-----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, Qs/LwKfLmLwR3hbPlTdO+0WiiV+th3t890X6LADvieahMWy/7GozZmi5P1EoLz+C +3mITEeVVvaQ/RIcpWJb0g== 0000900092-05-000337.txt : 20050825 0000900092-05-000337.hdr.sgml : 20050825 20050825115701 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000900092-05-000337 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050825 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050825 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050825 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000868452 IRS NUMBER: 223072498 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06180 FILM NUMBER: 051047884 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 9011 CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092823319 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 9066 CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH UTILITIES & COMMUNICATIONS FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020307 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL UTILITY FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 N-PX 1 utilities.txt MERRILL LYNCH UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act File Number 811-06180 Name of Fund: Merrill Lynch Utilities & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Fund Address: P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, NJ 08543-9011 Name and address of agent for service: Robert C. Doll, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Merrill Lynch Utilities & Telecommunications Fund, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 282-2800 Date of fiscal year end: 11/30/2005 Date of reporting period: 07/01/04 - 06/30/05 Item 1 - Proxy Voting Record The information contained herein discloses the following information for each matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote: (a) The name of the issuer of the portfolio security; (b) The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security; (c) The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ("CUSIP") number for the portfolio security; (d) The shareholder meeting date; (e) A brief identification of the matter voted on; (f) Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder; (g) Whether the registrant cast its vote on the matter; (h) How the registrant cast its vote; and (i) Whether the registrant cast its vote for or against management. ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-06180 Reporting Period: 07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005 Merrill Lynch Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc. ========== MERRILL LYNCH UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC. =========== AGL RESOURCES INC. Ticker: ATG Security ID: 001204106 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas D. Bell, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Arthur E. Johnson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James A. Rubright For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Bettina M. Whyte For For Management 2 Amend Articles For For Management 3 Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLTEL CORP. Ticker: AT Security ID: 020039103 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John Belk For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gregory W. Penske For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Warren A. Stephens For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMEREN CORPORATION Ticker: AEE Security ID: 023608102 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Susan S. Elliott For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gayle P.W. Jackson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James C. Johnson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Richard A. Liddy For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gordon R. Lohman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard A. Lumpkin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Paul L. Miller, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Charles W. Mueller For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Gary L. Rainwater For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Harvey Saligman For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Patrick T. Stokes For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Risks of Nuclear Waste Storage Against Against Shareholder 4 Require Independent Director To Serve As Against Against Shareholder Chairman Of The Board - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO. Ticker: AEP Security ID: 025537101 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director E.R. Brooks For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Donald M. Carlton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John P. DesBarres For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert W. Fri For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William R. Howell For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Lester A. Hudson, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael G. Morris For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell III For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Richard L. Sandor For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Donald G. Smith For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Kathryn D. Sullivan For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Submit Executive Retirement Plan to Against Against Shareholder Shareholder Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BCE INC. Ticker: BCE. Security ID: 05534B109 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 27, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director A. Berard For For Management 1.2 Elect Director R.A. Brenneman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director R.J. Currie For For Management 1.4 Elect Director A.S. Fell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director D. Soble Kaufman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director B.M. Levitt For For Management 1.7 Elect Director E.C. Lumley For For Management 1.8 Elect Director J. Maxwell For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J.H. McArthur For For Management 1.10 Elect Director T.C. O'Neill For For Management 1.11 Elect Director J.A. Pattison For For Management 1.12 Elect Director R.C. Pozen For For Management 1.13 Elect Director M.J. Sabia For For Management 1.14 Elect Director P.M. Tellier For For Management 1.15 Elect Director V.L. Young For For Management 2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Against Against Shareholder Services 4 Establish Term Limits for Directors Against Against Shareholder 5 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 6 Replace Executive Stock Option Plan With Against Against Shareholder Restricted Share Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELLSOUTH CORP. Ticker: BLS Security ID: 079860102 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James H. Blanchard For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Hyatt Brown For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Armando M. Codina For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Kathleen F. Feldstein For For Management 1.7 Elect Director James P. Kelly For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management 1.9 Elect Director William S. Stavropoulos For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robin B. Smith For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP. Ticker: CVC Security ID: 12686C109 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Charles D. Ferris For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard H. Hochman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Victor Oristano For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Vincent Tese For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas V. Reifenheiser For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John R. Ryan For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTRICA PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB00B033F229 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 6.1 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect Patricia Mann as Director For For Management 5 Elect Mary Francis as Director For For Management 6 Elect Paul Rayner as Director For For Management 7 Elect Jake Ulrich as Director For For Management 8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 10 Approve EU Political Organisation For For Management Donations up to GBP 125,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 125,000 11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 43,564,579 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 11,571,771 13 Authorise 374,925,383 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 14 Amend Memorandum and Articles of For For Management Association Re: The Indemnification of Directors 15 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Treausry Shares, Retirement of Directors, Voting by Poll and Borrowing Powers - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTRICA PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0005734388 Meeting Date: OCT 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Sub-Division of Ordinary Shares For For Management of 5 5/9 Pence Each into New Ordinary Shares of 50/81 of a Penny Each; and Consolidation of All New Ordinary Shares of 50/81 of a Penny Each into New Ordinary Shares of 6 14/81 Pence Each 2 Authorise 349,705,272 Shares for Market For For Management Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTURYTEL, INC. Ticker: CTL Security ID: 156700106 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Virginia Boulet For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Calvin Czeschin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James B. Gardner For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gregory J. McCray For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CINERGY CORP. Ticker: CIN Security ID: 172474108 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas E. Petry For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Philip R. Sharp For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO. Ticker: CZN Security ID: 17453B101 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jerry Elliott For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lawton Wehle Fitt For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Stanley Harfenist For For Management 1.4 Elect Director William M. Kraus For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Scott N. Schneider For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Larraine D. Segil For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert A. Stanger For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Edwin Tornberg For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David H. Ward For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Myron A. Wick, III For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Other Business For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLECO CORPORATION Ticker: CNL Security ID: 12561W105 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William L. Marks For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Ray B. Nesbitt For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert T. Ratcliff, Sr. For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director William H. Walker, Jr. For Withhold Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONOCOPHILLIPS Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J.J. Mulva For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Norman R. Augustine For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Larry D. Horner For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Charles C. Krulak For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP, INC. Ticker: CEG Security ID: 210371100 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Yves C. de Balmann For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Freeman A. Hrabowski, III For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Nancy Lampton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPFL ENERGIA S A Ticker: Security ID: 126153105 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 PRESENTATION OF THE MANAGEMENT REPORT, For For Management EXAMINE, DISCUSS AND VOTE ON THE COMPANY S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS AND THE REPORT OF THE FISCAL COUNCIL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2004. 2 APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FOR THE For For Management APPROPRIATION OF THE NET INCOME FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004 AND THE DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION. 3 ELECT THE STATUTORY MEMBERS AND For For Management ALTERNATES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 4 ESTABLISH MANAGEMENT S GLOBAL For For Management COMPENSATION. 5 ELECT EFFECTIVE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES TO For For Management THE FISCAL COUNCIL AND ESTABLISH THEIR FEES. 6 ARTICLE 5: TO RESTATE THE CURRENT For Against Management MONETARY VALUE AND QUANTITY OF SHARES REPRESENTING THE COMPANY S CAPITAL STOCK. 7 ARTICLE 20: TO REDUCE THE TERM OF OFFICE For Against Management OF THE BOARD OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FROM 3 TO 2 YEARS. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPFL ENERGIA S A Ticker: Security ID: 126153105 Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAY 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 EXAMINE, DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE PRIVATE For For Management PROTOCOL AND JUSTIFICATION INSTRUMENT FOR THE INCORPORATION OF SHARES OF CPFL GERACAO DE ENERGIA S.A. ( CPFL GERACAO ) BY THE COMPANY. 2 RATIFY THE DECISION OF HIRING BANCO For For Management PACTUAL IN ORDER TO PREPARE THE VALUATION REPORTS OF THE NET EQUITY OF THE COMPANY AND CPFL GERACAO 3 RATIFY THE DECISION OF HIRING BANCO For For Management PACTUAL IN ORDER TO PREPARE THE VALUATION REPORTS OF THE NET EQUITY OF THE COMPANY AND CPFL GERACAO 4 APPROVE THE VALUATION REPORTS REFERRED IN For For Management ITEMS (2) AND (3) ABOVE 5 APPROVE THE INCORPORATION OF SHARES OF For For Management CPFL GERACAO DE ENERGIA S.A. ( CPFL GERACAO ) BY THE COMPANY 6 AUTHORIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE For For Management INCREASE OF CPFL ENERGIA S CAPITAL STOCK 7 AUTHORIZE COMPANY S BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO For For Management PREPARE SPECIAL BALANCE SHEETS WITH A BASE DATE OF APRIL 30, 2005. 8 AUTHORIZE COMPANY S MANAGEMENT TO MAKE For For Management ARRANGEMENTS AND TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY MEASURE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INCORPORATION OF SHARES SUBJECT OF THIS CURRENT CONVENING NOTICE. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG Ticker: DT Security ID: DE0005557508 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 19, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2004 Vote 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 0.62 per Share Vote 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management Fiscal Year 2004 Vote 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management for Fiscal Year 2004 Vote 5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For Did Not Management Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005 Vote 6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote 7 Elect Volker Halsch to the Supervisory For Did Not Management Board Vote 8 Elect Wolfgang Reitzle to the Supervisory For Did Not Management Board Vote 9 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Did Not Management without Preemptive Rights up to Sum of Vote EUR 5 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 600 Million Pool of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights to Guarantee Conversion Rights 10 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (MagyarCom Holding GmbH) Vote 11 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (DeTeFleetServices GmbH) Vote 12 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (DFMG Holding GmbH) Vote 13 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (DeTe Immobilien, Deutsche Vote Telekom Immobilien und Service GmbH) 14 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (DeTeAssukuranz-Deutsche Vote Telekom Assekuranz-Vermittlungsgesellschaft mbH) 15 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (T-Punkt Vertriebsgesellschaft Vote mbH) 16 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (Deutsche Telekom Training Vote GmbH) 17 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (T-Systems International GmbH) Vote 18 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (DeTeMedien, Deutsche Telekom Vote Medien GmbH) 19 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (Carmen Vote Telekommunikationsdienste GmbH) 20 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (Norma Vote Telekommunikationsdienste GmbH) 21 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management Subsidiary (Traviata Vote Telekommunikationsdienste GmbH) 22 Approve Profit and Loss Transfer For Did Not Management Agreement with Subsidiary (MagyarCom Vote Holding GmbH) 23 Amend Articles Re: Time Designation at For Did Not Management Shareholder Meetings due to Proposed Vote Changes in German Law (Company Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVON ENERGY CORP. Ticker: DVN Security ID: 25179M103 Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John A. Hill For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William J. Johnson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert A. Mosbacher Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOMINION RESOURCES, INC. Ticker: D Security ID: 25746U109 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Peter W. Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ronald J. Calise For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Thos. E. Capps For For Management 1.4 Elect Director George A. Davidson, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John W. Harris For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert S. Jepson, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Mark J. Kington For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Benjamin J. Lambert, III For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Richard L. Leatherwood For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Margaret A. McKenna For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Kenneth A. Randall For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Frank S. Royal For For Management 1.14 Elect Director S. Dallas Simmons For For Management 1.15 Elect Director David A. Wollard For For Management 2 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DTE ENERGY CO. Ticker: DTE Security ID: 233331107 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Lillian Bauder For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Josue Robles Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Howard F. Sims For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUKE ENERGY CORP. Ticker: DUK Security ID: 264399106 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Roger Agnelli For For Management 1.2 Elect Director G. Alex Bernhardt, Sr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Dennis R. Hendrix For For Management 1.4 Elect Director A. Max Lennon For For Management 2 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG) Ticker: Security ID: DE0007614406 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 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 2.35 per Share Vote 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management Fiscal Year 2004 Vote 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management for Fiscal Year 2004 Vote 5 Approve Creation of EUR 540 Million Pool For Did Not Management of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Vote Rights 6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote 7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For Did Not Management Subsidiaries Vote 8 Amend Articles Re: Changes to the For Did Not Management Remuneration of the Supervisory Board Vote Members 9 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For Did Not Management Registration for Shareholder Meetings due Vote to Proposed Changes in German Law (Company Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation) 10 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For Did Not Management Auditors Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDISON INTERNATIONAL Ticker: EIX Security ID: 281020107 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John E. Bryson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director France A. Cordova For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Thomas C. Sutton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Bruce Karatz For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Luis G. Nogales For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ronald L. Olson For For Management 1.8 Elect Director James M. Rosser For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg, For For Management III 1.10 Elect Director Robert H. Smith For For Management 2 Submit Severance Agreement Against Against Shareholder (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENCANA CORP[FORMERLY PANCANADIAN ENERGY CORP Ticker: ECA. Security ID: CA2925051047 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael N. Chernoff For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ralph S. Cunningham For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Patrick D. Daniel For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ian W. Delaney For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William R. Fatt For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael A. Grandin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Barry W. Harrison For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Dale A. Lucas For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ken F. McCready For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Gwyn Morgan For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Valerie A.A. Nielsen For For Management 1.12 Elect Director David P. O'Brien For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Jane L. Peverett For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Dennis A. Sharp For For Management 1.15 Elect Director James M. Stanford For For Management 2 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Employee Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Approve 2:1 Stock Split For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENDESA S.A. Ticker: Security ID: ES0130670112 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management Financial Statements and Statutory Reports, and Discharge Directors 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends 3 Approve Auditors for Company and For For Management Consolidated Group 4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management 5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 6 Authorize Issuance of Non-Convertible For For Management Debt Securities and Approve Listing of Securities on Secondary Markets 7 Reelect Management Board Members For For Management 8 Elect Members to Management Board For For Management 9 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEL SPA Ticker: Security ID: IT0003128367 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 24, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For Did Not Management Accounts, and Statutory Reports Vote 2 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Management Vote 1 Amend Article 14.3 of the Bylaws Re: For Did Not Management Election of the Board of Directors Via Vote the 'Voto di Lista' System 2 Approve Capital Increase in the Maximum For Did Not Management Amount of EUR 28.76 Million Through Vote Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Share Option Scheme in Favor of Top Management 3 Fix Number of Directors For Did Not Management Vote 4 Set Directors' Term of Office For Did Not Management Vote 5.1 Elect Directors - Slate 1 Submitted by None Did Not Management the Ministry of Economy and Finance Vote (Majority Shareholder) 5.2 Elect Directors - Slate 2 Submitted by a None Did Not Management Group of Institutional Investors Vote 6 Elect Chairman of the Board of Directors For Did Not Management Vote 7 Approve Remuneration of Directors For Did Not Management Vote 8 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors to For Did Not Management Complete Composition of the Board Vote 9 Elect External Auditors for the For Did Not Management Three-Year Term 2005-2007; Fix Auditors' Vote Remuneration - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENERGY EAST CORPORATION Ticker: EAS Security ID: 29266M109 Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John T. Cardis For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Joseph J. Castiglia For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Lois B. DeFleur For For Management 1.4 Elect Director G. Jean Howard For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David M. Jagger For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Seth A. Kaplan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ben E. Lynch For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Peter J. Moynihan For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Walter G. Rich For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Wesley W.von Schack For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTERGY CORP. Ticker: ETR Security ID: 29364G103 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Maureen Scannell Bateman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director W. Frank Blount For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Simon D. deBree For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Claiborne P. Deming For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Alexis Herman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Donald C. Hintz For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. Wayne Leonard For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert v.d. Luft For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Kathleen A. Murphy For For Management 1.10 Elect Director James R. Nichols For For Management 1.11 Elect Director William A. Percy, II For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Steven V. Wilkinson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Require the Chairman of the Board Be an Against Against Shareholder Independent Director 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EOG RESOURCES, INC. Ticker: EOG Security ID: 26875P101 Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director George A. Alcorn For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles R. Crisp For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Mark G. Papa For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edmund P. Segner, III For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William D. Stevens For For Management 1.6 Elect Director H. Leighton Steward For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Donald F. Textor For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Frank G. Wisner For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC. Ticker: EQT Security ID: 294549100 Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Vicky A. Bailey For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Phyllis A Domm, Ed.D For For Management 2.2 Elect Director David L. Porges For For Management 2.3 Elect Director James E. Rohr For For Management 2.4 Elect Director David S. Shapira For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRSTENERGY CORPORATION Ticker: FE Security ID: 337932107 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Anthony J. Alexander For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Russell W. Maier For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert N. Pokelwaldt For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Wes M. Taylor For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jesse T. Williams, Sr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 4 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder Articles/Bylaws/Charter 5 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FPL GROUP, INC. Ticker: FPL Security ID: 302571104 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Director H. Jesse Arnelle For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Director Sherry S. Barrat For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Director Robert M. Beall, For For Management II 1.4 Elect Director Director J. Hyatt Brown For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Director James L. Camaren For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Director Lewis Hay, III For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Director Rudy E. Schupp For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Director Michael H. For For Management Thaman 1.9 Elect Director Director Hansel E. For For Management Tookes, II 1.10 Elect Director Director Paul R. For For Management Tregurtha 1.11 Elect Director Director Frank G. Zarb For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE TELECOM SA Ticker: Security ID: FR0000133308 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management Discharge Directors Vote 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management and Statutory Reports Vote 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 0.48 per Share Vote 4 Approve Accounting Transfers From For Did Not Management Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Vote Ordinary Reserve 5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote 6 Elect Didier Lombard as Director For Did Not Management Vote 7 Reelect Didier Lombard as Director For Did Not Management Vote 8 Reelect Marcel Roulet as Director For Did Not Management Vote 9 Reelect Stephane Richard as Director For Did Not Management Vote 10 Reelect Arnaud Lagardere as Director For Did Not Management Vote 11 Reelect Henri Martre as Director For Did Not Management Vote 12 Reelect Bernard Dufau as Director For Did Not Management Vote 13 Reelect Jean Simonin as Director For Did Not Management Vote 14 Elect Jean-Yves Bassuel as Representative None Did Not Management of Employee Shareholders to the Board Vote 15 Elect Bernard Gingreau as Representative None Did Not Management of Employee Shareholders to the Board Vote 16 Elect Stephane Tierce as Representative None Did Not Management of Employee Shareholders to the Board Vote 17 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For Did Not Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 500,000 Vote 18 Confirm Name Change of Auditor to For Did Not Management Deloitte & Associes Vote 19 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 20 Cancel Outstanding Authority to Issue For Did Not Management Bonds/Debentures Vote 21 Amend Articles to Reflect August 2003 and For Did Not Management June 2004 Regulations Vote 22 Amend Articles to Reflect the For Did Not Management Privatization of the Company Vote 23 Amend Articles to Set Retirement Age of For Did Not Management Chairman, CEO, and Other Executive Vote Directors 24 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 25 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities without Vote Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 26 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For Did Not Management Ten Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant to Vote Issue Authority without Preemptive Rights 27 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Did Not Management the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Vote Proposed in Items 24 and 25 28 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 4 For Did Not Management Billion for Future Exchange Offers Vote 29 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For Did Not Management Percent of Issued Capital for Future Vote Acquisitions 30 Authorize Issuance of Equity Upon For Did Not Management Conversion of a Subsidiary's Vote Equity-Linked Securities 31 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For Did Not Management 400 Million to Participants of Orange Vote S.A. Stock Option Plan in Connection with France Telecom Liquidity Agreement 32 Approve Restricted Stock Plan for Orange For Did Not Management S.A. Option Holders Vote 33 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For Did Not Management Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR Vote 8 Billion 34 Approve Issuance of Securities For Did Not Management Convertible into Debt Vote 35 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management Up to EUR 2 Billion for Bonus Issue or Vote Increase in Par Value 36 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management Employees Participating in Vote Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 37 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote 38 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management Documents/Other Formalities Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE TELECOM SA Ticker: Security ID: FR0000133308 Meeting Date: SEP 1, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Wholly For Did Not Management Owned Subsidiary Wanadoo; Approve Vote Accounting Treatment of Merger 2 Authorize Assumption of 27.38 Million For Did Not Management Non-Exercised Wanadoo Stock Options Vote 3 Approve Dissolution of Wanadoo Without For Did Not Management Liquidation Vote 4 Authorize Board to Issue Up to 100 For Did Not Management Million Shares to Signatories of Vote Liquidity Agreement Pursuant to Conversion of Orange SA Stock Options 5 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Did Not Management Vote 6 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management Employees Participating in Vote Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 7 Amend Terms of Share Repurchase of Up to For Did Not Management Ten Percent of Issued Capital Submitted Vote to Shareholder Vote at April 9, 2004, Shareholder Meeting 8 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management Documents/Other Formalities Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IBERDROLA S.A. Ticker: Security ID: ES0144580018 Meeting Date: MAR 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Accept Individual and Consolidated For For Management Financial Statements 1.2 Accept Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year For For Management Ended December 31, 2004; Approve Discharge Directors 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 3 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures up For For Management to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 5 Billion and Promisory Notes in the Amount of EUR 3 Billion 4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares and For For Management Subsequent Capital Reduction; Modify Article 5 of the Bylaws 5 Approve Listing and Delisting of Shares For For Management on Secondary Exchanges in Spain and Overseas 6 Approve Creation of Foundation For For Management 7 Reelect Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005 For For Management 8 Ratify Appointment of Director For For Management 9.1 Elect Jose Ignacio Snachez Galan as For For Management Director 9.2 Elect Victor de Urrutia Vallejo as For For Management Director 9.3 Elect Ricardo Alvarez Isasi as Director For For Management 9.4 Elect Jose Ignacio Berroeta Echevarria as For For Management Director 9.5 Elect Juan Luis Arregui Ciarsolo as For For Management Director 9.6 Elect Julio de Miguel Aynat as Director For For Management 9.7 Elect Sebastian Battaner Arias as For For Management Director 10 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions 11 Elect Members to the Board of Directors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEYSPAN CORPORATION Ticker: KSE Security ID: 49337W100 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert b. Catell For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Andrea S. Christensen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert J. Fani For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Alan H. Fishman For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James R. Jones For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James L. Larocca For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Gloria C. Larson For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Stephen W. McKessy For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Edward D. Miller For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Vikki L. Pryor For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KINDER MORGAN, INC. Ticker: KMI Security ID: 49455P101 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael C. Morgan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stewart A. Bliss For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edward Randall, III For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOBISTAR SA Ticker: Security ID: BE0003735496 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 26, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Directors' Reports None Did Not Management Vote 2 Receive Auditors' Reports None Did Not Management Vote 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 2 per Share Vote 4 Approve Discharge of Directors and For Did Not Management Auditors Vote 5 Elect Brigitte Bourgoin-Castagnet, Jan For Did Not Management Steyaert, Sanjiv Ahuja, Bernard Vote Ghillebaert, Tim Lowry, Aldo Cardoso, Annemie Neytsuyttebroeck, Eric Bauche, Michel Poirier, Bernard Moscheni, and Eric Dekeuleneer as Directors 6 Ratify Ernst & Young SCC as Auditors and For Did Not Management Approve Renumeration EUR 225,000 Vote 7 Amend Article Re: Convening of For Did Not Management Shareholder Meetings Vote 8 Amend Article Regarding Audit Committee For Did Not Management Functions Vote 9 Amend Article Regarding Compensation and For Did Not Management Nomination Committee Functions Vote 10 Amend Article Regarding Notification to For Did Not Management Shareholders, Warrantholders, and Vote Bondholders 11 Amend Articles to Remove Article 48 For Did Not Management Vote 12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 13 Authorize Johan Van den Cruijce to For Did Not Management Implement Changes of Articles; and Filing Vote of Required Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry 14 Approve Merger by Absorption of Mobistar For Did Not Management Affiliate SA Vote 15 Approve Mobistar 2005 Discounted Employee For Did Not Management Stock Purchase Plan Vote 16 Receive Information on Corporate None Did Not Management Governance Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO. Ticker: NFG Security ID: 636180101 Meeting Date: FEB 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 20, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert T. Brady For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Rolland E. Kidder For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Richard G. Reiten For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Craig G. Matthews For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Articles For Against Management 4 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO PLC (FORMERLY NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC, Ticker: NGG Security ID: GB0031223877 Meeting Date: JUL 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 11.87 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Elect Mike Jesanis as Director For For Management 4 Elect Maria Richter as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect James Ross as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect John Grant as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Edward Astle as Director For For Management 8 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 9 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 102,929,251 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 15,439,387 12 Authorise 308,787,755 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 13 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Deletion of the Special Share Article 14 Approve the Cancellation of the Special For For Management Rights Non-voting Redeemable Preference Share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP. Ticker: NJR Security ID: 646025106 Meeting Date: JAN 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 10, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Nina Aversano For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dorothy K. Light For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David A. Trice For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC. Ticker: NXTP Security ID: 65333F107 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Adam Aron For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John Chapple For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Steven B. Dodge For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Timothy Donahue For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Arthur W. Harrigan, Jr. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James N. Perry, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Caroline H. Rapking For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Dennis M. Weibling For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISOURCE INC. Ticker: NI Security ID: 65473P105 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Steven R. McCracken For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ian M. Rolland For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert C. Skaggs, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 5 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder 6 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NRG ENERGY INC Ticker: NRG Security ID: 629377508 Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Lawrence S. Coben For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Herbert H. Tate For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Walter R. Young For For Management 2 Approve Increase in Size of Board For For Management 3 Amend Articles For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NSTAR Ticker: NST Security ID: 67019E107 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Paul A. La Camera For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Sherry H. Penney For For Management 1.4 Elect Director William C. Van Faasen For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OGE ENERGY CORP. Ticker: OGE Security ID: 670837103 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Herbert H. Champlin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Linda Petree Lambert For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ronald H. White, M.D. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ONEOK, INC. Ticker: OKE Security ID: 682680103 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James C. Day For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David L. Kyle For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Bert H. Mackie For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Mollie B. Williford For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Eduardo A. Rodriguez For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Ticker: ORA Security ID: 686688102 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Yoram Bronicki For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Edward R. Muller For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEABODY ENERGY CORP. Ticker: BTU Security ID: 704549104 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director B.R. Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Henry Givens, Jr., Ph.D. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James R. Schlesinger For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Sandra Van Trease For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 4 Require Two Thirds Majority of Against For Shareholder Independent Directors on the Board. 5 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder 6 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PG&E CORP. Ticker: PCG Security ID: 69331C108 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director David R. Andrews For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Leslie S. Biller For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David A. Coulter For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director C. Lee Cox For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Peter A. Darbee For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert D. Glynn, Jr For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mary S. Metz For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Barry Lawson Williams For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Expense Stock Options Against For Shareholder 5 Adopt Policy on Nuclear Waste Storage Against Against Shareholder 6 Amend Terms of Existing Poison Pill Against Against Shareholder 7 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against For Shareholder 8 Allow Vote on Golden Parachutes Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP. Ticker: PNW Security ID: 723484101 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edward N. Basha, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael L. Gallagher For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Bruce J. Nordstrom For For Management 1.4 Elect Director William J. Post For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A. Ticker: PT Security ID: PTPTC0AM0009 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management Reports Vote 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management and Statutory Reports Vote 3 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Management Vote 4 Approve Discharge of Management and For Did Not Management Supervisory Boards Vote 5 Authorize Repurchase of Shares and For Did Not Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote Acquisition in Connection with the Share Buy Back Program 6 Amend Art. 13 in Accordance with For Did Not Management Corporate Governance Recommendations Vote 7 Approve EUR 116.6 Million Reduction in For Did Not Management Share Capital via Cancellation of 116.6 Vote Million Shares 8 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Did Not Management without Preemptive Rights Vote 9 Eliminate Preemptive Rights in Connection For Did Not Management with Proposed Issuance of Convertible Vote Bonds 10 Authorize Issuance of Bonds and Other For Did Not Management Securities Vote 11 Approve Bond Repurchase and Reissuance For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PPL CORP. Ticker: PPL Security ID: 69351T106 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frederick M. Bernthal For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John R. Biggar For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Louise K. Goeser For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUESTAR CORP. Ticker: STR Security ID: 748356102 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Phillips S. Baker, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L. Richard Flury For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James A. Harmon For For Management 1.4 Elect Director M.W. Scoggins For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RWE AG Ticker: RWEOY Security ID: DE0007037129 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 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 1.50 per Share Vote 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management Fiscal Year 2004 Vote 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management for Fiscal Year 2004 Vote 5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For Did Not Management Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005 Vote 6 Elect Thomas Fischer and Dagmar For Did Not Management Muehlenfeld to the Supervisory Board Vote 7 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For Did Not Management Registration for Shareholder Meetings Vote 9 Amend Article Re: Chairmanship of General For Did Not Management Meetings (to Reflect Pending German Vote Legislation) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. Ticker: SBC Security ID: 78387G103 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 1, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio For For Management 1.2 Elect Director August A. Busch III For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Martin K. Eby, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James A. Henderson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Charles F. Knight For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management 1.7 Elect Director John B. McCoy For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Mary S. Metz For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Toni Rembe For For Management 1.10 Elect Director S. Donley Ritchey For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Patricia P. Upton For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Edward E. Whitacre, Jr For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management Purchase Plan 4 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 5 Report on Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 6 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against Against Shareholder 7 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCANA CORPORATION Ticker: SCG Security ID: 80589M102 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Bill L. Amick For For Management 1.2 Elect Director D. Maybank Hagood For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William B. Timmerman For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTTISH & SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC (FRM.HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PLC Ticker: SCTZ40 Security ID: GB0007908733 Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 26.4 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Elect Kevin Smith as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Henry Casley as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Ian Marchant as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Alistair Phillips-Davies as For For Management Director 8 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management the Company 9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 142,917,261 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 21,436,740 12 Authorise 85,746,962 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 13 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Treasury Shares 14 Amend the Scottish and Southern Energy For For Management Employee Share Ownership Plan and the Scottish and Southern Energy plc 2001 Sharesave Scheme 15 Amend Articles of Association Re: Special For For Management Share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOTTISH POWER PLC Ticker: SPI Security ID: GB0006900707 Meeting Date: JUL 23, 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 Vicky Bailey as Director For For Management 4 Elect Philip Carroll as Director For For Management 5 Elect Judi Johansen as Director For For Management 6 Elect Simon Lowth as Director For For Management 7 Elect Nancy Wilgenbusch as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Euan Baird as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Ian Russell as Director For For Management 10 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 11 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000 12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 46,499,936 13 Authorise 185,999,745 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 14 Amend Articles of Association Re: CREST For For Management and the Special Share Provisions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEMPRA ENERGY Ticker: SRE Security ID: 816851109 Meeting Date: APR 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard A. Collato For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Denise K. Fletcher For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William C. Rusnack For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director William P. Rutledge For Withhold Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Option Expensing Against For Shareholder 4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder 5 Performance-Based/Indexed Options Against Against Shareholder 6 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder Pill) to Shareholder Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHERN COMPANY Ticker: SO Security ID: 842587107 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Daniel P. Amos For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dorrit J. Bern For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Francis S. Blake For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Thomas F. Chapman For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Zack T. Pate For For Management 1.8 Elect Director J. Neal Purcell For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Gerald J. St. Pe For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUEZ SA(FORMERLY SUEZ LYONNAISE DES EAUX) Ticker: Security ID: FR0000120529 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management Statutory Reports Vote 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 0.80 per Share Vote 3 Approve Accounting Transfers From For Did Not Management Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Vote Ordinary Reserve 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote 5 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management and Statutory Reports Vote 6 Reelect Paul Demarais Jr as Director For Did Not Management Vote 7 Reelect Gerard Mestrallet as Director For Did Not Management Vote 8 Reelect Lord Simon of Highbury as For Did Not Management Director Vote 9 Reelect Richard Goblet d'Alviella as For Did Not Management Director Vote 10 Ratify Deloitte & Associes as Auditor For Did Not Management Vote 11 Ratify Beas as Alternate Auditor For Did Not Management Vote 12 Ratify Francis Gidoin as Alternate For Did Not Management Auditor Vote 13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 14 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote 15 Approve Issuance of up to 15 Million For Did Not Management Shares to Spring Multiple 2005 SCA in Vote Connection with Share Purchase Plan for Employees of International Subsidiaries 16 Authorize Up to Three Percent of Issued For Did Not Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Vote 17 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management Documents/Other Formalities Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TALISMAN ENERGY INC. Ticker: TLM. Security ID: 87425E103 Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Douglas D. Balwin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James W. Buckee For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Kevin S. Dunne For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Al L. Flood For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Dale G. Parker For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Lawrence G. Tapp For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Stella M. Thompson For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert G. Welty For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Charles W. Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management Pill) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELECOM ITALIA SPA.( FORMERLY OLIVETTI SPA ) Ticker: TI Security ID: IT0003497168 Meeting Date: APR 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 5, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition of Telecom Italia For Did Not Management Mobile Spa Vote 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management Reports Vote 2.1 Fix Number of Directors on the Board For Did Not Management Vote 2.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors For Did Not Management Vote 2.3 Elect Two Directors on the Board For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELECOM ITALIA SPA.( FORMERLY OLIVETTI SPA ) Ticker: TI Security ID: IT0003497176 Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 20, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Report Re: Utilization of Savings None Did Not Management Shares' Special Reserve Vote 2.1.A Reelect Current Board Representative for None Did Not Management Holders of Savings Shares, Carlo Pasteris Vote 2.1.B Elect New Candidate Designated by Saving None Did Not Management Shareholders as Board Representative for Vote Holders of Savings Shares 2.2.A Fix Board Representative for Holders of None Did Not Management Savings Shares' Term in Office to Three Vote Years 2.2.B Fix Board Representative of Holders of None Did Not Management Savings Shares' Term in Office To the Vote Newly Proposed Term Presented by Saving Shareholders 2.3.A Fix Board Representative for Holders of None Did Not Management Savings Shares' Remuneration at EUR Vote 36,152 2.3.B Fix Board Representative for Holders of None Did Not Management Savings Shares' Remuneration To the Newly Vote Proposed Amount Presented by Saving Shareholders - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEFONICA S.A. (FORMERLY TELEFONICA DE ESPANA, S.A.) Ticker: TEF Security ID: ES0178430E18 Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2005 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 Approve Dividend For For Management 3 Approve Merger by Absorption of Terra For For Management Networks 4 Elect Directors For For Management 5 Approve Auditors For For Management 6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 7 Approve Reduction in Stated Capital For For Management 8 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELUS CORP. (FRMRLY. BC TELECOM) Ticker: T. Security ID: CA87971M1032 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Minimum Number of Directors For For Management 2 Amend Notice of Articles Re: Pre-Existing For For Management Company Provisions 3 Eliminate Cumulative Voting For For Management 4 Amend Rights of Common and Non-Voting For For Management Shares Re: Foreign Ownership Requirements 5.1 Elect Director R.H. Auchinleck For For Management 5.2 Elect Director A. Charles Baillie For For Management 5.3 Elect Director Micheline Bouchard For For Management 5.4 Elect Director R. John Butler For For Management 5.5 Elect Director Brian A. Canfield For For Management 5.6 Elect Director Darren Entwistle For For Management 5.7 Elect Director Ruston E.T. Goepel For For Management 5.8 Elect Director John S. Lacey For For Management 5.9 Elect Director Brian F. MacNeill For For Management 5.10 Elect Director Ronald P. Triffo For For Management 5.11 Elect Director Donald P. Woodley For For Management 6 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 7 Amend Management Share Option Plan Re: For For Management Increase the Size 8 Amend Management Share Option Plan Re: For For Management Stock Settlement Feature 9 Reconfirm Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management Pill) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELUS CORP. (FRMRLY. BC TELECOM) Ticker: T. Security ID: CA87971M2022 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles Re: 2/3 Majority Vote For For Management Requirement 2 Amend Rights of Common and Non-Voting For For Management Shares Re: Foreign Ownership Requirements 3 Reconfirm Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management Pill) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TXU CORP. Ticker: TXU Security ID: 873168108 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Derek C. Bonham For For Management 1.2 Elect Director E. Gail de Planque For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William M. Griffin For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kerney Laday For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jack E. Little For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Erle Nye For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J.E. Oesterreicher For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Michael W. Ranger For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Herbert H. Richardson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director C. John Wilder For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UGI CORP. Ticker: UGI Security ID: 902681105 Meeting Date: FEB 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 10, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J.W. Stratton For For Management 1.2 Elect Director S.D. Ban For For Management 1.3 Elect Director R.C. Gozon For For Management 1.4 Elect Director L.R. Greenberg For For Management 1.5 Elect Director T.F. Donovan For For Management 1.6 Elect Director M.O. Schlanger For For Management 1.7 Elect Director A. Pol For For Management 1.8 Elect Director E.E. Jones For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT (FORMERLY VIVENDI ENVIRONMENT) Ticker: VE Security ID: FR0000124141 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management Statutory Reports Vote 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management and Statutory Reports Vote 3 Approve Non-Tax Deductible Expenses For Did Not Management Vote 4 Approve Accounting Transfer from Special For Did Not Management Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Vote Ordinary Reserve Account 5 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 0.68 per Share Vote 6 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote 7 Ratify Barbier Frinault & Cie as Auditor For Did Not Management Vote 8 Ratify Auditex as Alternate Auditor For Did Not Management Vote 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 10 Cancel Outstanding Debt Issuance For Did Not Management Authority Vote 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion; Authorize Issuance of Securities Convertible into Debt 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities without Vote Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion; Authorize Issuance of Securities Convertible into Debt 13 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management Up to EUR 370 Million for Bonus Issue or Vote Increase in Par Value 14 Authorize the Board to Increase Capital For Did Not Management in the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Vote Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above 15 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management Employees Participating in Vote Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 16 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Did Not Management Vote 17 Authorize Up to 0.5 Percent of Issued For Did Not Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Vote 18 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management Cancellation of Treasury Shares Vote 19 Amend Articles of Association Re: For Did Not Management Shareholding Threshold Disclosure Vote 20 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management Documents/Other Formalities Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James R. Barker For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For Withhold Management 1.6 Elect Director Thomas H. O' Brien For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Walter V. Shipley For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Robert D. Storey For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors 5 Require Majority of Independent Directors Against Against Shareholder on Board 6 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder 7 Amend Director/Officer Against Against Shareholder Liability/Indemnifications Provisions 8 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: Security ID: 92857W100 Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 11, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS For For Management AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT For For Management 3 TO RE-ELECT PETER BAMFORD AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 4 TO RE-ELECT JULIAN HORN-SMITH AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 5 TO RE-ELECT SIR DAVID SCHOLEY AS A For For Management DIRECTOR (MEMBER OF THE NOMINATIONS AND GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE) 6 TO ELECT LUC VANDEVELDE AS A DIRECTOR For For Management (MEMBER OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE) 7 TO APPROVE A FINAL DIVIDEND OF 1.07800 For For Management PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management 9 TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO For For Management DETERMINE THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION 10 TO AUTHORIZE DONATIONS UNDER THE For For Management POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT 2000 11 TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES UNDER For For Management ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 12 TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO DISAPPLY For For Management PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE 16.3 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION+ 13 TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY S PURCHASE OF For For Management ITS OWN SHARES+ 14 TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY S PURCHASE OF For For Management ITS OWN SHARES PURSUANT TO CONTINGENT PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND OFF-MARKET PURCHASES+ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC., THE Ticker: WMB Security ID: 969457100 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Juanita H. Hinshaw For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Frank T. MacInnis For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Steven J. Malcolm For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Janice D. Stoney For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP. Ticker: WEC Security ID: 976657106 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John F. Ahearne For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John F. Bergstrom For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Barbara L. Bowles For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Cornog For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Curt S. Culver For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Gale E. Klappa For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ulice Payne, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Frederick P. Stratton, For For Management Jr. 1.9 Elect Director George E. Wardeberg For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management ========== END NPX REPORT 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. Merrill Lynch Utilities & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr. ----------------------- Robert C. Doll, Jr. Chief Executive Officer Merrill Lynch Utilities & Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Date: August 25, 2005 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----