-----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, RCbLREY2/UvVY+6MlREfVVbJUYRptWGxR8G6zrpX2NBfSPFy+T929hkbQFAMv9Ko 0+DN/TMjsVA8md3KG3Sw3Q== 0000734072-04-000094.txt : 20040826 0000734072-04-000094.hdr.sgml : 20040826 20040826161649 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000734072-04-000094 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040826 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20040826 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040826 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIONEER EUROPE FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000866707 IRS NUMBER: 043098861 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX/A SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06151 FILM NUMBER: 04999203 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 60 STATE ST -19TH FL CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109-1820 BUSINESS PHONE: 6177427825 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 60 STATE ST STREET 2: 19TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109-1820 N-PX/A 1 europe_fund.txt N-PX/A PIONEER EUROPE FUND UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX/A ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number 811-06151 ----- Pioneer Europe Fund - ---------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 - ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Dorothy Bourassa 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 - ---------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 742-7825 Date of fiscal year end: October 31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004 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) Pioneer Europe Fund By (Signature and Title) /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr. ------------------------- John F. Cogan, Jr., Chairman and President Date August 25, 2004 ---------------- ============================= PIONEER EUROPE FUND ============================== ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIONES (FORMERLY GINES NAVARRO C Ticker: Security ID: E7813W106 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Individual and Group Financial For For Management Statements, Allocation of Income; Present Corporate Governance Report 2 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 3 Elect Management Board For For Management 4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management 5 Approve Auditors For For Management 6 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of 902,453 Treasury Shares; Amend Articles Accordingly 7 Approve 3:1 Stock Split and Subsequent For For Management Reduction in Par Value to EUR 0.50 from EUR 1.50 8 Amend Articles 13, 15, 20b, 22, 26, and For For Management 28 Re: Board Numbers, Composition, Functions, and General Meetings Attendance and Information 9 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management 10 Approve General Meeting Guidelines; For For Management Present Report Re: Board Guidelines 11 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions 12 Approve Minutes of Meeting For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AEGON NV Ticker: AEG Security ID: N0089J123 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 15, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2.1 Discussion of the Annual Report 2003 None None Management 2.2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.3 Discussion of the Reserves and Dividend None None Management Policy 2.4 Approval of Dividend in the Amount of EUR For For Management 0.40 per Ordinary Share 2.5 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 2.6 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 3.1 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management 3.2 Authorize Board to Prepare Annual Report For For Management in English 4.1 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Policy 4.2 Approve Remuneration Policy of Management For For Management Board 5.1A Reelect T. Rembe to Supervisory Board For For Management 5.1B Reelect O. Olcay to Supervisory Board For For Management 5.2A Elect R. Dahan to Supervisory Board For For Management 5.2B Elect I. Bailey to Supervisory Board For For Management 5.2C Elect P Voser to Supervisory Board For For Management 5.3 Announcement of Vacancies on Supervisory None None Management Board in 2005 6.1 Grant Board Authority to Issue All For Against Management Authorized Yet Unissued Shares 6.2 Grant Board Authority to Restrict/Exclude For For Management Preemptive Rights for Ordinary Share Issuance up to 30 Percent of the Issued Capital (Item 6.1) 6.3 Grant Board Authority to Issue Ordinary For For Management Shares Up to One Percent of Issued Share Capital for Employee Compensation Plan 6.4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Other Business None None Management 8 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AHOLD KON NV Ticker: AHO Security ID: N0139V100 Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Receive Report Regarding Company Strategy None None Management ('Road to Recovery') 3.1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3.2 Receive Explanation of Company's Reserves None None Management and Dividend Policy 3.3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 3.4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 4.1 Elect Rene Dahan to Supervisory Board For For Management 4.2 Elect Karen de Segundo to Supervisory For For Management Board 5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors For For Management 6 Authorize Board to Change Official For For Management Language of the Annual Report to English 7 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AHOLD KON NV Ticker: AHO Security ID: N0139V100 Meeting Date: MAR 3, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Discussion of Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Structure 3 Amend Articles Re: Changes to Company's For For Management Corporate Governance Structure to Reflect Recommendations by Dutch Corporate Governance Code 4 Approve Terms Governing Conversion of For For Management Cumulative Preferred Financing Shares into Common Shares 5 Approve Remuneration Policy of Executive For For Management Board 6 Receive Information on Current None None Management Investigations and Lawsuits 7 Adjourn Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLIED IRISH BANK PLC Ticker: AIB Security ID: G02072117 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 24, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Dividend of EUR 35 Cents For For Management 3a Elect Michael Buckley as a Director For For Management 3b Elect Padraic Fallon as a Director For For Management 3c Elect Dermot Gleeson as a Director For For Management 3d Elect Derek Higgs as a Director For For Management 3e Elect Gary Kennedy as a Director For For Management 3f Elect John McGuckian as a Director For For Management 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management KPMG Auditors 5 Authorize Share Repurchase of 90 Million For For Management Shares, Representing 10 Percent of the Share Capital 6 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management Shares 7 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights, Representing 5 Percent of the Share capital 8 Approve Stock Dividend Program For For Management 9a Remove Adrian Burke as a Director Against Against Shareholder 9b Remove Colm Doherty as a Director Against Against Shareholder 9c Remove Don Godson as a Director Against Against Shareholder 9d Remove Aidan McKeon as a Director Against Against Shareholder 9e Remove Carol Moffett as a Director Against Against Shareholder 9f Remove Jim O'Leary as a Director Against Against Shareholder 9g Remove Michael Sullivan as a Director Against Against Shareholder 9h Remove Robert Wilmers as a Director Against Against Shareholder 10 Remove KPMG as Auditors Against Against Shareholder 11 Appoint Niall Murphy, a Shareholder Against Against Shareholder Nominee, as a Director - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI SPA Ticker: Security ID: T05040109 Meeting Date: APR 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 14, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Elect Directors For the Three-Year Term For Against Management 2004-2006 1 Amend Articles of Association For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI SPA Ticker: Security ID: T05040109 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Elect Directors For the Three-Year Term For Against Management 2004-2006 1 Amend Articles of Association For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASTRAZENECA PLC (FORMERLY ZENECA PLC) Ticker: ZEN Security ID: G0593M107 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Confirm First Interim Dividend of USD For For Management 0.255 Per Ordinary Share and Confirm as the Final Dividend the Second Interim Dividend of USD 0.540 Per Ordinary Share 3 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management the Company 4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 5a Re-elect Percy Barnevik as Director For For Management 5b Re-elect Hakan Mogren as Director For For Management 5c Re-elect Sir Tom McKillop as Director For For Management 5d Re-elect Jonathan Symonds as Director For For Management 5e Re-elect Sir Peter Bonfield as Director For For Management 5f Re-elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management 5g Re-elect Jane Henney as Director For For Management 5h Elect Michele Hooper as Director For For Management 5i Elect Joe Jimenez as Director For For Management 5j Re-elect Erna Moller as Director For For Management 5k Re-elect Dame Bridget Ogilvie as Director For For Management 5l Elect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management 5m Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director For For Management 6 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 7 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 8 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 150,000 9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 140,456,500 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 21,068,745 11 Authorise up to 10 Percent of the For For Management Company's Issued Share Capital for Market Purchase 12 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors from GBP 750,000 to GBP 1,100,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATLAS COPCO AB Ticker: AZKB60 Security ID: W10020118 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 16, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting; Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management 2 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management 3 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management 4 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting 5 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management 6 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 7 Receive President's Report None None Management 8 Receive Board and Committee Reports None None Management 9.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 9.2 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management 9.3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of SEK 7.50 Per Share 9.4 Approve Record Date (April 30) for For For Management Dividend 10 Determine Number of Members (9) and For For Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 11 Reelect Sune Carlsson, Jacob Wallenberg, For For Management Gunnar Brock, Staffan Boman, Kurt Hellstroem, Thomas Leysen, Ulla Litzen, and Anders Ullberg as Directors; Elect Grace Reksten Skaugen as New Director 12 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of SEK 3 Million; Approve Remuneration of SEK 500,000 for Committee Work 13 Approve Stock Option and Stock For For Management Appreciation Rights Plan for Key Employees; Approve Reissuance of 950,000 Repurchased Shares to Guarantee Conversion Rights 14.1 Shareholder Proposal: Approve Unification Against For Shareholder of Capital Structure without Compensation to Class A Shareholders 14.2 Shareholder Proposal: Approve (Voluntary) Against Against Shareholder Conversion of Class B Shares into Class A Shares 15.1 Shareholder Proposal: Authorize General Against For Shareholder Meeting to Elect Members of Nominating Committee 15.2 Authorize Chairman of Board to Appoint For Against Management Four Representatives of Company's Largest Shareholders to Serve on Nominating Committee 16 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATOS ORIGIN (FORMERLY ATOS) Ticker: Security ID: F06116101 Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Discharge Management Board 2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management of Dividends 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 5 Ratify Cooptation of Michel Soublin as For For Management Supervisory Board Member 6 Ratify Cooptation of Didier Cherpitel as For Against Management Supervisory Board Member 7 Ratify Alain Le Corvec as Supervisory For Against Management Board Member 8 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management 9 Approve Non-Renewal of Authority to For For Management Increase Capital for Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan. 10 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AXA (FORMERLY AXA-UAP) Ticker: AXA Security ID: F06106102 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.57 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Reelect Claude Bebear as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 6 Ratify Mazars & Guerard as Auditors For For Management 7 Ratify Jean Louis Simon as Alternate For For Management Auditor 8 Elect Willy Avereyn as Representative of None Against Management Employee Shareholders to the Supervisory Board, Pending Approval of Item 13 9 Elect Cees de Jong as Representative of None Against Management Employee Shareholders to the Supervisory Board, Pending Approval of Item 13 10 Elect Jacques Tabourot as Representative For For Management of Employee Shareholders to the Supervisory Board, Pending Approval of Item 13 11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 12 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Against Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer 13 Amend Article 10 Re: Appointment of For For Management Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Supervisory Board 14 Amend Article 10 Re: Appointment of Against Against Management Employee Representative to the Supervisory Board 15 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 16 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAE SYSTEMS (FRM.BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC ) Ticker: Security ID: G06940103 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 5.5 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect Ulrich Cartellieri as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Lord Hesketh as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Steven Mogford as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect George Rose as Director For For Management 8 Elect Michael Hartnall as Director For For Management 9 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management the Company 10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 19,748,171 12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 3,825,091 13 Authorise 306,007,313 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 14 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Treasury Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA Ticker: BBV Security ID: E11805103 Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management of Income and Distribution of Dividend, and Discharge Directors 2 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with or without Preemptive Rights 3 Authorize Issuance of Bonds up to For For Management Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 71.8 Billion 4 Amend Articles 24, 29, 31, 34, 35, 37, For For Management 38, 45 Re: Attendance Rights, Shareholder Information Rights, Adoption of Agreements, Board Election and Size, Board Member Requirements, Board Vacancies, Chairman and Secretary, Creation and Composition of Board 5 Approve General Meeting Guidelines; For For Management Information Re: Board Guidelines 6 Approve Listing (or Delisting) of Shares For For Management on Secondary/Foreign Exchanges 7 Authorize Repurchase of Shares and For For Management Subsequent Cancellation of Repurshased Shares 8 Reelect Deloitte & Touche Espana, S.L. as For For Management Auditors 9 Elect Jose Antonio Fernandez Rivero and For For Management Carlos Loring as New Directors; Reelect Directors 10 Approve Fund Transfer to Employee For For Management Retirement Fund 11 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARCLAYS PLC Ticker: MVCI Security ID: G08036124 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Elect Sir Richard Broadbent as Director For For Management 4 Elect Roger Davis as Director For For Management 5 Elect Gary Hoffman as Director For For Management 6 Elect Naguib Kheraj as Director For For Management 7 Elect David Roberts as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Sir Peter Middleton as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Stephen Russell as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Christopher Lendrum as Director For For Management 11 Re-elect Sir Brian Jenkins as Director For For Management 12 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 13 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 14 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 82,053,000 15 Authorise 984,600,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASF AG Ticker: Security ID: D06216101 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.40 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management 6 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital for Purposes of Cancellation and Reissuance without Preemptive Rights 7 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management when Repurchasing Shares 8 Approve Creation of EUR 500 Million Pool For For Management of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights 9 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management Subsidiary (BASF Plant Science Holding GmbH) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS) Ticker: Security ID: F1058Q238 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 2.175 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For For Management the Nominal Value of Up to EUR 30 Billion 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Reelect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Lindsay Owen-Jones as Director For For Management 9 Confirm Expiration of Term of David Peake For For Management as Director 10 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 340 Million 13 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 14 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For For Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer, Subject to Certain Conditions 15 Amend Terms of Capital Increase Reserved For Against Management for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan Submitted to Shareholder Vote at May 14, 2003, AGM/EGM 16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 17 Amend Articles of Association Re: Role of For For Management Chairman, Access to Information, Internal Control Procedures, Convening of Board Meetings, and Signing of the Minutes of Board Meetings 18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS) Ticker: Security ID: F1058Q238 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 2.175 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For For Management the Nominal Value of Up to EUR 30 Billion 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Reelect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Lindsay Owen-Jones as Director For For Management 9 Confirm Expiration of Term of David Peake For For Management as Director 10 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 340 Million 13 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 14 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For For Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer, Subject to Certain Conditions 15 Amend Terms of Capital Increase Reserved For Against Management for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan Submitted to Shareholder Vote at May 14, 2003, AGM/EGM 16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 17 Amend Articles of Association Re: Role of For For Management Chairman, Access to Information, Internal Control Procedures, Convening of Board Meetings, and Signing of the Minutes of Board Meetings 18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BP PLC (FORM. BP AMOCO PLC ) Ticker: BP.PP Security ID: G12793181 Meeting Date: APR 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Re-elect The Lord Browne of Madingley as For For Management Director 2 Re-elect Byron Grote as Director For For Management 3 Re-elect Michael Miles as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Sir Robin Nicholson as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Dick Olver as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For For Management 7 Elect Antony Burgmans as Director For For Management 8 Re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 9 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Treasury Shares and Annual Retirement of Directors 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 1,820 Million 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 273 Million 12 Authorise 2.2 Billion Shares for Market For For Management Purchase 13 Authorise the Company to use Treasury For For Management Shares for the Purpose of the Employee Share Schemes Operated by the Company 14 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 15 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors from GBP 1.5 Million to GBP 2.5 Million 16 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 17 Require the Company to Prepare a Report Against Abstain Shareholder Re: Mitigating Risks to Shareholder Value when Operating in Protected and Sensitive Areas - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC Ticker: Security ID: G1510J102 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 27 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 6a Elect Paul Adams as Director For For Management 6b Elect Antonio Monteiro de Castro as For For Management Director 6c Elect Jan du Plessis as Director For Against Management 6d Re-elect Wong Kok Siew as Director For For Management 7 Authorise 207.7 Million Shares for Market For For Management Purchase 8a Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Treasury Shares 8b Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Directors' Fees - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING PLC Ticker: BSY Security ID: G15632105 Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Elect Lord Wilson as Director For For Management 3 Elect James Murdoch as Director For For Management 4 Elect Chase Carey as Director For For Management 5 Reelect David Evans as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Lord St John as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Martin Stewart as Director For For Management 8 Approve Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 9 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 10 Authorize EU Political Donations up to For For Management GBP 200,000 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 319,000,000 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 48,000,000 13 Approve Reduction of GBP 1.120 Billion For For Management from Share Premium Account - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CELESIO AG (FORMERLY GEHE AG) Ticker: Security ID: D1497R104 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.90 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Deutsche For For Management Revision AG as Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPAGNIE DE SAINT GOBAIN Ticker: Security ID: F80343100 Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.725 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Reelect Jean-Louis Beffa as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Isabelle Bouillot as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Sylvia Jay as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Jose Luis Leal as Director For For Management 10 Ratify Appointment of Gian Paolo Caccini For For Management as Director 11 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as For For Management Auditors 12 Ratify KPMG Audit as Auditors For For Management 13 Ratify Yves Nicolas as Alternate Auditor For For Management 14 Ratify Jean-Paul Vellutini as Alternate For For Management Auditor 15 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect For None Management 2003 Legal Changes Re: Shareholding Disclosure Requirement, Access to Company Information, and Responsibilities of the Chairman 16 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPASS GROUP PLC Ticker: Security ID: G23296182 Meeting Date: FEB 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 5.7 Pence Per For For Management Share 4 Re-elect Michael Bailey as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Denis Cassidy as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Sir Francis Mackay as Director For For Management 7 Ratify Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors 8 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 9 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management GBP 125,000 10 Amend the Compass Group UK For For Management Savings-Related Share Option Scheme, the Compass Group PLC Internation Sharesave Scheme, the Compass Group Share Option Plan, the Compass Group Management Share Option Plan and the Compass Group Long-Term Incentive Plan 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 10.8 Million 12 Authorise 216,887,191 Shares for Market For For Management Repurchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT AGRICOLE SA Ticker: Security ID: F22797108 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Discharge Directors 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.825 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Elect Alain Dieval as Director in For Against Management Replacement of Pierre Bastide 6 Elect Daniel Lebegue as Director in For Against Management Replacement of Jean Peyrelevade 7 Elect Michel Michaut as Director in For Against Management Replacement of Jean-Marie Sander 8 Reelect Pierre Bru as Director For Against Management 9 Reelect Yves Couturier as Director For Against Management 10 Reelect Pierre Kerfriden as Director For Against Management 11 Reelect Jean Le Brun as Director For Against Management 12 Confirm End of Term of Cabinet Alain For For Management Laine as Auditors and Cabinet Mazars & Guerard as Deputy Auditor and Appoint New Auditors 13 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures Up For For Management to Aggregate Amount of EUR 20 Billion 14 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 670,000 15 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 16 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion 17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Bilion 18 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 3 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 19 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 20 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 21 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT SUISSE GROUP (FORMERLY CS HOLDING) Ticker: CSR Security ID: H3698D419 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3.1 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management of Dividends 3.2 Approve CHF 597.5 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Reduction in Par Value and Repayment to Shareholders 4.1 Reelect Thomas Bell and Aziz Syriani as For For Management Directors; Elect Peter Weibel, Noreen Doyle, and David Syz as Directors 4.2 Reelect KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For For Management Goerdeler SA as Auditors 4.3 Reelect BDO Sofirom as Special Auditors For For Management 5.1 Amend Articles Re: Submission of For For Management Shareholder Proposals 5.2 Amend Articles Re: Delete Provisions For For Management Concerning Contributions In Kind - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRH PLC Ticker: CRHCY Security ID: G25508105 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Dividends For For Management 3a Elect D.M. Kennedy as Director For For Management 3b Elect P.J. Molloy as Director For For Management 3c Elect W.I. O'Mahony as Director For For Management 3d Elect D.W. Doyle as Director For For Management 3e Elect J.M. de Jong as Director For For Management 3f Elect M. Lee as Director For For Management 3g Elect T.V. Neill as Director For For Management 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 5 Approve Issuance of Equity Securities For For Management without Preemptive Rights 6 Approve Stock Dividend Program For For Management 7 Amend Articles Re: Company Inquiries Into For For Management Beneficial Ownership of Shares 8 Amend Articles Re: Discharge of D&O For For Management Liability Insurance 9 Amend Articles Re: Repurchase of Shares For For Management 10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program of 10% For For Management of Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital 11 Authorize Re-issuance of Repurchased For For Management Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPFA BANK PLC Ticker: Security ID: G27230104 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Declare Final Dividend For For Management 3a Reelect Reinhare Grzesik as Director For For Management 3b Reelect Thomas Kolbeck as Director For For Management 3c Reelect Jacques Poos as Director For For Management 3d Reelect Hans Reich as Director For For Management 3e Reelect Jurgen Karcher as Director For For Management 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 5 Approve Sub-division of Ordinary Share For For Management Capital 6 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital For For Management and Authorize New Class of Preferred Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG Ticker: Security ID: D1882G119 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 12, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.55 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Elect Peter Levene and Alessandro Profuma For For Management to the Supervisory Board 6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management Subsidiaries (Deutsche Boerse IT Holding GmbH) 8 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIAGEO PLC (FORMERLY GUINNESS PLC) Ticker: DEO Security ID: G42089113 Meeting Date: OCT 22, 2003 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 15.7 Pence Per For For Management Share 4 Reelect Lord Blyth as Director For For Management 5 Reelect Keith Oates as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Paul Walsh as Director For For Management 7 Approve KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 44,833,003 9 Authorize 309,885,718 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR. ING. F.C.F. PORSCHE AG Ticker: Security ID: D61577108 Meeting Date: JAN 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management Statutory Reports Vote 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 3.34 per Ordinary Share Vote and EUR 3.40 Per Preference Shares 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management Fiscal 2002/2003 Vote 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management for Fiscal 2002/2003 Vote 5.1 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For Did Not Management Publications for Meeting Announcements Vote and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings 5.2 Amend Articles Re: Fixed and For Did Not Management Performance-Based Remuneration of Vote Supervisory Board 6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG) Ticker: VEBA Security ID: D24909109 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 2.00 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Amend Articles Re: Allow for the Issuance For For Management of Dividends in Kind 6 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management Subsidiaries (E.ON Nordic Holding GmbH) 7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 8 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For For Management Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EADS, EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE & SPACE N.V. Ticker: Security ID: F17114103 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Approve Company's Corporate Governance For For Management Report 1.2 Approve Company's Reserves and Dividend For For Management Policy 1.3 Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management Management Board Members 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.40 Per Share 4 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management 5 Ratify Ernst & Young Accountants and KPMG For For Management Accountants N.V. as Auditors 6 Elect R. Grube to Board of Directors For For Management 7 Elect F. David to Board of Directors For For Management 8 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of 5.7 Million Repurchased Shares 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Five For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENI SPA Ticker: E Security ID: T3643A145 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 20, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management Accounts, and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 4 Elect External Auditors for the For For Management Three-Year Term 2004-2006 and Fix Remuneration of Auditors 5 Amend Article 2 of the Set of Rules For For Management Governing General Meetings of Eni Spa 6 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 1 Amend Articles To Reflect New Italian For Against Management Company Law Regulations 2 Amend Articles 17, 19, and 28 of the For For Management Company's Bylaws - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENI SPA Ticker: E Security ID: T3643A145 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management Accounts, and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 4 Elect External Auditors for the For For Management Three-Year Term 2004-2006 and Fix Remuneration of Auditors 5 Amend Article 2 of the Set of Rules For For Management Governing General Meetings of Eni Spa 6 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 1 Amend Articles To Reflect New Italian For Against Management Company Law Regulations 2 Amend Articles 17, 19, and 28 of the For For Management Company's Bylaws - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EURONEXT Ticker: Security ID: N3113K108 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 21, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Secretary of Meeting For For Management 3.1 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management 3.2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3.3 Approve Dividend in the Amount of EUR For For Management 0.50 Per Share; Receive Explanation of Reserves and Dividend Policy 3.4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 3.5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 4 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Report 5 Receive Explanation of Remuneration None None Management Policy of Management Board 6.1 Approve Stock Option Plan (Conditional For For Management Upon Approval of Items 6.2 and 6.3) 6.2 Approve Grant of 760,000 Stock Options to For For Management Key Employees and Management Board Members (Conditional Upon Approval of Items 6.1 and 6.3) 6.3 Approve Performance Criteria of Stock For For Management Option Plan (Conditional Upon Approval of Items 6.1 and 6.2) 6.4 Approve Grant of Stock Options to For For Management Individual Management Board Members (Included in the 760,000 Stock Options Under Item 6.2) 7.1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7.2 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 8 Reelect J. Hessels, D. Hoenn, and J. For For Management Peterbroeck to Supervisory Board; Elect P. Houel to Supervisory Board 9 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management Committee Members (EUR 7,500 for Audit Committee Members; EUR 5,000 for Remuneration/Nomination Committee Members; EUR 3,000 for IT Committee Members) 10 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management 11 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management 12 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE TELECOM SA Ticker: Security ID: F4113C103 Meeting Date: APR 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Discharge Directors for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 2003 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 2003 3 Approve Treatment of Losses and Dividends For For Management of EUR 0.25 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Fix Issue Price of Previous Authority to For For Management Issue Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights Submitted to Shareholder Vote at Feb. 25, 2003 EGM to Increase Capital by up to EUR 30 Billion 7 Amend Article 1, 2, and 7 to Reflect 2003 For For Management Legislative Changes, Postal Service and Telecommunication Code, and European Parliament Directives 8 Amend Articles to Reflect 2003 For For Management Legislative Changes; Remove French Government Obligation to Retain Majority Stake in Company and Amend Articles with Respect to Board Composition 9 Amend Articles to Reflect Potential For For Management Change in Control with Respect to Powers of Chairman and Management 10 Amend Articles of Association to For For Management Introduce Liquidation Provision 11 Authorize Board to Issue Up to 30 Million For For Management Shares to Participants of Wanadoo Stock Option Plan in Connection with France Telecom Liquidity Agreement 12 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GETINGE AB Ticker: Security ID: W3443C107 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management 3 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management 5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting 6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management 7 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports; Receive Remuneration Committee Report; Receive Information Regarding Non-Audit Fees Paid to Auditor 8 Receive President's Report None None Management 9 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 10 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of SEK 1.35 Per Share 11 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management 12 Shareholder Proposal: Authorize Board to For For Shareholder Establish an Audit Committee 13 Determine Number of Members (7) and For For Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 14 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of SEK 2.1 Million; Approve Remuneration of Auditors 15 Reelect Fredrik Arp, Carl Bennet, Carola For For Management Lemne, and Johan Malmquist as Directors; Elect Rolf Ekedahl, Margareta Norell-Bergendahl, and Johan Stern as New Directors 16 Ratify Deloitte & Touche (Jan Nilsson) as For For Management Auditors 17.1 Shareholder Proposal: Authorize General Against For Shareholder Meeting to Elect Members of Nominating Committee 17.2 Authorize Chairman of Board to Appoint For Against Management Members of Nominating Committee 18 Approve Stock Appreciation Rights Plan For For Management for Key Employees in the USA 19 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GETINGE AB Ticker: Security ID: W3443C107 Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2003 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 31, 2003 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management 3 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management 5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting 6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management 7 Approve 4:1 Stock Split For For Management 8 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management 9 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC ) Ticker: SBH Security ID: G3910J112 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Elect Lawrence Culp as Director For For Management 4 Elect Crispin Davis as Director For For Management 5 Elect Sir Robert Wilson as Director For For Management 6 Elect Tachi Yamada as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Sir Christopher Hogg as Director For For Management 8 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 10 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 74,330,954 12 Authorise 594,647,632 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRUPO DRAGADOS (FRM. DRAGADOS Y CONSTRUCCIONES,) Ticker: Security ID: E5700X104 Meeting Date: OCT 13, 2003 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Balance Sheet Dated For For Management 4-30-03 2 Approve Acquisition by ACS, Actividades For For Management de Construccion y Servicios SA 3 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUS PLC (FORMERLY GREAT UNIVERSAL STORES) Ticker: Security ID: G4209W103 Meeting Date: JUL 23, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 16.4 Pence Per For For Management Share 4 Elect Craig Smith as Director For For Management 5 Reelect Philip Harris as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Louise Patten as Director For For Management 7 Reelect John Peace as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Oliver Stocken as Director For For Management 9 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 10 Authorize 100,000,000 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 60,684,309 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 12,590,785 13 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-executive Directors to GBP 500,000 14 Authorize Homebase Ltd. to Make EU For For Management Political Donations up to GBP 25,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HANNOVER RUCKVERSICHERUNG Ticker: Security ID: D3015J135 Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 27, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.95 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Approve Creation of EUR 60.3 Million Pool For For Management of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights 6 Amend Articles Re: Changes to the For For Management Remuneration of the Supervisory Board Members and Amendment to the Articles 7 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAYS PLC Ticker: Security ID: G4361D109 Meeting Date: DEC 18, 2003 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Sale of the Trading Operations For For Management and Certain Assets of the Logistics Division of Hays plc to Certain Purchasers Formed by Platinum Equity, LLC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAYS PLC Ticker: Security ID: G4361D109 Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 3.63 Pence Per For For Management Share 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Elect John Martin as Director For For Management 5 Reelect Xavier Urbain as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Brian Wallace as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Denis Waxman as Director For For Management 8 Ratify Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors 9 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 5,783,762 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 867,564 12 Authorize 260,000,000 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAYS PLC Ticker: Security ID: G4361D109 Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2003 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Hays Long Term Co-Investment Plan For For Management 2 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Ticker: Security ID: G4634U169 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2a Re-elect Lord Butler as Director For For Management 2b Re-elect Baroness Lydia Dunn as Director For For Management 2c Elect Rona Fairhead as Director For For Management 2d Re-elect William Fung as Director For For Management 2e Elect Michael Geoghegan as Director For For Management 2f Re-elect Sharon Hintze as Director For For Management 2g Re-elect John Kemp-Welch as Director For For Management 2h Re-elect Sir Mark Moody-Stuart as For For Management Director 2i Re-elect Helmut Sohmen as Director For For Management 3 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 5 Authorise 1,099,900,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 6 Auth. Issuance of Non-Cumulative Pref. For For Management Shares with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000, USD 100,000 and EUR 100,000; and Auth. Issuance of Ord. Shares with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 1,099,900,000 7 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 274,975,000 8 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors from GBP 35,000 to GBP 55,000 Per Annum - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ING GROEP NV Ticker: ING Security ID: N4578E413 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 20, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2.1 Receive Reports of Management and None None Management Supervisory Boards 2.2 Receive Explanation of Reserves and None None Management Dividend Policy 3.1 Approve Financial Statements of 2003 For For Management 3.2 Approve Dividends For For Management 4 Ratify Ernst & Young Accountants as For For Management Auditors 5.1 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 5.2 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 6 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Report 7.1 Approve Remuneration Policy of Management For For Management Board 7.2 Approve Long-Term Incentive Plan (50 For For Management Percent Stock Options and 50 Percent Performance Shares) 8 Amend Articles Re: Binding Director For For Management Nominations; Establish Profile on Expertise and Ethical Standards for Directors; Approve Remuneration Policy for Management Board; Threshold for Submitting Shareholder Proposals; Reduce Par Value of B Preference Share 9.1 Elect E. Boyer de la Giroday as New For For Management Member of Management Board 9.2 Elect E. Leenaars as New Member of For For Management Management Board 9.3 Elect H. Verkoren as New Member of For For Management Management Board 10 Elect E. Bourdais de Charbonniere as New For For Management Member of Supervisory Board 11 Grant Board Authority to Issue Ordinary For For Management Shares Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights Up to 20 Percent of Issued Capital and All Authorized Yet Unissued B Preference Shares Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights 12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 13 Other Business None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAFARGE Ticker: LFGCY Security ID: F54432111 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income, Dividends For For Management of EUR 3.45 per Share, and Stock Dividend Program 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Ratify Cooptation of Juan Gallardo as For For Management Director 6 Reelect Jean Keller as Director For For Management 7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital and Reissunace of Repurchased Shares 8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAFARGE Ticker: LFGCY Security ID: F54432111 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income, Dividends For For Management of EUR 3.45 per Share, and Stock Dividend Program 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Ratify Cooptation of Juan Gallardo as For For Management Director 6 Reelect Jean Keller as Director For For Management 7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital and Reissunace of Repurchased Shares 8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- METRO AG Ticker: Security ID: D53968125 Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.02 per Common Share and EUR 1.12 per Preference Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Ratify Fasselt & Partner For For Management Wirtschaftspruefungsgesellschaft as Auditors 6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 7 Approve Creation of EUR 100 Million Pool For For Management of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights 8 Approve Creation of EUR 125 Million Pool For For Management of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights 9 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 billion with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 127.8 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 10 Amend Articles Re: Changes to the For For Management Remuneration of the Supervisory Board Members - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MFI FURNITURE GROUP PLC Ticker: Security ID: G60648121 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 2 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Re-elect Martin Clifford-King as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Tony De Nunzio as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Bob Wilson as Director For For Management 6 Elect Shaun O'Callaghan as Director For For Management 7 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 8 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 15,428,675 10 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 3,104,326 12 Authorise 62,086,526 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICHELIN ET CIE. Ticker: Security ID: F61824144 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.395 per Share 3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Reelect Eric Bourdais de Charbonniere as For For Management Supervisory Board Member 6 Reelect Francois Grappotte as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as For For Management Auditors 8 Ratify Pierre Coll as Alternate Auditor For For Management 9 Ratify Corevise as Auditors For For Management 10 Ratify Jacques Zaks as Alternate Auditor For For Management 11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 12 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 13 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO PLC (FORMERLY NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC, Ticker: NGG Security ID: G6375K102 Meeting Date: JUL 21, 2003 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 10.34 Pence Per For For Management Share 3 Elect Nick Winser as Director For For Management 4 Elect John Parker as Director For For Management 5 Elect Steve Lucas as Director For For Management 6 Elect John Wybrew as Director For For Management 7 Elect Kenneth Harvey as Director For For Management 8 Elect Stephen Pettit as Director For For Management 9 Elect George Rose as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Steve Holliday as Director For For Management 11 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 12 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 13 Authorize 307,722,000 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NESTLE SA Ticker: NSRGY Security ID: H57312466 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 1b Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 7.20 per Share 4a Elect Edward George as Directors For For Management 4b Elect Kaspar Villiger as Directors For For Management 4c Elect Rolf Haenggi as Directors For For Management 4d Elect Daniel Borel as Directors For For Management 4e Elect Carolina Mueller as Directors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOKIA CORP. Ticker: NKCAF Security ID: X61873133 Meeting Date: MAR 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Receive Financial Statements None None Management 1.2 Receive Auditors' Report None None Management 1.3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 1.4 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management 1.5 Fix Number of Directors at Eight (A For For Management Reduction from the Current Nine Directors) 1.6 Approve Remuneration of Directors and For For Management Auditors 2 Approve Between EUR 5.7 Million and EUR For For Management 8.8 Million Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Between 94.5 Million and 146 Million Shares 3 Approve Issuance of Shares, Stock For For Management Options, or Convertible Bonds up to Aggregate Nominal Value of EUR 55.5 Million (Out of Which EUR 3 Million for Incentive Plans) without Preemptive Rights 4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 230 Million For For Management Nokia Shares 5 Authorize Reissuance of 230 Million For For Management Repurchased Shares 6 Approve Allocation of EUR 5 Million to For For Management Company Foundation to Support the Scientific Development of the Information and Telecommunications Technologies and to Promote Education in the Sector 7 Approve Dividends of EUR 0.30 Per Share For For Management 8 Reelect Paul Collins, Georg Ehrnrooth, For For Management Bengt Holmstroem, Per Karlsson, Jorma Ollila, Marjorie Scardino, Vesa Vainio, and Arne Wessberg 9 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVARTIS AG Ticker: NVS Security ID: H5820Q150 Meeting Date: FEB 24, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 4, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Discharge of the Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.00 per Share 4 Approve Transfer of CHF 360.9 Million For For Management from General Reserves to Free Reserves 5 Approve CHF 12.1 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Share Cancellation 6 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Amend Articles Re: Reduce Board Terms For For Management from Four to Three Years 8.1 Approve Resignation of Walter Frehner and For For Management Heini Lippuner 8.2 Elect Helmut Sihler, Hans-Joerg Rudloff For For Management and Daniel Vasella as Directors 9 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV Ticker: PHG Security ID: N6817P109 Meeting Date: MAR 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2.1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.2 Receive Explanation of Corporate None None Management Governance Structure 2.3 Receive Explanation of Policy on Reserves None None Management and Dividends 2.4 Approve Dividends of EUR 0.36 Per Share For For Management 2.5 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 2.6 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 3.1 Reelect Elect K. van Miert to Supervisory For For Management Board 3.2 Elect E. Kist as New Member of For For Management Supervisory Board 4.1 Approve Remuneration Policy of Management For For Management Board 4.2 Amend 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan For For Management Regarding Distribution of Shares: Allocate a Maximum of 2.5 Percent of Annual Pool of Shares Reserved for LTIP to Management Board on Annual Basis 5 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights Up to 20 Percent of Issued Capital 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Authorize Board to Set Record Date For For Management 8 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management 9 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLICIS GROUPE Ticker: Security ID: F7607Z165 Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.39 per Share 4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 6 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management Members of EUR 3,500 Each Per Meeting Attended and EUR 4,000 Each Per Audit and Remuneration and Nomination Committee Meeting Attended 7 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 8 Reelect Sophie Dulac as Supervisory Board For For Management Member 9 Reelect Helene Ploix as Supervisory Board For For Management Member 10 Reelect Monique Bercault as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 11 Reelect Michel Cicurel as Supervisory For For Management Board Member 12 Reelect Amaury-Daniel de Seze as For For Management Supervisory Board Member 13 Reelect Gerard Worms as Supervisory Board For For Management Member 14 Ratify Patrick de Cambourg as Alternate For For Management Auditor 15 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 17 Authorize Capital Increase to Finance For For Management Exchange Offer Regarding Saatchi & Saatchi Shares 18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities or Warrants with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 40 Million 19 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities or Warrants without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 40 Million 20 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 40 Million to Qualified Investors 21 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Against Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer 22 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 23 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REED ELSEVIER NV (FORMERLY ELSEVIER NV) Ticker: ENL Security ID: N73430105 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 22, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Documents Received None None Management 3 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management 4 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 5 Approve Dividends of EUR 0.30 per For For Management Ordinary Share 6 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Report 7.1 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 7.2 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 8 Reelect Deloitte Accountants as Auditors For For Management 9.1 Reelect Lord Sharman as Member of For For Management Supervisory Board 9.2 Reelect R. Stomberg as Member of For For Management Supervisory Board 9.3 Reelect M. Tabaksblat as Member of For For Management Supervisory Board 10 Reelect G. van de Aast as Member of For For Management Management Board 11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 12.1 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up For For Management to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital 12.2 Grant Board Authority to Restrict/Exclude For For Management Preemptive Rights for Share Issuance under Item 12.1 13 Other Business None None Management 14 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIO TINTO PLC (FORMERLY RTZ CORP. PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G75754104 Meeting Date: APR 7, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 34,470,000 2 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 6,890,000 3 Authorise 106.7 Million Rio Tinto plc For For Management Shares for Market Purchase 4 Approve the Mining Companies Comparative For For Management Plan 2004 and the Rio Tinto Share Option Plan 2004 5 Elect Sir John Kerr as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Leigh Clifford as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Sir Richard Sykes as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Sir Richard Giordano as Director For For Management 10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Their Remuneration 11 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 12 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC Ticker: RBS Security ID: G76891111 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 35.7 Pence Per For For Management Share 4 Re-elect Emilio Botin as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Lawrence Fish as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Sir Angus Grossart as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Sir George Mathewson as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Gordon Pell as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Iain Robertson as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Sir Iain Vallance as Director For For Management 11 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 13 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 247,120,127 14 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 37,068,019 15 Authorise 296,544,152 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 16 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital by For For Management Creation of 110 Million Category II Non-cumulative Dollar Preference Shares; Issue Equity with Pre-emptive Rights up to All the Existing Preference Shares 17 Amend Articles Re: Preference Shares For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANDVIK AB Ticker: Security ID: W74857165 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 26, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management 3 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management 5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting 6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management 7 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports; Receive Board and Committee Reports; Receive President's Report 8 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 9 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management 10 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of SEK 10.50 Per Share 11 Determine Number of Members (8) and For For Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 12 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Amount of SEK 975,000 for Chairman and SEK 325,000 for Other Board Members; Approve Remuneration of SEK 200,000 for Committee Work 13 Reelect George Ehrnrooth, Clas Aake For For Management Hedstroem, Sigrun Hjelmquist, Egil Myklebust, Arne Maartensson, Lars Nyberg, Anders Nyren, and Lars Pettersson as Directors 14 Amend Articles Re: Specify that Audit For For Management Firm (One) or Individuals (Two or Three and Two or Three Deputies) May be Appointed as Auditor(s) 15 Determine Number of Auditors (One Audit For For Management Firm) 16 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management 17 Ratify KPMG Bohlins AB as Auditors For For Management 18.1 Authorize Chairman of Board to Appoint For Against Management Four Representatives of Company's Largest Shareholders to Serve on Nominating Committee 18.2 Shareholder Proposal: Authorize General Against For Shareholder Meeting to Elect Members of Nominating Committee 19 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANOFI-SYNTHELABO (FORMERLY SANOFI) Ticker: Security ID: F5548N101 Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.53 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For For Management the Aggregate Value of EUR 7 Billion 7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 750 Million; Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to Result from Issuance Requests in Items 7-10 at EUR 1.25 Billion 8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 750 Million 9 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Against Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer 10 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 11 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 12 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 13 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 14 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management 1.429 Billion for Aventis Exchange Offer 15 Change Company Name to Sanofi-Aventis For For Management 16 Amend Articles of Association to Reduce For For Management Term of Board Members from Five to Four Years 17 Amend Articles to Reflect 2003 Legal For For Management Changes Re: Powers of the Chairman 18 Reelect Jean-Francois Dehecq as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 19 Reelect Rene Barbier de la Serre as For For Management Director (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 20 Reelect Robert Castaigne as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 21 Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 22 Reelect Lindsay Owen-Jones as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 23 Reelect Bruno Weymuller as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 24 Confirm Appointment of Lord Douro as For For Management Director (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 25 Confirm Appointment of Gerard Van Kemmel For For Management as Director (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 26 Elect Christian Mulliez as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 27 Elect Jean-Marc Bruel as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 28 Elect Jurgen Dormann as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 29 Elect Jean-Rene Fourtou as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 30 Elect Serge Kampf as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 31 Elect Igor Landau as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 32 Elect Hubert Markl as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 33 Elect Klaus Pohle as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 34 Elect Hermann Scholl as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 35 Confirm End of Term of Permanent For For Management Representative of Elf Aquitaine, L'Oreal, Pierre Castres Saint-Martin, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, and Herve Guerin as Directors 36 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of Up to EUR 1 Million 37 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHERING AG Ticker: SHR10 Security ID: D67334108 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.93 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management Auditors 6 Approve Creation of EUR 97 Million Pool For For Management of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights 7 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 600 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 10 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 8 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For Against Management Remuneration due to Changes in German Disclosure Regulations 9 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 10 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital; Authorize Board to Issue Repurchased Shares as New Shares without Preemptive Rights 11 Elect Karl-Hermann Baumann, Piet Borst, For For Management Mathias Doepfner, John Dormandy, Reiner Hagemann, Martin Kohlhaussen, Hermann-Josef Lamberti, and Giuseppe Vita to the Supervisory Board 12 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management Subsidiaries 13 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management Schering International Holding GmbH - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA (FORMERLY SCHNEIDER SA) Ticker: Security ID: F86921107 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.65 per Share 5 Elect Caisse des Depots et Consignations, For For Management Represented by Jerome Gallot, as Director 6 Elect Chris C. Richardson as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Alain Burq as Representative of For For Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 8 Reelect Daniel Bouton as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Thierry Breton as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Willy Kissling as Director For For Management 11 Reelect Piero Sierra as Director For For Management 12 Reappoint Barbier Frinault et Autres For For Management (Ernst & Young) as Auditors 13 Ratify Philippe Diu as Alternate Auditor For For Management to Barbier Frinault et Autres (Ernst & Young) 14 Appoint Mazars & Guerard as Auditor For For Management 15 Ratify Charles Vincensini as Alternate For For Management Auditor to Mazars & Guerard 16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 17 Amend Articles of Association to For For Management Authorize the Appointment of Censors 18 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 19 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 20 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 21 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Against Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer 22 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA (FORMERLY SCHNEIDER SA) Ticker: Security ID: F86921107 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.65 per Share 5 Elect Caisse des Depots et Consignations, For For Management Represented by Jerome Gallot, as Director 6 Elect Chris C. Richardson as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Alain Burq as Representative of For For Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 8 Reelect Daniel Bouton as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Thierry Breton as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Willy Kissling as Director For For Management 11 Reelect Piero Sierra as Director For For Management 12 Reappoint Barbier Frinault et Autres For For Management (Ernst & Young) as Auditors 13 Ratify Philippe Diu as Alternate Auditor For For Management to Barbier Frinault et Autres (Ernst & Young) 14 Appoint Mazars & Guerard as Auditor For For Management 15 Ratify Charles Vincensini as Alternate For For Management Auditor to Mazars & Guerard 16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 17 Amend Articles of Association to For For Management Authorize the Appointment of Censors 18 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 19 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 20 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 21 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Against Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer 22 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTTISH POWER PLC Ticker: SPI Security ID: G79314129 Meeting Date: JUL 25, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Elect Nick Rose as Director For For Management 4 Elect Donald Brydon as Director For For Management 5 Reelect Charles Smith as Director For For Management 6 Reelect David Nish as Director For For Management 7 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 8 Authorize EU Political Donations up to For For Management GBP 100,000 9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 46,403,949 10 Authorize 185,615,798 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIEMENS AG Ticker: SMAG40 Security ID: D69671218 Meeting Date: JAN 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.10 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management Fiscal 2002/2003 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2002/2003 5 Ratify KPMG as Auditors For For Management 6 Elect Jerry Speyer to the Supervisory For For Management Board; Elect Hans-Dieter Wiedig as a Deputy Supervisory Board Member 7 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital; Authorize Board to Issue Repurchased Shares 8 Approve Creation of EUR 600 Million Pool For For Management of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights 9 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 11.3 Billion with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 600 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SKF AB Ticker: SKFRF Security ID: W84237143 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management 3 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management 4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management 5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting 6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management 7 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports; Receive Board and Committee Reports 8 Receive President's Report None None Management 9 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 10 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of SEK 10 Per Share 11 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management 12 Determine Number of Members (8) and For For Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of SEK 2.4 Million; Authorize Directors to Receive Cash Value Equivalent of Market Value of 300 Class B Shares Each (800 For Chairman); Approve Remuneration of SEK 150,000 for Committee Work 14 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management 15 Reelect Anders Scharp, Soeren Gyll, Vito For For Management Baumgartner, Ulla Litzen, Philip Green, Clas Aake Hedstroem, and Tom Johnstone as Directors; Elect Winnie Kin Wah Fok as New Director 16.1 Shareholder Proposal: Authorize General Against For Shareholder Meeting to Elect Members of Nominating Committee 16.2 Authorize Chairman of Board to Appoint For Against Management Members of Nominating Committee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITHS GROUP PLC (FORMERLY SMITHS INDUSTRIES PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G82401103 Meeting Date: NOV 11, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 17.25 Pence Per For For Management Share 4 Reelect K Butler-Wheelhouse as Director For For Management 5 Reelect J Ferrie as Director For For Management 6 Reelect J Horn-Smith as Director For For Management 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 8 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 46,629,434 10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 6,994,415 11 Authorize 55,955,321 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIETE GENERALE Ticker: SCGLY Security ID: F43638141 Meeting Date: APR 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 3.75 per Share 3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Ratify Appointment of Jean Azema as For For Management Director 6 Reelect Philippe Citerne as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Antoine Jeancourt Galignani as For For Management Director 8 Reelect Euan Baird as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Michel Cicurel as Director For For Management 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 11 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect For For Management 2003 Legal Changes Re: Internal Control Measures and Role of Chairman 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 900 Million 13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 300 Million 14 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For For Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer, Subject to Certain Conditions 15 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 16 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management 17 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIETE GENERALE Ticker: SCGLY Security ID: F43638141 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 3.75 per Share 3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Ratify Appointment of Jean Azema as For For Management Director 6 Reelect Philippe Citerne as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Antoine Jeancourt Galignani as For For Management Director 8 Reelect Euan Baird as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Michel Cicurel as Director For For Management 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 11 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect For For Management 2003 Legal Changes Re: Internal Control Measures and Role of Chairman 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 900 Million 13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 300 Million 14 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For For Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer, Subject to Certain Conditions 15 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 16 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management 17 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWISS REINSURANCE (SCHWEIZERISCHE RUECKVERSICHERUNGS) Ticker: Security ID: H84046137 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.10 per Share 4 Approve Creation of CHF 2 Million Pool of For For Management Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights 5.1a Reelect George Farr and Rajna Gibson as For For Management Directors 5.1b Elect Kaspar Villiger as Director For For Management 5.2 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd as For For Management Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELECOM ITALIA MOBILE Ticker: Security ID: T9276A104 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 29, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Rules Governing General Meetings For For Management 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 3 Elect External Auditors For the For For Management Three-Year Term 2004-2006 and Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Elect Members of the Board of Directors For For Management 5 Redefine Remuneration of Internal For For Management Statutory Auditors 1 Amend Articles To Reflect New Italian For Against Management Company Law Regulations - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELECOM ITALIA SPA.( FORMERLY OLIVETTI SPA ) Ticker: OING60 Security ID: T92778108 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 29, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Adopt Rules Governing General Meetings For Did Not Management Vote 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management Reports Vote 3 Elect External Auditors for the For Did Not Management Three-Year Term 2004-2006 and Fix Vote Remuneration of Auditors 4.A Fix Number of Directors; Set Term of For Did Not Management Office of Directors and Directors' Vote Remuneration 4.B Elect Directors For Did Not Management Vote 5 Redefine Remuneration of Internal For Did Not Management Statutory Auditors Vote 1.A Amend Article 2 For Did Not Management Vote 1.B Amend Article 4 For Did Not Management Vote 1.C Amend Article 5 For Did Not Management Vote 1.D Amend Article 6 For Did Not Management Vote 1.E Amend Article 7 For Did Not Management Vote 1.F Amend Article 9 For Did Not Management Vote 1.G Amend Article 11 For Did Not Management Vote 1.H Amend Article 12 For Did Not Management Vote 1.I Amend Article 13 For Did Not Management Vote 1.J Amend Article 14 For Did Not Management Vote 1.K Amend Article 15 For Did Not Management Vote 1.L Amend Article 16 For Did Not Management Vote 1.M Amend Article 17 For Did Not Management Vote 1.N Amend Article 18 For Did Not Management Vote 1.O Amend Article 19 For Did Not Management Vote 1.P Introduction of One New Article Following For Did Not Management Article 13 of the Bylaws Vote 1.Q Eliminate Article 20 From the Bylaws For Did Not Management Vote 1.R Renumber Articles of Association; For Did Not Management Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Vote Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELECOM ITALIA SPA.( FORMERLY OLIVETTI SPA ) Ticker: OING60 Security ID: T92778108 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Adopt Rules Governing General Meetings For Did Not Management Vote 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management Reports Vote 3 Elect External Auditors for the For Did Not Management Three-Year Term 2004-2006 and Fix Vote Remuneration of Auditors 4.A Fix Number of Directors; Set Term of For Did Not Management Office of Directors and Directors' Vote Remuneration 4.B Elect Directors For Did Not Management Vote 5 Redefine Remuneration of Internal For Did Not Management Statutory Auditors Vote 1.A Amend Article 2 For Did Not Management Vote 1.B Amend Article 4 For Did Not Management Vote 1.C Amend Article 5 For Did Not Management Vote 1.D Amend Article 6 For Did Not Management Vote 1.E Amend Article 7 For Did Not Management Vote 1.F Amend Article 9 For Did Not Management Vote 1.G Amend Article 11 For Did Not Management Vote 1.H Amend Article 12 For Did Not Management Vote 1.I Amend Article 13 For Did Not Management Vote 1.J Amend Article 14 For Did Not Management Vote 1.K Amend Article 15 For Did Not Management Vote 1.L Amend Article 16 For Did Not Management Vote 1.M Amend Article 17 For Did Not Management Vote 1.N Amend Article 18 For Did Not Management Vote 1.O Amend Article 19 For Did Not Management Vote 1.P Introduction of One New Article Following For Did Not Management Article 13 of the Bylaws Vote 1.Q Eliminate Article 20 From the Bylaws For Did Not Management Vote 1.R Renumber Articles of Association; For Did Not Management Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Vote Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEFONICA S.A. (FORMERLY TELEFONICA DE ESPANA, S.A.) Ticker: TEF Security ID: E90183182 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management of Income, and Discharge Directors 2 Approve Dividend Per Share For For Management 3 Approve Auditors For For Management 4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management 5 Approve General Meeting Guidelines For For Management 6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEFONICA S.A. (FORMERLY TELEFONICA DE ESPANA, S.A.) Ticker: TEF Security ID: E90183182 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management of Income, and Discharge Directors 2 Approve Dividend Per Share For For Management 3 Approve Auditors For For Management 4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management 5 Approve General Meeting Guidelines For For Management 6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TESCO PLC Ticker: Security ID: G87621101 Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 4.77 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Director's Retirement Age 5 Re-elect Charles Allen as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Philip Clarke as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Harald Einsmann as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Veronique Morali as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Graham Pimlott as Director For For Management 10 Elect Richard Brasher as Director For For Management 11 Elect Ken Hydon as Director For For Management 12 Elect Mervyn Davies as Director For For Management 13 Elect David Reid as Director For For Management 14 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 15 Approve Increase in Authorised Share For For Management Capital from GBP 481,600,000 to GBP 530,000,000 16 Approve Scrip Dividend For For Management 17 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 128.07 Million 18 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 19.21 Million 19 Authorise 768.44 Million Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 20 Authorise Tesco Stores CR a.s. to Make EU For For Management Political Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 21 Authorise Tesco Stores SR a.s. to Make EU For For Management Political Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 22 Authorise Tesco Global Rt to Make EU For For Management Political Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 23 Authorise Tesco Polska Sp z.o.o. to Make For For Management EU Political Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 24 Approve the Tesco PLC Performance Share For For Management Plan 2004 25 Approve the Tesco PLC 2004 Discretionary For For Management Share Option Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOMKINS PLC Ticker: TKS Security ID: G89158136 Meeting Date: AUG 11, 2003 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Redemption of the Redeemable Convertible Shares 2 Authorize the Early Redemption of the For For Management Redeemable Preference Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL S.A. (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A ) Ticker: TOT Security ID: F92124100 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and Net For For Management Dividends of EUR 4.70 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 6 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures For For Management 7 Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Thierry de Rudder as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Serge Tchuruk as Director For For Management 10 Elect Daniel Boeuf as Representative of For For Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 11 Elect Philippe Marchandise as Against Against Management Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board 12 Elect Cyril Mouche as Representative of Against Against Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 13 Elect Alan Cramer as Representative of Against Against Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 14 Ratify Ernst & Young Audit as Auditors For For Management 15 Ratify KPMG Audit as Auditors For For Management 16 Ratify Pierre Jouanne as Alternate For For Management Auditor 17 Ratify Jean-Luc Decornoy as Alternate For For Management Auditor 18 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 900,000 19 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 20 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 21 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2 Billion 22 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL S.A. (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A ) Ticker: TOT Security ID: F92124100 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and Net For For Management Dividends of EUR 4.70 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 6 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures For For Management 7 Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Thierry de Rudder as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Serge Tchuruk as Director For For Management 10 Elect Daniel Boeuf as Representative of For For Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 11 Elect Philippe Marchandise as Against Against Management Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board 12 Elect Cyril Mouche as Representative of Against Against Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 13 Elect Alan Cramer as Representative of Against Against Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 14 Ratify Ernst & Young Audit as Auditors For For Management 15 Ratify KPMG Audit as Auditors For For Management 16 Ratify Pierre Jouanne as Alternate For For Management Auditor 17 Ratify Jean-Luc Decornoy as Alternate For For Management Auditor 18 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 900,000 19 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 20 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 21 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2 Billion 22 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TPG NV (FORMERLY TNT POST GROUP NV) Ticker: TP Security ID: N31143105 Meeting Date: APR 7, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Receive Presentation by M. Bakker None None Management 3 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management 4 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Policy 5.1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 5.2 Receive Explanation of Company's Reserves None None Management and Dividend Policy 5.3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 5.4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5.5 Authorize Board to Prepare Annual Report For For Management in English 6.1 Ratify Previous Appointment of D. Kulik For For Management and M. Lombard as New Members to the Management Board 6.2 Reelect M. Bakker to Management Board For For Management 7 Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management Management Board 8.1 Opportunity for General Meeting to Make None None Management Recommendations for Appointment Member of Supervisory Board 8.2 Reelect R. Abrahamsen to Supervisory For For Management Board 8.3 Receive Announcement of Resignation of J. None None Management Hommem from Supervisory Board 9.1 Grant Board Authority to Issue All For Against Management Preference B Shares as well as Ordinary Shares Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital 9.2 Grant Board Authority to Restrict/Exclude For Against Management Preemptive Rights from Ordinary Share Issuance Under Item 9.1 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 11 Receive Announcement on the Conclusions None None Management of Three-Year Assessment of the Functioning of the External Auditor 12 Amend Articles Re: Add Indemnity Clause For For Management to Indemnify Members of Management Board and Supervisory Board 13 Allow Questions None None Management 14 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UBS AG Ticker: Security ID: H8920M855 Meeting Date: APR 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 2.60 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Reelect Peter Davis as Director For For Management 4.2.1 Elect Stephan Haeringer as Director For For Management 4.2.2 Elect Helmut Panke as Director For For Management 4.2.3 Elect Peter Spuhler as Director For For Management 4.3 Ratify Ernst and Young as Auditors For For Management 5.1 Approve CHF 47.6 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Shares 5.2 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share For For Management Capital - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UBS AG Ticker: Security ID: H8920M855 Meeting Date: APR 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 ANNUAL REPORT, GROUP AND PARENT COMPANY For For Management ACCOUNTS FOR 2003. REPORTS OF THE GROUP AND STATUTORY AUDITORS 2 APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS. For For Management DIVIDEND FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2003 3 DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For For Management DIRECTORS AND THE GROUP EXECUTIVE BOARD 4 RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: SIR PETER For For Management DAVIS 5 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: STEPHAN For For Management HAERINGER 6 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: HELMUT For For Management PANKE 7 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: PETER For For Management SPUHLER 8 RE-ELECTION OF GROUP AND STATUTORY For For Management AUDITORS ERNST & YOUNG LTD., BASEL 9 CAPITAL REDUCTION: CANCELLATION OF SHARES For For Management REPURCHASED UNDER THE 2003/2004 SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM AND RESPECTIVE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 4 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 10 CAPITAL REDUCTION: APPROVAL OF A NEW For For Management 2004/2005 SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM 11 IN CASE OF AD-HOC SHAREHOLDERS MOTIONS For Against Management DURING THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, I/WE AUTHORIZE MY/OUR PROXY TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIVENDI UNIVERSAL SA (FORMERLY VIVENDI) Ticker: V Security ID: F7063C114 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management of Dividends 5 Reelect Jean-Rene Fourtou as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Claude Bebear as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Gerard Bremond as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Bertrand Collomb as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Paul Fribourg as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director For For Management 11 Reelect Henri Lachmann as Director For For Management 12 Elect Karel Van Miert as Director For For Management 13 Elect Pierre Rodocanachi as Director For For Management 14 Ratify Cooptation of Gabriel Hawawini as For For Management Director 15 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For For Management the Aggregate Value of Up to EUR 7 Billion 16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Five For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 17 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VNU (NV VERENIGD BEZIT VNU) Ticker: VNULY Security ID: N93612104 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 13, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management 3.1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3.2 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 3.3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 4.1 Receive Explanation of Company's Reserves None None Management and Dividend Policy 4.2 Approve Dividends For For Management 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6.1 Grant Board Authority to Issue Common and For For Management Seven Percent Preference Shares Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital 6.2 Grant Board Authority to Issue All For For Management Authorized Yet Unissued Preference B Shares Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights 6.3 Grant Board Authority to Exclude For For Management Preemptive Rights from Issuance of Common Shares Under Item 6.1 7 Ratify Auditors For For Management 8 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Report 9 Approve Remuneration of Management Board For For Management 10 Reelect P. Elverding and J. Brentjes to For For Management Supervisory Board 11 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management 12 Other Business None None Management 13 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: Security ID: G93882101 Meeting Date: JUL 30, 2003 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 Reelect Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth as For For Management Director 4 Reelect Kenneth Hydon as Director For For Management 5 Reelect Thomas Geitner as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Alec Broers as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Juergen Schrempp as Director For For Management 8 Elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management 9 Approve Final Dividend of 0.8983 Pence For For Management Per Share 10 Ratify Deloitte and Touche as Auditors For For Management 11 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 12 Authorize EU Political Donations up to For For Management GBP 100,000 13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 900,000,000 14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 340,000,000 15 Authorize 6,800,000,000 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WOLSELEY PLC Ticker: Security ID: G97278108 Meeting Date: NOV 21, 2003 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 15.6 Pence Per For For Management Share 4 Elect Gareth Davis as Director For For Management 5 Elect Gerard Legtmann as Director For For Management 6 Reelect John Whybrow as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Stephen Webster as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Fenton Hord as Director For For Management 9 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 7,259,465 11 Authorize 58,075,722 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program 12 Approve Wolesley Share Option Plan 2003 For For Management 13 Authorize EU Political Donations up to For For Management GBP 125,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES AG (FORMERLY ZURICH ALLIED AG) Ticker: Security ID: H9870Y105 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management of Dividends 3 Approve CHF 360 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 5.1.1 Elect Thomas Escher as Director For For Management 5.1.2 Reelect Lodewijk van Wachem as Director For For Management 5.1.3 Reelect Philippe Pidoux as Director For For Management 5.1.4 Reelect Armin Meyer as Director For For Management 5.1.5 Reelect Rolf Watter as Director For For Management 5.2 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors ========== END NPX REPORT -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----