-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WkgKXJvkDHc+KVGYtKcXCmCDQ1elyn7dg9Jn2ElIA8OTxWYvHEUokOTRNd2iJY5w pAmywgY3U5xyfzorqi6Gqg== 0000891079-05-000095.txt : 20050830 0000891079-05-000095.hdr.sgml : 20050830 20050830122257 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891079-05-000095 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050830 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050830 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050830 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ELFUN INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000817656 IRS NUMBER: 061205244 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05216 FILM NUMBER: 051057796 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GEIM STREET 2: 3003 SUMMER STREET CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06904 BUSINESS PHONE: 2033262300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GEIM STREET 2: 3003 SUMMER STREET CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06904 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ELFUN GLOBAL FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 N-PX 1 elfinter.txt ELFUN INTERNATIONAL- ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0582 Expires: March 31,2006 Estimated average burden hours per response: 14.4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-05216 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Elfun International Equity Fund - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 3001, SUMMER STREET,STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06905 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) GE ASSET MANAGEMENT,3001, SUMMER STREET,STAMFORD,CONNECTICUT,06905 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant"s telephone number, including area code: 800-242-0134 ---------------------------- Date of fiscal year end: 12/31 --------------------------- Date of reporting period: 07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005 ------------------------- Item 1. Proxy Voting Record =========================================================================== ABB LTD. Ticker: Security ID: H0010V101 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Abstain Management Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management of Dividends 5.1 Reelect Roger Agnelli as Director For For Management 5.2 Reelect Juergen Dormann as Director For For Management 5.3 Reelect Louis Hughes as Director For For Management 5.4 Reelect Hans Maerki as Director For For Management 5.5 Reelect Michel de Rosen as Director For For Management 5.6 Reelect Michael Treschow as Director For For Management 5.7 Reelect Bernd Voss as Director For For Management 5.8 Reelect Jacob Wallenberg as Director For For Management 6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors; For For Management Ratify OBT AG as Special Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABITIBI CONSOLIDATED INC. Ticker: A. Security ID: 003924107 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Hans Black, Jacques Bougie, Marlene For For Management Davidge, William Davis, Richard Drouin, Lise Lachapelle, Gary Lukassen, John A. Tory, David A. Ward, John W. Weaver as Directors 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCOR Ticker: Security ID: F00189120 Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.30 per Share 5 Reelect Renau d'Elissagaray as For For Management Supervisory Board Member 6 Reelect Franck Riboud as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 7 Elect Paul Dubrule as Supervisory Board For For Management Member 8 Elect Thomas J. Barrack as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 9 Elect Sebastien Bazin as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 10 Elect Dominique Marcel as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 305,000 12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 19 Million For For Management Shares 13 Authorize Issuance of 116,279 Convertible For For Management Bonds to ColLife SARL 14 Authorize Issuance of 128,205 Convertible For For Management Bonds to ColLife SARL 15 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 16 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 200 Million 17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 100 Million 18 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Future Acquisitions 19 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Proposed in Items 16 and 17 20 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 200 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 21 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR 300 Million 22 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 23 Authorize Up to Eight Percent of Issued For Abstain Management Capital for Restricted Stock Plan 24 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect For For Management Recent Legal Changes 25 Amend Articles to Reduce Board Terms From For For Management Six to Four Years 26 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACOM CO. LTD. Ticker: Security ID: J00105106 Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 45, Final JY 55, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIONES (FORMERLY GINES NAVARRO C Ticker: Security ID: E7813W163 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of Income 2 Approve Discharge of Management For Abstain Management 3 Elect Members to Management Board For For Management 4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management 5 Approve Auditors for Company and For For Management Consolidated Group 6 Amend Company's Stock Option Plan For For Management Approved at 5-20-04 AGM 7 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions 8 Approve Minutes of Meeting For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADECCO SA Ticker: ADO Security ID: H00392318 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Receive Auditor's Report None None Management 3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.00 per Share 5 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Abstain Management Management 6.1.1 Reelect Jakob Baer as Director For For Management 6.1.2 Reelect Juergen Dormann as Director For For Management 6.1.3 Reelect Philippe Foriel-Destezet as For For Management Director 6.1.4 Reelect Klaus Jacobs as Director For For Management 6.1.5 Reelect Philippe Marcel as Director For For Management 6.1.6 Reelect Francis Mer as Director For For Management 6.1.7 Reelect Thomas O'Neill as Director For For Management 6.1.8 Reelect David Prince as Director For For Management 6.1.9 Reelect Peter Ueberroth as Director For For Management 6.2.1 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management 6.2.2 Ratify OBT as Special Auditor For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AEGON NV Ticker: AEG Security ID: N0089J123 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2a Discussion of Annual Report None None Management 2b Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2c Discussion about Company's Reserves and None None Management Dividend Policy 2d Approve Total Dividend of EUR 0.42 For For Management 2e Approve Discharge of Executive Board For Abstain Management 2f Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Abstain Management 3 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management 4 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management Governance 5a Amend Articles to Reflect Recommendations For For Management of Dutch Corporate Governance Code and Amendments to Book 2 of Dutch Civil Code on Two-tiered Company Regime 5b Authorize J.B.M. Streppel and E. For For Management Lagendijk to Execute Amendment to Articles of Incorporation 6 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management 7a Reelect D.J. Shephard to Executive Board For For Management 7b Reelect J.B.M. Streppel to Executive For For Management Board 8a Elect S. Levy to Supervisory Board For For Management 8b Reelect D.G. Eustace to Supervisory Board For For Management 8c Reelect W.F.C. Stevens to Supervisory For For Management Board 8d Announce Vacancies on Supervisory Board None None Management in 2006 9a Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized For For Management Yet Unissued Common Shares Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital (20 Percent in Connection with Acquisition) 9b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Issuance Under Item 9a 9c Authorize Board to Issue Common Shares Up For For Management to 1 Percent of Issued Share Capital for Incentive Plans 9d Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 10 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management 11 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIFUL CORP. Ticker: Security ID: J00557108 Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 30, Final JY 30, Special JY 0 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 2.8 Elect Director For For Management 2.9 Elect Director For For Management 2.10 Elect Director For For Management 2.11 Elect Director For For Management 2.12 Elect Director For For Management 2.13 Elect Director For For Management 2.14 Elect Director For For Management 2.15 Elect Director For For Management 2.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Retirement Bonus for Director For For Management 5 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Directors 6 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALCAN INC. Ticker: AL. Security ID: 013716105 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 2, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R. Berger For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L.D. Desautels For For Management 1.3 Elect Director T. Engen For For Management 1.4 Elect Director L.Y. Fortier For For Management 1.5 Elect Director J.-P. Jacamon For For Management 1.6 Elect Director W.R. Loomis For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Y. Mansion For For Management 1.8 Elect Director C. Morin-Postel For For Management 1.9 Elect Director H. Onno Ruding For For Management 1.10 Elect Director G. Sainte-Pierre For For Management 1.11 Elect Director G. Schulmeyer For For Management 1.12 Elect Director P.M. Tellier For For Management 1.13 Elect Director M.K. Wong For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Reconfirm Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For For Management Pill) 4 Amend Executive Share Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALCAN INC. Ticker: AL. Security ID: 013716105 Meeting Date: DEC 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 19, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Arrangement Resolution for the For For Management Reoganisation. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLIANZ AG (FORMERLY ALLIANZ HOLDING AG) Ticker: Security ID: D03080112 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.75 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Abstain Management Fiscal 2004 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Abstain Management for Fiscal 2004 5 Elect Igor Landau, Dennis Snower, Franz For For Management Fehrenbach, and Franz Humer as Members of the Supervisory Board; Elect Albrecht Schaefer and Juergen Than as Alternate Members of the Supervisory Board 6 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management Remuneration 7 Authorize Repurchase of up to Five For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital for Trading Purposes 8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 9 Authorize Issuance of Investment For For Management Certificates up to Aggregate Nominal Value of EUR 25 Million - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASAHI BREWERIES LTD. Ticker: Security ID: J02100113 Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 7.5, Final JY 7.5, Special JY 0 2 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonus for Statutory For For Management Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASAHI GLASS CO. LTD. Ticker: Security ID: J02394120 Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 6, Final JY 6, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Limit Legal Liability For For Management of Directors and Statutory Auditors 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 6 Approve Retirement Bonuses to Statutory For For Management Auditors and Special Payments to Continuing Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AXA (FORMERLY AXA-UAP) Ticker: AXA Security ID: F06106102 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.61 per Share 4 Approve Accounting Transfer from Special For For Management Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Ordinary Reserve 5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 6 Confirm Resignation and Non-Reelection of For For Management Thierry Breton as Supervisory Board Member 7 Reelect Anthony Hamilton as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 8 Reelect Henri Lachmann as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 9 Reelect Michel Pebereau as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 10 Ratify Appointment of Leo Apotheker as For For Management Supervisory Board Member 11 Elect Jacques de Chateauvieux as For For Management Supervisory Board Member 12 Elect Dominique Reiniche as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 1 Million 14 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 15 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 16 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.5 Billion 17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion 18 Authorize Management Board to Set Issue For For Management Price for Ten Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant to Issue Authority without Preemptive Rights 19 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above 20 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 1 For For Management Billion for Future Exchange Offers 21 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Future Exchange Offers 22 Authorize Issuance of Equity Upon For For Management Conversion of a Subsidiary's Equity-Linked Securities 23 Approve Issuance of Securities For For Management Convertible into Debt 24 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 25 Authorize Up to 0.5 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan 26 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 27 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 28 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Definition of Related-Party Transactions 29 Amend Articles Re: Stock Option and For For Management Restricted Stock Plans 30 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANCA INTESA SPA (FORMERLY INTESABCI SPA ) Ticker: Security ID: T17074104 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports; Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports of the Subsidiary Intesa Sistemi e Servizi Spa 2 Elect Directors For For Management 3.a Appoint Board of Internal Statutory None For Management Auditors and its Chairman for Three-Year Term 2005-2007 - Majority Shareholder Slate 3.b Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors and None Management its Chairman for the Three-Year Term 2005-2007 - Minority Shareholder(s) Slate 3.c Approve Remuneration of Internal None Management Statutory Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO (FRMLY BANCO SANTANDER) Ticker: SBP Security ID: E19790109 Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For Abstain Management Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Approve Discharge of Directors 2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3.1 Ratify Nomination of Lord Burns as For For Management Director 3.2 Ratify Nomination of Luis Angel Rojo For For Management Duque as Director 3.3 Reelect Emilio Botin-Sanz de Sautuola y For For Management Garcia de los Rios as Director 3.4 Reelect Matias Rodriguez Inciarte as For For Management Director 3.5 Reelect Manuel Soto Serrano as Director For For Management 3.6 Reelect Guillermo de la Dehesa Romero as For For Management Director 3.7 Reelect Abel Matutes Juan as Director For For Management 3.8 Reelect Francisco Javier Botin-Sanz de For For Management Sautuola y O'Shea as Director 4 Approve Auditors for 2005 For For Management 5 Authorize Repurchase of Shares by Bank For For Management and Subsidiaries 6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights 7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 8 Authorize Issuance of Non-Convertible For For Management Bonds 9 Approve Incentive Stock Option Plan For For Management 10 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO (FRMLY BANCO SANTANDER) Ticker: SBP Security ID: E19790109 Meeting Date: OCT 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue 1.5 Billion Shares in Connection For For Management with Acquisition of Abbey National plc 2 Approve Continuation of Employee Stock For For Management Option Plan of Abbey National plc 3 Authorize the Allocation of 100 Santander For For Management Shares to Each Abbey National Employee as Part of Compensation for Acquisition 4 Ratify Appointment of Management Board For For Management Member 5 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO (FRMLY BANCO SANTANDER) Ticker: BCH Security ID: E19790109 Meeting Date: OCT 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue 1.5 Billion Shares in Connection For For Management with Acquisition of Abbey National plc 2 Approve Continuation of Employee Stock For For Management Option Plan of Abbey National plc 3 Authorize the Allocation of 100 Santander For For Management Shares to Each Abbey National Employee as Part of Compensation for Acquisition 4 Ratify Appointment of Management Board For For Management Member 5 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF IRELAND GROUP Ticker: IRE Security ID: G49374146 Meeting Date: JUL 7, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Dividends For For Management 3a Elect David Dilger as a Director For For Management 3b Elect George Magan as a Director For For Management 3c Elect Sir Michael Hodgkinson as a For For Management Director 3d Elect Declan McCourt as a Director For For Management 3e Elect Terry Neill as a Director For For Management 3f Reelect Laurence Crowley as a Director For For Management 3g Reelect Maurice Keane as a Director For For Management 3h Reelect Caroline Marland as a Director For For Management 3i Reelect Raymond MacSharry as a Director For For Management 3j Reelect Thomas Moran as a Director For For Management 3k Reelect Mary Redmond as a Director For For Management 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 5 Approve Remuneration of EUR 1 Million for For For Management Non-Executive Directors 6 Authorize Repurchase 95,611,133 Ordinary For For Management Shares; 1,876,090 Sterling Preference Shares; and 3,026,598 Euro Preference Shares 7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management Shares 8 Authorize Board to Allot Up to EUR 30.9 For For Management Million in Equity Securities for Cash without Preemptive Rights 9 Authorize Board to Allot Equity For For Management Securities Representing 15 Percent of the Issued Share Capital, without Preemptive Rights, For Purposes Other Than Cash 10 Approve 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan For For Management 11 Approve 2004 Stock Option Plan For For Management 12 Approve Director and Officer Liability For For Management Insurance - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Ticker: BNS. Security ID: 064149107 Meeting Date: MAR 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ronald A. Brenneman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director C.J. Chen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director N. Ashleigh Everett For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John C. Kerr For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael J.L. Kirby For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Laurent Lemaire For For Management 1.7 Elect Director John T. Mayberry For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Barbara J.Mcdougall For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Elizabeth Parr-Johnston For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Arthur R.A. Scace For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Gerald W. Schwartz For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Allan C. Shaw For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Paul D. Sobey For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Barbara S. Thomas For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Richard E. Waugh For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and For For Management KPMG LLP as Auditors 3 Close Bank Subsidiaries in Tax Havens Against Against Shareholder 4 Fix a Maximum Wage Ceiling for Senior Against Against Shareholder Officers 5 Establish Term Limits for Directors Against Against Shareholder 6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 7 Replace Executive Stock Option Plan With Against Against Shareholder Restricted Share Program 8 Report on Efforts to Reduce Risk Impacts Against Against Shareholder of Climate Change 9 Require At Least 75 Percent Support for Against Against Shareholder Director Candidates 10 Require the Resignation of Directors Who Against Against Shareholder Change Their Principal Occupation 11 Provide Fairness in Credit-Card Operating Against Against Shareholder Policies - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASF AG Ticker: Security ID: D06216101 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2004 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.70 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Abstain Management for Fiscal Year 2004 4 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Abstain Management Fiscal Year 2004 5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management for Fiscal Year 2005 6 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management when Repurchasing Shares 8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to Proposed Changes in German Law (Company Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG (BMW) Ticker: Security ID: D12096109 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.62 per Common Share and EUR 0.64 per Preferred Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Abstain Management Fiscal 2004 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Abstain Management for Fiscal 2004 5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management Treuhand-Gesellschaft as Auditors 6 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to Pending Changes in German Law (Law on Company Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits) 7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BG GROUP PLC (FRM. BG PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G1245Z108 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 2.08 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Elect Baroness Hogg as Director For For Management 5 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 6 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 7 Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP For For Management 25,000 and EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 123,368,432 9 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors to GBP 1,000,000 10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 17,692,165 11 Authorise 353,843,302 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 12 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Indemnities and Defence Funding 13 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Treasury Shares and CREST - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHP BILLITON PLC (FORMERLY BILLITON PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G10877101 Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Authorise Appropriation of Distributable For For Management Profits of the Company for the Dividend Rectification 2 Approve Cancellation of Share Premium For For Management Account - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHP BILLITON PLC (FORMERLY BILLITON PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G10877101 Meeting Date: NOV 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for BHP Billiton Ltd. 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for BHP Billiton Plc 3 Re-elect Don Argus as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 4 Re-elect Don Argus as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 5 Re-elect David Crawford as Director of For For Management BHP Billiton Ltd. 6 Re-elect David Crawford as Director of For For Management BHP Billiton Plc 7 Re-elect Charles Goodyear as Director of For For Management BHP Billiton Ltd. 8 Re-elect Charles Goodyear as Director of For For Management BHP Billiton Plc 9 Re-elect John Schubert as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 10 Re-elect John Schubert as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc. 11 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management BHP Billiton Plc and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 265,926,499 13 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 61,703,675 14 Authorise 246,814,700 BHP Billiton Plc For For Management Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase 15 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 16 Amend BHP Billiton Ltd. and BHP Billiton For For Management Plc Group Incentive Scheme 17 Approve BHP Billiton Ltd. and BHP For For Management Billiton Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 18 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management Options under the Amended BHP Billiton Ltd. Group Incentive Scheme and Grant of Performance Shares under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan to Charles Goodyear 19 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management Options under the Amended BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme and Grant of Performance Shares under the BHP Billiton Plc Long Term Incentive Plan to Mike Salamon - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS) Ticker: Security ID: F1058Q238 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 2 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Reelect Jean-Francois Lepetit as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Gerhard Cromme as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Francois Grappotte as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Helene Ploix as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Baudoin Prot as Director For For Management 11 Elect Loyola De Palacio Del For For Management Valle-Lersundi as Director to Replace Jacques Friedmann 12 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 780,000 13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities 14 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 15 Approve Restricted Stock Plan to For For Management Directors and Employees of Company and its Subsidiaries 16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 17 Approve Change In Number Of Directors For For Management Elected By Employees 18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAMBLES INDUSTRIES PLC Ticker: Security ID: G1307R101 Meeting Date: NOV 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Brambles Industries Ltd. 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Brambles Industries plc 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors of Brambles Industries Ltd. from GBP AUS$2 Million to AUS$3 Million 5 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors of Brambles Industries plc from GBP 750,000 to GBP 1.2 Million 6 Elect Michael Ihlein as Director of For For Management Brambles Industries Ltd. 7 Elect Michael Ihlein as Director of For For Management Brambles Industries plc 8 Elect Stephen Johns as Director of For For Management Brambles Industries Ltd. 9 Elect Stephen Johns as Director of For For Management Brambles Industries plc 10 Elect Jacques Nasser AO as Director of For For Management Brambles Industries Ltd. 11 Elect Jacques Nasser AO as Director of For For Management Brambles Industries plc 12 Re-elect Mark Burrows as Director of For For Management Brambles Industries Ltd. 13 Re-elect Mark Burrows as Director of For For Management Brambles Industries plc 14 Re-elect David Turner as Director of For For Management Brambles Industries Ltd. 15 Re-elect David Turner as Director of For For Management Brambles Industries plc 16 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of Brambles Industries plc 17 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 18 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 8,810,219 19 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 1,809,485 20 Authorise 72,379,561 Shares for Brambles For For Management Industries plc Market Repurchase 21 Approve Brambles Industries Ltd. 2004 For For Management Performance Share Plan 22 Approve Brambles Industries plc 2004 For For Management Performance Share Plan 23 Authorise Board to Establish Further For For Management Plans Based on the Brambles Industries Ltd. and Brambles Industries plc 2004 Performance Share Plans 24 Approve the Participation of Michael For For Management Ihlein in Brambles Ltd. Performance Share Plan 25 Approve the Participation of David Turner For For Management in Brambles Ltd. Performance Share Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANON INC. Ticker: CAJ Security ID: J05124144 Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 25, Final JY 40, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For Abstain Management 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 3.21 Elect Director For For Management 3.22 Elect Director For For Management 3.23 Elect Director For For Management 3.24 Elect Director For For Management 3.25 Elect Director For For Management 4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARREFOUR S.A. Ticker: Security ID: F13923119 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Discharge Directors 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Merger by Absorption of Paroma For For Management 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.94 per Share 5 Ratify Jose-Luis Duran as Director For For Management 6 Adopt Two-Tiered Board Structure and For For Management Amend Articles Accordingly 7 Adopt New Articles of Asscociation For For Management Pursuant to Legal Changes 8 Elect Luc Vandevelde as Supervisory Board For For Management Member 9 Elect COMET BV as Supervisory Board For For Management Member 10 Elect Carlos March as Supervisory Board For For Management Member 11 Elect Jose-Luis Leal Maldonado as For For Management Supervisory Board Member 12 Elect Rene Abate as Supervisory Board For For Management Member 13 Elect Rene Brillet as Supervisory Board For For Management Member 14 Elect Amaury de Seze as Supervisory Board For For Management Member 15 Elect Anne-Claire Taittinger Supervisory For For Management Board Member 16 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 610,000 17 Retroactively Confirm Name Change of For For Management Company Auditors to Deloitte & Associes 18 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Three For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 19 Approve Restricted Stock Grants to For For Management Employees and Officers 20 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 21 Transfer Authority to Grant Stock Options For For Management to Management Board Pursuant to Adoption of Two-Tiered Board Structure - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP. Ticker: Security ID: Y15010104 Meeting Date: DEC 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 22, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition of Certain For For Management Petrochemical Assets from China Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec Group Co.) 2 Approve Acquisition of Certain Catalyst For For Management Assets from Sinopec Group Co. 3 Approve Acquisition of Certain Gas For For Management Station Assets from Sinopec Group Co. 4 Approve Disposal of Certain Downhole For For Management Operation Assets to Sinopec Group Co. 5 Authorize Board to Perform All Relevant For For Management Matters in Relation to the Acquisition and Disposition 6 Approve Proposal Regarding the Adjustment For For Management to the Capital Expenditure Plan for the Year 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP. Ticker: Security ID: Y15010104 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Report of the Board of Directors For For Management 2 Accept Report of the Supervisory For For Management Committee 3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 4 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 5 Appoint PRC and International Auditors, For For Management Respectively, and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 6 Approve Feasibility Study Report of For For Management Tianjin One Million Tonnes Per Annum Ethylene and Auxiliary Facilities Project - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHIYODA CORP. Ticker: Security ID: J06237101 Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 6, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Maximum Board For For Management Size - Authorize Pubic Announcements in Electronic Format 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management and Statutory Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD. Ticker: Security ID: J06930101 Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 9, Final JY 9, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Allow Company to Limit For For Management Legal Liability of Outside Directors 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 6 Approve Retirement Bonus for Statutory For For Management Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE Ticker: RIO.PR Security ID: 204412100 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 29, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPRECIATION OF THE MANAGEMENT S REPORT For For Management AND ANALYSIS, DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2004. 2 PROPOSAL FOR THE DESTINATION OF THE For For Management PROFITS OF THE SAID FISCAL YEAR AND APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT BUDGET OF THE COMPANY. 3 ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For For Management DIRECTORS. 4 ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FISCAL For For Management COUNCIL. 5 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REMUNERATION OF THE For For Management SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND FISCAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. 6 PROPOSAL FOR THE INCREASE OF CAPITAL, VIA For For Management CAPITALIZATION OF RESERVES, WITHOUT ISSUE OF SHARES, AND WITH THE CONSEQUENT ALTERATION OF THE MAIN SECTION OF ARTICLE 5 OF THE COMPANY BYLAWS. 7 NEW VERSION OF CVRD S DIVIDEND POLICY. For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE Ticker: RIO.PR Security ID: 204412100 Meeting Date: AUG 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUL 22, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 DELIBERATION OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A For For Management FORWARD SPLIT OF SHARES ISSUED BY THE COMPANY, SO THAT EACH COMMON OR PREFERRED SHARE ISSUED BY THE COMPANY WILL BE REPRESENTED BY THREE SHARES OF THE SAME TYPE AND CLASS, AND THE CONSEQUENT ALTERATIONS OF ARTICLES 5 AN 2 ELECTION, BY HOLDERS OF PREFERRED CLASS For For Management A SHARES, OF ONE MEMBER AND HIS ALTERNATE FOR THE COMPANY S FISCAL COUNCIL, DUE TO THE RESIGNATION OF THE FISCAL COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED BY THIS CLASS OF SHARES, AS WELL AS THE ELECTION BY THE COMMON SHAREHOLDERS 3 RECTIFICATION OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL For For Management COMPENSATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY S MANAGEMENT FIXED BY THE ORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING HELD ON APRIL 28, 2004. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT AGRICOLE SA Ticker: Security ID: F22797108 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Accounting Transfers From For For Management Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Ordinary Reserve 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Discharge Directors 3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.66 per Share 5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 6 Elect Alain David as Director For For Management 7 Elect Philippe Camus as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Rene Caron as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Alain Dieval as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Daniel Lebegue as Director For For Management 11 Reelect Michel Michaud as Director For For Management 12 Reelect Jean-Claude Pichon as Director For For Management 13 Reelect Xavier Fontanet as Director For For Management 14 Reelect Corrado Passera as Director For For Management 15 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 670,000 16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2 Billion 18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 900 Million 19 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 3 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 20 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 21 Approve Capital Increase of Up to EUR 40 For For Management Million Reserved to Credit Agricole International Employees for Use in Stock Purchase Plan 22 Approve Capital Increase of EUR 40 For For Management Million for Use in Stock Purchase Plan for US Employees 23 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 24 Amend Article to Increase Minimum For For Management Shareholding Disclosure Threshold from 0.5 Percent to 1 Percent 25 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT SUISSE GROUP (FORMERLY CS HOLDING) Ticker: CSR Security ID: H3698D419 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Abstain Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.50 per Share 4 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 5.1 Reelect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Thomas For For Management Bechtler, Robert Benmosche and Ernst Tanner as Directors; Elect Jean Lanier and Anton van Rossum as Directors 5.2 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For For Management Goerdeler SA as Auditors 5.3 Ratify BDO Visura as Special Auditors For For Management 6 Extend Authorization Term for Creation of For For Management CHF 22.7 Million Conditional Capital - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. Ticker: Security ID: J10038115 Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 7, Final JY 9, Special JY 2 2 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIAGEO PLC (FORMERLY GUINNESS PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G42089113 Meeting Date: OCT 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 17 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect Lord Hollick of Notting Hill as For For Management Director 5 Re-elect Nick Rose as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Paul Walker as Director For For Management 7 Elect Todd Stitzer as Director For For Management 8 Elect Jon Symonds as Director For For Management 9 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 44,234,986 11 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Treasury Shares 12 Authorise 305,752,223 Shares for Market For For Management Purchase 13 Amend Diageo Long Term Incentive Plan For For Management 14 Amend Diageo Executive Share Option Plan For For Management 15 Amend Discretionary Incentive Plan For For Management 16 Amend Diageo 2001 Share Incentive Plan For For Management 17 Amend Diageo UK Sharesave Scheme 2000 For For Management 18 Amend Diageo 1999 Irish Sharesave Scheme For For Management 19 Amend Diageo Long Term Incentive Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG) Ticker: Security ID: D24909109 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 2.35 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Abstain Management Fiscal Year 2004 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Abstain Management for Fiscal Year 2004 5 Approve Creation of EUR 540 Million Pool For For Management of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights 6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management Subsidiaries 8 Amend Articles Re: Changes to the For For Management Remuneration of the Supervisory Board Members 9 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to Proposed Changes in German Law (Company Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation) 10 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For For Management Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENI SPA Ticker: E Security ID: T3643A145 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 24, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management Accounts, and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 4 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management Shares To Service Stock Option Plan in Favor of Group Management 5 Fix Number of Directors For For Management 6 Set Directors' Term of Office For For Management 7.1 Elect Directors - Slate 1 Submitted by None For Management the Ministry of Economy and Finance 7.2 Elect Directors - Slate 2 Submitted by a None For Management Group of Institutional Investors (Minority Slate) 8 Elect Chairman of the board of Directors For For Management 9 Approve Remuneration of Chairman of the For For Management Board and of Directors 10.1 Elect Internal Statutory Auditors - Slate None For Management 1 Submitted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance 10.2 Elect Internal Statutory Auditors - Slate None For Management 1 Submitted by a Group of Institutional Investors (Minority Slate) 11 Appoint Chairman of the Internal For For Management Statutory Auditors' Board 12 Approve Remuneration of Chairman of For For Management Internal Statutory Auditors' Board and of Primary Internal Statutory Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXEL PLC Ticker: NFC Security ID: G3242Y100 Meeting Date: JUL 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition of Tibbett & Britten For For Management Group plc - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC ) Ticker: GSK Security ID: G3910J112 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Elect Sir Christopher Gent as Director For For Management 4 Elect Sir Deryck Maughan as Director For For Management 5 Elect Julian Heslop as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Ronaldo Schmitz as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Lucy Shapiro as Director For For Management 10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of the Auditors 12 Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP For For Management 50,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 50,000 13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 73,301,955 14 Authorise 586,415,642 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 15 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Shareholder Resolutions 16 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Indemnification of Directors 17 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Participation of a Proxy in a Meeting - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GROUP 4 SECURICOR PLC Ticker: Security ID: G4194K106 Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 1.85 Pence or For For Management DKK 0.1981 Per Share 4 Elect Nick Buckles as Director For For Management 5 Elect Lord Condon as Director For For Management 6 Elect Trevor Dighton as Director For For Management 7 Elect Alf Duch-Pedersen as Director For For Management 8 Elect Grahame Gibson as Director For For Management 9 Elect Thorleif Krarup as Director For For Management 10 Elect Bo Lerenius as Director For For Management 11 Elect Jorgen Philip-Sorensen as Director For For Management 12 Elect Waldemar Schmidt as Director For For Management 13 Elect Lord Sharman as Director For For Management 14 Elect Malcolm Williamson as Director For For Management 15 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 16 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 105,000,000 17 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 15,800,000 18 Authorise 126,400,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 19 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Indemnification of Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRUPO FERROVIAL S.A Ticker: Security ID: E5701R106 Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Report Re: Amendments to Board None None Management Guidelines 2 Accept Individual Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.82 Per Share 5 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For Abstain Management 6 Reelect Members to the Board of Directors For For Management 7 Approve Stock Option Plan for Members of For For Management the Executive Officer Including Executive Members on the Management Board 8 Authorize Share Repurchase and Subsequent For For Management Allocation of Repurchased Shares to Service Stock Option Plan 9 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLCIM LTD. (FORMERLY HOLDERBANK FINANCIERE GLARUS) Ticker: Security ID: H36940130 Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Abstain Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.25 per Share 4.1 Reelect Willy Kissling, Erich Hunziker, For For Management Andreas von Planta, and Gilbert Probst as Directors; Elect Thomas Schmidheiny, Wolfgang Schuerer, and Dieter Spaelti as Directors 4.2 Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd. as Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. Ticker: HMC Security ID: J22302111 Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 28, Final JY 37, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Maximum Board For For Management Size - Decrease Authorized Capital to Reflect Share Repurchase 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 3.21 Elect Director For For Management 4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Appoint External Auditors For For Management 6 Approve Reduction in Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Directors 7 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 8 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONGKONG LAND HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: G4587L109 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Adopt Financial Statements and Directors' For For Management and Auditors' Reports and Final Dividend 2a Reelect Charles Allen-Jones as Director For For Management 2b Reelect Nicholas Sallnow-Smith as For For Management Director 3 Reappoint Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management Fix Their Remuneration 4 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management Preemptive Rights 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOYA CORP. Ticker: Security ID: J22848105 Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles to: Decrease Authorized For For Management Capital to Reflect Share Repurchase and Cancellation 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 2.8 Elect Director For For Management 3 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Appoint External Audit Firm For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUANENG POWER INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: HNP Security ID: Y3744A105 Meeting Date: DEC 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 17, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Approve Acquisition of a 60 Percent For For Management Equity Interest in Sichuan Huaneng Hydro Power Development Ltd. Liability Co. (Sichuan Huaneng) from China Huaneng Group (China Huaneng) and the Transfer Agreement Thereof 1b Approve Acquisition of a 65 Percent For For Management Equity Interest in Gansu Huaneng Pingliang Power Generation Ltd. Liability Co. (Gansu Huaneng) from China Huaneng and the Transfer Agreement Thereof 2a Approve the Guarantee Agreement and For For Management Relevant Agreements Between Gansu Huaneng, Sichuan Huaneng and the Subsidiaries Thereof and China Huaneng 2b Approve to Continue the Implementation of For For Management the Asset Swap Arrangement Between Sichuan Huaneng and Sichuan Huaneng Industrial Co. 2c Approve the Loan and Deposit Arrangement For For Management Between Gansu Huaneng, Sichuan Huaneng and the Subsidiaries and China Huaneng Finance Ltd. Liability Co. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUANENG POWER INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: HNP Security ID: Y3744A105 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Working Report of the Board of the For For Management Directors 2 Accept Working Report of the Supervisory For For Management Committee 3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 4 Approve Cash Dividend of RMB0.25 Per For For Management Share 5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian For For Management CPAs Co. Ltd as PRC Auditor and PricewaterhouseCoopers as International Auditor With a Total Remuneration of $2.01 Million 6a Elect Li Xiaopeng as Director For For Management 6b Elect Huang Yongda as Director For For Management 6c Elect Wang Xiaosong as Director For For Management 6d Elect Na Xizhi as Director For For Management 6e Elect Huang Long as Director For For Management 6f Elect Wu Dawei as Director For For Management 6g Elect Shan Qunying as Director For For Management 6h Elect Yang Shengming as Director For For Management 6i Elect Xu Zujian as Director For For Management 6j Elect Liu Shuyuan as Director For For Management 6k Elect Qian Zhongwei as Independent For For Management Director 6l Elect Xia Donglin as Independent Director For For Management 6m Elect Liu Jipeng as Independent Director For For Management 6n Elect Wu Yusheng as Independent Director For For Management 6o Elect Yu Ning as Independent Director For For Management 7a Elect Ye Daji as Supervisor For For Management 7b Elect Shen Weibing as Supervisor For For Management 7c Elect Shen Zongmin as Supervisor For For Management 7d Elect Yu Ying as Supervisor For For Management 8 Amend Articles Re: Share Capital, For For Management Election and Removal of Shareholder and Employee Representatives at Meetings 9 Approve Issue of Short-Term Debenture of For For Shareholder a Principal Amount of Up to RMB 5.0 Billion and Grant of Unconditional Mandate to Directors to Determine the Terms and Conditions and Any Relevant Matters in Relation to the Issue of Short-Term Debenture - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUANENG POWER INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: HNP Security ID: Y3744A105 Meeting Date: SEP 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 27, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Approve Overseas Issuance of Bonds in the For For Management Principal Amount of Up to $300 Million Convertible to Overseas Listed Foreign Shares within Twelve Months from Approval 1b Authorize Board to Determine the Terms For For Management and Conditions of the Convertible Bonds and Relevant Matters Including the Amount of Convertible Bonds and Authorize the Board to Sign All Necessary Legal Documents for Such Purpose 1c Approve Issuance of Such Number of New For For Management Overseas Listed Foreign Shares as may be Required to be Issued Pursuant to the Application for Conversion of Shares Made by Bond Holders 1d Approve Increase in Registered Capital For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUANENG POWER INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: HNP Security ID: Y3744A105 Meeting Date: SEP 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 27, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles Re: Capital Structure, For For Management Composition of the Board and Supervisory Committee, Responsibilities of the Board 2a Elect Huang Yongda as Director For For Management 2b Elect Liu Shuyuan as Director For For Management 2c Elect Liu Jipeng as Director For For Management 3a Approve Overseas Issuance of Bonds in the For For Management Principal Amount of Up to $300 Million Convertible to Overseas Listed Foreign Shares within Twelve Months from Approval 3b Authorize Board to Determine the Terms For For Management and Conditions of the Convertible Bonds and Relevant Matters Including the Amount of Convertible Bonds and Authorize the Board to Sign All Necessary Legal Documents for Such Purpose 3c Approve Issuance of Such Number of New For For Management Overseas Listed Foreign Shares as may be Required to be Issued Pursuant to the Application for Conversion of Shares Made by Bond Holders 3d Approve Increase in Registered Capital For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ING GROEP NV Ticker: ING Security ID: N4578E413 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 19, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2a Receive Reports of Executive and None None Management Supervisory Boards 2b Discussion on Profit Retention and None None Management Distribution Policy 3a Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3b Approve Allocation of Income and Total For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.07 Per Share 4a Approve Discharge of Executive Board For Abstain Management 4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Abstain Management 5a Discuss and Approve Implementation of For For Management Dutch Corporate Governance Code by Company 5b Discuss Executive Board Profile None None Management 5c Discuss Supervisory Board Profile None None Management 6a Reelect Luella Gross Goldberg to For For Management Supervisory Board 6b Reelect Godfried van der Lugt to For For Management Supervisory Board 6c Elect Jan Hommen to Supervisory Board For For Management 6d Elect Christine Lagarde to Supervisory For For Management Board 7 Approve Stock Option and Incentive Stock For For Management Grants for Members of Executive Board 8a Grant Board Authority to Issue 220 For For Management Million Ordinary Shares Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights (Plus 220 Million Ordinary Shares in Connection with Merger) 8b Grant Board Authority to Issue 10 Million For For Management Preference B Shares in Connection with Conversion of ING Perpetuals III 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 10 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: G50736100 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Amendments to and the Adoption of For For Management a New Employee Share Option Plan Under the Jardine Matheson Employee Share Purchase Trust (1995) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: G50736100 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Adopt Financial Statements and Directors' For For Management and Auditors' Reports and Final Dividend 2a Reelect Simon Keswick as Director For For Management 2b Reelect Richard Lee as Director For For Management 3 Reappoint Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management Fix Their Remuneration 4 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management Preemptive Rights 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JSR CORP. Ticker: Security ID: J2856K106 Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 7, Final JY 7, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Maximum Board For For Management Size 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management 6 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors 7 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management and Statutory Auditors and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KINGFISHER PLC Ticker: KGFHY Security ID: G5256E441 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 6.8 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect Phil Bentley as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Gerry Murphy as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect John Nelson as Director For For Management 7 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 105,980,861 9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to a Nominal Value of 5 Percent of the Issued Share Capital of the Company 10 Authorise 234,830,336 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KOMATSU LTD. Ticker: Security ID: J35759125 Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 5, Final JY 6, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Public For For Management Announcements in Electronic Format - Reduce Maximum Board Size - Streamline Board Structure 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 6 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KOOKMIN BANK Ticker: KKBKY Security ID: Y4822W100 Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Appropriation of Income and For For Management Dividends of KRW 550 Per Share 2 Elect Directors For For Management 3 Elect Executive Director as Member of For For Management Audit Committee 4 Elect Non-Executive Directors as Members For For Management of Audit Committee 5 Ratify Stock Option Grants For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KOOKMIN BANK Ticker: KKBKY Security ID: Y4822W100 Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: SEP 30, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Executive Director For For Management 2 Ratify Stock Option Grants For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KUBOTA CORP. Ticker: KUB Security ID: J36662138 Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 3, Final JY 5, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Maximum Board For For Management Size - Increase Number of Internal Auditors - Decrease Authorized Capital to Reflect Share Repurchase 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Apoprove Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management and Statutory Auditor and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System 6 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAGARDERE S.C.A. Ticker: Security ID: F5485U100 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Accounting Transfer from Special For For Management Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Other Reserves Account 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 3 per Share 5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Abstain Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Ratify SCP Barbier Frinault & Autres as For For Management Auditor and Alain Grosmann as Alternate Auditor 8 Confirm End of Term of Alain Ghez as For For Management Auditor and Charles-Eric Ravisse Alternate Auditor 9 Authorize Issuance of Securities For For Management Convertible into Debt of Up to 2.5 Billion 10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 300 Million 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 300 Million 12 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Proposed in Items 10 and 11 13 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management 300 Million for Future Exchange Offers/Acquisitions 14 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 300 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 15 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 16 Authorize Issuance of Up to One Percent For Abstain Management of Issued Capital for Restricted Stock Plan 17 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR 300 Million 18 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 19 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWSON, INC. Ticker: Security ID: J3871L103 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 35, Final JY 35, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management - Decrease Authorized Capital to Reflect Share Repurchase 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 6 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management 7 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management and Statutory Auditor, and Special Payments to Continuing Directors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDE AG Ticker: Security ID: D50348107 Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.25 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Abstain Management Fiscal Year 2004 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Abstain Management for Fiscal Year 2004 5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management Treuhand-Gesellschaft as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005 6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 7 Approve Creation of EUR 80 Million Pool For For Management of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights 8 Approve Creation of EUR 40 Million Pool For For Management of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights 9 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1,000 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 50 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 10 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management Remuneration - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC (FORMERLY TSB GROUP) Ticker: Security ID: G5542W106 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3a Elect Sir Julian Horn-Smith as Director For For Management 3b Elect Truett Tate as Director For For Management 4a Re-elect Gavin Gemmell as Director For For Management 4b Re-elect Michael Fairey as Director For For Management 4c Re-elect DeAnne Julius as Director For For Management 5 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 6 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 7 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 332,373,048, USD 40,000,000, EUR 40,000,000 and JPY 1,250,000,000 8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 70,942,899 9 Authorise 567,000,000 Shares for Market For For Management Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LUKOIL OAO Ticker: LUKFY Security ID: 677862104 Meeting Date: JAN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 9, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 EARLY TERMINATION OF POWERS OF ALL None Against Shareholder MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY S BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2A ELECT ALEKPEROV, VAGIT YUSUFOVICH AS None Against Shareholder MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2B ELECT BEREZHNOI, MIKHAIL PAVLOVICH AS None Against Shareholder MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2C ELECT GRAYFER, VALERY ISA KOVICH AS None Against Shareholder MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2D ELECT YESAOULKOVA, TATIANA STANISLAVOVNA None Against Shareholder AS MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2E ELECT KUTAFIN, OLEG YEMEL YANOVICH AS None Against Shareholder MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2F ELECT MAGANOV, RAVIL ULFATOVICH AS MEMBER None Against Shareholder OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2G ELECT MATZKE, RICHARD HERMAN AS MEMBER OF None Against Shareholder THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2H ELECT MEYERS, KEVIN OMAR AS MEMBER OF THE None Against Shareholder BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2I ELECT MIKHAILOVA, SERGEI NATOLIEVICH AS None Against Shareholder MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2J ELECT TSVETKOV, MIKOLAI ALEXANDROVICH AS None Against Shareholder MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2K ELECT SHERKUNOV, IGOR VLADIMIROVICH AS None Against Shareholder MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2L ELECT SHOKHIN, ALEXANDER NIOLAEVICH AS None Against Shareholder MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2 APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS AND ADDENDA TO For For Shareholder THE CHARTER OF THE OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY OIL COMPANY LUKOIL - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LUKOIL OAO Ticker: LUKFY Security ID: 677862203 Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 12, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 ENDORSEMENT OF OAO LUKOIL, ANNUAL REPORT For Did Not Management FOR 2004, ANNUAL ACCOUNTING STATEMENT Vote INCLUDING THE PROFIT-AND-LOSS STATEMENT (PROFIT-AND-LOSS ACCOUNTS) OF THE COMPANY. 2 ELECTION OF DIRECTIONS. IF YOU WISH TO For Did Not Management VOTE SELECTIVELY OR CUMULATE, PLEASE Vote CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. 3 ELECTION OF MEMBER OF THE AUDIT For Did Not Management COMMISSION: KONDRATYEV, PAVEL Vote GENNADYEVICH. 4 ELECTION OF MEMBER OF THE AUDIT For Did Not Management COMMISSION: NIKITENKO, VLADIMIR Vote NIKOLAYEVICH. 5 ELECTION OF MEMBER OF THE AUDIT For Did Not Management COMMISSION: SKLYAROVA, TATYANA Vote SERGUEYEVNA. 6 ON REMUNERATION AND COMPENSATION OF For Did Not Management EXPENSES TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF Vote DIRECTORS AND THE AUDIT COMMISSION OF OAO LUKOIL. 7 ENDORSEMENT OF COMPANY AUDITORS. For Did Not Management Vote 8 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS AND ADDENDA TO THE For Did Not Management CHARTERED OF THE PUBLIC JOINT STOCK Vote COMPANY OIL COMPANY LUKOIL. 9 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS AND ADDENDA TO THE For Did Not Management REGULATIONS ON THE PROCEDURE FOR Vote PREPARING AND HOLDING THE GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING OF OAO LUKOIL. 10 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS AND ADDENDA TO THE For Did Not Management REGULATIONS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF Vote OAO LUKOIL. 11 ON THE APPROVAL OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING For Did Not Management INTERESTED/RELATED PARTIES. Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON Ticker: Security ID: F58485115 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Discharge Directors 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Approve Accounting Transfer from Special For For Management Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Other Reserves Account 5 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.95 per Share 6 Reelect Nicolas Bazire as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Antonio Belloni as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Diego Della Valle as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Jacques Friedman as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Gilles Hennessy as Director For For Management 11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 12 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 30 Million 14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 30 Million 15 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management Percent for Future Acquisitions 16 Approve Capital Increase of Up to EUR 30 For For Management Million without Preemptive Rights 17 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 18 Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued For Abstain Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Ticker: MFC. Security ID: 56501R106 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kevin E. Benson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John M. Cassaday For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Lino J. Celeste For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gail C. A. Cook-Bennett For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Dominic D'Alessandro For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Thomas P. d'Aquino For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Richard B. DeWolfe For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert E. Dineen, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Pierre Y. Ducros For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Allister P. Graham For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Thomas E. Kierans For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Lorna R. Marsden For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Arthur R. Sawchuk For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Hugh W. Sloan, Jr. For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Gordon G. Thiessen For For Management 1.16 Elect Director Michael H. Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Establish Term Limit For Independent Against Against Shareholder Directors to 10 Years 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 5 Replace Share Option Plan for Officers Against Against Shareholder with Restricted Share Units 6 Require 75% Vote for the Election of Against Against Shareholder Directors 7 Require Directors who change principal Against Against Shareholder occupation to resign 8 Amend Quorum Requirement to 50% Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIASET SPA Ticker: MDIEY Security ID: T6688Q107 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 3 Elect External Auditors for the For For Management Three-Year Term 2005-2007; Fix Auditors' Remuneration 4 Appoint Board of Internal Statutory For For Management Auditors and its Chairman; Approve Remuneration of Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO. LTD. Ticker: Security ID: J43916113 Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 4, Final JY 4, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Maximum Board For For Management Size 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITSUI & CO. Ticker: MITSF.2 Security ID: J44690139 Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 5, Final JY 10, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management - Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format - Clarify Board's Authority to Vary Record Date for AGM - Clarify Director Authorities 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITSUI O.S.K. LINES LTD. Ticker: Security ID: J45013109 Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 7.5, Final JY 8.5, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Public For For Management Announcements in Electronic Format - Cancel Year-End Closure of Shareholder Register - Streamline Board Structure 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For For Management and Statutory Auditor and Approve Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System 6 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors 7 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE CO. LTD Ticker: Security ID: J45174109 Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 8.5, Special JY 1 2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Maximum Board For For Management Size - Streamline Board Structure - Abolish Retirement Bonus System - Limit Directors' Legal Liability 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management and Statutory Auditor and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System 6 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO PLC (FORMERLY NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC, Ticker: NGG Security ID: G6375K102 Meeting Date: JUL 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 11.87 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Elect Mike Jesanis as Director For For Management 4 Elect Maria Richter as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect James Ross as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect John Grant as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Edward Astle as Director For For Management 8 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 9 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 102,929,251 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 15,439,387 12 Authorise 308,787,755 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 13 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Deletion of the Special Share Article 14 Approve the Cancellation of the Special For For Management Rights Non-voting Redeemable Preference Share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NESTLE SA Ticker: NESAY Security ID: H57312466 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 1b Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Abstain Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 8.00 per Share 4a Amend Articles of Association to Separate Against Against Shareholder Position of CEO and Chairman of the Board 4b Amend Articles of Association to Reduce Against Against Shareholder Board Terms from Five Years to Three Years; Approve Individual Election of Board Members 4c Amend Articles of Association to Reduce Against Against Shareholder Threshold for Submitting Shareholder Proposals From CHF 1 Million to CHF 100,000 5 Elect Guenter Blobel as Director For For Management 6 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For For Management Goerdeler SA as Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIDEC CORP. Ticker: Security ID: J52968104 Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 20, Final JY 25, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to: Abolish Retirement For For Management Bonus System - Create Post of Chairman - Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management 5 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Directors and Statutory Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTEL NETWORKS CORP. Ticker: NT. Security ID: 656568102 Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 2, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Jalynn H. Bennett as Director For For Management 1.2 Elect Manfred Bischoff as Director For For Management 1.3 Elect Robert E. Brown as Director For For Management 1.4 Elect John E. Cleghorn as Director For For Management 1.5 Elect James B. Hunt, Jr. as Director For For Management 1.6 Elect Robert A. Ingram as Director For For Management 1.7 Elect John A. MacNaughton as Director For For Management 1.8 Elect John P. Manley as Director For For Management 1.9 Elect Richard D. McCormick as Director For For Management 1.10 Elect Ronald W. Osborne as Director For For Management 1.11 Elect William A. Owens as Director For For Management 1.12 Elect Harry J. Pearce as Director For For Management 2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Adoption of the Nortel U.S. Stock For For Management Purchase Plan, the Nortel Global Stock Purchase Plan, and the Nortel Stock Purchase Plan for Members of the Nortel Savings and Retirement Program 4 Approve Adoption of Nortel 2005 Stock For For Management Incentive Plan 5 Require Shareholder Approval of the Against Against Shareholder Compensation of the Ten Highest Paid Executives 6 Exclude Senior Executive's Bonuses From Against Against Shareholder Calculation of Pensions 7 Require List of Nominees for Board of Against Against Shareholder Directors To Have a Minimum of 25% More Candidates Than There Are Spaces to Fill 8 Roll Back the Salary Level of All Senior Against Against Shareholder Executives to Their Salary Level on Jan. 1, 1998 9 Take Legal or other Appropriate Action to Against Against Shareholder Get Back Bonus and Salary Increases Given to Senior Executives (Past and Present) From 1998 through 2004 10 Take Legal or other Appropriate Action to Against Against Shareholder Exclude Executives (Past and Present)Bonuses and Salary Increases from 1998 through 2004 from Their Pensions Calculation 11 Take Legal or other Appropriate Action to Against Against Shareholder Get Back Compensation and Perks Paid to Board of Directors (former and present) From 1998 through 2004 12 Require Economy Class for All Business Against Against Shareholder Travel of All Senior Executives, Company Employees, and Board of Directors 13 Allow Shareholders in Attendance at AGM Against Against Shareholder to Elect Two Additional Directors to the Board in Addition to the Slate of Candidates Proposed by the Existing Board of Director's Nominating Committee at the AGM 14 Take Legal or other Appropriate Actions Against Against Shareholder to Get Back Fees Paid to External Auditors From 1998 through 2004; Require Future Auditor's Fees To Be Approved by Shareholders at AGM 15 Require Nortel To Provide Letter to Against Against Shareholder Regulatory Agencies With Information The Agencies Should Have Been Looking For to Protect Shareholders of Publicly Traded Companies - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVARTIS AG Ticker: NVS Security ID: H5820Q150 Meeting Date: MAR 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management Reports Vote 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management Management Vote 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of CHF 1.05 per Share Vote 4 Approve CHF 19 Million Reduction in Share For Did Not Management Capital via Share Cancellation Vote 5 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 6.1 Reelect Birgit Breuel as Director For Did Not Management Vote 6.2 Reelect Peter Burckhardt as Director For Did Not Management Vote 6.3 Reelect Alexandre Jetzer as Director For Did Not Management Vote 6.4 Reelect Pierre Landolt as Director For Did Not Management Vote 6.5 Reelect Ulrich Lehner as Director For Did Not Management Vote 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For Did Not Management Auditors Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV Ticker: VLSI Security ID: N6817P109 Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 24, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2.a Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.b Receive Explanation on Dividend and None None Management Reserve Policy (Non-Voting) 2.c Approve Dividend of EUR 0.40 ($0.52) Per For For Management Common Share 2.d Approve Discharge of Management Board For Abstain Management 2.e Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Abstain Management 3.a Discussion of Corporate Governance None None Management Structure (Non-Voting) 3.b Amend Articles to Reflect Recommendations For For Management of Dutch Corporate Governance Code and Amendments to Book 2 of Dutch Civil Code 4 Ratify KPMG Accountants NV as Auditors For For Management 5.a Reelect G. Kleisterlee as President and For For Management CEO and Member of Management Board 5.b Elect P. Sivignon to Management Board For For Management 6.a Reelect L. Schweitzer to Supervisory For For Management Board 6.b Elect N. Wong to Supervisory Board For For Management 6.c Elect J. Schiro to Supervisory Board For For Management 7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management 8 Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized For For Management Yet Unissued Shares up to 10% (20% in Connection with Merger or Acquisition) of Issued Shares Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 10 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management 11 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POSCO (FORMERLY POHANG IRON & STEEL) Ticker: PKX Security ID: Y70334100 Meeting Date: FEB 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Appropriation of Income, with a For For Management Final Dividend of KRW 6500 Per Share 2.1 Elect Outside Director For For Management 2.2.1 Elect Member of Audit Committee For For Management 2.2.2 Elect Member of Audit Committee For For Management 2.3 Elect Executive Director For For Management 3 Approve Limit on Remuneration of For For Management Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRUDENTIAL PLC (FRM.PRUDENTIAL CORPORATION PLC ) Ticker: PUK Security ID: G72899100 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Re-elect Clark Manning as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Roberto Mendoza as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Mark Wood as Director For For Management 6 Elect James Ross as Director For For Management 7 Elect Michael Garett as Director For For Management 8 Elect Keki Dadiseth as Director For For Management 9 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 10 Approve Final Dividend of 10.65 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 31,220,000 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 5,900,000 13 Authorise 237,000,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 14 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Adoption of International Accounting Standards; Treasury Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RANK GROUP PLC (THE) Ticker: RANKY Security ID: G7377H105 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management Reports Vote 2 Approve Remuneration Report For Did Not Management Vote 3 Approve Final Dividend of 9.8 Pence Per For Did Not Management Share Vote 4 Elect Richard Greenhalgh as Director For Did Not Management Vote 5 Elect Brendan O'Neill as Director For Did Not Management Vote 6 Elect David Boden as Director For Did Not Management Vote 7 Re-elect Oliver Stocken as Director For Did Not Management Vote 8 Re-elect Mike Smith as Director For Did Not Management Vote 9 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Did Not Management Auditors of the Company Vote 10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For Did Not Management the Auditors Vote 11 Approve Rank Group 2005 Share Savings For Did Not Management Scheme Vote 12 Approve Rank Group 2005 Long-Term For Did Not Management Incentive Plan Vote 13 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For Did Not Management Non-Executive Directors to GBP 500,000 Vote 14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Vote Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 22,600,000 15 Authorise Issue of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities without Vote Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 3,120,000 16 Authorise 93,610,000 Shares for Market For Did Not Management Purchase Vote 17 Approve Scrip Dividend Program For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REED ELSEVIER PLC(FORMERLY REED INTERNATIONAL PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G74570105 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Strauss Zelnick as Director For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REED ELSEVIER PLC(FORMERLY REED INTERNATIONAL PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G74570105 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management Reports Vote 2 Approve Remuneration Report For Did Not Management Vote 3 Approve Final Dividend of 9.6 Pence Per For Did Not Management Share Vote 4 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For Did Not Management Auditors of the Company Vote 5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For Did Not Management the Auditors Vote 6 Elect Jan Hommen as Director For Did Not Management Vote 7 Elect Erik Engstrom as Director For Did Not Management Vote 8 Re-elect Mark Armour as Director For Did Not Management Vote 9 Re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director For Did Not Management Vote 10 Re-elect Andrew Prozes as Director For Did Not Management Vote 11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Vote Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 24,700,000 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities without Vote Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 7,900,000 13 Authorise 127,000,000 Ordinary Shares for For Did Not Management Market Purchase Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RENAULT Ticker: Security ID: F77098105 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.80 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Reelect Dominique de la Garanderie as For For Management Director 6 Reelect Itaru Koeda as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management 8 Approve Discharge of Pierre Alanche For For Management 9 Acknowledge Auditor Report Re: For For Management Renumeration of Equity Loans 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 11 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For For Management the Aggregate Value of EUR 4 Billion 12 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares in Item 10 and to Amend Article of Association Accordingly 13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million 14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 300 Million 15 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management 300 Million for Future Exchange Offers or Acquisitions 16 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR 500 Million 17 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 18 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 19 Amend Articles of Association to Increase For For Management Shareholding Disclosure Threshold to Two Percent 20 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIO TINTO PLC (FORMERLY RTZ CORP. PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G75754104 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 34,350,000 2 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 6,900,000 3 Authorise 106,800,000 Ordinary Shares of For For Management Rio Tinto Plc for Market Purchase by Rio Tinto Plc, Rio Tinto Ltd. and any Subsidiaries of Rio Tinto Ltd. 4 Authorise Buy-Backs of Rio Tinto Ltd. For For Management Ordinary Shares, Under Off-Market Buy-Back Tender Schemes, by Rio Tinto Ltd. 5 Amend Articles of Association For For Management 6 Amend DLC Merger Sharing Agreement For For Management 7 Approve Rio Tinto Share Savings Plan for For For Management Employees in France 8 Elect Richard Goodmanson as Director For For Management 9 Elect Ashton Calvert as Director For For Management 10 Elect Vivienne Cox as Director For For Management 11 Re-elect Paul Skinner as Director For For Management 12 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 13 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 14 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROCHE HOLDING AG Ticker: RHHBY Security ID: H69293217 Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management Reports Vote 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management Management Vote 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of CHF 2.00 per Share Vote 4.1 Reelect John Bell as Director For Did Not Management Vote 4.2 Reelect Andre Hoffmann as Director For Did Not Management Vote 4.3 Reelect Franz Humer as Director For Did Not Management Vote 5 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For Did Not Management Goerdeler SA as Auditors Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC (THE) Ticker: RBSPRE Security ID: G76891111 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management Reports Vote 2 Approve Remuneration Report For Did Not Management Vote 3 Approve Final Dividend of 41.2 Pence Per For Did Not Management Share Vote 4 Re-elect Jim Currie as Director For Did Not Management Vote 5 Re-elect Sir Fred Goodwin as Director For Did Not Management Vote 6 Re-elect Sir Steve Robson as Director For Did Not Management Vote 7 Elect Archie Hunter as Director For Did Not Management Vote 8 Elect Charles Koch as Director For Did Not Management Vote 9 Elect Joe MacHale as Director For Did Not Management Vote 10 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For Did Not Management Auditors of the Company Vote 11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For Did Not Management the Auditors Vote 12 Approve Increase in Authorised Share For Did Not Management Capital; Authorise Issue of Equity or Vote Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 264,579,936 13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities without Vote Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 39,686,990 14 Authorise 317,495,924 Shares for Market For Did Not Management Purchase Vote 15 Approve 71 M Category II Non-Cumulative For Did Not Management US$ Pref. Shares; Allot the Newly Created Vote and 179.5 M Unissued Category II Non-Cumulative US$ Pref. Shares, the 64.75 M Unissued Non-Cumulative Euro Pref. Shares and 300 M Unissued Non-Cumulative GBP Pref. Shares 16 Approve Citizens Financial Group, Inc. For Did Not Management Long Term Incentive Plan Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SABMILLER PLC (FORMERLY SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERIES LTD.) Ticker: SBWRY Security ID: G77395104 Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Re-elect Meyer Kahn as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect John Manser as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Miles Morland as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Malcolm Wyman as Director For For Management 7 Approve Final Dividend of 22.5 US Cents For For Management Per Share 8 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity with For For Management Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 6,919,217.20 to Satisfy the Conversion Rights of the Holders of USD 600 Million Guaranteed Convertible Bonds Due 2006 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 15,007,992 12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 5,002,664 13 Authorise 100,053,279 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 14 Authorise the Directors to Use Shares For For Management Held in Treasury for the Purposes of or Pursuant to Employee Share Schemes 15 Authorise up to 77,368,338 Non-voting For For Management Convertible Shares for Purchase in Conjunction with Contingent Purchase Contract between the Company and SABMiller Jersey Ltd. 16 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Treasury Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. Ticker: SSNHY Security ID: Y74718100 Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Appropriation of Income, with a For For Management Final Dividend of KRW 5000 Per Common Share 2 Elect One Director For For Management 3 Approve Limit on Remuneration of For For Management Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO ) Ticker: Security ID: F5548N101 Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis For For Management by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of 19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis Minority Shareholders 2 Approve Accounting Treatment of For For Management Absorption 3 Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding For For Management Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants 4 Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million For For Management Outstanding Aventis Stock Options; Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Stock Options 5 Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of For For Management Merger and Related Capital Increase to Aventis Minority Shareholders 6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management Capital 7 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO ) Ticker: Security ID: F5548N101 Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis For For Management by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of 19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis Minority Shareholders 2 Approve Accounting Treatment of For For Management Absorption 3 Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding For For Management Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants 4 Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million For For Management Outstanding Aventis Stock Options; Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Stock Options 5 Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of For For Management Merger and Related Capital Increase to Aventis Minority Shareholders 6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management Capital 7 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO ) Ticker: Security ID: F5548N101 Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.20 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as For For Management Auditor 6 Ratify Pierre Coll as Alternate Auditor For For Management 7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 8 Cancel Outstanding Debt Issuance For For Management Authority 9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.4 Billion; Authorize Global Limit of EUR 1.6 Billion 10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 840 Million 11 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 12 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Proposed in Issuance Authorities Above 13 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 14 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 15 Authorize Up to 1 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital For Use in Restricted Stock Plan 16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 17 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHARP CORP. Ticker: SHCAY Security ID: J71434112 Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 10, Final JY 10, Special JY 0 2 Amend Articles to Delete Obsolete For For Management Language Relating to Conversion of Convertible Bonds 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 3.21 Elect Director For For Management 3.22 Elect Director For For Management 3.23 Elect Director For For Management 3.24 Elect Director For For Management 3.25 Elect Director For For Management 4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIEMENS AG Ticker: SMAG40 Security ID: D69671218 Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Supervisory Board Report None None Management 2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.25 per Share 4 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Abstain Management Fiscal 2003/2004 5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Abstain Management for Fiscal 2003/2004 6 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors 7 Elect Heinrich v. Pierer to the For For Management Supervisory Board; Elect Michael Mirow as Alternate Supervisory Board Memeber 8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 9 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management Members 10 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For For Management Publications for Meeting Announcements and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMC CORP. Ticker: Security ID: J75734103 Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 19, Final JY 19, Special JY 62 2 Amend Articles to: Change Location of For For Management Head Office - Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonus for Statutory For For Management Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH & NEPHEW PLC Ticker: Security ID: G82343164 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 3.2 Pence Per For For Management Share 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Re-elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Brian Larcombe as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Pamela Kirby as Director For For Management 7 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management of the Company 8 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 32,717,742 10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 5,728,869 11 Authorise 93,745,121 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITHS GROUP PLC (FORMERLY SMITHS INDUSTRIES PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G82401103 Meeting Date: NOV 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 18.25 Pence Per For For Management Share 4 Re-elect Sir Nigel Broomfield as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect John Langston as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect David Lillycrop as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Einar Lindh as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Alan Thomson as Director For For Management 9 Elect Donald Brydon as Director For For Management 10 Elect David Challen as Director For For Management 11 Elect Peter Jackson as Director For For Management 12 Elect Lord Robertson of Port Ellen as For For Management Director 13 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 14 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 15 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 46,811,832 16 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 7,021,774 17 Authorise 56,174,198 Shares for Market For For Management Purchase 18 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000 19 Approve Smiths Group Performance Share For For Management Plan 20 Approve Smiths Group Co-Investment Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LTD. Ticker: Security ID: Y82594121 Meeting Date: DEC 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 1, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for the Year Ended June 30, 2004 2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 3a1 Reelect Sze-yuen Chung as Director For For Management 3a2 Reelect Fung Kwok-king, Victor as For For Management Director 3a3 Reelect Po-shing Woo as Director For For Management 3a4 Reelect Kwan Cheuk-yin, William as For For Management Director 3a5 Reelect Dicky Peter Yip as Director For For Management 3b Fix Directors' Remuneration For For Management 4 Reappoint Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management Fix Their Remuneration 5 Approve Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of For For Management Issued Capital 6 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management Shares 8 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO. Ticker: Security ID: Y84629107 Meeting Date: DEC 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 22, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Dividend Policy 2 Other Business None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO. Ticker: Security ID: Y84629107 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Receive Report on Business Operation None None Management Results for Fiscal Year 2004 1.2 Receive Supervisors' Report None None Management 1.3 Receive Report on the Acquisition or None None Management Disposal of Assets with Related Parties for 2004 1.4 Receive Report on the Status of None None Management Guarantees Provided by the Company as of the End of 2004 1.5 Receive Report on the Execution of None None Management Treasury Stock Buyback 2.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2.2 Approve Allocation of Income and Cash For For Management Dividend of NTD 2.00 per Share and Stock Dividend of 50 Shares per 1000 Shares Held 2.3 Approve Capitalization of 2004 Dividends For For Management and Employee Profit Sharing 2.4 Amend Articles of Association For For Management 3 Other Business None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELECOM ITALIA SPA.( FORMERLY OLIVETTI SPA ) Ticker: TI Security ID: T92778124 Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 20, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Report Re: Utilization of Savings None For Management Shares' Special Reserve 2.1.A Reelect Current Board Representative for None For Management Holders of Savings Shares, Carlo Pasteris 2.1.B Elect New Candidate Designated by Saving None Abstain Management Shareholders as Board Representative for Holders of Savings Shares 2.2.A Fix Board Representative for Holders of None For Management Savings Shares' Term in Office to Three Years 2.2.B Fix Board Representative of Holders of None Abstain Management Savings Shares' Term in Office To the Newly Proposed Term Presented by Saving Shareholders 2.3.A Fix Board Representative for Holders of None For Management Savings Shares' Remuneration at EUR 36,152 2.3.B Fix Board Representative for Holders of None Abstain Management Savings Shares' Remuneration To the Newly Proposed Amount Presented by Saving Shareholders - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEFONICA S.A. (FORMERLY TELEFONICA DE ESPANA, S.A.) Ticker: TEF Security ID: E90183182 Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For Abstain Management Financial Statements, Allocation of Income, and Discharge Directors 2 Approve Dividend For For Management 3 Approve Merger by Absorption of Terra For For Management Networks 4 Elect Directors For For Management 5 Approve Auditors For For Management 6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 7 Approve Reduction in Stated Capital For For Management 8 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TESCO PLC Ticker: Security ID: G87621101 Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 5.27 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect Rodney Chase as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Sir Terry Leahy as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Tim Mason as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect David Potts as Director For For Management 8 Elect Karen Cook as Director For For Management 9 Elect Carolyn McCall as Director For For Management 10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCooopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 12 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital For For Management from GBP 530,000,000 to GBP 535,000,000 13 Approve Scrip Dividend Program For For Management 14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 129,200,000 15 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 19,470,000 16 Authorise 778,700,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 17 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 18 Authorise Tesco Stores Ltd. to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 100,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 19 Authorise Tesco Ireland Ltd. to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 20 Authorise Tesco Vin Plus S.A. to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 21 Authorise Tesco Stores CR a.s. to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 22 Authorise Tesco Stores SR a.s. to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 23 Authorise Tesco Global Rt to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 24 Authorise Tesco Polska Sp z.o.o. to Make For For Management EU Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL SA (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A ) Ticker: TOT Security ID: F92124100 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 5.40 per Share of which EUR 3.00 Remains to be Distributed 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Abstain Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 24.4 For For Management Million Shares 6 Reelect Paul Desmarais Jr as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Bertrand Jacquillat as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Maurice Lippens as Director For For Management 9 Elect Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE as For For Management Director 10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.8 Billion 12 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 13 Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued For Abstain Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan A Shareholder Proposal: Authorize Up to One Against Abstain Shareholder Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTO LTD. Ticker: Security ID: J90268103 Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management the Following Dividends: Interim JY 5.5, Final JY 6, Special JY 0 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 2.8 Elect Director For For Management 2.9 Elect Director For For Management 2.10 Elect Director For For Management 2.11 Elect Director For For Management 2.12 Elect Director For For Management 2.13 Elect Director For For Management 2.14 Elect Director For For Management 2.15 Elect Director For For Management 2.16 Elect Director For For Management 3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Directors 5 Approve Special Bonus for Family of For For Management Deceased Director and Retirement Bonuses for Director and Statutory Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNICREDITO ITALIANO SPA (FORM .CREDITO ITALIANO) Ticker: Security ID: T95132105 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management Accounts, and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3 Fix Number of Directors on the Board; For For Management Elect Directors for a Three-Year Term 2005-2007 4 Approve Directors' and Executive Commitee For For Management Members' Annual Remuneration 5 Approve Adherence of the Company to the For Abstain Management European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) named 'Global Development' (or 'Sviluppo Globale') 6 Approve Company's Adoption of Costs For For Management Relative to the Remuneration of the Saving Shareholders' Representative 1 Approve Acquisition of Banca dell'Umbria For For Management 1462 Spa and of Cassa di Risparmio Carpi Spa; Amend Bylaws Accordingly - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT (FORMERLY VIVENDI ENVIRONMENT) Ticker: VE Security ID: F9686M107 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Non-Tax Deductible Expenses For For Management 4 Approve Accounting Transfer from Special For For Management Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Ordinary Reserve Account 5 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.68 per Share 6 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 7 Ratify Barbier Frinault & Cie as Auditor For For Management 8 Ratify Auditex as Alternate Auditor For For Management 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 10 Cancel Outstanding Debt Issuance For For Management Authority 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion; Authorize Issuance of Securities Convertible into Debt 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion; Authorize Issuance of Securities Convertible into Debt 13 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 370 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 14 Authorize the Board to Increase Capital For For Management in the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above 15 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 16 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 17 Authorize Up to 0.5 Percent of Issued For Abstain Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan 18 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Treasury Shares 19 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Shareholding Threshold Disclosure 20 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: Security ID: G93882101 Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Re-elect Peter Bamford as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Julian Horn-Smith as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Sir David Scholey as Director For For Management 6 Elect Luc Vandevelde as Director For For Management 7 Approve Final Dividend of 1.0780 Pence For For Management Per Ordinary Share 8 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 10 Authorise the Company and Any Company For For Management Which is or Becomes a Subsidiary of the Company to Make EU Political Donations or Incur EU Political Expenditure up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 900 Million 12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 330 Million 13 Authorise 6.6 Billion Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 14 Authorise 660 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase Pursuant to Contingent Purchase Contracts - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WOLSELEY PLC Ticker: Security ID: G97278108 Meeting Date: NOV 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 16 Pence Per For For Management Share 4 Elect Nigel Stein as Director For For Management 5 Elect Andy Duff as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Charles Banks as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Chip Hornsby as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect James Murray as Director For For Management 9 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 50,000,000 12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 7,313,728 13 Authorise 58,509,827 Shares for Market For For Management Purchase 14 Amend Wolseley plc 2002 Long-Term For For Management Incentive Scheme 15 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 125,000 16 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors from GBP 500,000 to GBP 750,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WOOLWORTHS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: Q98418108 Meeting Date: NOV 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 24, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2a Elect Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke as For For Management Director 2b Elect Diane Jennifer Grady as Director For For Management 2c Elect John Frederick Astbury as Director For For Management 3 Approve Long Term Incentive Plan For For Management 4 Approve Grant of up to Two Million For For Management Options to Roger Campbell Corbett, Managing Director and CEO, Pursuant to Woolworths Executive Option Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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): Elfun International Equity Fund ----------------------------------------------------------------- By (Signature and Title): /S/ROBERT HERLIHY ----------------------------------------------------- Robert Herlihy, TREASURER, ELFUN FUNDS Date: August 30, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----