N-PX 1 npx-newgermany.txt N-PX FILING UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF New Germany Fund, Inc. Investment Company Act file number 811-5983 New Germany Fund, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Two International Place Boston, MA 02110 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Bruce Rosenblum Secretary One South Street Baltimore, MD 21202 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 410-895-5000 Date of fiscal year end: 12/31 ----- Date of reporting period: 7/1/03-6/30/04 ---------------- Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-PX, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-PX unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.
Vote Summary Report from 07/01/03 to 06/30/04. Sorted by Company Name. In All Markets, for all statuses, for THE NEW GERMANY FUND. Mtg Company Security/ Mgmt Vote Date/Type Ballot Issues Proponent Rec Cast =================================================================================================================================== 05/19/04 AGM AMB Generali Holdings DE0008400029 N/A 0 AG Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 1 (Non-Voting) Receive Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory 2 Reports (Non-Voting) Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.35 per 3 Share Mgmt For 4a Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For 4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For 5 Elect Alfredo Gysi to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 6 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For Approve Creation of EUR 68.7 Million Pool of Conditional 7 Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of EUR 8 5,000 Mgmt For Approve Affiliation Agreements with Subsidiaries (Cosmos 9 Versicherung AG) Mgmt For 05/26/04 AGM AWD HOLDINGS AG DE0005085906 With N/A 119,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.75 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify BDO Deutsche Treuhand Warentreuhand AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Approve Affiliation Agreements with Subsidiaries (HORBACH 6 Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH) Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 7 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 8 Million Pool of Conditional 8 Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic Publications for Meeting Announcements and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings; Set Deposit Date at Seven Days Prior to General 9 Meeting Mgmt For For 06/11/04 AGM BECHTLE AG DE0005158703 N/A 80,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.30 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 5 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For Amend Articles Re: Use of Electronic Means at Board 6 Meetings Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 10.6 Million Pool of Conditional 7 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Against 8 Amend Articles Re: Procedures at Shareholder Meetings Mgmt For For 9 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors Mgmt For For 06/03/04 AGM Beiersdorf AG DE0005200000 With N/A 33,161 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.60 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Elect Dietmer Ammer, Diethart Breipohl, Michael Herz, Arno Mahlert, Reinhard Poellath, and Bruno Saelzer to the Supervisory Board; Elect Andreas Rittstieg as a Substitute 6 Member to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Amend Articles Re: Changes to the Remuneration of the 7 Supervisory Board Members and Amendment to the Articles Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 8 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For 05/26/04 AGM Bilfinger & Berger Bau-AG DE0005909006 With N/A 222,200 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.65 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Elect Hermut Kormann to the Supervisory Board; Elect Juergen Than and Peter Thomsen as Alternate Supervisory 5 Board Members Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 20 Million Pool of Conditional 6 Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 10 Million Pool of Conditional 7 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For 8 Approve Cancellation of 2000 Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 9 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For 10 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For For 03/19/04 AGM Carl Zeiss Meditec AG(frmly Asclepion-Meditec AG) DE0005313704 N/A 78,000 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for 1 Fiscal 2002/2003 2 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Ratify Prof. Dr. Binder, Dr. Dr. Hillebrecht & Partner 4 GmbH as Auditors Mgmt For For Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital; Authorize Board to Issue Repurchased Shares as 5 New Shares without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For Cancel Authorization to Issue Shares Up to EUR 10.3 6 Million Aggregate Par Value Mgmt For Against Approve Creation of EUR 13.2 Million Pool of Conditional 7 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Against Approve Issuance of Shares Up to EUR 1 Million Nominal 8 Value to Employees Mgmt For Against Amend Articles Re: Procedure Surrounding Supervisory Board 9 Meeting Mgmt For For 10 Amend Articles Re: Procedure Surrounding Share Blocking Mgmt For For 04/29/04 AGM Celesio AG (formerly Gehe AG) DE0005858005 With N/A 164,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.90 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Deutsche Revision AG as 5 Auditors Mgmt For For 04/26/04 AGM Depfa Bank plc IE0072559994 With N/A 97,000 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Mgmt For For 2 Declare Final Dividend Mgmt For For 3a Reelect Reinhare Grzesik as Director Mgmt For For 3b Reelect Thomas Kolbeck as Director Mgmt For For 3c Reelect Jacques Poos as Director Mgmt For For 3d Reelect Hans Reich as Director Mgmt For For 3e Reelect Jurgen Karcher as Director Mgmt For For 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors Mgmt For For 5 Approve Sub-division of Ordinary Share Capital Mgmt For For Approve Increase in Authorized Capital and Authorize New 6 Class of Preferred Stock Mgmt For For 03/24/04 AGM Douglas Holding AG DE0006099005 With N/A 144,625 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.75 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital; Authorize Board to issue Repurchased Shares as 5 New Shares without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For 6 Ratify Susat & Partner OHG as Auditors Mgmt For For 05/06/04 AGM EADS, European Aeronautic Defence & Space N.V. NL0000235190 N/A 0 1.1 Approve Company's Corporate Governance Report Mgmt For 1.2 Approve Company's Reserves and Dividend Policy Mgmt For 1.3 Approve Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members Mgmt For 2 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Mgmt For Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.40 Per 3 Share Mgmt For 4 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors Mgmt For Ratify Ernst & Young Accountants and KPMG Accountants N.V. 5 as Auditors Mgmt For 6 Elect R. Grube to Board of Directors Mgmt For 7 Elect F. David to Board of Directors Mgmt For Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of 5.7 8 Million Repurchased Shares Mgmt For Authorize Repurchase of Up to Five Percent of Issued Share 9 Capital Mgmt For 06/02/04 AGM ELRINGKLINGER AG, DETTINGEN/ERMS DE0007856023 With N/A 15,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 3.00 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Approve EUR 28.8 million Capitalization of Reserves and 6 Issuance of Shares Mgmt For For 7 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Capital Mgmt For For 8 Elect Helmut Lerchner to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 02/11/04 AGM EPCOS AG DE0005128003 With N/A 220,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2002/2003 Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2002/2003Mgmt For For 5 Ratify KPMG as Auditors Mgmt For For Amend Articles Re: Use of Electronic Means at Shareholder Meetings; Use of Electronic Means to Register or Deposit Shares; Allow Participation in General Meeting via 6 Electronic Means Mgmt For For Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds with or Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 6.5 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee 7 Conversion Rights Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 13 Million Pool of Conditional 8 Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For Approve Stock Option Plan for Key Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 2.5 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to 9 Guarantee Conversion Rights Mgmt For For 07/10/03 AGM Fielmann AG DE0005772206 7/7/2003 0 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.25 per 2 Share Mgmt For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For 5 Ratify Susat & Partner oHG as Auditors Mgmt For 06/02/04 AGM FRAPORT AG DE0005773303 With N/A 0 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.44 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For For 6 Elect Karlheinz Weimar to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 7 Amend Articles Re: Publication and Submission of Reports Mgmt For For Approve Affiliation Agreements with Subsidiaries 8 (Flughafen-Hahn GmbH) Mgmt For For 06/09/04 AGM Freenet.de AG DE0005792006 N/A 0 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends Mgmt For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 4.5 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee 5 Conversion Rights Mgmt For 6 Approve EUR 37.5 Million Capitalization of Reserves Mgmt For Approve Creation of EUR 26.5 Million Pool of Conditional 7 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 8 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For Approve Affiliation Agreements with Subsidiaries (freenet 9 Cityline GmbH and freenet Internet Beteiligungs GmbH) Mgmt For 10 Adopt New Articles of Association Mgmt For 11 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For 12 Elect Klaus-Dieter Scheurle to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For 05/18/04 AGM Funkwerk AG DE0005753149 N/A 75,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.30 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Amend Articles Re: Changes to the Remuneration of the 5 Supervisory Board Members and Amendment to the Articles Mgmt For For 6 Ratify Roedl & Partner GmbH as Auditors Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 3.9 Million Pool of Conditional 7 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Against Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 8 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For Approve Affiliation Agreements with Subsidiaries (Funkwerk 9 Dabendorf GmbH and Hoermann-Funkwerk Koelleda GmbH) Mgmt For For 06/15/04 AGM GFK AG DE0005875306 With N/A 91,600 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.25 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhandgesellschaft AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Elect Arno Mahlert and Werner Spinner to the Supervisory 6 Board Mgmt For For 7 Approve EUR 66.3 Million Capitalization of Reserves Mgmt For For 8 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Capital Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 9 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For 10 Amend 1999 Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For 1 Approve Affiliation Agreements with Subsidiaries (GfK US Custom Research Holding GmbH and GfK Erste 1 Vermoegensverwaltungs GmbH) Mgmt For For 05/04/04 AGM Grenke Leasing AG DE0005865901 With N/A 71,689 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.33 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Ratify Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG as 5 Auditors Mgmt For For 06/02/04 AGM Hannover Ruckversicherung DE0008402215 5/27/2004 211,800 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.95 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 60.3 Million Pool of Conditional 5 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Against Amend Articles Re: Changes to the Remuneration of the 6 Supervisory Board Members and Amendment to the Articles Mgmt For For Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent of Issued Share 7 Capital Mgmt For For 8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For 05/06/04 AGM HeidelbergCement (frmly Heidelberger Zement AG) DE0006047004 With N/A 205,235 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.15 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 50 Million Pool of Conditional 6 Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 20 Million Pool of Conditional 7 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For Authorize Issuance of Participation Certificates Up to 8 Aggregate Nominal Value of EUR 150 Million Mgmt For For Elect Waltraud Hertreiter, Fritz-Juergen Heckmann, Rolf Huelstrunk, Max Kley, Adolf Merckle, Ludwig Merckle, Bernd 9 Scheifele, and Eduard Schleicher to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 09/12/03 AGM Heidelberger Druckmaschinen DE0007314007 N/A 0 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Carrying Over of Net Income Mgmt For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For 5 Ratify PwC as Auditors Mgmt For Elect Martin Blessing, Clemens Boersig, Juergen Heraeus, Robert Koehler, Uwe Lueders. Gerhard Rupprecht, Klaus 6 Sturany, and Jan Zilius to Supervisory Board Mgmt For Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic Publications for Meeting Announcements and Invitation to Shareholder 7 Meetings; Board Remuneration Mgmt For Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital; Authorize Board to Issue Repurchased Shares as 8 New Shares without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For 05/07/04 AGM Hochtief AG DE0006070006 N/A 0 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.65 per 2 Share Mgmt For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For 5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For 6 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 7 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For 05/18/04 EGM Hugo Boss AG DE0005245534 N/A 55,000 Meeting For Preferred Shareholders Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 1 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 35.2 Million Pool of Conditional 2 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Against 06/04/04 AGM Hypo Real Estate Holding AG DE0008027707 N/A 0 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends Mgmt For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For Approve Creation of EUR 201.1 Million Pool of Conditional 5 Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 450 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 40.2 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee 6 Conversion Rights Mgmt For Amend Articles Re: Changes to the Remuneration of the 7 Supervisory Board Members Mgmt For 8 Approve Conversion of Preference Shares into Common Shares Mgmt For Special Resolution for Holders of Common Shares: Approve 9 Conversion of Preference Shares into Common Shares Mgmt For 10 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board Mgmt For 1 Elect Ferdinand Graf von Ballestrem, Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani, Pieter Korteweg, Robert Mundheim, 1 Klaus Pohle, and Kurt Viermetz to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For 12 Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors Mgmt For 05/11/04 AGM IDS Scheer AG DE0006257009 N/A 200,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.14 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Elect August-Wilhelm Scheer, Alexander Pocsay, Peter 5 Gerard, and Thomas Bruch to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Amend Articles Re: Changes to the Remuneration of the 6 Supervisory Board Members and Amendment to the Articles Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 15.9 Million Pool of Conditional 7 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Against 8 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For For 05/04/04 AGM KarstadtQuelle AG (Formerly Karstadt Ag)DE0006275001 With N/A 0 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.71 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Elect Thomas Middelhoff and Hans Reischl to the Supervisory Board; Elect Jochen Appell and Juergen Than as 6 Substitute Supervisory Board Members Mgmt For For 7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For 06/30/04 AGM KONTRON AG, ECHING DE0006053952 With N/A 542,720 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 4 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors Mgmt For For 5 Approve Increase in Size of Board to Six Members Mgmt For For Elect Goerg Faerber, Hugh Nevin, and Michael Wilhelm to 6 the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 7 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 3.3 Million Pool of Conditional 8 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For 9 Amend 2003 Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For 0 Approve Stock Option Plan for Key Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 360,000 Pool of Conditional Capital to 1 Guarantee Conversion Rights Mgmt For For 11 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board Responsibilities Mgmt For For 05/18/04 AGM LEONI AG DE0005408884 With N/A 28,099 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.15 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Amend Articles Re: Corporate Purpose; Location of 6 Shareholder Meetings Mgmt For For 05/18/04 AGM Medion Ag DE0006605009 With N/A 151,500 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.70 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify Maerkische Revision GmbH as Auditors Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 6 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For 03/26/04 AGM Merck KGAA DE0006599905 With N/A 159,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Mgmt For For Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.80 per 3 Share Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Personally Liable Partners Mgmt For For 5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 6 Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Elect Karl-Ludwig Kley and Wilhelm Simson to Supervisory 7 Board Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 64.3 Million Pool of Conditional 8 Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For 06/21/04 AGM MG Technologies AG DE0006602006 N/A 525,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Elect Ahmad Bastaki and Andreas Rittstieg to the 4 Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors Mgmt For For 6 Approve Spin-Off Agreement of Dynamit Nobel Gruppe Mgmt For For Approve Affiliation Agreements with Subsidiaries (Lurgi 7 Bischoff GmbH) Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 8 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 48 Million Pool of Conditional 9 Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For 0 Approve Creation of EUR 123 Million Pool of Conditional 1 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Against 11 Adopt New Articles of Association Mgmt For For 11/20/03 EGM Micronas Semiconductor CH0012337421 N/A 0 Approve Creation of CHF 8.1 Million Pool of Conditional 1 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For 2 Other Business (Non-Voting) 06/22/04 AGM MLP AG(frmly Marschollek, Lautenschlaeger und Partner AG) DE0006569908 With N/A 240,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.15 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors Mgmt For For 06/16/04 AGM Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology Ag DE0006916604 With N/A 65,234 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income, Dividends of EUR 0.40 per 2 Share and a Bonus Dividend of 0.30 per Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 5 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For 6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors Mgmt For For 05/07/04 EGM PROSIEBEN SAT.1 MEDIA AG (frmly Prosieben Media AG) DE0007771172 With N/A 238,400 Approve Creation of EUR 97.2 Million Pool of Conditional 1 Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For 04/20/04 AGM PUMA (RUDOLF DASSLER SPORT) DE0006969603 With N/A 75,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.70 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as Auditors Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 6 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For Approve Decrease in Size of Supervisory Board to Six Members (Whereof Four Shareholder Representatives and Two 7 Employee Representatives) Mgmt For For 06/16/04 AGM Qiagen N.V. NL0000240000 N/A 0 1 Open Meeting 2 Receive Report of Management Board 3 Receive Report of Supervisory Board 4 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Mgmt For Receive Explanation of Company's Reserves and Dividend 5 Policy 6 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For 7 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For Reelect Heinrich Hornef, Erik Hornnaess, Manfred Karobath, Detlev Riesner, Jochen Walter and Franz Wirtz; Elect Metin 8 Colpan to Supervisory Board for Term of One Year Mgmt For Reelect Peer Schatz; Elect Joachim Schorr and Bernd Uder 9 to Management Board for Term of One Year Mgmt For 10 Approve Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members Mgmt For 11 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board Mgmt For 12 Reelect Ernst & Young as Auditors Mgmt For 3 Grant Board Authority to Issue All Authorized Yet Unissued 1 Shares Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights Mgmt For 4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share 1 Capital Mgmt For 15 Allow Questions 16 Close Meeting 05/11/04 EGM Rheinmetall AG (formerly Rheinmetall Berlin AG) DE0007030033 N/A 117,400 Meeting For Preferred Shareholders Approve Creation of EUR 25 Million Pool of Conditional 1 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Against Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 2 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For 05/26/04 AGM Salzgitter AG (Preussag Stahl AG) DE0006202005 N/A 150,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.25 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 55.8 Million Pool of Conditional 6 Capital with Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Against Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 90 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 16 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee 7 Conversion Rights Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 8 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For Approve Affiliation Agreements with Subsidiaries 9 (Hansaport Hafenbetriebsgesellschaft mbH) Mgmt For For 03/26/04 AGM sig CH0012337421 N/A 0 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Mgmt For 2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends Mgmt For 3 Approve Discharge of the Board and Senior Management Mgmt For 4 Ratify Ernst und Young AG as Auditors Mgmt For 05/13/04 AGM Singulus Technologies DE0007238909 With N/A 107,400 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify Earnst & Young AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent of Issued Share 6 Capital Mgmt For For Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds with or Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 300 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 15.7 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee 7 Conversion Rights Mgmt For For 06/15/04 AGM Stada Arzneimittel Ag DE0007251803 N/A 101,875 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.70 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify TREUROG GmbH as Auditors Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 6 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For 7 Approve EUR 69.4 Million Capitalization of Reserves Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 69.4 Million Pool of Conditional 8 Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For Against Amend Articles Re: Changes to the Remuneration of the 9 Supervisory Board Members and Amendment to the Articles Mgmt For For Amend Articles Re: Conversion of Securities; Calling of Shareholder Meetings; Registration of Shareholders; 10 Exercise of Voting Rights Mgmt For For 11 Adopt New Articles of Association Mgmt For For 07/31/03 AGM Suedzucker AG DE0007297004 TNA N/A 0 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.50 per 2 Share Mgmt For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For 5 Elect Erwin Hameseder to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For Adopt New Articles of Association due to Changes in German 6 Disclosure Regulations and Company Stock Corporation Law Mgmt For 7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with Subsidiaries Mgmt For Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 250 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 13 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee 8 Conversion Rights Mgmt For 9 Ratify PwC as Auditors Mgmt For 06/16/04 AGM Suess Microtec DE0007226706 With N/A 341,900 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 4 Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Approve Cancellation of Affiliation Agreements with Suss 5 MicroTec Lithography GmbH Mgmt For For Approve Creation of EUR 7.4 Million Pool of Conditional 6 Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 45 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 3.3 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee 7 Conversion Rights Mgmt For For 05/19/04 AGM T-Online International DE0005557706 With 5/12/2004 809,200 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 4 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For For 5 Amend 2001 Stock Option Plan Mgmt For For 6 Adopt New Articles of Association Mgmt For For Amend Articles Re: Changes to the Remuneration of the 7 Supervisory Board Members and Amendment to the Articles Mgmt For For 8 Elect Dieter Cazzonelli to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 9 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For 05/18/04 AGM United Internet AG With (formerly 1 & 1 Ag ) DE0005089031 5/11/2004 140,000 1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.15 per 2 Share Mgmt For For 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For 5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors Mgmt For For Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of 6 Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
SIGNATURES [See General Instruction F] 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) New Germany Fund, Inc. By (Signature and Title)* /s/Julian Sluyters ----------------------------------------------- Julian Sluyters, Chief Executive Officer Date 8/18/04 ------- * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.