For Shareholder Future Death Benefit Arrangements 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 9 Adopt a Recapitalization Plan Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONOCOPHILLIPS Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard L. Armitage For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Harold W. McGraw III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Harald J. Norvik For For Management 1.9 Elect Director William K. Reilly For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management 1.13 Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 7 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder Products and Operations 8 Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Against Against Shareholder Sands Operations in Canada 9 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. Ticker: STZ.B Security ID: 21036P108 Meeting Date: JUL 17, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 23, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Barry A. Fromberg For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jeananne K. Hauswald For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James A. Locke III For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Thomas C. McDermott For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Peter M. Perez For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard Sands For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert Sands For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Paul L. Smith For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Peter H. Soderberg For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Mark Zupan For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORNING INC. Ticker: GLW Security ID: 219350105 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 26, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James B. Flaws For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James R. Houghton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James J. O'Connor For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Deborah D. Rieman For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Peter F. Volanakis For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Mark S. Wrighton For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder Election of Directors 4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DANAHER CORP. Ticker: DHR Security ID: 235851102 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mortimer M. Caplin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Donald J. Ehrlich For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Walter G. Lohr, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Linda P. Hefner For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Adopt Employment Contract Against For Shareholder 5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Mercury Product Policies Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVON ENERGY CORP. Ticker: DVN Security ID: 25179M103 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert L. Howard For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael M. Kanovsky For For Management 1.3 Elect Director J. Todd Mitchell For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Larry Nichols For For Management 2 Elect Director Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr. For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE Ticker: DOW Security ID: 260543103 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Arnold A. Allemang For For Management 2 Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton For For Management 3 Elect Director James A. Bell For For Management 4 Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig For For Management 5 Elect Director Barbara H. Franklin For For Management 6 Elect Director John B. Hess For For Management 7 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management 8 Elect Director Geoffery E. Merszei For For Management 9 Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley For For Management 10 Elect Director James M. Ringler For For Management 11 Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw For For Management 12 Elect Director Paul G. Stern For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management 14 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Against For Shareholder Voting 15 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 16 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 17 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 18 Report on Environmental Remediation in Against Against Shareholder Midland Area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. Ticker: DD Security ID: 263534109 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Samuel W. Bodman For For Management 2 Elect Director Richard H. Brown For For Management 3 Elect Director Robert A. Brown For For Management 4 Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb For For Management 5 Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford For For Management 6 Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management 7 Elect Director John T. Dillon For For Management 8 Elect Director Eleuthere I. Du Pont For For Management 9 Elect Director Marillyn Hewson For For Management 10 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management 11 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management 12 Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management 13 Elect Director William K. Reily For For Management 14 Ratify Auditors For For Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EBAY INC. Ticker: EBAY Security ID: 278642103 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Marc L. Andreessen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William C. Ford, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Dawn G. Lepore For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Pierre M. Omidyar For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg, For For Management III 2 Approve Stock Option Exchange Program For Against Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMBARQ CORP Ticker: EQ Security ID: 29078E105 Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 17, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMC CORPORATION Ticker: EMC Security ID: 268648102 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 5, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Michael W. Brown For For Management 2 Elect Director Randolph L. Cowen For For Management 3 Elect Director Michael J. Cronin For For Management 4 Elect Director Gail Deegan For For Management 5 Elect Director John R. Egan For For Management 6 Elect Director W. Paul Fitzgerald For For Management 7 Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly For For Management 8 Elect Director Windle B. Priem For For Management 9 Elect Director Paul Sagan For For Management 10 Elect Director David N. Strohm For For Management 11 Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 14 Permit Right to Call Special Meeting For Against Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMC INSURANCE GROUP, INC. Ticker: EMCI Security ID: 268664109 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Margaret A. Ball For For Management 1.2 Elect Director George C. Carpenter, III For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Stephen A. Crane For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert L. Howe For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Bruce G. Kelley For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Raymond A. Michel For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Gretchen H. Tegeler For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. Ticker: EMR Security ID: 291011104 Meeting Date: FEB 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 25, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director A.A. Busch III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director A.F. Golden For For Management 1.3 Elect Director H. Green For For Management 1.4 Elect Director W.R. Johnson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director J.B. Menzer For For Management 1.6 Elect Director V.R. Loucks, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC. Ticker: EXH Security ID: 30225X103 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 5, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Janet F. Clark For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ernie L. Danner For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Uriel E. Dutton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gordon T. Hall For For Management 1.5 Elect Director J.W.G. Honeybourne For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John E. Jackson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William C. Pate For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Stephen M. Pazuk For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Christopher T. Seaver For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Stephen A. Snider For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXXON MOBIL CORP. Ticker: XOM Security ID: 30231G102 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director M.J. Boskin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L.R. Faulkner For For Management 1.3 Elect Director K.C. Frazier For For Management 1.4 Elect Director .W. George For For Management 1.5 Elect Director R.C. King For For Management 1.6 Elect Director M.C. Nelson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director S.J. Palmisano For For Management 1.8 Elect Director S.S Reinemund For For Management 1.9 Elect Director R.W. Tillerson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 5 Reincorporate in Another State [from Against For Shareholder New Jersey to North Dakota] 6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 8 Compare CEO Compensation to Average Against Against Shareholder U.S. per Capita Income 9 Review Anti-discrimination Policy on Against For Shareholder Corporate Sponsorships and Executive Perks 10 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 11 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder Products and Operations 12 Report on Climate Change Impacts on Against Against Shareholder Emerging Countries 13 Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Against Against Shareholder Energy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP. Ticker: FSS Security ID: 313855108 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest Record Date: MAR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Management Proxy (White Card) 1.1 Elect Director James E. Goodwin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William H. Osborne For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Joseph R. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management # Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Dissident Proxy (Gold Card) 1.1 Elect Director Warren B. Kanders For None Shareholder 1.2 Elect Director Steven R. Gerbsman For None Shareholder 1.3 Elect Director Nicholas Sokolow For None Shareholder 2 Ratify Auditors For None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST SOLAR INC Ticker: FSLR Security ID: 336433107 Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 14, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael J. Ahearn For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Craig Kennedy For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James F. Nolan For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Thomas Presby For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Paul H. Stebbins For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael Sweeney For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMESTOP CORP. Ticker: GME Security ID: 36467W109 Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 1, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Daniel A. DeMatteo For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael N. Rosen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edward A. Volkwein For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2009 # 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 Susan Hockfield For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management 1.11 Elect Director James J. Mulva 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 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 5 Evaluate the Potential Conversion of Against Against Shareholder the Corporation's Business Units into Four or More Public Corporations and Distribute New Shares 6 Adopt Policy to Cease the Payments of Against For Shareholder Dividends or Equivalent Payments to Senior Executives for Shares Not Owned 7 Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Against For Shareholder Control) to shareholder Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLDCORP INC. Ticker: G Security ID: 380956409 Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ian W. Telfer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Douglas M. Holtby For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Charles A. Jeannes For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John P. Bell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Lawrence I. Bell For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Beverley A. Briscoe For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Peter J. Dey For For Management 1.8 Elect Director P. Randy Reifel For For Management 1.9 Elect Director A. Dan Rovig For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Kenneth F. Williamson For For Management 2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H&Q LIFE SCIENCES INVESTORS Ticker: HQL Security ID: 404053100 Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 30, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Trustee Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D. For For Management 1.2 Elect Trustee Daniel R. Omstead, Ph.D. For For Management 1.3 Elect Trustee Lucinda H. Stebbins For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELEN OF TROY LTD. Ticker: HELE Security ID: G4388N106 Meeting Date: AUG 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 25, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gary B. Abromovitz For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John B. Butterworth For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Timothy F. Meeker For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Byron H. Rubin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gerald J. Rubin For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Stanlee N. Rubin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Adolpho R. Telles For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Darren G. Woody For For Management 2 TO APPROVE THE HELEN OF TROY LIMITED For For Management 2008 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 3 TO APPROVE THE HELEN OF TROY LIMITED For Against Management 2008 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 4 TO APPROVE THE HELEN OF TROY LIMITED For Against Management 2008 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 5 TO RATIFY THE TERMS OF THE PERFORMANCE For Against Management GOALS ESTABLISHED FOR THE HELEN OF TROY 1997 CASH BONUS PERFORMANCE PLAN AND APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN. 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. Ticker: HP Security ID: 423452101 Meeting Date: MAR 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director W. H. Helmerich, III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Francis Rooney For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Ticker: HPQ Security ID: 428236103 Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. For For Management 2 Elect Director Sari M. Baldauf For For Management 3 Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta For For Management 4 Elect Director John H. Hammergren For For Management 5 Elect Director Mark V. Hurd For For Management 6 Elect Director Joel Z. Hyatt For For Management 7 Elect Director John R. Joyce For For Management 8 Elect Director Robert L. Ryan For For Management 9 Elect Director Lucille S. Salhany For For Management 10 Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson For For Management 11 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: HON Security ID: 438516106 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David M. Cote For For Management 1.4 Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Linnet F. Deily For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Clive R. Hollick For For Management 1.7 Elect Director George Paz For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Michael W. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy Against For Shareholder 7 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. Ticker: ITW Security ID: 452308109 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William F. Aldinger For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Marvin D. Brailsford For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Susan Crown For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Don H. Davis, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert C. McCormack For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert S. Morrison For For Management 1.7 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Harold B. Smith For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David B. Speer For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Pamela B. Strobel For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY LIMITED Ticker: IR Security ID: G4776G101 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect A.C. Berzin as Director For For Management 1b Elect J. L. Cohon as Director For For Management 1c Elect G. D. Forsee as Director For For Management 1d Elect P. C. Godsoe as Director For For Management 1e Elect E. E. Hagenlocker as Director For For Management 1f Elect H.L. Henkel as Director For For Management 1g Elect C. J. Horner as Director For For Management 1h Elect T. E. Martin as Director For For Management 1i Elect P. Nachtigal as Director For For Management 1j Elect O. R. Smith as Director For For Management 1k Elect R. J. Swift as Director For For Management 1l Elect T. L. White as Director For For Management 2 Approve an Advisory Proposal Relating For For Management to Executive Pay-For-Performance Compensation Policies and Procedures 3 Increase Number of Shares Reserved For Against Management Under 2007 Incentive Stock Plan 4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management independent auditors of the company and authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY LIMITED Ticker: IR Security ID: G4776G101 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Court Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management 2 Approve the Creation of Distributable For For Management Reserves of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited 3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP INC Ticker: TEG Security ID: 45822P105 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 19, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Keith E. Bailey For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kathryn M. For For Management Hasselblad-Pascale 1.3 Elect Director John W. Higgins For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James L. Kemerling For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles A. Schrock For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTEL CORPORATION Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management 2 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management 3 Elect Director John J. Donahoe For For Management 4 Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management 5 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management 6 Elect Director James D. Plummer For For Management 7 Elect Director David S. Pottruck For For Management 8 Elect Director Jane E. Shaw For For Management 9 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management 10 Elect Director Frank D. Yeary For For Management 11 Elect Director David B. Yoffie For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 14 Approve Stock Option Exchange Program For Against Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 16 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 17 Adopt Policy on Human Rights to Water Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC. Ticker: ICE Security ID: 45865V100 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 17, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Charles R. Crisp For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jean-Marc Forneri For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Fred W. Hatfield For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Terrence F. Martell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Sir Robert Reid For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Frederic V. Salerno For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Frederick W. Schoenhut For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey C. Sprecher For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Vincent Tese For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITT CORP. Ticker: ITT Security ID: 450911102 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Steven R. Loranger For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Christina A. Gold For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ralph F. Hake For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John J. Hamre For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Paul J. Kern For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Frank T. MacInnis For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Surya N. Mohapatra For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Linda S. Sanford For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Markos I. Tambakeras For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Foreign Military Sales Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON & JOHNSON Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Wiliam D. Perez For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David Satcher For For Management 1.10 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K-V PHARMACEUTICAL CO. Ticker: KV.B Security ID: 482740206 Meeting Date: SEP 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 7, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Jean M. Bellin For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Kevin S. Carlie For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Terry B. Hatfield For For Management 2.4 Elect Director David S. Hermelin For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Marc S. Hermelin For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Ronald J. Kanterman For For Management 2.7 Elect Director Jonathon E. Killmer For For Management 2.8 Elect Director Norman D. Schellenger For For Management 2.9 Elect Director Jean M. Bellin For For Management 2.10 Elect Director Terry B. Hatfield For For Management 2.11 Elect Director Norman D. Schellenger For For Management 2.12 Elect Director Jean M. Bellin For For Management 2.13 Elect Director Marc S. Hermelin For For Management 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. Ticker: KMB Security ID: 494368103 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John R. Alm For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dennis R. Beresford For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John F. Bergstrom For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Abelardo E. Bru For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert W. Decherd For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Thomas J. Falk For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mae C. Jemison For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management 1.9 Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For Against Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 5 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KRAFT FOODS INC Ticker: KFT Security ID: 50075N104 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Myra M. Hart For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard A. Lerner For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Frank G. Zarb For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KROGER CO., THE Ticker: KR Security ID: 501044101 Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management 2 Elect Director Robert D. Beyer For For Management 3 Elect Director David B. Dillon For For Management 4 Elect Director Susan J. Kropf For For Management 5 Elect Director John T. Lamacchia For For Management 6 Elect Director David B. Lewis For For Management 7 Elect Director Don W. Mcgeorge For For Management 8 Elect Director W. Rodney Mcmullen For For Management 9 Elect Director Jorge P. Montoya For For Management 10 Elect Director Clyde R. Moore For For Management 11 Elect Director Susan M. Phillips For For Management 12 Elect Director Steven R. Rogel For For Management 13 Elect Director James A. Runde For For Management 14 Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent For For Management 15 Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls For For Management 16 Ratify Auditors For For Management 17 Increase Purchasing of Cage Free Eggs Against Against Shareholder 18 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP. Ticker: LNC Security ID: 534187109 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director George W. Henderson, III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Eric G. Johnson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director M. Leanne Lachman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Isaiah Tidwell For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MBIA INC. Ticker: MBI Security ID: 55262C100 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Joseph W. Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David A. Coulter 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 Kewsong Lee For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Laurence H. Meyer For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Charles R. Rinehart For For Management 1.8 Elect Director John A. Rolls For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Richard C. Vaughan For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDTRONIC, INC. Ticker: MDT Security ID: 585055106 Meeting Date: AUG 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 23, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Victor J. Dzau For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William A. Hawkins For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Shirley A. Jackson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Rosso For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jack W. Schuler For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- METLIFE, INC Ticker: MET Security ID: 59156R108 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C. Robert Henrikson For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director John M. Keane For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: MTD Security ID: 592688105 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert F. Spoerry For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Wah-Hui Chu For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Francis A. Contino For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Olivier A. Filliol For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael A. Kelly For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Hans Ulrich Maerki For For Management 1.7 Elect Director George M. Milne For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Thomas P. Salice For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORP. Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104 Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 5, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management 2 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management 3 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management 4 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management 5 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management 6 Elect Director Reed Hastings For For Management 7 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management 8 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management 9 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management 10 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 11 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For Against Management Stock Plan 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Against Against Shareholder Access to the Internet 14 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder Committee on Human Rights 15 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MYLAN INC. Ticker: MYL Security ID: 628530107 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Milan Puskar For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Coury For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Wendy Cameron For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Neil Dimick For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Douglas J. Leech For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Joseph C. Maroon For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Rodney L. Piatt For For Management 1.8 Elect Director C.B. Todd For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Randall L. Vanderveen For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested None For Management Election of Directors 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL CITY CORP. Ticker: NCC Security ID: 635405103 Meeting Date: SEP 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 1, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 2 Approve Conversion of Securities For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL CITY CORP. Ticker: NCC Security ID: 635405103 Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 14, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. Ticker: NYB Security ID: 649445103 Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Maureen E. Clancy For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert S. Farrell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Joseph R. Ficalora For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James J. O'Donovan For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Hanif W. Dahya For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWMONT MINING CORP. Ticker: NEM Security ID: 651639106 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # 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 Joseph A. Carrabba For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Noreen Doyle For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael S. Hamson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert J. Miller For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Richard T. O'Brien For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John B. Prescott For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Donald C. Roth For For Management 1.11 Elect Director James V. Taranik For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Simon Thompson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Against Against Shareholder Election of Directors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOBLE CORPORATION Ticker: NE Security ID: G65422100 Meeting Date: MAR 17, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: FEB 10, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Change Country of Incorporation to For For Management Switzerland Through a Scheme of Arrangement 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOBLE CORPORATION Ticker: NE Security ID: H5833N103 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 14, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approval Of The Payment Of A Dividend For For Management Through A Reduction Of Thepar Value Of The Shares In An Amount Equal To Swiss Francs 0.25 2.1 Director Julie H. Edwards For For Management 2.2 Director Marc E. Leland For For Management 2.3 Director David W. Williams For For Management 3 Approval Of The Appointment Of For For Management Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp Asnoble Corporation S Independent Registered Public Accountingfirm For 2009 4 Amend Articles Re: (Non-Routine) For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVARTIS AG Ticker: NVS Security ID: 66987V109 Meeting Date: FEB 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Against Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2 per Share 4 Approve CHF 3 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 5.1 Amend Articles Re: Require Annual Against Against Shareholder Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report, incl. Disclosure of Compensation Amount Paid to Board of Directors and Executive Management 5.2 Amend Corporate Purpose Re: For For Management Sustainability 5.3 Amend Articles Re: Auditors For For Management 6.1 Retirement of Peter Burckhardt and None None Management William George as Directors (Non-Voting) 6.2.1 Reelect Srikant Datar as Director For For Management 6.2.2 Reelect Andreas von Planta as Director For For Management 6.2.3 Reelect Wendelin Wiedeking as Director For For Management 6.2.4 Reelect Rolf Zinkernagel as Director For For Management 6.3 Elect William Brody as Director For For Management 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP. Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105 Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Spencer Abraham For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ronald W. Burkle For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John S. Chalsty For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John E. Feick For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Ray R. Irani For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Irvin W. Maloney For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Rodolfo Segovia For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Aziz D. Syriani For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Rosemary Tomich For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Walter L. Weisman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For Against Management 4 Report on Host Country Social and Against Against Shareholder Environmental Laws -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORACLE CORP. Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105 Meeting Date: OCT 10, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 12, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald L. Lucas For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jack F. Kemp For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For For Management 1.9 Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Charles E. Phillips, Jr. For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For For Management 1.12 Elect Director George H. Conrades For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAYCHEX, INC. Ticker: PAYX Security ID: 704326107 Meeting Date: OCT 7, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 11, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director B. Thomas Golisano For For Management 2 Elect Director David J. S. Flaschen For For Management 3 Elect Director Phillip Horsley For For Management 4 Elect Director Grant M. Inman For For Management 5 Elect Director Pamela A. Joseph For For Management 6 Elect Director Jonathan J. Judge For For Management 7 Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci For For Management 8 Elect Director Joseph M. Velli For For Management 9 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. Ticker: POM Security ID: 713291102 Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jack B. Dunn, IV For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Terence C. Golden For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Patrick T. Harker For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Frank O. Heintz For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Barbara J. Krumsiek For For Management 1.6 Elect Director George F. MacCormack For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Lawrence C. Nussdorf For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Joseph M. Rigby For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Frank K. Ross For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Pauline A. Schneider For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Lester P. Silverman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEPSICO, INC. Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director S.L. Brown For For Management 2 Elect Director I.M. Cook For For Management 3 Elect Director D. Dublon For For Management 4 Elect Director V.J. Dzau For For Management 5 Elect Director R.L. Hunt For For Management 6 Elect Director A. Ibarguen For For Management 7 Elect Director A.C. Martinez For For Management 8 Elect Director I.K. Nooyi For Against Management 9 Elect Director S.P. Rockefeller For For Management 10 Elect Director J.J. Schiro For For Management 11 Elect Director L.G. Trotter For For Management 12 Elect Director D.Vasella For For Management 13 Elect Director M.D. White For Against Management 14 Ratify Auditors For For Management 15 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 16 Report on Recycling Against Against Shareholder 17 Report on Genetically Engineered Against Against Shareholder Products 18 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder 19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFIZER INC. Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Brown For For Management 1.3 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert N. Burt For For Management 1.5 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler For For Management 1.10 Elect Director George A. Lorch For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Dana G. Mead For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 1.14 Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 4 Limit/Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Against Against Shareholder Awards 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 7 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: PM Security ID: 718172109 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Harold Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Graham Mackay For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Sergio Marchionne For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP. Ticker: PNW Security ID: 723484101 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edward N. Basha, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Donald E. Brandt For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Susan Clark-Johnson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Gallagher For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Pamela Grant For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Roy A. Herberger, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William S. Jamieson For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Humberto S. Lopez For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Kathryn L. Munro For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Bruce J. Nordstrom For For Management 1.11 Elect Director W. Douglas Parker For For Management 1.12 Elect Director William J. Post For For Management 1.13 Elect Director William L. Stewart For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Bylaws to Allow Holders of 10% of Against Against Shareholder the Company's Common Stock to Call Special Shareholder Meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. Ticker: PNC Security ID: 693475105 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard O. Berndt For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles E. Bunch For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paul W. Chellgren For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert N. Clay For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Kay Coles James For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard B. Kelson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Bruce C. Lindsay For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Anthony A. Massaro For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jane G. Pepper For For Management 1.10 Elect Director James E. Rohr For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Donald J. Shepard For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Lorene K. Steffes For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Dennis F. Strigl For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Stephen G. Thieke For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Thomas J. Usher For For Management 1.16 Elect Director George H. Walls, Jr. For For Management 1.17 Elect Director Helge H. Wehmeier For For Management 2 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109 Meeting Date: OCT 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: AUG 15, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta For For Management 1.4 Elect Director A.G. Lafley For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ralph Snyderman For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management Election of Directors 4 Rotate Annual Meeting Location Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP. Ticker: PL Security ID: 743674103 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James S. M. French For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Thomas L. Hamby For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John D. Johns For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Vanessa Leonard For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles D. McCrary For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John J. McMahon, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Malcolm Portera For For Management 1.8 Elect Director C. Dowd Ritter For For Management 1.9 Elect Director William A. Terry For For Management 1.10 Elect Director W. Michael Warren, Jr. For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Vanessa Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUALCOMM INC Ticker: QCOM Security ID: 747525103 Meeting Date: MAR 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen M. Bennett For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald G. Cruickshank For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas W. Horton For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Irwin Mark Jacobs For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Paul E. Jacobs For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert E. Kahn For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Sherry Lansing For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Duane A. Nelles For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Marc I. Stern For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Brent Scowcroft For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED Ticker: DGX Security ID: 74834L100 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jenne K. Britell For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John B. Ziegler For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUIKSILVER, INC. Ticker: ZQK Security ID: 74838C106 Meeting Date: MAR 25, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 30, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Douglas K. Ammerman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William M. Barnum, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Charles E. Crowe For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James G. Ellis For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles S. Exon For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert B. McKnight, Jr. For For Management 2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROWAN COMPANIES, INC. Ticker: RDC Security ID: 779382100 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas R. Hix For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert E. Kramek For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Frederick R. Lausen For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ruisi For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFECO CORP. Ticker: SAF Security ID: 786429100 Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 10, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Joseph W. Brown For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Kerry Killinger For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Gary F. Locke For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Charles R. Rinehart For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Gerardo I. Lopez For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP. Ticker: SGP Security ID: 806605101 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas J. Colligan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Fred Hassan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director C. Robert Kidder For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Antonio M. Perez For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jack L. Stahl For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Craig B. Thompson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robert F.W. van Oordt For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGMA DESIGNS, INC. Ticker: SIGM Security ID: 826565103 Meeting Date: JUL 10, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 23, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thinh Q. Tran For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William J. Almon For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Julien Nguyen For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Lung C. Tsai For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLM CORPORATION (SALLIE MAE) Ticker: SLM Security ID: 78442P106 Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Ann Torre Bates For For Management 2 Elect Director William M. Diefenderfer, For For Management III 3 Elect Director Diane Suitt Gilleland For For Management 4 Elect Director Earl A. Goode For For Management 5 Elect Director Ronald F. Hunt For For Management 6 Elect Director Albert L. Lord For For Management 7 Elect Director Michael E. Martin For For Management 8 Elect Director Barry A. Munitz For For Management 9 Elect Director Howard H. Newman For For Management 10 Elect Director A. Alexander Porter, Jr. For For Management 11 Elect Director Frank C. Puleo For For Management 12 Elect Director Wolfgang Schoellkopf For For Management 13 Elect Director Steven L. Shapiro For For Management 14 Elect Director J. Terry Strange For For Management 15 Elect Director Anthony P. Terracciano For For Management 16 Elect Director Barry L. Williams For For Management 17 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 18 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 19 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION Ticker: S Security ID: 852061100 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert R. Bennett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Larry C. Glasscock For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Daniel R. Hesse For For Management 1.6 Elect Director V. Janet Hill For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Frank Ianna For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Sven-Christer Nilsson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director William R. Nuti For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Rodney O?Neal For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against Against Shareholder 5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STRYKER CORP. Ticker: SYK Security ID: 863667101 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John W. Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Howard E. Cox. Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald M. Engelman For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Louise L. Francesconi For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Howard L. Lance For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Stephen P. MacMillan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William U. Parfet For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ronda E. Stryker For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMANTEC CORPORATION Ticker: SYMC Security ID: 871503108 Meeting Date: SEP 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 24, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael A. Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William T. Coleman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Frank E. Dangeard For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Geraldine B. Laybourne For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David L. Mahoney For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert S. Miller For For Management 1.7 Elect Director George Reyes For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman For For Management 1.9 Elect Director ohn W. Thompson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director V. Paul Unruh For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYSCO CORPORATION Ticker: SYY Security ID: 871829107 Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 22, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Judith B. Craven For For Management 2 Elect Director Phyllis S. Sewell For For Management 3 Elect Director Richard G. Tilghman For For Management 4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management 6 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TARGET CORPORATION Ticker: TGT Security ID: 87612E106 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest Record Date: MAR 30, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Management Proxy (White Card) 1 Fix Number of Directors at 12 For Did Not Vote Management 2 Elect Director Mary N. Dillon For Did Not Vote Management 3 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For Did Not Vote Management 4 Elect Director George W. Tamke For Did Not Vote Management 5 Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo For Did Not Vote Management 6 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Vote Management 7 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Did Not Vote Management 8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Did Not Vote Shareholder Officers' Compensation # Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor Dissident Proxy (Gold Card) 1 Fix Number of Directors at 12 Against Against Management 2.1 Elect Director William A. Ackman For For Shareholder 2.2 Elect Director Michael L. Ashner For For Shareholder 2.3 Elect Director James L. Donald For For Shareholder 2.4 Elect Director Richard W. Vague For For Shareholder 3 Elect Director Ronald J. Gilson For For Shareholder 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Abstain Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624209 Meeting Date: SEP 25, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 18, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Joseph (Yosi) Nitzani as External For For Management Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624209 Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 2.1 Elect Phillip Frost as Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Roger Abravanel as Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Elon Kohlberg as Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Yitzhak Peterburg as Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Erez Vigodman as Director For For Management 3 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management Fix Their Remuneration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. Ticker: TMO Security ID: 883556102 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Peter J. Manning For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jim P. Manzi For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Elaine S. Ullian For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME WARNER CABLE INC. Ticker: TWC Security ID: 88732J207 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Carole Black For For Management 2 Elect Director Glenn A. Britt For For Management 3 Elect Director Thomas H. Castro For For Management 4 Elect Director David C. Chang For For Management 5 Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. For For Management 6 Elect Director Peter R. Haje For For Management 7 Elect Director Donna A. James For For Management 8 Elect Director Don Logan For For Management 9 Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr. For For Management 10 Elect Director Wayne H. Pace For For Management 11 Elect Director Edward D. Shirley For For Management 12 Elect Director John E. Sununu For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME WARNER INC Ticker: TWX Security ID: 887317105 Meeting Date: JAN 16, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 20, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Reverse Stock Split For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME WARNER INC Ticker: TWX Security ID: 887317303 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Herbert M. Allison, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James L. Barksdale For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey L. Bewkes For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Stephen F. Bollenbach For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Frank J. Caufield For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert C. Clark For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mathias Dopfner For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn 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 Deborah C. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSOCEAN INC. Ticker: RIG Security ID: G90073100 Meeting Date: DEC 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 27, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPROVAL OF THE MERGER TRANSACTION TO For For Management BE EFFECTED BY THE SCHEMES OF ARRANGEMENT, ATTACHED TO THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT AS ANNEX B. 2 APPROVAL OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN THE For For Management MEETING TO A LATER DATE TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING TO APPROVE THE MERGER TRANSACTION. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSOCEAN LTD. Ticker: RIG Security ID: H8817H100 Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPROVAL OF THE 2008 ANNUAL REPORT, THE For For Management CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALSTATEMENTS OF TRANSOCEAN LTD. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 AND THESTATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF TRANSOCEAN LTD. 2 DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD For Against Management OF DIRECTORS AND THEEXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 3 APPROPRIATION OF THE AVAILABLE RETAINED For For Management EARNINGS WITHOUT PAYMENTOF A DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 AND RELEASEOF CHF 3.5 BILLION OF LEGAL RESERVES TO OTHER RESERVES. 4 AUTHORIZATION OF A SHARE REPURCHASE For For Management PROGRAM 5 APPROVAL OF THE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE For For Management PLAN OF TRANSOCEAN LTD. INTHE FORM AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AS OF 2/12/09 6 REELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTOR FOR A For For Management THREE YEAR TERM:W. RICHARD ANDERSON 7 REELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTOR FOR A For For Management THREE YEAR TERM:RICHARD L. GEORGE 8 REELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTOR FOR A For For Management THREE YEAR TERM:ROBERT L. LONG 9 REELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTOR FOR A For For Management THREE YEAR TERM:EDWARD R. MULLER 10 REELECTION OF CLASS III DIRECTOR FOR A For For Management TWO-YEAR TERM:VICTOR E. GRIJALVA 11 APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS For For Management TRANSOCEAN LTD. SINDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR2009 AND REELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LTD., ZURICH, AS TRANSOCEANLTD. S AUDITOR PURSUANT TO THE SWISS CODE OF OBLIGATIONS FOR AFURTHER ONE-YEA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. BANCORP Ticker: USB Security ID: 902973304 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Y. Marc Belton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Richard K. Davis For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Joel W. Johnson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David O'Maley For For Management 1.6 Elect Director O'dell M. Owens For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Craig D. Schnuck For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Patrick T. Stokes For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNION PACIFIC CORP. Ticker: UNP Security ID: 907818108 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Andrew H. Card, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Thomas J. Donohue For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Archie W. Dunham For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Judith Richards Hope For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Charles C. Krulak For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael R. McCarthy For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Michael W. McConnell For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Thomas F. McLarty III For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Steven R. Rogel For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal For For Management 1.12 Elect Director James R. Young For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. Ticker: UPS Security ID: 911312106 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Burns For For Management 1.3 Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Stuart E. Eizenstat For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William R. Johnson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ann M. Livermore For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Rudy Markham For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Carol B. Tome For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALERO ENERGY CORP. Ticker: VLO Security ID: 91913Y100 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jerry D. Choate For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William R. Klesse For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald L. Nickles For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Susan Kaufman Purcell For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 4 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 5 Disclose Information on Compensation Against Against Shareholder Consultant 6 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John W. Snow For For Management 1.12 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management Officers' Compensation 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 6 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder 7 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 9 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 10 Adopt a Policy in which the Company Against For Shareholder will not Make or Promise to Make Any Death Benefit Payments to Senior Executives -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WACHOVIA CORP. Ticker: WB Security ID: 929903102 Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 3, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAL-MART STORES, INC. Ticker: WMT Security ID: 931142103 Meeting Date: JUN 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 9, 2009 # 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 Michael T. Duke For For Management 8 Elect Director Gregory B. Penner 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 Arne M. Sorenson 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 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 18 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder 19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 20 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 21 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder Special Meetings 22 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WALGREEN CO. Ticker: WAG Security ID: 931422109 Meeting Date: JAN 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 17, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William C. Foote For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Mark P. Frissora For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Alan G. Mcnally For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Cordell Reed For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For For Management 1.6 Elect Director David Y. Schwartz For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Alejandro Silva For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Marilou M. Von Ferstel For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Charles R. Walgreen III For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. Ticker: WMI Security ID: 94106L109 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Pastora San Juan For For Management Cafferty 1.2 Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Patrick W. Gross For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management 1.5 Elect Director W. Robert Reum For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier For For Management 1.7 Elect Director David P. Steiner For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 6 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD Ticker: WFT Security ID: G95089101 Meeting Date: FEB 17, 2009 Meeting Type: Court Record Date: DEC 15, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Reincorporation through Scheme For For Management of Arrangement with Subsiadiary 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management 3 Transact Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD Ticker: WFT Security ID: H27013103 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Reelect Bernhard Duroc-Danner as For For Management Director 1.2 Reelect Nicholas Brady as Director For For Management 1.3 Reelect David Butters as Director For For Management 1.4 Reelect William Macaulay as Director For For Management 1.5 Reelect Robert Millard as Director For For Management 1.6 Reelect Robert Moses as Director For For Management 1.7 Reelect Robert Rayne as Director For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Independent For For Management Registered Public Accounting Firm and Ernst & Young AG as Statutory Auditors 3 Transact Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLPOINT, INC. Ticker: WLP Security ID: 94973V107 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Lenox D. Baker, Jr., For For Management M.D. 2 Elect Director Susan B. Bayh For For Management 3 Elect Director Larry C. Glasscock For For Management 4 Elect Director Julie A. Hill For For Management 5 Elect Director Ramiro G. Peru For For Management 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management 7 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 8 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director John D. Baker II For For Management 2 Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management 3 Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean For For Management 4 Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management 5 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management 6 Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management 7 Elect Director Robert L. Joss For For Management 8 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For Against Management 9 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management 10 Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald For For Management 11 Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management 12 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management 13 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For For Management 14 Elect Director Donald B. Rice For For Management 15 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management 16 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 17 Elect Director Robert K. Steel For For Management 18 Elect Director John G. Stumpf For Against Management 19 Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management 20 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 21 Ratify Auditors For For Management 22 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 23 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 24 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEYERHAEUSER CO. Ticker: WY Security ID: 962166104 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Debra A. Cafaro For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nicole W. Piasecki For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Mark A. Emmert For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Daniel S. Fulton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy For For Management 2 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder 3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITING PETROLEUM CORP. Ticker: WLL Security ID: 966387102 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James J. Volker For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William N. Hahne For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Graydon D. Hubbard For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC Ticker: ZMH Security ID: 98956P102 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 5, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Betsy J. Bernard For For Management 2 Elect Director Marc N. Casper For For Management 3 Elect Director David C. Dvorak For For Management 4 Elect Director Robert A. Hagemann For For Management 5 Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins For For Management 6 Elect Director Cecil B. Pickett For For Management 7 Elect Director Augustus A. White, III For For Management 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management 9 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 10 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 11 Amend Deferred Compensation Plan For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= EQUITRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES FUND - MONEY MARKET ========= ============= PORTFOLIO ============= The portfolio was not entitled to vote on any matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period covered by this report. ========== END NPX REPORT= SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) EquiTrust Variable Insurance Series Fund By (Signature and Title) /s/ Kristi Rojohn ---------------------------------------- Kristi Rojohn, Chief Executive Officer Date August 17, 2009 2