N-PX 1 npx811-06151_3.txt ANNUAL FORM N-PX FILING 2009 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number 811-06151 ----- Pioneer Series Trust IX ---------------------------------------------------- (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: August 31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 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 Series Trust IX By (Signature and Title) /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr. ------------------------- John F. Cogan, Jr., Chairman and President Date August 19, 2009 ---------------- ===================== PIONEER EUROPE SELECT EQUITY ============================= AKZO NOBEL N.V. Ticker: AKZOF Security ID: N01803100 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 30, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management 3a Approve Financial Statements For For Management 3b Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3c Receive Explanation on Company's None None Management Reserves and Dividend Policy 3d Approve Dividends of EUR 1.80 Per Share For For Management 4a Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5a Approve Increase in Size of Executive For For Management Board 5b Elect L.W. Gunning to Executive Board For For Management 6 Approve Decrease in Size of Supervisory For For Management Board from Nine to Eight Members 7a Amend Executive Short Term Incentive For For Management Bonus 7b Amend Restricted Stock Plan For For Management 8a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management 8b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Issuance under Item 8a 9 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management 10 Other Business None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV Ticker: ABI Security ID: B6399C107 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Directors' Report None None Management 2 Receive Auditors' Report None None Management 3 Receive Consolidated Financial None For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 4 Accept Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management of Income, and Dividends of EUR 0.28 per Share 5 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management 6 Approve Discharge of Auditors For For Management 7a Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 7b Approve One-Time Grantings of Stock For For Management Options and Sale of Shares 8a Approve Change of Control Provisions For For Management Re: EMTN Program 8b Approve Change of Control Provisions For For Management Re: USD Notes 9a Receive Special Board Report on None None Management Issuance of Subscription Rights Without Preemptive Rights 9b Receive Special Auditor Report on None None Management Issuance of Subscription Rights Without Preemptive Rights 9c Eliminate Preemptive Rights Under Item For For Management 9d 9d Approve One-Time Grant of 1.25 Million For For Management Subscritpion Rights to Non-Executive Directors 9e Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights Re: 9d 9fi Authorize Compensation and Nomination For For Management Committee to Determine Effective Total Number of Subscription Rights to Be Issued Under Item 9d 9fii Authorize Implementation of Approved For For Management Resolutions and Filing of Required Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry for Items 9a to 9e 10a Receive Special Board Report on None None Management Authorized Capital 10b Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights Up to 3 Percent of Issued Capital 11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 For For Management Percent of Issued Shares and Amend Articles Accordingly 12 Authorize Implementation of Approved For For Management Resolutions and Filing of Required Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAE SYSTEMS PLC Ticker: BAESF Security ID: G06940103 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 8.7 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect Philip Carroll as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Ian King as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Roberto Quarta as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect George Rose as Director For For Management 8 Elect Carl Symon as Director For For Management 9 Reappoint KPMG Audt plc as Auditors of For For Management the Company 10 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 11 Authorise the Company and its For For Management Subsidiaries to Make EU Political Donations to Political Parties and/ or Independent Election Candidates, to Political Organisations Other than Political Parties and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 12 Approve Increase in Authorised Ordinary For For Management Share Capital from GBP 188,750,001 to GBP 218,750,001 13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights Under a General Authority up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 29,396,313 and an Additional Amount Pursuant to a Rights Issue of up to GBP 29,396,313 14 Subject to the Passing of Resolution For For Management 13, Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 4,409,888 15 Authorise 352,791,045 Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 16 Amend Articles of Association by For For Management Deleting All the Provisions of the Company's Memorandum of Association which, by Virtue of Section 28 of the Companies Act of 2006, are to be Treated as Provisions of the Company's Articles of Association 17 Approve That a General Meeting Other For For Management Than an Annual General Meeting May Be Called on Not Less Than 14 Clear Days' Notice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAYER AG Ticker: BAYZF Security ID: D07112119 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 21, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.40 per Share for Fiscal 2008 2 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2008 3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2008 4 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 5 Approve Conversion of Bearer Shares For For Management into Registered Shares 6 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management Distribution of Company Communications 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors for Fiscal 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BG GROUP PLC Ticker: BRGXF Security ID: G1245Z108 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 6.55 Pence For For Management Per Ordinary Share 4 Elect Sir David Manning as Director For For Management 5 Elect Martin Houston as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Sir Robert Wilson as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Frank Chapman as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Ashley Almanza as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Jurgen Dormann as Director For For Management 10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 12 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Donations to Political Parties or Independent Election Candidates up to GBP 15,000, to Political Organisations Other Than Political Parties up to GBP 15,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 20,000 13 Approve Increase in Authorised Ordinary For For Management Share Capital from GBP 500,000,001 to GBP 600,000,001 14 Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights For For Management Under General Authority up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 116,481,140 and Additional Amount Pursuant to a Rights Issue of up to GBP 111,926,886 15 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount GBP 16,789,033 16 Authorise 335,780,660 Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 17 Amend Articles of Association Re: Form For For Management of the Company's Share Capital 18 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 19 Approve That a General Meeting, Other For For Management Than an Annual General Meeting, May Be Called on Not Less Than 14 Clear Days' Notice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNP PARIBAS Ticker: BNP Security ID: F1058Q238 Meeting Date: DEC 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 16, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Contribution in Kind of For For Management 98,529,695 Fortis Banque Shares by SFPI 2 Approve Contribution in Kind of For For Management 263,586,083 Fortis Banque Luxembourg Shares by Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 3 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Future Acquisitions 4 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNP PARIBAS Ticker: BNP Security ID: F1058Q238 Meeting Date: MAR 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAR 24, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Authorize New Class of Preferred Stock For For Management (Class B) and Amend Bylaws Accordingly, Subject to Approval of Item 2 2 Authorize Issuance of Preferred Stock For For Management (Class B) in Favor of Societe de Prise de Participation de l'Etat (SPPE) for up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 608,064,070, Subject to Approval of Item 1 3 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For Against Management 4 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value, Subject to Approval of Items 1 and 2 5 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNP PARIBAS Ticker: BNP Security ID: F1058Q238 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 8, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.00 per Share 4 Approve Auditors' Special Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Ordinary Share Capital 6 Reelect Claude Bebear as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Jean-Louis Beffa as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Denis Kessler as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Laurence Parisot as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Michel Pebereau as Director For For Management 11 Approve Contribution in Kind of For For Management 98,529,695 Fortis Banque Shares by Societe Federale de Participations et d'Investissement (SFPI) 12 Approve Contribution in Kind of For For Management 4,540,798 BGL SA Shares by Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 13 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Future Acquisitions 14 Amend Bylaws to Reflect Amendment to For For Management Terms and Conditions of Class B Shares 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC Ticker: BATS Security ID: G1510J102 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 61.6 Pence For For Management Per Ordinary Share 4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 6 (a) Re-elect Paul Adams as Director For For Management 6 (b) Re-elect Jan du Plessis as Director For For Management 6 (c) Re-elect Robert Lerwill as Director For For Management 6 (d) Re-elect Sir Nicholas Scheele as For For Management Director 7 Elect Gerry Murphy as Director For For Management 8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 166,359,108 9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 24,953,866 10 Authorise 199,600,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 11 Authorise the Company and its For For Management Subsidiaries to Make EU Political Donations to Political Parties or Independent Election Candidates, to Political Organisations Other than Political Parties and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 1,000,000 12 Approve That a General Meeting Other For For Management Than an Annual General Meeting May Be Called on Not Less Than 14 Clear Days' Notice 13 Adopt New Articles of Association with For For Management Effect from 01 October 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARNIVAL CORP. Ticker: CCL Security ID: 143658300 Meeting Date: APR 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 17, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 DIRECTOR MICKY ARISON For For Management 1.2 DIRECTOR A. RICHARD G. CAPEN, JR For For Management 1.3 DIRECTOR ROBERT H. DICKINSON For For Management 1.4 DIRECTOR ARNOLD W. DONALD For For Management 1.5 DIRECTOR PIER LUIGI FOSCHI For For Management 1.6 DIRECTOR HOWARD S. FRANK For For Management 1.7 DIRECTOR RICHARD J. GLASIER For For Management 1.8 DIRECTOR MODESTO A. MAIDIQUE For For Management 1.9 DIRECTOR SIR JOHN PARKER For For Management 1.10 DIRECTOR PETER G. RATCLIFFE For For Management 1.11 DIRECTOR STUART SUBOTNICK For For Management 1.12 DIRECTOR LAURA WEIL For For Management 1.13 DIRECTOR RANDALL J. WEISENBURGER For For Management 1.14 DIRECTOR UZI ZUCKER For For Management 2 TO RE-APPOINT PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS For For Management LLP AS INDEPENDENTAUDITORS FOR CARNIVAL PLC. 3 TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF For For Management CARNIVAL PLC TO AGREE TO THE REMUNERATION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. 4 TO RECEIVE THE UK ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS For For Management OF THE DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS OF CARNIVAL PLC FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008. 5 TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION For Against Management REPORT OF CARNIVAL PLC FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008. 6 TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE For For Management AUTHORIZED BUT UNISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF CARNIVAL PLC. 7 TO ADOPT THE AMENDED AND RESTATED For For Management ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF CARNIVAL PLC. 8 TO APPROVE CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE For For Management ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF CARNIVAL PLC, TO TAKE EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 1, 2009. 9 TO APPROVE THE GIVING OF AUTHORITY FOR For For Management THE ALLOTMENT OF NEW SHARES BY CARNIVAL PLC. 10 TO APPROVE THE DISAPPLICATION OF For For Management PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS IN RELATION TO THE ALLOTMENT OF NEW SHARES BY CARNIVAL PLC. 11 TO APPROVE A GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR For For Management CARNIVAL PLC TO BUY BACK CARNIVAL PLC ORDINARY SHARES IN THE OPEN MARKET. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT SUISSE GROUP (FORMERLY CS HOLDING) Ticker: CSGN Security ID: H3698D419 Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports (Non-Voting) 1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 1.3 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Retained Earnings For For Management and Dividends of CHF 0.10 per Share 4.1 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management and/or Options without Preemptive Rights; Approve EUR 4 Million Increase of Existing Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 4.2 Approve Creation of CHF 4 Million Pool For For Management of Capital without Preemptive Rights 5.1 Amend Articles Re: Auditors For For Management 5.2 Amend Articles Re: Presence Quorum for For For Management Board Resolutions 5.3 Amend Articles Re: Contributions in For For Management Kind 6.1.1 Reelect Hans-Ulrich Doerig as Director For For Management 6.1.2 Reelect Walter Kielholz as Director For For Management 6.1.3 Reelect Richard Thornburgh as Director For For Management 6.1.4 Elect Andreas Koopmann as Director For For Management 6.1.5 Elect Urs Rohner as Director For For Management 6.1.6 Elect John Tiner as Director For For Management 6.2 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management 6.3 Ratify BDO Visura as Special Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRH PLC Ticker: CRHCF Security ID: G25508105 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Dividends For For Management 3a Reelect W.P. Egan as Director For For Management 3b Reelect J.M. de Jong as Director For For Management 3c Reelect M. Lee as Director For For Management 3d Reelect G.A. Culpepper as Director For For Management 3e Reelect A. Manifold as Director For For Management 3f Reelect W.I. O'Mahony as Director For For Management 3g Reelect M.S. Towe as Director For For Management 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 5 Increase in Authorized Share Capital For For Management 6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights 7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 8 Authorize Share Repurchase For For Management 9 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Treasury Shares 10 Authorize Reissuance of Treasury Shares For For Management 11 Approve Scrip Dividend Program For For Management 12 Approve Notice of Period for For For Management Extraordinary General Meetings 13 Amend Articles of Association For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS Ticker: ETL Security ID: F3692M128 Meeting Date: NOV 6, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: NOV 3, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Treatment of Losses For For Management 4 Approve Dividends of EUR 0.60 per Share For For Management 5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Against Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 6 Approve Transaction with Giuliano For For Management Berretta Re: Severance Payment 7 Approve Transaction with Giuliano For For Management Berretta Re: Pension Benefits 8 Approve Transaction with Jean-Paul For For Management Brillaud Re: Pension Benefits 9 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For Against Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 11 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 12 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINMECCANICA SPA Ticker: FNC Security ID: T4502J151 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2.1 Slate Submitted by the Italian Ministry None Did Not Vote Management o Economy and Finance 2.2 Slate Submitted by Mediobanca Spa None Did Not Vote Management 2.3 Slate Submitted by Institutional None Did Not Vote Management Investors 3 Appoint Chairman of the Internal For For Management Statutory Auditors 4 Approve Remuneration of Internal For For Management Statutory Auditors 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG & CO. KGAA Ticker: FME Security ID: D2734Z107 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008; Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.58 per Common Share and EUR 0.60 per Preference Share 3 Approve Discharge of Personally Liable For For Management Partner for Fiscal 2008 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2008 5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATION ORGANIZATION Ticker: HLTOF Security ID: X3258B102 Meeting Date: JUL 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL POWER PLC Ticker: IPRWF Security ID: G4890M109 Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Elect Ranald Spiers as Director For For Management 3 Re-elect Anthony (Tony) Isaac as For For Management Director 4 Re-elect Mark Williamson as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Steve Riley as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect John Roberts as Director For For Management 7 Approve Final Dividend of 8.59 Pence For For Management Per Ordinary Share 8 Reappoint KPMG Audit plc as Auditors For For Management and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 9 Approve Increase in Authorised Share For For Management Capital from GBP 1,133,000,001.21 to GBP 1,500,000,001.21 10 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 11 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management Pre-emptive Rights Under a General Authority up to GBP 252,925,273 and an Additional Amount Pursuant to a Rights Issue of up to GBP 505,850,547 After Deducting Any Securities Issued Under the General Authority 12 Subject to the Passing of Resolution For For Management 11, Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 37,976,767 13 Authorise 151,907,071 Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 14 Approve That a General Meeting Other For For Management Than an Annual General Meeting May Be Called on Not Less Than 14 Clear Days' Notice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAN AG Ticker: MAN Security ID: D51716104 Meeting Date: APR 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008 (Non-Voting) 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 for Fiscal 2008 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2008 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 6 Amend EUR 188.2 Million Pool of Capital For For Management to Allow Share Issuances to Key Employees 7 Ratify KMPG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management 2009 8 Approve Change of Corporate Form to For For Management Societas Europaea (SE) 9.1 Elect Michael Behrendt to the For For Management Supervisory Board of MAN SE 9.2 Elect Heiner Hasford to the Supervisory For For Management Board of MAN SE 9.3 Elect Renate Koecher to the Supervisory For For Management Board of MAN SE 9.4 Elect Ferdinand K. Piech to the For For Management Supervisory Board of MAN SE 9.5 Elect Stefan Ropers to the Supervisory For For Management Board of MAN SE 9.6 Elect Rudolf Rupprecht to the For For Management Supervisory Board of MAN SE 9.7 Elect Ekkehard SchulzX to the For For Management Supervisory Board of MAN SE 9.8 Elect Rupert Stadler to the Supervisory For For Management Board of MAN SE 9.9 Elect Thomas Kremer as Alternate For For Management Supervisory Board Member of MAN SE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG Ticker: MUV2 Security ID: D55535104 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Receive Supervisory Board, Corporate None None Management Governance, and Remuneration Reports for Fiscal 2008 (Non-Voting) 1b Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 5.50 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2008 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2008 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 6 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management when Repurchasing Shares 7.1 Elect Peter Gruss to the Supervisory For For Management Board 7.2 Elect Henning Kagermann to the For For Management Supervisory Board 7.3 Elect Peter Loescher to the Supervisory For For Management Board 7.4 Elect Wolfgang Mayrhuber to the For For Management Supervisory Board 7.5 Elect Karel Van Miert to the For For Management Supervisory Board 7.6 Elect Bernd Pischetsrieder to the For For Management Supervisory Board 7.7 Elect Anton van Rossum to the For For Management Supervisory Board 7.8 Elect Hans-Juergen Schinzler to the For For Management Supervisory Board 7.9 Elect Ron Sommer to the Supervisory For For Management Board 7.10 Elect Thomas Wellauer to the For For Management Supervisory Board 8 Approve Creation of EUR 280 Million For For Management Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights 9 Amend Articles Re: Entry in the For For Management Shareholders` Register and Registration for the General Meeting 10 Amend Articles Re: Electronic For For Management Participation in the General Meeting and Postal Vote due to New German Legislation (Law on Transposition of EU Shareholders' Rights Directive) 11 Amend Articles Re: Election of Chairman For For Management and Deputy Chairman and Decision-Making of Supervisory Board -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE Ticker: ETE Security ID: X56533114 Meeting Date: JAN 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Issuance of Shares for a For For Management Private Placement 2 Amend Company Articles For For Management 3 Provision of Relevant Authorizations For For Management 4 Other Business For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE SA Ticker: ETE Security ID: X56533114 Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Statutory Reports For For Management 2 Accept Financial Statements For For Management 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors For For Management 4 Approve Director Remuneration For For Management 5 Authorize Board to Participate in For For Management Companies with Similiar Business Interests 6 Ratify Director Appointments For For Management 7 Approve Auditors and Fix Their For For Management Remuneration 8 Other Business For Against Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL GRID PLC Ticker: NG/ Security ID: G6375K151 Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 21.3 Pence For For Management Per Ordinary Share 3 Elect Bob Catell as Director For For Management 4 Elect Tom King as Director For For Management 5 Elect Philip Aiken as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect John Allan as Director For For Management 7 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 8 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 9 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 94,936,979 11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 14,240,547 12 Authorise 249,936,128 Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 13 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVARTIS AG Ticker: NOVN Security ID: H5820Q150 Meeting Date: FEB 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management 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 2 per Share 4 Approve CHF 3 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 5.1 Amend Articles Re: Require Annual Against For Shareholder Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report, incl. Disclosure of Compensation Amount Paid to Board of Directors and Executive Management 5.2 Amend Corporate Purpose Re: For For Management Sustainability 5.3 Amend Articles Re: Auditors For For Management 6.1 Retirement of Peter Burckhardt and None None Management William George as Directors (Non-Voting) 6.2.1 Reelect Srikant Datar as Director For For Management 6.2.2 Reelect Andreas von Planta as Director For For Management 6.2.3 Reelect Wendelin Wiedeking as Director For For Management 6.2.4 Reelect Rolf Zinkernagel as Director For For Management 6.3 Elect William Brody as Director For For Management 7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REED ELSEVIER NV Ticker: RENLF Security ID: N73430113 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management (Non-Voting) 3 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 4a Approve Discharge of Executive Board For For Management 4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Approve Dividends of EUR 0.404 Per For For Management Share 6 Ratify Deloitte Accountants as Auditors For For Management 7a Reelect Lord Sharman to Supervisory For For Management Board 7b Reelect David Reid to Supervisory Board For For Management 7c Reelect Mark Elliott to Supervisory For For Management Board 7d Reelect Dien de Boer-Kruyt to For For Management Supervisory Board 8 Elect Ian Smith to Executive Board For For Management 9 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management 10a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus Additional 10 Percent in Case of Takeover/Merger 10b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Issuance under Item 10a 11 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management 12 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REED ELSEVIER NV Ticker: RENLF Security ID: N73430113 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAY 5, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Elect Anthony Habgood to Supervisory For For Management Board 3 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPSOL YPF S.A Ticker: REPYF Security ID: E8471S130 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management Financial Statements, Allocation of Income, and Discharge Directors 2.1 Re-Elect Luis Suarez de Lezo Mantilla For For Management as Director 2.2 Elect Maria Isabel Gabarro Miguel as For For Management Director 3 Elect External Auditors For For Management 4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management 5 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures For For Management 6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIO TINTO PLC Ticker: RTPPF Security ID: G75754104 Meeting Date: APR 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Elect Jan du Plessis as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Sir David Clementi as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Sir Rod Eddington as Director For Against Management 6 Re-elect Andrew Gould as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect David Mayhew as Director For For Management 8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise the Audit Committee to Determine Their Remuneration 9 Amend Articles of Association and Amend For For Management the Constitution of Rio Tinto Limited Re: Non-Executive Directors' Fees 10 Approve Increase in Authorised Ordinary For For Management Share Capital from GBP 142,123,283.30 to GBP 170,000,000.30; Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights up to GBP 32,948,000 in Connection with an Offer by Way of Rights Issue; Otherwise up to GBP 32,948,000 11 Subject to the Passing of Resolution For For Management 10, Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 6,420,000 12 Approve That a General Meeting Other For For Management Than an Annual General Meeting May be Called on Not Less Than 14 Clear Days' Notice 13 Approve Scrip Dividend Program For For Management 14 Adopt New Articles of Association; For For Management Amend Articles of Association; Amend the Constitution of Rio Tinto Limited -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC Ticker: RDSB Security ID: G7690A100 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Elect Simon Henry as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Lord Kerr of Kinlochard as For For Management Director 5 Re-elect Wim Kok as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Nick Land as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Jorma Ollila as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Jeroen van der Veer as For For Management Director 9 Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director For For Management 10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 145 Million 13 Subject to the Previous Resolution For For Management Being Passed, Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 21 Million 14 Authorise 624 Million Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 15 Authorise the Company and its For For Management Subsidiaries to Make EU Political Donations to Political Organisations Other than Political Parties up to GBP 200,000 and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 200,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RWE AG Ticker: RWE Security ID: D6629K109 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 1, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None For Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008 (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 4.50 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management for Fiscal 2008 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2008 5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors for Fiscal 2009 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG for For For Management the Inspection of the 2009 Mid-Yearl Report 7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 8 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management when Repurchasing Shares 9 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with For For Management Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 6 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 144 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 10 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with For For Management Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 6 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 144 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 11 Amend Articles Re: Participation in the For For Management Annual Meeting; Chair of the Annual Meeting 12 Amend Articles Re: Designation of Proxy For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIEMENS AG Ticker: SMAWF Security ID: D69671218 Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Supervisory Board Report, None None Management Corporate Governance Report, Remuneration Report, and Compliance Report for Fiscal 2007/2008 (Non-Voting) 2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2007/2008 (Non-Voting) 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.60 per Share 4.1 Postpone Discharge of Former Management For For Management Board Member Rudi Lamprecht for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.2 Postpone Discharge of Former Management For For Management Board Member Juergen Radomski for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.3 Postpone Discharge of Former Management For For Management Board Member Uriel Sharef for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.4 Postpone Discharge of Former Management For For Management Board Member Klaus Wucherer for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.5 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Member Peter Loescher for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.6 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Member Wolfgang Dehen for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.7 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Member Heinrich Hiesinger for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.8 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Member Joe Kaeser for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.9 Approve Discharge of Former Management For For Management Board Member Eduardo Montes for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.10 Approve Discharge of Former Management For For Management Board Member Jim Reid-Anderson for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.11 Approve Discharge of Former Management For For Management Board Member Erich R. Reinhardt for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.12 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Member Hermann Requardt for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.13 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Member Siegfried Russwurm for Fiscal 2007/2008 4.14 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management Member Peter Y. Solmssen for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.1 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Gerhard Cromme for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.2 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Ralf Heckmann for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Josef Ackermann for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Lothar Adler for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Jean-Louis Beffa for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.6 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member Gerhard Bieletzki for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.7 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Gerd von Brandenstein for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.8 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member John David Coombe for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.9 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member Hildegard Cornudet for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.10 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Michael Diekmann for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.11 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Hans Michael Gaul for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.12 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member Birgit Grube for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.13 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Peter Gruss for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.14 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Bettina Haller for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.15 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Heinz Hawreliuk for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.16 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Berthold Huber for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.17 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Harald Kern for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.18 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member Walter Kroell for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.19 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Nicola Leibinger-Kammueller for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.20 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member Michael Mirow for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.21 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Werner Moenius for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.22 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member Roland Motzigemba for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.23 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member Thomas Rackow for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.24 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Hakan Samuelsson for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.25 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Dieter Scheitor for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.26 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member Albrecht Schmidt for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.27 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Henning Schulte-Noelle for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.28 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Rainer Sieg for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.29 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member Peter von Siemens for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.30 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management Board Member Jerry I. Speyer for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.31 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Birgit Steinborn for Fiscal 2007/2008 5.32 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Member Iain Vallance of Tummel for Fiscal 2007/2008 6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management Fiscal 2008/2009 7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 8 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management of up to 5 Percent of Issued Share Capital When Repurchasing Shares 9 Approve Creation of EUR 520.8 Million For For Management Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights 10 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with For For Management Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 15 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 600 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 11 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management Board 12 Amend Articles Re: Decision Making of For For Management General Meeting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIETE GENERALE Ticker: GLE Security ID: F43638141 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 14, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Treatment of Losses and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.20 per Share 3 Approve Stock Dividend Program For For Management 4 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Presenting Ongoing Related-Party Transactions 6 Approve Ongoing Transactions with For For Management Daniel Bouton, Phlippe Citerne, and Didier Alix Re: Pension Benefits 7 Approve Transaction with Severin For For Management Cabannes and Frederic Oudea Re: Pension Benefits 8 Approve Transaction with Frederic Oudea For For Management Re: Severance Payment and Non-Compete Agreement 9 Reelect Jean Azema as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Elisabeth Lulin as Director For For Management 11 Ratify Appointment of Robert Castaigne For For Management as Director 12 Elect Jean-Bernard Levy as Director For For Management 13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For Against Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 14 Add Article 20 to the Bylaws Re: Court For Against Management Jurisdiction 15 Authorize Issuance of Preferred Stock For For Management (Class B) without Preemptive Rights , and without Voting Rights Attached, in Favor of Societe de Prise de Participation de l'Etat (SPPE) for up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 241.9 Million 16 Amend Bylaws to Integrate Preferred For For Management Stock (Class B) in Capital, Subject to Approval of Item 15 17 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For Against Management 18 Amend Limit Set Under Item 10 of the For For Management May 27, 2008 General Meeting for Issuance With Preemptive Rights 19 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TECHNIP Ticker: TEC Security ID: F90676101 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 27, 2009 # 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 1.20 per Share 3 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 4 Receive Auditors' Special Report For Against Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions and Approve Transaction Concluded during Fiscal Year 2009 5 Receive Auditors' Special Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions and Approve Transaction Concluded during Fiscal Year 2008 6 Receive Auditors' Special Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions and Approve Ongoing Transactions Concluded before Fiscal Year 2008 7 Reelect Jean-Pierre Lamoure as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Daniel Lebegue as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Bruno Weymuller as Director For For Management 10 Elect Gerard Hauser as Director For For Management 11 Elect Marwan Lahoud as Director For For Management 12 Elect Joseph Rinaldi as Director For For Management 13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Aggregate Amount of EUR 440,000 14 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 15 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 37.5 Million 16 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 12 Million 17 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For Against Management 18 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan 19 Authorize up to 0.03 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Reserved for Chairman and/or CEO, Subject to Approval of Item 18 20 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital for Use in Stock Option Plan 21 Authorize up to 0.1 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital for Use in Stock Option Plan Reserved for Chairman and/or CEO, Subject to Approval of Item 20 22 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THALES Ticker: HO Security ID: F9156M108 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 14, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.05 per Share 4 Approve Transaction with Roger Freeman For For Management 5 Approve Transaction with CEO Re: For For Management Additional Pension Scheme Benefiting to the Chairman and CEO 6 Ratify Ernst & Young Audit as Auditor For For Management 7 Ratify Auditex as Alternate Auditor For For Management 8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 9 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares A Amend Article 11 of Bylaws Re: None For Shareholder Convening of Board Meetings 10 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TNT N.V. Ticker: TNT Security ID: N86672107 Meeting Date: APR 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting and Announcements None None Management 2 Presentation by M.P. Bakker, CEO None None Management 3 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management (Non-Voting) 4 Discussion on Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Structure 5 Discuss Remuneration of the Management None For Management Board 6 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 7a Receive Explanation on Company's None None Management Reserves and Dividend Policy 7b Approve Dividends of EUR 0.37 Per Share For For Management 7c Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 8 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 9 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 10a Announce Vacancies on Supervisory Board None None Management 10b Opportunity to Nominate Supervisory None None Management Board Members 10c Announcement by the Supervisory Board None None Management of the Persons Nominated for Appointment 10d Amendments to Supervisory Board Profile None None Management 11 Reelect S. Levy to Supervisory Board For For Management 12 Elect P.M. Altenburg to Supervisory For For Management Board 13 Announce Vacancies on Supervisory Board None None Management Arising in 2010 14 Announce Intention of the Supervisory None None Management Board to Reelect H.M. Koorstra to the Management Board 15 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus Additional 10 Percent in Case of Takeover/Merger 16 Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management Rights from Issuance under Item 15 17 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 18 Approve Reduction of Issued Capital by For For Management Cancelling Treasury Shares 19 Allow Questions None None Management 20 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNILEVER N.V. Ticker: UNA Security ID: N8981F271 Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 8, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Appointment of Paul Polman as For For Management Executive Director -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNILEVER N.V. Ticker: UNA Security ID: N8981F271 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Allocation of Income 3 Approve Discharge of Executive For For Management Directors 4 Approve Discharge of Non-Executive For For Management Directors 5 Elect L.A. Lawrence as Executive For For Management Director 6 Elect P.G.J.M. Polman as Executive For For Management Director 7 Reelect L. Brittan of Spennithorne as For For Management Non-Executive Director 8 Reelect W. Dik as Non-Executive For For Management Director 9 Reelect C.E. Golden as Non-Executive For For Management Director 10 Reelect B.E. Grote as Non-Executive For For Management Director 11 Reelect N. Murthy as Non-Executive For For Management Director 12 Reelect H. Nyasulu as Non-Executive For For Management Director 13 Reelect K.J. Storm as Non-Executive For For Management Director 14 Reelect M. Treschow as Non-Executive For For Management Director 15 Reelect J. van der Veer as For For Management Non-Executive Director 16 Elect L.O. Fresco as Non-Executive For For Management Director 17 Elect A.M. Fudge as Non-Executive For For Management Director 18 Elect P. Walsh as Non-Executive For For Management Director 19 Ratify PwC as Auditors For For Management 20 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus Additional 10 Percent in Case of Takeover/Merger and Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights 21 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 22 Approve Reduction in Share Capital by For For Management Cancellation of Shares 23a Amend Articles Re: Move to Quarterly For For Management Dividends 23b Amend Articles Re: Move to Quarterly For For Management Dividends 24 Allow Questions None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: VOD Security ID: G93882135 Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Re-elect Sir John Bond as Director For For Management 3 Re-elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Vittorio Colao as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Andy Halford as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Alan Jebson as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Nick Land as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Anne Lauvergeon as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Simon Murray as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as Director For For Management 11 Re-elect Anthony Watson as Director For For Management 12 Re-elect Philip Yea as Director For For Management 13 Approve Final Dividend of 5.02 Pence For For Management Per Ordinary Share 14 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 15 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 16 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 17 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 1,100,000,000 18 Subject to the Passing of Resolution For For Management 17, Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 300,000,000 19 Authorise 5,300,000,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 20 Authorise the Company and its For For Management Subsidiaries to Make EU Political Donations to Political Parties, and/or Independent Election Candidates, to Political Organisations Other Than Political Parties and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 21 Amend Articles of Association For For Management 22 Approve Vodafone Group 2008 Sharesave For For Management Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WPP PLC Ticker: WPP Security ID: G9787K108 Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Re-elect Colin Day as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Lubna Olayan as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Jeffrey Rosen as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Esther Dyson as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect John Quelch as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Stanley Morten as Director For For Management 9 Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 45,985,690 11 Authorise 125,294,634 Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 6,276,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WPP PLC Ticker: WPP Security ID: G9787K108 Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve WPP plc Leadership Equity For For Management Acquisition Plan III (LEAP III) ========== END NPX REPORT