-----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, MfHSUyhuASfzbyCFE8CirZZzETWn9s+JQ1R5ShiEXYLnohIBskN29ecsVeWizyH6 HFDOkKrJPMJIyYesTZsVvQ== 0000083297-07-000030.txt : 20070830 0000083297-07-000030.hdr.sgml : 20070830 20070830154848 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000083297-07-000030 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070830 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070830 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070830 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN GOLD & PRECIOUS METALS FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000083293 IRS NUMBER: 941682682 FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-01700 FILM NUMBER: 071091288 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403-1906 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-312-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403-1906 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN GOLD FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RESEARCH CAPITAL FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19831025 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WINCAP FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19730726 0000083293 S000006839 FRANKLIN GOLD & PRECIOUS METALS FUND C000018486 CLASS A FKRCX C000018487 CLASS B FAGPX C000018488 CLASS C FRGOX C000018489 ADVISOR CLASS FGADX N-PX 1 fgpmf_npx07.txt FR. GOLD & PRECIOUS METALS FUND N-PX PE 6/30/07 ------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------ OMB Number: 3235-0582 Expires: April 30, 2009 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 811-01700 FRANKLIN GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS FUND - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO, CA 94403-1906 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) CRAIG S. TYLE, ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO, CA 94403-1906 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 312-2000 --------------------------- Date of fiscal year end: 7/31 ------------------ Date of reporting period: 6/30/07 ------------------ ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORDS. AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LTD. Ticker: AEM Security ID: 008474108 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 23, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Leanne M. Baker For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Douglas R. Beaumont For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Sean Boyd For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Bernard Kraft For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Mel Leiderman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James D. Nasso For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Eberhard Scherkus For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Howard R. Stockford For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Pertti Voutilainen For For Management 2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALAMOS GOLD INC. Ticker: AGI Security ID: 011527108 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 20, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Seven For For Management 2.1 Elect Director John A. McCluskey For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Leonard Harris For Abstain Management 2.3 Elect Director James M. McDonald For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Richard W. Hughes For Abstain Management 2.5 Elect Director Brian W. Penny For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Mark Wayne For For Management 2.7 Elect Director John F. Van De Beuken For For Management 3 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALAMOS GOLD INC. Ticker: AGI Security ID: 011527108 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 20, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Seven For For Management 2.1 Elect Director John A. McCluskey For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Leonard Harris For Withhold Management 2.3 Elect Director James M. McDonald For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Richard W. Hughes For Withhold Management 2.5 Elect Director Brian W. Penny For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Mark Wayne For For Management 2.7 Elect Director John F. Van De Beuken For For Management 3 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGLO AMERICAN PLC Ticker: AAUKF Security ID: G03764100 Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007 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 USD 0.75 Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Elect Cynthia Carroll as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Chris Fay as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Sir Rob Margetts as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Nicky Oppenheimer as Director For For Management 7 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 8 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 9 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 74,000,000 11 Subject to the Passing of Ordinary For For Management Resolution Number 10, Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 37,000,000 12 Authorise 148,000,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 13 Authorise the Company to Use Electronic For For Management Communications 14 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Electronic Communications - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGLO AMERICAN PLC Ticker: AAUKF Security ID: G03764100 Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles of Association For For Management 2 Approve Demerger of Mondi; Authorise the For For Management Payment of a Dividend In Specie; Approve the Demerger Agreement, the Indemnity Agreement and the Tax Agreement; Authorise Directors to Take All Necessary Steps to Give Effect to the Demerger 3 Approve Sub-Division of All Issued or For For Management Unissued Ordinary Shares into New Ordinary Shares; Approve Consolidation of All Unissued Intermediate Shares into New Ordinary Shares; Approve Consolidation of All Issued Intermediate Shares into New Ordinary Shares 4 Approve Reduction of Cap. of Mondi Plc; For For Management Approve Cancellation of the Paid Up Cap. of Mondi Plc to Enable the Transfer of Ord. Shares of Mondi Ltd to the Anglo American Shareholders on the Basis of 1 Mondi Ltd Ord. Share for Every 10 Mondi Plc Ord. Shares 5 Approve Consolidation of All Mondi Plc For For Management Ordinary Shares into New Ordinary Shares; Approve Sub-Division of Each Authorised but Unissued Ordinary Share and Each Special Converting Share in the Capital of Mondi Plc into 10 Shares of the Relevant Class 6 Subject to and Conditional Upon the For For Management Passing of Resolution 3, Authorise 134,544,000 New Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGLO PLATINUM LTD (FRMLY ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM CORP. LTD.) Ticker: Security ID: S9122P108 Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Year Ended December 31, 2006 2.1 Reelect P M Baum as Director For For Management 2.2 Elect R M W Dunne as Director For For Management 2.3 Reelect R Havenstein as Director For For Management 2.4 Reelect N B Mbazima as Director For For Management 2.5 Reelect R G Miills as Director For For Management 2.6 Reelect W A Nairn as Director For For Management 2.7 Reelect TMF Phaswana as Director For For Management 3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors For For Management 4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 5.1 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management under Control of Directors 5.2 Approve Non-Executive Director Fees For For Management 5.3 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD. Ticker: Security ID: S04255196 Meeting Date: DEC 11, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital to For For Management ZAR 102 Million by the Creation of 4 Million New E Ordinary Shares 2 Amend Bylaws to Reflect the Change in For For Management Capital 3 Approve the Bokamoso Employee Share For For Management Ownership Plan 4 Approve Issuance of Shares to the Trust For For Management and Izingwe Holdings 5 Approve Issuance of 1.76 Million Ordinary For For Management Shares to Trusts or Entities to Administer Such Shares for the Benefit of Employees 6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD. Ticker: AU Security ID: 035128206 Meeting Date: DEC 11, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 2, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1 THE CREATION For For Management OF E ORDINARY SHARES 2 SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 AMENDMENT TO For For Management ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 3 ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 1 ADOPTION OF For For Management THE BOKAMOSO EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP PLAN 4 ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 SPECIFIC For For Management ISSUE OF SHARES FOR CASH 5 ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 3 SPECIFIC For For Management ISSUE OF SHARES FOR CASH 6 ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 4 AUTHORITY TO For For Management GIVE EFFECT TO THE ABOVE RESOLUTIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD. Ticker: Security ID: S04255196 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Year Ended 12-31-06 2 Reelect F.B. Arisman as Director For For Management 3 Reelect R.E. Bannerman as Director For For Management 4 Reelect W.A. Nairn as Director For For Management 5 Reelect S.R. Thompson as Director For For Management 6 Reelect J.H. Mensah as Director Appointed For For Management During the Year 7 Reelect W.L. Nkuhlu as Director Appointed For For Management During the Year 8 Reelect S.M. Pityana as Director For For Management Appointed During the Year 9 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management under Control of Directors 10 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management Preemptive Rights up to a Maximum of 10 Percent of Issued Capital 11 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD. Ticker: AU Security ID: 035128206 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 19, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Year Ended 12-31-06 2 Reelect F.B. Arisman as Director For For Management 3 Reelect R.E. Bannerman as Director For For Management 4 Reelect W.A. Nairn as Director For For Management 5 Reelect S.R. Thompson as Director For For Management 6 Reelect J.H. Mensah as Director Appointed For For Management During the Year 7 Reelect W.L. Nkuhlu as Director Appointed For For Management During the Year 8 Reelect S.M. Pityana as Director For For Management Appointed During the Year 9 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management under Control of Directors 10 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management Preemptive Rights up to a Maximum of 10 Percent of Issued Capital 11 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APEX SILVER MINES LTD Ticker: SIL Security ID: G04074103 Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 19, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Harry M. Conger For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Rodman L. Drake For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ian Masterton-Hume For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Charles B. Smith For Against Management 2 RATIFICATION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS For Against Management LLP AS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AURIZON MINES LTD. Ticker: ARZ Security ID: 05155P106 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 22, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Eight For For Management 2 Elect Directors Richard Faucher and Brian For For Management S. Moorhouse 3 Elect Director Frank A. Lang For For Management 4 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 5 Approval & Ratification of Rolling 7% For Against Management Stock Option Plan 6 Amend Articles Re: Remove Pre-Existing For For Management Company Provisions 7 Approve Unlimited Capital Authorization For Against Management 8 Adopt New Articles For For Management 9 Other Business For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AXMIN INC. Ticker: AXM Security ID: 05461V102 Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 23, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management 2 Elect Directors Jean Claude Gandur, For For Management Michael P. Martineau, Jonathan J. Forster, Robert W. Jackson, Edward J. Reeve, Robert L. Shirriff and Anthony P.Walsh 3 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BALLARAT GOLDFIELDS NL Ticker: Security ID: Q1253P124 Meeting Date: NOV 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 26, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for the Year Ended June 30, 2006 2 Approve Remuneration Report for the Year For For Management Ended June 30, 2006 3 Elect Mike Etheridge as Director For For Management 4 Elect Wojciech Ozga as Director For Against Management 5 Ratify Past Issuance of 173 Million For For Management Shares to Various Entities and 2.3 Million Options at an Exercise Price of A$0.205 Each Made On Sept. 22, 2006 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BALLARAT GOLDFIELDS NL Ticker: Security ID: Q1253P124 Meeting Date: FEB 12, 2007 Meeting Type: Court Record Date: FEB 10, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANRO CORPORATION Ticker: BAA Security ID: 066800103 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 4, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Directors John A. Clarke, Peter N. For For Management Cowley, Piers A. Cumberlege, Arnold T. Kondrat, Richard J. Lachcik, Bernard R. van Rooyen and Simon F.W. Village 2 Approve BDO Dunwoody LLP as uditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARRICK GOLD CORP. Ticker: ABX Security ID: 067901108 Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 14, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director H. L. Beck For For Management 1.2 Elect Director C. W. D. Birchall For For Management 1.3 Elect Director D. J. Carty For For Management 1.4 Elect Director G. Cisneros For For Management 1.5 Elect Director M. A. Cohen For For Management 1.6 Elect Director P. A. Crossgrove For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. W. Crow For For Management 1.8 Elect Director R. M. Franklin For For Management 1.9 Elect Director P. C. Godsoe For For Management 1.10 Elect Director J. B. Harvey For For Management 1.11 Elect Director B. Mulroney For For Management 1.12 Elect Director A. Munk For For Management 1.13 Elect Director P. Munk For For Management 1.14 Elect Director S. J. Shapiro For For Management 1.15 Elect Director G. C. Wilkins For For Management 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENDIGO MINING NL Ticker: BDG Security ID: Q14633103 Meeting Date: NOV 23, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 21, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Remuneration Report for the For For Management Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006 2 Elect Roy Woodall as Director For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMBIOR INC. Ticker: CBJ Security ID: 13201L103 Meeting Date: NOV 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 3, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTERRA GOLD INC. Ticker: CG Security ID: 152006201 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 2, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ian G. Austin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John S. Auston For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Almazbek S. Djakypov For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gerald W. Grandey For Abstain Management 1.5 Elect Director Leonard A. Homeniuk For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Patrick M. James For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Terry V. Rogers For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Josef Spross For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Anthony J. Webb For For Management 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA S.A. Ticker: Security ID: P66805147 Meeting Date: NOV 2, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger by Absorption of For For Management Inversiones Mineras del Sur SA by Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA S.A. Ticker: BVN Security ID: 204448104 Meeting Date: NOV 2, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 12, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 THE APPROVAL TO MERGE INVERSIONES MINERAS For For Management DE SUR S.A. (INMINSUR) INTO COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA S.A.A. (BUENAVENTURA) BY THE ABSORPTION OF THE FIRST BY THE SECOND. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA S.A. Ticker: Security ID: P66805147 Meeting Date: DEC 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Minas For For Management Poracota SA by Company 2 Approve Voluntary Contribution for Social For For Management Responsible Expenses to be Managed by a Private Entity - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA S.A. Ticker: BVN Security ID: 204448104 Meeting Date: DEC 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 10, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPROVAL OF THE MERGER OF MINAS PORACOTA For For Management S.A. INTO COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA S.A.A. BY THE ABSORPTION OF THE FIRST BY THE SECOND. 2 A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN UNDER For For Management NEGOTIATION WITH THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT AND WILL BE THE EQUIVALENT TO 3.75% OF THE NET INCOME TAKING AWAY THE 64.4% OF THE MINING ROYALTIES PAID. THIS CONTRIBUTION WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MINING COMPANIES. APP - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA S.A. Ticker: Security ID: P66805147 Meeting Date: MAR 28, 2007 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 Auditors For Did Not Management Vote 3 Approve Dividend For Did Not Management Vote 4 Approve Resolutions Passed at December 4, For Did Not Management 2006 General Meeting of Shareholders Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA S.A. Ticker: BVN Security ID: 204448104 Meeting Date: MAR 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Dividend For For Management 4 Approve Resolutions Passed at December 4, For For Management 2006 General Meeting of Shareholders - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN PLATINUM LTD. Ticker: ELR Security ID: 276855103 Meeting Date: NOV 22, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 16, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Ian T. Rozier For For Management 2.2 Elect Director David W. Cohen For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Gordon B. Keep For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Jeffrey B. Ahbe For For Management 2.5 Elect Director John R. Hawkrigg For For Management 2.6 Elect Director J. Merfyn Roberts For For Management 3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EUROPEAN MINERALS CORP(FORMERLY KAZAKHSTAN MINERALS CORP) Ticker: EPM Security ID: G3192Y100 Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 4, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Ratify Auditors For For Management 2 Elect Directors For Against Management 3 Approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management 4 Adopt New Memorandum of Association For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EUROPEAN MINERALS CORP(FORMERLY KAZAKHSTAN MINERALS CORP) Ticker: EPM Security ID: G3192Y100 Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 4, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Ratify Auditors For For Management 2 Elect Directors For Withhold Management 3 Approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management 4 Adopt New Memorandum of Association For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC. Ticker: FCX Security ID: 35671D857 Meeting Date: MAR 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: FEB 12, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 2 Issue Shares in Connection with an For For Management Acquisition 3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GABRIEL RESOURCES LTD. Ticker: GBU Security ID: 361970106 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 3, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Eight For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Raphael Girard For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Alan R. Hill For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Keith R. Hulley For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Michael S. Parrett For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Simon Prior-Palmer For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Ronald S. Simkus For For Management 2.7 Elect Director A. Murray Sinclair For Abstain Management 2.8 Elect Director Alan R. Thomas For For Management 3 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GABRIEL RESOURCES LTD. Ticker: GBU Security ID: 361970106 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 3, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Eight For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Raphael Girard For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Alan R. Hill For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Keith R. Hulley For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Michael S. Parrett For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Simon Prior-Palmer For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Ronald S. Simkus For For Management 2.7 Elect Director A. Murray Sinclair For Withhold Management 2.8 Elect Director Alan R. Thomas For For Management 3 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMMON LAKE RESOURCES INC. Ticker: GAM Security ID: 364915108 Meeting Date: JUN 6, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 3, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Directors - Fred George, Russell For For Management Barwick, Alejandro Caraveo, Dale M Hendrick, Kent L Noseworthy, Frank Conte, and Canek Rangel 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix their Remuneration 3 Change Company Name to Gammon Gold Inc For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GBS GOLD INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: GBS Security ID: 36828Y109 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 4, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Eight For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Kevin Bailey For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Corrado DeGasperis For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Michael Doolan For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Peter Kerr For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Ted Mayers For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Gilbert Playford For For Management 2.7 Elect Director Anthony Simpson For For Management 2.8 Elect Director John Toner For For Management 3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 5 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For Against Management 6 Other Business For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLAMIS GOLD LTD. Ticker: GLG Security ID: 376775102 Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: SEP 26, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition For For Management 2 Other Business For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLD FIELDS LIMITED Ticker: GFI Security ID: S31755101 Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Year Ended June 30, 2006 2 Reelect J.G. Hopwood as Director For For Management 3 Reelect D.M.J. Ncube as Director For For Management 4 Reelect I.D. Cockerill as Director For For Management 5 Reelect G.J. Gerwel as Director For Against Management 6 Reelect N.J. Holland as Director For For Management 7 Reelect R.L. Pennant-Rea as Director For For Management 8 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management under Control of Directors 9 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management Preemptive Rights up to a Maximum of 10 Percent of Issued Capital 10 Revocation of Erroneous Prior Placement For For Management of Unissued Shares Under the Control of Directors for the Purpose of the Gold Fields Limited 2005 Share Plan 11 Revocation of Erroneous Prior Placement For For Management of Unissued Shares Under the Control of Directors for the Goldfields Management Incentive Scheme 12 Approve Issuance of Shares Pursuant to For For Management the Gold Fields Limited 2005 Share Plan 13 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 14 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLD FIELDS LIMITED Ticker: GFI Security ID: 38059T106 Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 20, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 ADOPTION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For For Management 2 RE-ELECTION OF MR J G HOPWOOD AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 3 RE-ELECTION OF MR D M J NCUBE AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 4 RE-ELECTION OF MR I D COCKERILL AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 5 RE-ELECTION OF PROFESSOR G J GERWEL AS A For Against Management DIRECTOR 6 RE-ELECTION OF MR N J HOLLAND AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 7 RE-ELECTION OF MR R L PENNANT-REA AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 8 PLACEMENT OF SHARES UNDER THE CONTROL OF For For Management THE DIRECTORS 9 ISSUING EQUITY SECURITIES FOR CASH For For Management 10 REVOCATION OF ERRONEOUS AND PLACEMENT OF For For Management UNISSUED SHARES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE GOLD FIELDS LIMITED 2005 SHARE PLAN. 11 REVOCATION OF ERRONEOUS AND PLACEMENT OF For For Management UNISSUED SHARES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE GF MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE SCHEME. 12 AWARD OF RIGHTS TO NON-EXECUTIVE For For Management DIRECTORS UNDER THE GOLD FIELDS LIMITED 2005 NON-EXECUTIVE SHARE PLAN 13 INCREASE OF DIRECTORS FEES For For Management 14 ACQUISITION OF COMPANY S OWN SHARES For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLDCORP INC. Ticker: G Security ID: 380956409 Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 26, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Ten For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Ian W. Telfer For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Douglas M. Holtby For For Management 2.3 Elect Director C. Kevin McArthur For For Management 2.4 Elect Director John P. Bell For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Lawrence I. Bell For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Beverley Briscoe For For Management 2.7 Elect Director Peter Dey For For Management 2.8 Elect Director P. Randy Reifel For For Management 2.9 Elect Director A. Dan Rovig For For Management 2.10 Elect Director Kenneth F. Williamson For For Management 3 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD. Ticker: GSC Security ID: 38119T104 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 9, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James E. Askew For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Peter J. Bradford For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David K. Fagin For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Lars-Eric Johansson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Ian MacGregor For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael P. Martineau For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael A. Terrell For For Management 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREAT BASIN GOLD LTD. Ticker: GBG Security ID: 390124105 Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 14, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Patrick Randal Cooke For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David J. Copeland For For Management 1.3 Elect Director T. Barry Coughlan For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ferdinand Dippenaar For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David Elliott For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Wayne Kirk For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Sipho Abednego Nkosi For Abstain Management 1.8 Elect Director Walter Segsworth For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ronald W. Thiessen For For Management 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For For Management 5 Authorize New Class of Preferred Stock For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARMONY GOLD MINING LTD. Ticker: HGMCF Security ID: S34320101 Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Year Ended June 30, 2006 2 Reelect F.T. de Buck as Director For For Management 3 Reelect D.S. Lushaba as Director For For Management 4 Reelect M. Motloba as Director For For Management 5 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Approve Harmony 2006 Share Plan For Against Management 8 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management under Control of Directors 9 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management Preemptive Rights up to a Maximum of 5 Percent of Issued Capital - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARMONY GOLD MINING LTD. Ticker: HMY Security ID: 413216300 Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 11, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 ADOPTION OF 2005/2006 AUDITED FINANCIAL For For Management STATEMENTS, INCLUDING THE REPORTS OF THE DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS. 2 TO RE-ELECT MS F T DE BUCK IN TERMS OF For For Management THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. 3 TO RE-ELECT DR D S LUSHABA IN TERMS OF For For Management HARMONY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. 4 TO RE-ELECT MR M MOTLOBA IN TERMS OF For For Management HARMONY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 5 TO INCREASE AND FIX THE REMUNERATION OF For For Management NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. 6 TO GRANT AUTHORITY FOR SHARE REPURCHASES For For Management 7 TO AUTHORISE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE For Against Management HARMONY 2006 SHARE PLAN, THE SALIENT FEATURES OF WHICH ARE SET OUT IN THE ANNEXURE. 8 TO PLACE 10% OF THE UNISSUED ORDINARY For For Management SHARES OF THE COMPANY UNDER DIRECTORS CONTROL. 9 TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO THE DIRECTORS TO For For Management ALLOT AND ISSUE EQUITY SECURITIES FOR CASH OF UP TO 5%. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGHLAND GOLD MINING LTD Ticker: Security ID: G4472X101 Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital For For Management from GBP 300,000 to GBP 400,000 of Ordinary Shares 2 Authorize Directors to Allot 34,492,305 For For Management New Ordinary Shares Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement 3 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to 33 percent of the Nominal Amount of the Authorized but Unissued Share Capital (Conditional upon the Passing of Resolution 1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGHLAND GOLD MINING LTD Ticker: Security ID: G4472X101 Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports (Voting) 2 Reelect Christopher Palmer-Tomkinson as a For For Management Director 3 Reelect Alex Davidson as a Director For For Management 4 Elect Nick Nikolakakis as a Director For For Management 5 Elect Rene Marion as a Director For For Management 6 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 7 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IAMGOLD CORPORATION Ticker: IMG Security ID: 450913108 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 10, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 2 Elect Directors William D. Pugliese, For For Management Derek Bullock, Donald K. Charter, Joseph F. Conway, W. Robert Dengler, Stephen Freedhoff, Mahendra Naik, John T. Shaw, John Caldwell, Peter Jones, Guy G. Dufresne and Jean-Andre Elie 3 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: S37840105 Meeting Date: JUL 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Authorize Increase in Implats Authorized For For Management Capital through the Creation of Implats A Ordinary Shares 2 Amend Articles of Association Re: Rights For For Management and Conditions of New Shares 3 Approve Issuance of Implats A Ordinary For For Management Shares to RBTIH 4 Acquire RBTIH's 49 Percent Stake in the For For Management IRS Business 5 Authorize Repurchase of Implats A For For Management Ordinary Shares from RBTIH 6 Approve Issuance of Implats Ordinary For For Management Shares (Conversion and Top-Up Shares) to RBTIH 7 Adopt the Morokotso Employee Share For For Management Ownership Program 8 Approve Issuance of Implats Ordinary For For Management Shares to the Morokotso Trust 9 Authorize Repurchase of Implats Ordinary For For Management Shares from the Morokotso Trust 10 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: 452553308 Meeting Date: JUL 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUN 5, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 INCREASE IMPLATS AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL For For Management BY CREATION OF IMPLATS A ORDINARY SHARES. 2 AMENDMENT OF IMPLATS ARTICLES TO SET OUT For For Management RIGHTS AND CONDITIONS ATTACHING TO THE IMPLATS A ORDINARY SHARES. 3 AUTHORISATION FOR A SPECIFIC ISSUE OF For For Management IMPLATS A SHARES TO RBTIH. 4 APPROVAL OF THE ACQUISITION BY IMPLATS OF For For Management RBTIH S 49% STAKE IN THE IRS BUSINESS IN EXCHANGE FOR CONVERSION SHARES. 5 AUTHORISATION FOR THE SPECIFIC REPURCHASE For For Management OF IMPLATS A ORDINARY SHARES FROM RBTIH. 6 AUTHORISATION FOR A SPECIFIC ISSUE OF For For Management IMPLATS ORDINARY SHARES (CONVERSION AND TOP-UP SHARES) TO RBTIH ON CONVERSION OF RBTIH S INTEREST IN THE IRS BUSINESS. 7 ADOPTION OF THE MOROKOTSO EMPLOYEE SHARE For For Management OWNERSHIP PROGRAMME. 8 AUTHORISATION FOR SPECIFIC ISSUE OF For For Management IMPLATS ORDINARY SHARES TO THE MOROKOTSO TRUST. 9 AUTHORISATION FOR THE SPECIFIC REPURCHASE For For Management OF IMPLATS ORDINARY SHARES FROM THE MOROKOTSO TRUST. 10 AUTHORISATION GIVEN TO ANY MEMBER OF THE For For Management BOARD TO IMPLEMENT THE ABOVE SPECIAL AND ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: S37840105 Meeting Date: OCT 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Reelect S Bessit as Director For For Management 2 Reelect K Mokhele as Director For For Management 3 Reelect KC Rumble as Director For For Management 4 Reelect LC van Vught as Director For For Management 5 Reelect NDB Orleyn as Director For For Management 6 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 7 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares up For For Management to 10 Percent of Issued Capital under Control of Directors 8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 9 Approve Stock Split For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: 452553308 Meeting Date: OCT 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 8, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO RE-ELECT S BESSIT AS A DIRECTOR. For For Management 2 TO RE-ELECT K MOKHELE AS A DIRECTOR. For For Management 3 TO RE-ELECT KC RUMBLE AS A DIRECTOR. For For Management 4 TO RE-ELECT LC VAN VUGHT AS A DIRECTOR. For For Management 5 TO RE-ELECT NDB ORLEYN AS A DIRECTOR. For For Management 6 TO DETERMINE THE REMUNERATION OF THE For For Management DIRECTOR. 7 AUTHORITY TO PLACE THE UNISSUED SHARES For For Management UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DIRECTORS. 8 SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1: SHARE For For Management BUY-BACK, AUTHORITY TO REPURCHASE ISSUED SHARES. 9 SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 2: SHARE SPLIT, For For Management EACH ORDINARY SHARE SUBDIVIDED INTO EIGHT ORDINARY SHARES. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: 452553308 Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 31, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 THE APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS For For Management CONTEMPLATED IN THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT. (SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1) 2 THE ALLOTMENT AND ISSUE OF 75,115,200 For For Management IMPLATS ORDINARY SHARES FOR A SUBSCRIPTION PRICE OF R10,585 MILLION RAND IN TERMS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. (ORDINARY RESOLUTION 1) 3 THE RE-PURCHASE OF 2,459,968 IMPLATS For For Management ORDINARY SHARES FROM THE ROYAL BAFOKENG GROUP, NO EARLIER THAN 30 JUNE 2008, FOR A CONSIDERATION OF 2.5 CENTS PER SHARE. (SPECIAL RESOLUTION 2) 4 THE CONVERSION OF THE IMPLATS A For For Management ORDINARY SHARES INTO IMPLATS ORDINARY SHARES. (SPECIAL RESOLUTION 3) 5 THE DELETION OF ARTICLE 32 ( A ORDINARY For For Management SHARES) FROM THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF IMPLATS. (SPECIAL RESOLUTION 4) 6 AUTHORISATION FOR ANY BOARD MEMBER TO For For Management GIVE EFFECT TO THE ABOVE RESOLUTIONS. (ORDINARY RESOLUTION 2) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: S37840113 Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve the Discharge of the Company's For For Management Obligation to Periodically Pay the Royalties and to Deliver an Ultimate Fully Diluted Shareholding of 12.1 Percent in Implats by the RBN Group 2 Approve Issuance of 75 Million Ordinary For For Management Shares to the Royal Bafokeng Tholo Investment Holding Company (Pty) Limited (RBTIH) and the Royal Bafokeng Impala Investment Holding Company (Pty) Limited (RBIIH) 3 Authorize Specific Repurchase of 2.5 For For Management Million Ordinary Shares from RBIIH and RBTIH 4 Approve Conversion of 44 Millioin A For For Management Ordinary Shares into Ordinary Shares 5 Amend Bylaws Pursuant to Change in For For Management Capital 6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: S37840113 Meeting Date: APR 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Revision of Agreement between For For Management Impala and Various Royal Bafokeng Entities 2 Approve Issuance of Four Implats Ordinary For For Management Shares for ZAR 1.9 Million 3 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD. Ticker: Security ID: 452553308 Meeting Date: APR 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAR 29, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 THE APPROVAL OF THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT, For For Management AS AMENDED AND RESTATED IN TERMS OF THE AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO ON 6 MARCH 2007 2 THE ALLOTMENT AND ISSUE OF 4 IMPLATS For For Management ORDINARY SHARES OF 2.5 CENTS EACH FOR A SUBSCRIPTION PRICE OF R1 898 MILLION 3 AUTHORISATION FOR ANY BOARD MEMBER TO For For Management GIVE EFFECT TO THE ABOVE RESOLUTIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTITUTIONAL FIDUCIARY TRUST Ticker: INFXX Security ID: 457756500 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JAN 5, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Trustee Harris J. Ashton For Echo Management Vote 1.2 Elect Trustee Robert F. Carlson For Echo Management Vote 1.3 Elect Trustee Sam L. Ginn For Echo Management Vote 1.4 Elect Trustee Edith E. Holiday For Echo Management Vote 1.5 Elect Trustee Frank W. T. LaHaye For Echo Management Vote 1.6 Elect Trustee Frank A. Olson For Echo Management Vote 1.7 Elect Trustee Larry D. Thompson For Echo Management Vote 1.8 Elect Trustee John B. Wilson For Echo Management Vote 1.9 Elect Trustee Charles B. Johnson For Echo Management Vote 1.10 Elect Trustee Gregory E. Johnson For Echo Management Vote 2 Approve Conversion to Series of Delaware For Echo Management Business Trust Vote 3 Approve Change of Fundamental Investment For Echo Management Policy Vote 4 Approve Change of Fundamental Investment For Echo Management Policy Vote 5 Approve Change of Fundamental Investment For Echo Management Policy Vote 6 Approve Change of Fundamental Investment For Echo Management Policy Vote 7 Approve Change of Fundamental Investment For Echo Management Policy Vote 8 Approve Change of Fundamental Investment For Echo Management Policy Vote 9 Approve Change of Fundamental Investment For Echo Management Policy Vote 10 Approve Change of Fundamental Investment For Echo Management Policy Vote 11 Approve Elimination of Fundamental For Echo Management Investment Policy Vote 12 Approve Change of Fundamental Investment For Echo Management Policy Vote For all items above, voted shares in the same proportion as the vote of all other shareholders. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL MINERALS CORP. Ticker: IMZ Security ID: 459875100 Meeting Date: NOV 6, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: SEP 22, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Seven For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Stephen J. Kay For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Rod C. McKeen For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Jorge Paz Durini For Withhold Management 2.4 Elect Director Thomas Garagan For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Alan Matthews For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Gabriel Bianchi For For Management 2.7 Elect Director Mike Smith For For Management 3 Approve Davidson & Company as Auditors For For Management and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management 5 Amend Articles Re: Change Location of For For Management Annual Meeting and Allow Board to Appoint Additional Directors Between Annual Meetings - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IVANHOE MINES LTD. Ticker: IVN Security ID: 46579N103 Meeting Date: NOV 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 31, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Exercise of Warrants and For For Management Resulting Change of Control - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IVANHOE MINES LTD. Ticker: IVN Security ID: 46579N103 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect as Director Robert M. Friedland For For Management 1.2 Elect as Director R. Edward Flood For For Management 1.3 Elect as Director Kjeld Thygesen For For Management 1.4 Elect as Director Robert Hanson For For Management 1.5 Elect as Director John Weatherall For For Management 1.6 Elect as Director Markus Faber For For Management 1.7 Elect as Director John Macken For For Management 1.8 Elect as Director David Huberman For For Management 1.9 Elect as Director Howard Balloch For For Management 1.10 Elect as Director Peter Meredith For For Management 1.11 Elect as Director David Korbin For For Management 1.12 Elect as Director Bret Clayton For For Management 2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Employees' and Directors' Equity For Against Management Incentive Plan 4 Amend Bylaws Re: Uncertificated Shares For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JINSHAN GOLD MINES INC. Ticker: JIN Security ID: 47758X102 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 13, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Pierre Lebel For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Jay Chmelauskas For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Peter Meredith For For Management 2.4 Elect Director R. Edward Flood For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Daniel Kunz For For Management 2.6 Elect Director Ian He For For Management 3 Approve Deloitte & Touche as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Approval and Ratification of Rolling 10% For Against Management Stock Option Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED LIMITED Ticker: KCN Security ID: Q5318K103 Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 13, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Peter McAleer as Director For For Management 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KINROSS GOLD CORP. Ticker: K Security ID: 496902404 Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 19, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Allow Board to Set the Number of For For Management Directors at 11 and Determine the Number of Directors between Meetings 2.1 Elect John A. Brough as Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Tye W. Burt as Director For For Management 2.3 Elect John K. Carrington as Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Richard S. Hallisey as Director For For Management 2.5 Elect John M.H. Huxley as Director For For Management 2.6 Elect John A. Keynes as Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Cole E. McFarland as Director For For Management 2.8 Elect Catherine McLeod-Seltzer as For For Management Director 2.9 Elect George F. Michals as Director For For Management 2.10 Elect John E. Oliver as Director For For Management 2.11 Elect Terence C.W. Reid as Director For For Management 3 Approve KPMG as Auditors and Authorize For For Management Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Amend Bylaws For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIHIR GOLD LIMITED Ticker: LHG Security ID: Y5285N149 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 22, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2006 2 Elect Peter Cassidy as Director For For Management 3 Elect Geoff Loudon as Director For For Management 4 Elect Alister Maitland as Director For For Management 5 Elect Michael Etheridge as Director For For Management 6 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors 7 Approve Grant of 136,530 Share Rights to For For Management Arthur Hood, Managing Director, Under the Lihir Senior Executive Share Plan 8 Approve the Increase in Non-Executive For For Management Directors' Remuneration From $750,000 to $1.0 Million per Annum - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIHIR GOLD LIMITED Ticker: LHG Security ID: Y5285N149 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: APR 24, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 To Provide an Opportunity for the None Did Not Management Company's Board and Management to Update Vote Australian Shareholders and to Respond to their Questions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LONMIN PLC Ticker: Security ID: G56350112 Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2007 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 USD 0.55 Per For For Management Share 4 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 5 Re-elect Ian Farmer as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Peter Godsoe as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Brad Mills as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Roger Phillimore as Director For For Management 9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 49,700,000 10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 7,400,000 11 Authorise 14,900,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 12 Amend Lonmin Plc Shareholder Value For For Management Incentive Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MERIDIAN GOLD INC. Ticker: MNG Security ID: 589975101 Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 19, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edward C. Dowling For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard P. Graff For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Brian J. Kennedy For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Horn For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Christopher R. Lattanzi For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Malcolm W. MacNaught For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Gerard E. Munera For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Carl L. Renzoni For For Management 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- METALLICA RESOURCES INC. Ticker: MR Security ID: 59125J104 Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 23, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Directors Craig J. Nelsen, Richard For For Management J. Hall, Oliver Lennox-King, J. Alan Spence, Ian A. Shaw, Jorge Mendizabal, Amjad (A.J.) Ali and Robert Martinez 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIRAMAR MINING CORP. Ticker: MAE Security ID: 60466E100 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 3, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Lawrence Bell For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David Fennell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Catherine McLeod-Seltzer For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Peter Nixon For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Anthony J. Petrina For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Christopher J. Pollard For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William Stanley For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Anthony Walsh For For Management 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MVELAPHANDA RESOURCES LTD (FORMERLY EAST DAGGAFONTEIN MINES Ticker: Security ID: S53030110 Meeting Date: NOV 6, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Year Ended June 30, 2006 2 Reelect B.R. van Rooyen as Director For For Management 3 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 4 Ratify and Confirm Actions of Directors For For Management During Year Ended June 30, 2006 5 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 6 Approve Issuance of Shares Pursuant to For Against Management the Mvela Resources Share Participation Scheme 7 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management Preemptive Rights up to a Maximum of 5 Percent of Issued Capital 8 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MVELAPHANDA RESOURCES LTD (FORMERLY EAST DAGGAFONTEIN MINES Ticker: Security ID: S53030110 Meeting Date: FEB 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Convert 50 Million Authorized But For For Management Unissued Ordinary Shares Into Class A Ordinary Shares 2 Amend Articles of Association Re: Class A For For Management Ordinary Shares 3 Approve Issuance of 35 Million Class A For For Management Ordinary Shares for Placement with Afripalm for a Price of 2 Cents Each 4 Approve Issuance of 40 Million Ordinary For For Management Shares for Placement with Afripalm for a Price of ZAR 29.20 Each 5 Authorize Repurchase Plan of Class A For For Management Ordinary Shares from Afripalm 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Disposal of Assets of the Company 8 Authorize Repurchase of Class A Ordinary For For Management Shares 9 Grant Options to Afripalm to Subscribe For For Management for 10 Million Ordinary Shares 10 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management Preemptive Rights 11 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management under Control of Directors 12 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MVELAPHANDA RESOURCES LTD (FORMERLY EAST DAGGAFONTEIN MINES Ticker: Security ID: S53030110 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital to For For Management ZAR 7 Million 2 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAUTILUS MINERALS INC. Ticker: Security ID: 639097104 Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 14, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Five For For Management 2.1 Elect Director A. Geoffrey Loudon For For Management 2.2 Elect Director David De Witt For For Management 2.3 Elect Director David Heydon For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Russell Debney For For Management 2.5 Elect Director Farhad Moshiri For For Management 3 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Withhold Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Approval & Ratification of Rolling 10% For For Management Stock Option Plan 5 Advance Approval of Adoption of Toronto For Against Management Stock Exchange Compliant Stock Option Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD. Ticker: NSU Security ID: 64156L101 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R. Stuart Angus For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John A. Clarke For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Clifford T. Davis For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert J. Gayton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gary E. German For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Gerard E. Munera For For Management 2 Appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to fix Their Remuneration - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCREST MINING LTD. Ticker: NCM Security ID: Q6651B114 Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 24, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2a Elect Ian Smith as Director For For Management 2b Elect Donald Mercer as Director For For Management 2c Elect Bryan Davis as Director For For Management 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Approve the Grant of 165,000 Rights to For For Management Ian Smith Under the Company's Executive Performance Share Plan 5 Approve the Further Grant to Ian Smith of For For Management Up to 60,000 Rights under the Company's Executive Performance Share Plan and Up to 5,760 Rights Under the Company's Restricted Share Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWMONT MINING CORP. (HOLDING COMPANY) Ticker: NEM Security ID: 651639106 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Glen A. Barton For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Noreen Doyle For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael S. Hamson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Pierre Lassonde For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert J. Miller For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Robin A. Plumbridge For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John B. Prescott For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Donald C. Roth For For Management 1.12 Elect Director James V. Taranik For Withhold Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Impact of Operations in Against Against Shareholder Indonesia 4 Report on Policies related to Public For For Shareholder Opposition to Mining Operations 5 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. Ticker: NG Security ID: 66987E206 Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 30, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael H. Halvorson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kalidas Madhavpeddi For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gerald J. McConnell For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Cole E. McFarland For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Clynton R. Nauman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James L. Philip For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse For For Management 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan For Against Management 4 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management 5 Approve Performance Share Unit Plan For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OXIANA LTD (FRMLY OXIANA RESOURCE N L) Ticker: OXR Security ID: Q7186A100 Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 30, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2006 2 Approve Remuneration Report for the Year For For Management Ended Dec. 31, 2006 3 Elect Ronald Beevor as Director For For Management 4 Approve Grant of Two Million Options For For Management Exercisable at A$4.36 Each to Owen Hegarty, Managing Director, Under the Oxiana Limited Executive Option Plan 5 Approve Issuance of 750,000 Ordinary For For Management Shares to Owen Hegarty, Managing Director 6 Amend Articles Re:Direct Voting and For For Management Reinvestment of Unclaimed Monies 7 Approve Section 195 of the Corporations For For Management Act - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAN AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES LIMITED (FRMLY PAN AUSTRALIAN RESOU Ticker: Security ID: Q7283A110 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 23, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Remuneration Report for the Year For For Management Ended Dec. 31, 2006 2 Elect Nerolie Withnall as Director For For Management 3 Elect Geoffrey Handley as Director For For Management 4 Approve the Increase in Aggregate For For Management Non-Executive Directors' Fees from A$300,000 per Annum to A$500,000 per Annum 5 Approve Grant of 3.5 Million Executive For For Management Options to Gary Stafford, Managing Director, Under the Executives' Option Plan 6 Approve Grants Under the Executives' For For Management Option Plan and the Share Rights Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLYMETAL JT STK CO Ticker: Security ID: 731789103 Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 16, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Early Termination of Powers of For For Management Counting Commission 2 Approve Annual Report and Financial For For Management Statements 3 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management of Dividends 4 Approve Related-Party Transaction For Against Management 5 Approve Related-Party Transaction For Against Management 6 Elect Nikolay Belykh as Director None Against Management 7 Elect Jonathan Best as Director None For Management 8 Elect Pavel Grachev as Director None Against Management 9 Elect Alexander Mosyozhnik as Director None Against Management 10 Elect Vitaly Nesis as Director None Against Management 11 Elect John O'Reilly as Director None For Management 12 Elect Andrey Rodinov as Director None Against Management 13 Elect Alexander Zaryu as Member of Audit For For Management Commission 14 Elect Denis Pavlov as Member of Audit For For Management Commission 15 Elect Alexander Kazarinov as Member of For For Management Audit Commission 16 Ratify CJSC HAB Vneshaudit as Auditor For For Management 17 Approve Revised Edition of Charter For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUEENSTAKE RESOURCES LTD. Ticker: QRL Security ID: 748314101 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 29, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Robert L. Zerga For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Peter Bojtos For For Management 2.4 Elect Director Doris A. Meyer For For Management 2.5 Elect Director John J. Ellis For For Management 2.6 Elect Director John W.W. Hick For For Management 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 4 Approve Plan of Arrangement: Combining For For Management Queenstake and YGC 5 If Item 4 Passed, Approve Stock Option For For Management Plan for Yukon-Nevada, the Company Created by the Combination - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RANDGOLD RESOURCES LTD. Ticker: GOLD Security ID: 752344309 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Elect Norborne P. Cole as a Director For For Management 3 Elect Dr. Karl Voltaire as a Director For For Management 4 Elect Philippe Lietard as a Director For For Management 5 Elect Robert Israel as a Director For For Management 6 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 7 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEMAFO INC Ticker: SMF Security ID: 816922108 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 15, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Directors Bryan A. Coates, Jean For For Management Lamarre, Benoit La Salle, John LeBoutillier, Jean-Pierre Lefebvre and Gilles Masson 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORE GOLD INC. Ticker: SGF Security ID: 824901102 Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 18, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Directors Kenneth E. MacNeill, For For Management Harvey J. Bay, Brian M. Menell, A. Neil McMillan, Arnie E. Hillier, Robert A. McCallum, James R. Rothwell and William E. Stanley 2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SINO GOLD LTD Ticker: SGX Security ID: Q8505T101 Meeting Date: JAN 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JAN 15, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Change Company Name to Sino Gold Mining For For Management Limited 2 Approve Issuance of 6.5 Million Shares at For For Management A$5.58 per Share to Gold Field Australasia (BVI) Ltd - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SINO GOLD MINING LTD. (FORMERLY SINO GOLD LTD) Ticker: SGX Security ID: Q8505T101 Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 28, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Remuneration Report for the Year For Against Management Ended Dec 31, 2006 2 Elect Brian Davidson as Director For Against Management 3 Elect Zhong Jianguo as Director For For Management 4 Confirm Appointment of Peter Housden as For For Management Director 5 Approve Issuance of 19 Million Shares at For For Management A$7 Each 6 Approve Issuance of 750,000 Options For Against Management Exercisable at A$6.50 Each to Jacob Klein 7 Approve Issuance of 500,000 Options For Against Management Exercisable at A$6.50 Each to Xu Hanjing 8 Approve Issuance of 120,000 Options For Against Management Exercisable at A$6.50 Each to Peter Housden 9 Approve General Mandate to Issue Shares For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STILLWATER MINING CO. Ticker: SWC Security ID: 86074Q102 Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 26, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Craig L. Fuller For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Patrick M. James For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Steven S. Lucas For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Joseph P. Mazurek For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director Francis R. McAllister For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Sheryl K. Pressler For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director Donald W. Riegle, Jr. For Withhold Management 1.8 Elect Director Todd D. Schafer For Withhold Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAMANA GOLD INC. Ticker: YRI Security ID: 98462Y100 Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Directors Peter Marrone, Victor H. For Abstain Management Bradley, Patrick J. Mars, Juvenal Mesquita Filho, Antenor F. Silva, Nigel Lees, Dino Titaro and Bruce Humphrey 2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YAMANA GOLD INC. Ticker: YRI Security ID: 98462Y100 Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2007 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Directors Peter Marrone, Victor H. For Withhold Management Bradley, Patrick J. Mars, Juvenal Mesquita Filho, Antenor F. Silva, Nigel Lees, Dino Titaro and Bruce Humphrey 2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 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) FRANKLIN GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS FUND By (Signature and Title)*/s/JIMMY D. GAMBILL ------------------------------------------------------ Jimmy D. Gambill, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration Date AUGUST 27, 2007 ---------------------- * PRINT THE NAME AND TITLE OF EACH SIGNING OFFICER UNDER HIS OR HER SIGNATURE. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----