-----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, FQi6fq962DlnRC2VdYfwEKaIHjoLiZYnuFcdXfF4mx4oUPv8fpPe4hAq0tcGa6EJ llbLpw/6gtb4IdWBsvzi1w== 0001104659-05-042239.txt : 20050831 0001104659-05-042239.hdr.sgml : 20050831 20050831152935 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-05-042239 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050831 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050831 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050831 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LORD ABBETT SECURITIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000898031 IRS NUMBER: 133712440 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07538 FILM NUMBER: 051061790 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 90 HUDSON STREET STREET 2: 11TH FLOOR CITY: JERSEY CITY STATE: NJ ZIP: 07302 BUSINESS PHONE: 201-395-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 90 HUDSON STREET STREET 2: 11TH FLOOR CITY: JERSEY CITY STATE: NJ ZIP: 07302 N-PX 1 a05-14160_11npx.htm N-PX

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act File Number:  811-07538

 

Lord Abbett Securities Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ                 07302

(Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip code)

 

Christina T. Simmons, Vice President & Assistant Secretary

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (800) 201-6984

 

Date of fiscal year end:  10/31

 

Date of reporting period:   July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005

 

 



 

Item 1.  Proxy Voting Record.

 



 

FORM N-Px REPORT

 

ICA File Number: 811-07538

Reporting Period: 07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005

Lord Abbett Securities Trust

 

LORD ABBETT ALL VALUE FUND

 

ALCOA INC.

 

Ticker:

AA

Security ID:

013817101

Meeting Date:

APR 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JAN 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Joseph T. Gorman

For

Against

Management

1.2

Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld

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 Chairman Of The Board

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

APPLE COMPUTER, INC.

 

Ticker:

AAPL

Security ID:

037833100

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Fred D. Anderson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William V. Campbell

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Millard S. Drexler

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Steven P. Jobs

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Jerome B. York

For

For

Management

2

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

3

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

5

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

6

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

1



 

AQUA AMERICA, INC.

 

Ticker:

WTR

Security ID:

03836W103

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Mary C. Carroll

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Dr. Constantine Papadakis

For

For

Management

 

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

 

Ticker:

ADM

Security ID:

039483102

Meeting Date:

NOV 4, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 15, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director G. Allen Andreas

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Roger S. Joslin

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Patrick J. Moore

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director M. Brian Mulroney

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Thomas F. O’Neill

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director O.G. Webb

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

4

Report on Genetically Engineered Products

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

AVAYA INC

 

Ticker:

AV

Security ID:

053499109

Meeting Date:

FEB 15, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 20, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Philip A. Odeen

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Hellene S. Runtagh

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Paula Stern

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Richard F. Wallman

For

For

Management

 

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED

 

Ticker:

BHI

Security ID:

057224107

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Larry D. Brady

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Anthony G. Fernandes

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director J. Larry Nichols

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

For

Management

4

Act on Shareholder Resolutions that Receive Majority Support

Against

For

Shareholder

 

2



 

BANK OF AMERICA CORP.

 

Ticker:

BAC

Security ID:

060505104

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William Barnet, III

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Charles W. Coker

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director John T. Collins

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Gary L. Countryman

For

Withhold

Management

1.5

Elect Director Paul Fulton

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Charles K. Gifford

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director W. Steven Jones

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Walter E. Massey

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Thomas J. May

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Edward L. Romero

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler

For

For

Management

1.16

Elect Director Robert L. Tillman

For

For

Management

1.17

Elect Director Jackie M. Ward

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Director Nominee Amendment

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE

 

Ticker:

BK

Security ID:

064057102

Meeting Date:

APR 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Frank J. Biondi Jr.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Richard J. Kogan

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director John A. Luke Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director John C. Malone

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Paul Myners

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Catherine A.Rein

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director William C. Richardson

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Brian L. Roberts

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Samuel C. Scott

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Provide for Cumulative Voting

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

BARNES & NOBLE, INC.

 

Ticker:

BKS

Security ID:

067774109

Meeting Date:

JUN 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 8, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Stephen Riggio

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Matthew A. Berdon

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Margaret T. Monaco

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

BAUSCH & LOMB INC.

 

Ticker:

BOL

Security ID:

071707103

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Paul A. Friedman

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Jonathan S. Linen

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William H. Waltrip

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3A

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

For

Management

3B

Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement

For

For

Management

3C

Authorize Board to Fill Vacancies

For

For

Management

3D

Remove Supermajority Vote Requirement for Removal of Directors

For

For

Management

3E

Remove Supermajority Vote Requirement for Amendments

For

For

Management

 

3



 

BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

Ticker:

BAX

Security ID:

071813109

Meeting Date:

MAY 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Blake E. Devitt

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Joseph B. Martin, M.D., Ph. D.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Services

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Declassify the Board of Directors

None

For

Shareholder

 

BOWATER INC.

 

Ticker:

BOW

Security ID:

102183100

Meeting Date:

MAY 11, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Francis J. Aguilar

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John A. Rolls

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director L. Jacques Menard

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP.

 

Ticker:

BGG

Security ID:

109043109

Meeting Date:

OCT 20, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

AUG 25, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William F. Achtmeyer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director David L. Burner

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Mary K. Bush

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

4

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

 

Ticker:

CDN

Security ID:

127387108

Meeting Date:

MAY 11, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael J. Fister

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Donald L. Lucas

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director George M. Scalise

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director John B. Shoven

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Roger S. Siboni

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Lip-Bu Tan

For

For

Management

2

Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

4



 

CARLISLE COMPANIES INC.

 

Ticker:

CSL

Security ID:

142339100

Meeting Date:

APR 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Peter L.A. Jamieson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Peter F. Krogh

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Richmond D. McKinnish

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Anthony W. Ruggiero

For

For

Management

2

Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

CHEVRON CORP

 

Ticker:

CVX

Security ID:

166764100

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert E. Denham

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert J. Eaton

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Sam Ginn

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Carla Anderson Hills

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Franklyn G. Jenifer

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Sam Nunn

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director David J. O’Reilly

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Peter J. Robertson

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Charles R. Shoemate

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Carl Ware

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Expense Stock Options

Against

For

Shareholder

6

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Report on Drilling in Protected Areas

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Report on Remediation Programs in Ecuador

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

CIGNA CORP.

 

Ticker:

CI

Security ID:

125509109

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Peter N. Larson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Carol Cox Wait

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William D. Zollars

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Marilyn Ware

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

5



 

CITIGROUP INC.

 

Ticker:

C

Security ID:

172967101

Meeting Date:

APR 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director George David

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director John M. Deutch

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Ann Dibble Jordan

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Dudley C. Mecum

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Anne Mulcahy

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Richard D. Parsons

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Charles Prince

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Judith Rodin

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Robert E. Rubin

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas

For

For

Management

1.16

Elect Director Sanford I. Weill

For

For

Management

1.17

Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Prohibit Chairman From Management Duties, Titles or Responsibilities

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Review/Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

10

Adopt Simple Majority Vote

Against

For

Shareholder

 

CMS ENERGY CORP.

 

Ticker:

CMS

Security ID:

125896100

Meeting Date:

MAY 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Merribel S. Ayers

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Richard M. Gabrys

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Earl D. Holton

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director David W. Joos

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Philip R. Lochner, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Michael T. Monahan

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Joseph F. Paquette, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Percy A. Pierre

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director S. Kinnie Smith, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Kenneth L. Way

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Kenneth Whipple

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director John B. Yasinsky

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

CSX CORP.

 

Ticker:

CSX

Security ID:

126408103

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director E.E. Bailey

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J.B. Breaux

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director E.J. Kelly, III

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director R.D. Kunisch

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director S.J. Morcott

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director D.M. Ratcliff

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director C.E. Rice

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director W.C. Richardson

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director F.S. Royal

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director D.J. Shepard

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director M.J. Ward

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Subject Non-Deductible Executive Compensation to Shareholder Vote

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement

Against

For

Shareholder

 

6



 

CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC.

 

Ticker:

CFR

Security ID:

229899109

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 8, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director R. Denny Alexander

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Carlos Alvarez

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Royce S. Caldwell

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Ruben M. Escobedo

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Ida Clement Steen

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

CUMMINS , INC.

 

Ticker:

CMI

Security ID:

231021106

Meeting Date:

MAY 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert J. Darnall

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John M. Deutch

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Alexis M. Herman

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director William I. Miller

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Georgia R. Nelson

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Theodore M. Solso

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Carl Ware

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director J. Lawrence Wilson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Implement Labor Rights Standards in China

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

CVS CORPORATION

 

Ticker:

CVS

Security ID:

126650100

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director W. Don Cornwell

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Thomas P. Gerrity

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Stanley P. Goldstein

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Marian L. Heard

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director William H. Joyce

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Terrence Murray

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Alfred J. Verrecchia

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Review/Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.

 

Ticker:

CYT

Security ID:

232820100

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 23, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Anthony G. Fernandes

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director David Lilley

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Jerry R. Satrum

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Raymond P. Sharpe

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

7



 

DANA CORP.

 

Ticker:

DCN

Security ID:

235811106

Meeting Date:

APR 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director A. Charles Baillie

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director David E. Berges

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael J. Burns

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Edmund M. Carpenter

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Richard M. Gabrys

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Samir G. Gibara

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Cheryl W. Grise

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director James P. Kelly

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Marilyn R. Marks

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Richard B. Priory

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

DEERE & CO.

 

Ticker:

DE

Security ID:

244199105

Meeting Date:

FEB 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 31, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John R. Block

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director T. Kevin Dunnigan

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Dipak C. Jain

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Joachim Milberg

For

For

Management

2

Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.

 

Ticker:

DD

Security ID:

263534109

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Richard H. Brown

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John T. Dillon

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Louisa C. Duemling

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Lois D. Juliber

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Masahisa Naitoh

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director William K. Reilly

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director H. Rodney Sharp, III

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Charles M. Vest

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Report on Government Service of Employees

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Implement ILO Code of Conduct

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Report on Genetically Modified Organisms

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Report on PFOA Chemical Remediation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

8



 

EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.

 

Ticker:

EMN

Security ID:

277432100

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael P. Connors

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Donald W. Griffin

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

EATON CORP.

 

Ticker:

ETN

Security ID:

278058102

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Ned C. Lautenbach

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John R. Miller

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Gregory R. Page

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Victor A. Pelson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

EMC CORP.

 

Ticker:

EMC

Security ID:

268648102

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael J. Cronin

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director W. Paul Fitzgerald

For

Withhold

Management

1.3

Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

For

Shareholder

5

Creation of an Independent Audit Committee

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.

 

Ticker:

EMR

Security ID:

291011104

Meeting Date:

FEB 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 24, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director D.N. Farr

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director C.A. Peters

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director D.C. Farrell

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director J.W. Prueher

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director R.B. Horton

For

For

Management

2

Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

5

Amend Equal Employment Policy Regarding Sexual Orientation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

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

 

9



 

EXXON MOBIL CORP.

 

Ticker:

XOM

Security ID:

30231G102

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 6, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael J. Boskin

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William W. George

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James R. Houghton

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director William R. Howell

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Reatha Clark King

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Philip E. Lippincott

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Lee R. Raymond

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Walter V. Shipley

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Political Contributions/Activities

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Review/Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Nominate Independent Directors with Industry Experience

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Report on Payments to Indonesian Military

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Adopt Policy Prohibiting Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Report on Potential Damage of Drilling in Protected Regions

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Disclose Information Supporting the Company Position on Climate Change

Against

Against

Shareholder

10

Report on Company Policies for Compliance with the Kyoto Protocol

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

FTI

Security ID:

30249U101

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Thomas M. Hamilton

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Richard A. Pattarozzi

For

For

Management

 

FOOT LOCKER INC

 

Ticker:

FL

Security ID:

344849104

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Purdy Crawford

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Nicholas DiPaolo

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Philip H. Geier Jr.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Alan D. Feldman

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

10



 

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.

 

Ticker:

FRNT

Security ID:

359065109

Meeting Date:

SEP 9, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 8, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Samuel D. Addoms

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Hank Brown

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director D. Dale Browning

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Paul S. Dempsey

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Patricia A. Engels

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director William B. Mcnamara

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director B. Larae Orullian

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Jeff S. Potter

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director James B. Upchurch

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

 

Ticker:

GE

Security ID:

369604103

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William M. Castell

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Dennis D. Dammerman

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Ann M. Fudge

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Andrea Jung

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Alan G. Lafley

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Sam Nunn

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Roger S. Penske

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Robert C. Wright

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Provide for Cumulative Voting

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Report on Nuclear Fuel Storage Risks

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on PCB Clean-up Costs

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Prepare a Sustainability Report

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Political Contributions/Activities

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

GENUINE PARTS CO.

 

Ticker:

GPC

Security ID:

372460105

Meeting Date:

APR 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Thomas C. Gallagher

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John D. Johns

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Lawrence G. Steiner

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.

 

Ticker:

GP

Security ID:

373298108

Meeting Date:

MAY 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director James S. Balloun

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Thomas D. Bell, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Jon A. Boscia

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Alston D. Correll

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director John D. Zeglis

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Declassify the Board of Directors

Against

For

Management

 

11



 

GILLETTE CO., THE

 

Ticker:

G

Security ID:

375766102

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 14, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael B. Gifford

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Ray J. Groves

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Marjorie M. Yang

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC)

 

Ticker:

GSK

Security ID:

37733W105

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

DIRECTORS REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For

For

Management

2

REMUNERATION REPORT

For

For

Management

3

TO ELECT SIR CHRISTOPHER GENT AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

4

TO ELECT SIR DERYCK MAUGHAN AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

5

TO ELECT MR JULIAN HESLOP AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

6

TO RE-ELECT DR JEAN-PIERRE GARNIER AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

7

TO RE-ELECT SIR IAN PROSSER AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

8

TO RE-ELECT DR RONALDO SCHMITZ AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

9

TO RE-ELECT DR LUCY SHAPIRO AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

10

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

11

REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

For

For

Management

12

TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO MAKE DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS AND INCUR EU POLITICAL EXPENDITURE

For

For

Management

13

DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS

For

For

Management

14

AUTHORITY FOR THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES

For

For

Management

15

INSERTION OF NEW ARTICLE 48A INTO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

For

For

Management

16

DELETION OF ARTICLE 154.2 OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

For

For

Management

17

AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 81 OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

For

For

Management

 

GLOBAL SANTA FE CORP.(FORMERLY SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL CORP)

 

Ticker:

GSF

Security ID:

G3930E101

Meeting Date:

JUN 7, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 5, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Richard L. George

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert E. Rose

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Stephen J. Solarz

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Nader H. Sultan

For

For

Management

2

PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY S 2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE PLAN AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUCH SHARES AVAILABLE FOR FULL-VALUE STOCK AWARDS.

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

12



 

GRANT PRIDECO INC

 

Ticker:

GRP

Security ID:

38821G101

Meeting Date:

MAY 11, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 23, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director David J. Butters

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Eliot M. Fried

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Dennis R. Hendrix

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Harold E. Layman

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Sheldon B. Lubar

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Michael McShane

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Robert K. Moses, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Joseph E. Reid

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director David A. Trice

For

For

Management

 

GREY WOLF, INC.

 

Ticker:

GW

Security ID:

397888108

Meeting Date:

MAY 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 29, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Steven A. Webster

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director William R. Ziegler

For

For

Management

 

HAEMONETICS CORP.

 

Ticker:

HAE

Security ID:

405024100

Meeting Date:

JUL 27, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 10, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Harvey G. Klein

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Yutaka Sakurada

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

HALLIBURTON CO.

 

Ticker:

HAL

Security ID:

406216101

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert L. Crandall

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director S. Malcolm Gillis

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director W.R. Howell

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Ray L. Hunt

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director David J. Lesar

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director J. Landis Martin

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Jay A. Precourt

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Debra L. Reed

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

Shareholder

 

13



 

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.

 

Ticker:

HP

Security ID:

423452101

Meeting Date:

MAR 2, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JAN 10, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William L. Armstrong

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director L.F. Rooney, III

For

Against

Management

1.3

Elect Director John D. Zeglis

For

For

Management

 

HOST MARRIOTT CORP.

 

Ticker:

HMT

Security ID:

44107P104

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 30, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert M. Baylis

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Terence C. Golden

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Ann McLaughlin Korologos

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Richard E. Marriott

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Judith A. McHale

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director John B. Morse, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Christopher J. Nassetta

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

Shareholder

 

HUBBELL INCORPORATED

 

Ticker:

HUB.B

Security ID:

443510201

Meeting Date:

MAY 2, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director G. Jackson Ratcliffe

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director E. Richard Brooks

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director George W. Edwards, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Joel S. Hoffman

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Andrew McNally IV

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Daniel J. Meyer

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Timothy H. Powers

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Daniel S. Van Riper

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Richard J. Swift

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

IDEX CORP.

 

Ticker:

IEX

Security ID:

45167R104

Meeting Date:

MAR 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 17, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Bradley J. Bell

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Lawrence D. Kingsley

For

For

Management

2

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

14



 

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

 

Ticker:

ITW

Security ID:

452308109

Meeting Date:

MAY 6, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 8, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William F. Aldinger

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael J. Birck

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Marvin D. Brailsford

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Susan Crown

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Don H. Davis, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director W. James Farrell

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Robert C. McCormack

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robert S. Morrison

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Harold B. Smith

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Implement China Principles

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.

 

Ticker:

IP

Security ID:

460146103

Meeting Date:

MAY 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 17, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert M. Amen

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Samir G. Gibara

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Charles R. Shoemate

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director William G. Walter

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

JLG INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

JLG

Security ID:

466210101

Meeting Date:

NOV 18, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 1, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Roy V. Armes

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William M. Lasky

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James A. Mezera

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director David L. Pugh

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Stephen Rabinowitz

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Raymond C. Stark

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Thomas C. Wajnert

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Charles O. Wood, III

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

 

Ticker:

JPM

Security ID:

46625H100

Meeting Date:

MAY 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Director Hans W. Becherer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Director John H. Biggs

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Director Lawrence A. Bossidy

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Director Stephen B. Burke

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Director James S. Crown

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Director James Dimon

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Director Ellen V. Futter

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Director William H. Gray, III

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Director William B. Harrison, Jr

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Director John W. Kessler

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Director Robert I. Lipp

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Director Richard A. Manoogian

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Director David C. Novak

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Director Lee R. Raymond

For

For

Management

1.16

Elect Director Director William C. Weldon

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Establish Term Limits for Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Adopt Executive Benefit Policy

Against

For

Shareholder

 

15



 

KRAFT FOODS INC

 

Ticker:

KFT

Security ID:

50075N104

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 2, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jan Bennink

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Roger K. Deromedi

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director W. James Farrell

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Betsy D. Holden

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Richard A. Lerner, M.D.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director John C. Pope

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Charles R. Wall

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Deborah C. Wright

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Report on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

KROGER CO., THE

 

Ticker:

KR

Security ID:

501044101

Meeting Date:

JUN 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert D. Beyer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John T. Lamacchia

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Edward M. Liddy

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Katherine D. Ortega

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Eliminate super-majority provision

Against

For

Shareholder

5

Report on Feasibility of Improving Animal Welfare Standards

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP.

 

Ticker:

LNC

Security ID:

534187109

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Marcia J. Avedon,Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J. Patrick Barrett

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael F. Mee

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

16



 

MARKEL CORP.

 

Ticker:

MKL

Security ID:

570535104

Meeting Date:

MAY 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Douglas C. Eby

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Leslie A. Grandis

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Stewart M. Kasen

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Alan I. Kirshner

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Anthony F. Markel

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Steven A. Markel

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Jay M. Weinberg

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

 

MCAFEE INC.

 

Ticker:

MFE

Security ID:

579064106

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Mr. Robert Bucknam

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Ms. Liane Wilson

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MEADWESTVACO CORP.

 

Ticker:

MWV

Security ID:

583334107

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael E. Campbell

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Dr. Thomas W. Cole,Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Duane E. Collins

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Susan J. Kropf

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director J. Lawrence Wilson

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 of Directors

Against

For

Shareholder

 

MELLON FINANCIAL CORP.

 

Ticker:

MEL

Security ID:

58551A108

Meeting Date:

APR 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Steven G. Elliott

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Robert Mehrabian

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Wesley W. Von Schack

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

17



 

MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.

 

Ticker:

MER

Security ID:

590188108

Meeting Date:

APR 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jill K. Conway

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Heinz-Joachim Neuburger

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director E. Stanley O’Neal

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Provide for Cumulative Voting

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

MICROSOFT CORP.

 

Ticker:

MSFT

Security ID:

594918104

Meeting Date:

NOV 9, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 10, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William H. Gates III

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James I. Cash Jr., Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Ann McLaughlin Korologos

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director David F. Marquardt

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Charles H. Noski

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Dr. Helmut Panke

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Jon A. Shirley

For

For

Management

2

Amend Bundled Compensation Plans

For

For

Management

3

Amend Bundled Compensation Plans

For

For

Management

4

Amend Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

5

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MONSANTO CO.

 

Ticker:

MON

Security ID:

61166W101

Meeting Date:

JAN 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 22, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John W. Bachmann

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William U. Parfet

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director George H. Poste

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Report on Genetically Modified Organisms

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on Export of Hazardous Pesticides

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Adopt Human Rights Policy

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

MOOG INC.

 

Ticker:

MOG.A

Security ID:

615394202

Meeting Date:

JAN 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 1, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director Robert T. Brady

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

18



 

MOTOROLA, INC.

 

Ticker:

MOT

Security ID:

620076109

Meeting Date:

MAY 2, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director E. Zander

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director H. L. Fuller

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director J. Lewant

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director W. Massey

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director T. Meredith

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director N. Negroponte

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director I. Nooyi

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director S. Scott III

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director R. Sommer

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director J. Stengel

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director D. Warner III

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director J. White

For

For

Management

2

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

3

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

Shareholder

 

NEWMONT MINING CORP. (HOLDING COMPANY)

 

Ticker:

NEM

Security ID:

651639106

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 3, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Glen A. Barton

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael s. Hamson

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Leo I. Higdon, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Pierre Lassonde

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Robert J. Miller

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robin A. Plumbridge

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director John B. Prescott

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Donald C. Roth

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Seymour Schulich

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director James V. Taranik

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

NIKE, INC.

 

Ticker:

NKE

Security ID:

654106103

Meeting Date:

SEP 20, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 26, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jill K. Conway

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson

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 Plan

For

For

Management

5

Declassify the Board of Directors

Against

For

Shareholder

6

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

Shareholder

 

19



 

NOVARTIS AG

 

Ticker:

NVS

Security ID:

66987V109

Meeting Date:

MAR 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JAN 27, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NOVARTIS AG AND THE GROUP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2004.

For

For

Management

2

APPROVAL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

For

For

Management

3

APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS OF NOVARTIS AG AS PER BALANCE SHEET AND DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND.

For

For

Management

4

REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL.

For

For

Management

5

FURTHER SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM.

For

For

Management

6

RE-ELECTION OF DR. H.C. BIRGIT BREUEL FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM.

For

For

Management

7

RE-ELECTION OF PROF. DR. PETER BURCKHARDT FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM.

For

For

Management

8

RE-ELECTION OF ALEXANDRE F. JETZER FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM.

For

For

Management

9

RE-ELECTION OF PIERRE LANDOLT FOR A THREE YEAR TERM.

For

For

Management

10

RE-ELECTION OF PROF. DR. ULRICH LEHNER FOR A THREE YEAR TERM.

For

For

Management

11

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

PACTIV CORP.

 

Ticker:

PTV

Security ID:

695257105

Meeting Date:

MAY 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Larry D. Brady

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director K. Dane Brooksher

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert J. Darnall

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Mary R. (Nina) Henderson

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Roger B. Porter

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Richard L. Wambold

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Norman H. Wesley

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.

 

Ticker:

PH

Security ID:

701094104

Meeting Date:

OCT 27, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

AUG 31, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Candy M. Obourn

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Hector R. Ortino

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Nickolas W. Vande Steeg

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Donald E. Washkewicz

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

20



 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC.

 

Ticker:

PTEN

Security ID:

703481101

Meeting Date:

JUN 15, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Mark S. Siegel

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Cloyce A. Talbott

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director A. Glenn Patterson

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Kenneth N. Berns

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Robert C. Gist

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Curtis W. Huff

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Terry H. Hunt

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Kenneth R. Peak

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Nadine C. Smith

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

PEPSICO, INC.

 

Ticker:

PEP

Security ID:

713448108

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John F. Akers

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert E. Allen

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Ray L. Hunt

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Steven S Reinemund

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Sharon P. Rockefeller

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director James J. Schiro

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Cynthia M. Trudell

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Daniel Vasella

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Report on Corporate Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

PFIZER INC.

 

Ticker:

PFE

Security ID:

717081103

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 2, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael S. Brown

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director M. Anthony Burns

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert N. Burt

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director W. Don Cornwell

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director William H. Gray III

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Constance J. Horner

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director William R. Howell

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Stanley O. Ikenberry

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director George A. Lorch

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Dana G. Mead

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Jean-Paul Valles

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Establish Term Limits for Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Report on Pharmaceutical Price Restraint

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Review and Report on Drug Reimportation Policy

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Report on Product Availability in Canada

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

For

Shareholder

 

21



 

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, INC.

 

Ticker:

PPDI

Security ID:

717124101

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Stuart Bondurant, M.D.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Frederick Frank

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Terry Magnuson, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Fredric N. Eshelman

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director General David L. Grange

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Ernest Mario, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Marye Anne Fox, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Catherine M. Klema

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director John A. McNeill, Jr.

For

For

Management

2

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC

 

Ticker:

PIR

Security ID:

720279108

Meeting Date:

JUN 30, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 27, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Marvin J. Girouard

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director James M. Hoak, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Tom M. Thomas

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John H. Burgoyne

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Michael R. Ferrari

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Karen W. Katz

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Terry E. London

For

For

Management

 

POTASH CORP. SASKATCHEWAN INC.

 

Ticker:

POT.

Security ID:

73755L107

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

MAR 17, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director F.J. Blesi

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director W.J. Doyle

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director J.W. Estey

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director W. Fetzer III

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director D.J. Howe

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director A.D. Laberge

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director J.J. McCaig

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director M. Mogford

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director P.J. Schoenhals

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director E.R. Stromberg

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director J.G. Vicq

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director E. Viyella De Paliza

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve New Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

PRAXAIR, INC.

 

Ticker:

PX

Security ID:

74005P104

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jose Alves

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Ira D. Hall

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Raymond W. Leboeuf

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Wayne T. Smith

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Robert L. Wood

For

For

Management

2

Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

22



 

QUANEX CORP.

 

Ticker:

NX

Security ID:

747620102

Meeting Date:

FEB 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JAN 5, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Susan F. Davis

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Russell M. Flaum

For

For

Management

 

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO.

 

Ticker:

RRD

Security ID:

257867101

Meeting Date:

MAY 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Judith H. Hamilton

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael T. Riordan

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Bide L. Thomas

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

ROGERS CORP.

 

Ticker:

ROG

Security ID:

775133101

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 3, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Leonard M. Baker

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Walter E. Boomer

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Edward L. Diefenthal

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Gregory B. Howey

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Leonard R. Jaskol

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Eileen S. Kraus

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director William E. Mitchell

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robert G. Paul

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Robert D. Wachob

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

ROP

Security ID:

776696106

Meeting Date:

JUN 6, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Donald G. Calder

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Derrick N. Key

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Christopher Wright

For

For

Management

2

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

3

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

SAFECO CORP.

 

Ticker:

SAFC

Security ID:

786429100

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Joseph W. Brown

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Phyllis J. Campbell

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Kerry Killinger

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Gary Locke

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

4

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

23



 

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 Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

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

 

SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP.

 

Ticker:

SGP

Security ID:

806605101

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Hans W. Becherer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert F. W. van Oordt

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Declassify the Board of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

SCHLUMBERGER LTD.

 

Ticker:

SLB

Security ID:

806857108

Meeting Date:

APR 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 2, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director J. Deutch

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J.S. Gorelick

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director A. Gould

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director T. Isaac

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director A. Lajous

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director A. Levy-Lang

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director M.E. Marks

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director D. Primat

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director T.I. Sandvold

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director N. Seydoux

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director L.G. Stuntz

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director R. Talwar

For

For

Management

2

ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS AND DIVIDENDS

For

For

Management

3

ADOPTION OF MANDATORY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

For

For

Management

4

ADOPTION OF VOLUNTARY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

For

For

Management

5

APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF THE SCHLUMBERGER 2005 OPTION PLAN

For

For

Management

6

APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE SCHLUMBERGER DISCOUNTED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

For

For

Management

7

APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

For

For

Management

 

24



 

SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.

 

Ticker:

SFD

Security ID:

832248108

Meeting Date:

SEP 1, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 12, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Ray A. Goldberg

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John T. Schwieters

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Melvin O. Wright

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Report on Corporate Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Environmental Performance

Against

For

Shareholder

 

SOLECTRON CORP.

 

Ticker:

SLR

Security ID:

834182107

Meeting Date:

JAN 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 18, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William A. Hasler

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael R. Cannon

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Richard A. D’Amore

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Heinz Fridrich

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director William R. Graber

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Dr. Paul R. Low

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director C. Wesley M. Scott

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Cyril Yansouni

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., THE

 

Ticker:

STA

Security ID:

792860108

Meeting Date:

JUL 28, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 4, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Howard P. Berkowitz

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Kenneth J. Bialkin

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Carolyn H. Byrd

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John H. Dasburg

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Leslie B. Disharoon

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Janet M. Dolan

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Jay S. Fishman

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Meryl D. Hartzband

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director William H. Kling

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director James A. Lawrence

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Robert I. Lipp

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie

For

For

Management

1.16

Elect Director Glen D. Nelson, M.D.

For

For

Management

1.17

Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.18

Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek

For

For

Management

1.19

Elect Director Nancy A. Roseman

For

For

Management

1.20

Elect Director Charles W. Scharf

For

For

Management

1.21

Elect Director Gordon M. Sprenger

For

For

Management

1.22

Elect Director Frank J. Tasco

For

For

Management

1.23

Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

25



 

TARGET CORPORATION

 

Ticker:

TGT

Security ID:

87612E106

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director James A. Johnson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

TIMKEN CO. (THE)

 

Ticker:

TKR

Security ID:

887389104

Meeting Date:

APR 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 18, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Phillip R. Cox

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert W. Mahoney

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Ward J. Timken, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Joseph F. Toot, Jr.

For

For

Management

2

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

 

TRIBUNE CO.

 

Ticker:

TRB

Security ID:

896047107

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 23, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Roger Goodan

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director J. Christopher Reyes

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Dudley S. Taft

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

TRN

Security ID:

896522109

Meeting Date:

MAY 9, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director David W. Biegler

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Craig J. Duchossois

For

Withhold

Management

1.3

Elect Director Ronald J. Gafford

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Barry J. Galt

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Clifford J. Grum

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Jess T. Hay

For

Withhold

Management

1.7

Elect Director Diana S. Natalicio

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Timothy R. Wallace

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

26



 

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

Ticker:

TYC

Security ID:

902124106

Meeting Date:

MAR 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JAN 10, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Dennis C. Blair

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Edward D. Breen

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director George W. Buckley

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Brian Duperreault

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director John A. Krol

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Mackey J. Mcdonald

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director H. Carl Mccall

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Brendan R. O’Neill

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Sandra S. Wijnberg

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Jerome B. York

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

UNION PACIFIC CORP.

 

Ticker:

UNP

Security ID:

907818108

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Philip F. Anschutz

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Richard K. Davidson

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Thomas J. Donohue

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Archie W. Dunham

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Spencer F. Eccles

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Judith Richards Hope

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Michael W. McConnell

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Steven R. Rogel

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director James R. Young

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon

For

For

Management

2

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

 

Ticker:

UPS

Security ID:

911312106

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John J. Beystehner

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael L. Eskew

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James P. Kelly

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Ann M. Livermore

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Gary E. Macdougal

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Victor A. Pelson

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Lea N. Soupata

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director John W. Thompson

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Carol B. Tome

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Ben Verwaayen

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

UNOVA, INC.

 

Ticker:

UNA

Security ID:

91529B106

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Stephen E. Frank

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Claire W. Gargalli

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard

For

For

Management

2

Declassify the Board of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

27



 

VALSPAR CORP., THE

 

Ticker:

VAL

Security ID:

920355104

Meeting Date:

FEB 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 31, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Thomas R. Mcburney

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Richard M. Rompala

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Richard L. White

For

For

Management

2

Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

VARIAN INC

 

Ticker:

VARI

Security ID:

922206107

Meeting Date:

FEB 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 13, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Conrad W. Hewitt

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Garry W. Rogerson

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Elizabeth E. Tallett

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

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

For

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 of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Require Majority of Independent Directors on Board

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Amend Director/Officer Liability/Indemnifications Provisions

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

Ticker:

VSH

Security ID:

928298108

Meeting Date:

MAY 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Eliyahu Hurvitz

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Dr. Abraham Ludomirski

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Mark I. Solomon

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

28



 

W HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

 

Ticker:

WHI

Security ID:

929251106

Meeting Date:

MAY 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 12, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Cornelius Tamboer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Fredeswinda G. Frontera

For

Withhold

Management

2

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

3

Increase Authorized Preferred Stock

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

 

Ticker:

GWW

Security ID:

384802104

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Brian P. Anderson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Wilbur H. Gantz

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director David W. Grainger

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director William K. Hall

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Richard L. Keyser

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director John W. McCarter, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Neil S. Novich

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Gary L. Rogers

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director James D. Slavik

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Harold B. Smith

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

WACHOVIA CORP.

 

Ticker:

WB

Security ID:

929903102

Meeting Date:

APR 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 16, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John D. Baker, II

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Peter C. Browing

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Donald M. James

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Van L. Richey

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director John C. Whitaker, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Wallace D. Malone, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robert J. Brown

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

WACHOVIA CORP.

 

Ticker:

WB

Security ID:

929903102

Meeting Date:

OCT 28, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

AUG 20, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger Agreement

For

For

Management

 

29



 

WALT DISNEY COMPANY, THE

 

Ticker:

DIS

Security ID:

254687106

Meeting Date:

FEB 11, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 17, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John E. Bryson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John S. Chen

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael D. Eisner

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Judith L. Estrin

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Robert A. Iger

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Monica C. Lozano

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director George J. Mitchell

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Gary L. Wilson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Prohibit Greenmail Payments

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on Vendor Standards in China

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

 

Ticker:

WMI

Security ID:

94106L109

Meeting Date:

MAY 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 18, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Pastora San Juan Cafferty

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert S. Miller

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John C. Pope

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director W. Robert Reum

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director David P. Steiner

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Report on Privatization

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP.

 

Ticker:

WBS

Security ID:

947890109

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director George T. Carpenter

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John J. Crawford

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director C. Michael Jacobi

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

 

Ticker:

WFC

Security ID:

949746101

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 8, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director J.A. Blanchard III

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Susan E. Engel

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Robert L. Joss

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Reatha Clark King

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Richard D. McCormick

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Philip J. Quigley

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Donald B. Rice

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Judith M. Runstad

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Susan G. Swenson

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Michael W. Wright

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Adopt Policy on Payday Lenders

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Link Executive Compensation to Predatory Lending

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

30



 

WESTWOOD ONE, INC.

 

Ticker:

WON

Security ID:

961815107

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 19, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Gerald Greenberg

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Steven A. Lerman

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Joel Hollander

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Robert K. Herdman

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY

 

Ticker:

WGOV

Security ID:

980745103

Meeting Date:

JAN 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 29, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Mary L. Petrovich

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Larry E. Rittenberg

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael T. Yonker

For

For

Management

 

WYETH

 

Ticker:

WYE

Security ID:

983024100

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Richard L. Carrion

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert Essner

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director John D. Feerick

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Robert Langer

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director John P. Mascotte

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Mary Lake Polan

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. Torell III

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Review and Report on Drug Reimportation Policy

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Discontinue Promotion of Premarin and Report on Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

31



 

XEROX CORP.

 

Ticker:

XRX

Security ID:

984121103

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Glenn A. Britt

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Richard J. Harrington

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William Curt Hunter

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Hilmar Kopper

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Robert A. McDonald

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Ann N. Reese

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Stephen Robert

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC., THE

 

Ticker:

YCC

Security ID:

984757104

Meeting Date:

JUN 2, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Sandra J. Horbach

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert J. O’Connell

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Craig W. Rydin

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Doreen A. Wright

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

YUM BRANDS, INC.

 

Ticker:

YUM

Security ID:

988498101

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director David W. Dorman

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director Massimo Ferragamo

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director J. David Grissom

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director Bonnie Hill

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director Robert Holland, Jr.

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director Kenneth G. Langone

For

For

Management

2.7

Elect Director Jonathan S. Linen

For

For

Management

2.8

Elect Director David C. Novak

For

For

Management

2.9

Elect Director Andrall E. Pearson

For

For

Management

2.10

Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan

For

For

Management

2.11

Elect Director Jackie Trujillo

For

For

Management

2.12

Elect Director Robert J. Ulrich

For

For

Management

3

Elect Directors David W. Dorman, Massimo Ferragamo, Thomas M. Ryan, Robert Ulrich and Jonathan Linen

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

5

Sustainability Report

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Prepare a Diversity Report

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Adopt MacBride Principles

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Report on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Report on Animal Welfare Standards

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

LORD ABBETT ALPHA FUND

 

Nothing to Report

 

32



 

LORD ABBETT INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND

 

ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIONES (FORMERLY GINES NAVARRO C

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

E7813W163

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Individual and Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of Income

For

For

Management

2

Approve Discharge of Management

For

For

Management

3

Elect Members to Management Board

For

For

Management

4

Authorize Repurchase of Shares

For

For

Management

5

Approve Auditors for Company and Consolidated Group

For

For

Management

6

Amend Company’s Stock Option Plan Approved at 5-20-04 AGM

For

For

Management

7

Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions

For

For

Management

8

Approve Minutes of Meeting

For

For

Management

 

ASTELLAS PHARMA INC. (FRMLY. YAMANOUCHI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J03393105

Meeting Date:

JUN 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 15, Final JY 16, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors and Statutory Auditors, and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditor in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System

For

For

Management

4

Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

5

Approve Adjustment to Aggregate Compensation Ceiling for Directors

For

For

Management

 

ASTRAZENECA PLC (FORMERLY ZENECA PLC)

 

Ticker:

ZEN

Security ID:

G0593M107

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Confirm First Interim Dividend of USD 0.295 Per Share and Confirm as Final Dividend the Second Interim Dividend of USD 0.645 Per Share

For

For

Management

3

Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of the Company

For

For

Management

4

Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of the Auditors

For

For

Management

5a

Re-elect Louis Schweitzer as Director

For

For

Management

5b

Re-elect Hakan Mogren as Director

For

For

Management

5c

Re-elect Sir Tom McKillop as Director

For

For

Management

5d

Re-elect Jonathan Symonds as Director

For

For

Management

5e

Elect John Patterson as Director

For

For

Management

5f

Elect David Brennan as Director

For

For

Management

5g

Re-elect Sir Peter Bonfield as Director

For

For

Management

5h

Re-elect John Buchanan as Director

For

For

Management

5i

Re-elect Jane Henney as Director

For

For

Management

5j

Re-elect Michele Hooper as Director

For

For

Management

5k

Re-elect Joe Jimenez as Director

For

For

Management

5l

Re-elect Erna Moller as Director

For

For

Management

5m

Re-elect Dame Bridget Ogilvie as Director

For

For

Management

5n

Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director

For

For

Management

6

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

7

Approve AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan

For

For

Management

8

Approve EU Political Donations and EU Political Expenditure up to USD 150,000

For

For

Management

9

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 136,488,521

For

For

Management

10

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 20,473,278

For

For

Management

11

Authorise up to Ten Percent of the Issued Share Capital for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

 

33



 

AXA (FORMERLY AXA-UAP)

 

Ticker:

AXA

Security ID:

F06106102

Meeting Date:

APR 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.61 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Accounting Transfer from Special Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Ordinary Reserve

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Special Auditors’ Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Confirm Resignation and Non-Reelection of Thierry Breton as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Reelect Anthony Hamilton as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Reelect Henri Lachmann as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Reelect Michel Pebereau as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Ratify Appointment of Leo Apotheker as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Elect Jacques de Chateauvieux as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Elect Dominique Reiniche as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount of EUR 1 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.5 Billion

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion

For

Did Not Vote

Management

18

Authorize Management Board to Set Issue Price for Ten Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant to Issue Authority without Preemptive Rights

For

Did Not Vote

Management

19

Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above

For

Did Not Vote

Management

20

Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 1 Billion for Future Exchange Offers

For

Did Not Vote

Management

21

Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Capital for Future Exchange Offers

For

Did Not Vote

Management

22

Authorize Issuance of Equity Upon Conversion of a Subsidiary’s Equity-Linked Securities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

23

Approve Issuance of Securities Convertible into Debt

For

Did Not Vote

Management

24

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

25

Authorize Up to 0.5 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

26

Approve Stock Option Plan Grants

For

Did Not Vote

Management

27

Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

28

Amend Articles of Association Re: Definition of Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

29

Amend Articles Re: Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans

For

Did Not Vote

Management

30

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

34



 

BAE SYSTEMS PLC(FRM.BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G06940103

Meeting Date:

MAY 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Acquisition of United Defense Industries, Inc.

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Amend Company’s Borrowing Limits

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

BAE SYSTEMS PLC(FRM.BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G06940103

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Final Dividend of 5.8 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Re-elect Sir Peter Mason as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Re-elect Mark Ronald as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Re-elect Michael Turner as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Elect Richard Olver as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of the Company

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of the Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Approve Increase in Authorised Capital from GBP 165,000,001 to GBP 180,000,001

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 15,989,518 if Resolution 10 is Not Passed; Otherwise up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 26,750,818

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Authorise the Company to Make EU Political Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Authorise BAE Systems (Defence Systems) Ltd. to Make EU Political Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Authorise BAE Systems Electronics Ltd. to Make EU Political Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Authorise BAE Systems Marine Ltd. to Make EU Political Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Authorise BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd. to Make EU Political Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Authorise BAE Systems Land Systems (Bridging) Ltd. to Make EU Political Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

18

Authorise BAE Systems Land Systems (Munitions and Ordnance) Ltd. to Make EU Political Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

19

Authorise BAE Systems Land Systems (Weapons and Vehicles) Ltd. to Make EU Political Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

20

Authorise Land Systems Hagglunds AB to Make EU Political Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

21

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 4,013,024

For

Did Not Vote

Management

22

Authorise 321,041,924 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

Did Not Vote

Management

23

Amend Articles of Association Re: Indemnification of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

35



 

BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

A07933129

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management and Supervisory Boards

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Creation of EUR 534.5 Million Pool of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Authorize Repurchase of Share Capital for Trading Purposes

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Ratify Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Elect Supervisory Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y06942109

Meeting Date:

APR 8, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend

For

For

Management

3a

Reelect Tan Man-kou as Director

For

For

Management

3b

Reelect Li Fook-wo as Director

For

For

Management

3c

Reelect Joseph Pang Yuk-wing as Director

For

For

Management

3d

Reelect Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong as Director

For

For

Management

3e

Reelect Richard Li Tzar-kai as Director

For

For

Management

4

Reappoint KPMG as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

5

Amend Articles Re: Voting at General Meetings, Nomination of Directors, Material Interest of Directors in Contracts Entered into by the Company

For

For

Management

6

Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

For

For

Management

7

Approve Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital

For

For

Management

8

Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

For

Management

 

36



 

BASF AG

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

D06216101

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2004

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.70 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal Year 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal Year 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives when Repurchasing Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Amend Articles Re: Calling of and Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to Proposed Changes in German Law (Company Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

F1058Q238

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 2 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Special Auditors’ Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Reelect Jean-Francois Lepetit as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Reelect Gerhard Cromme as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Reelect Francois Grappotte as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Reelect Helene Ploix as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Reelect Baudoin Prot as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Elect Loyola De Palacio Del Valle-Lersundi as Director to Replace Jacques Friedmann

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount of EUR 780,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Approve Stock Option Plan Grants

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Approve Restricted Stock Plan to Directors and Employees of Company and its Subsidiaries

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Approve Change In Number Of Directors Elected By Employees

For

Did Not Vote

Management

18

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

37



 

BP PLC (FORM. BP AMOCO PLC)

 

Ticker:

BP.PP

Security ID:

G12793181

Meeting Date:

APR 14, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Re-elect David Allen as Director

For

For

Management

2

Re-elect Lord Browne of Madingley as Director

For

For

Management

3

Re-elect John Bryan as Director

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Antony Burgmans as Director

For

For

Management

5

Elect Iain Conn as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-elect Erroll Davis, Jr. as Director

For

For

Management

7

Elect Douglas Flint as Director

For

For

Management

8

Re-elect Byron Grote as Director

For

For

Management

9

Re-elect Tony Hayward as Director

For

For

Management

10

Re-elect DeAnne Julius as Director

For

For

Management

11

Elect Sir Tom McKillop as Director

For

For

Management

12

Re-elect John Manzoni as Director

For

For

Management

13

Re-elect Walter Massey as Director

For

For

Management

14

Re-elect Michael Miles as Director

For

For

Management

15

Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director

For

For

Management

16

Re-elect Michael Wilson as Director

For

For

Management

17

Re-elect Peter Sutherland as Director

For

For

Management

18

Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

19

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 1,770 Million

For

For

Management

20

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 256 Million

For

For

Management

21

Authorise 2.1 Billion Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

22

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

23

Approve Share Incentive Plan

For

For

Management

24

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

 

CADBURY SCHWEPPES PLC

 

Ticker:

CSG

Security ID:

G17444152

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of 8.7 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

3

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Wolfgang Berndt as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect Bob Stack as Director

For

For

Management

6

Elect Rosemary Thorne as Director

For

For

Management

7

Re-elect Baroness Wilcox as Director

For

For

Management

8

Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors of the Company

For

For

Management

9

Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of the Auditors

For

For

Management

10

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 85,680,000

For

For

Management

11

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 12,980,000

For

For

Management

12

Authorise 25,960,000 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

 

38



 

CHINA MOBILE (HONG KONG) LIMITED

 

Ticker:

CHL

Security ID:

Y14965100

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 9, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of HK$0.46 Per Share

For

For

Management

3a

Reelect Wang Jianzhou as Director

For

For

Management

3b

Reelect Zhang Chenshuang as Director

For

For

Management

3c

Reelect Li Mofang as Director

For

For

Management

3d

Reelect Julian Michael Horn-Smith as Director

For

For

Management

3e

Reelect Li Yue as Director

For

For

Management

3f

Reelect He Ning as Director

For

For

Management

3g

Reelect Frank Wong Kwong Shing as Director

For

For

Management

4

Reappoint KPMG as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

5

Approve Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital

For

For

Management

6

Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

For

For

Management

7

Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

For

Management

 

CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LTD

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y1505D102

Meeting Date:

OCT 20, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

SEP 17, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Elect Yang Jie and Sun Kangmin as Executive Directors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles Re: Capital Structure, Board Composition, Material Interest of Directors in Contracts Entered into by the Company

For

For

Management

 

39



 

CHINA TRUST FINANCIAL HOLDINGS COMPANY LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y15093100

Meeting Date:

JUN 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Receive Report on 2004 Business Operation Results

None

None

Management

1.2

Receive Supervisors’ Report

None

None

Management

1.3

Receive Report on the Code of Ethics

None

None

Management

1.4

Receive Report on the Amendment of Board Meeting Procedures

None

None

Management

2.1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2.2

Approve Allocation of Income and Cash Dividend of NTD 1 per Share and Stock Dividend of 200 Shares per 1000 Shares

For

For

Management

3.1

Approve Capitalization of 2004 Dividends and Employee Profit Sharing

For

For

Management

3.2

Amend Articles of Association

For

For

Management

4.1

Elect Jeffrey LS Koo as Director with ID No. 79

For

For

Management

4.2

Elect Jeffrey JL Koo, Jr, Representative of Kuan Ho Construction and Development Co Ltd as Director with ID No. 265

For

For

Management

4.3

Elect Wen-Long Yen as Director with ID No. 686

For

For

Management

4.4

Elect a Representative of Chung Cheng Investment Ltd as Director with ID No. 355101

For

For

Management

4.5

Elect a Representative of Kuan Ho Construction and Development Co Ltd as Director with ID No. 265

For

For

Management

4.6

Elect a Representative of Asia Livestock Co Ltd as Director with ID No. 379360

For

For

Management

4.7

Elect a Representative of Ho-Yeh Investment Co as Director with ID No. 26799

For

For

Management

5

Other Business

None

None

Management

 

CHINA UNICOM

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

16945R104

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

APR 5, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE REPORTS OF THE DIRECTORS AND OF THE AUDITORS.

For

For

Management

2

TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2004.

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director Mr. Shang Bing

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director Mr. Wu Jinglian

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director Mr. Shan Weijian

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director Mr. Zhao Le

None

For

Management

4

TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTORS TO FIX DIRECTORS FEES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2005.

For

For

Management

5

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

6

TO GRANT A MANDATE TO THE DIRECTORS TO REPURCHASE SHARES NOT EXCEEDING 10% OF THE AMOUNT OF THE EXISTING ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

For

For

Management

7

TO GRANT A MANDATE TO DIRECTORS TO ISSUE, ALLOT AND DEAL WITH SHARES NOT EXCEEDING 20% OF THE EXISTING ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL.

For

Against

Management

8

TO EXTEND THE GENERAL MANDATE GRANTED TO THE DIRECTORS TO ISSUE, ALLOT AND DEAL WITH SHARES BY THE NUMBER OF SHARES REPURCHASED.

For

For

Management

9

THE TRANSFER AGREEMENT OF THE NEW CDMA LEASE BE AND ARE HEREBY APPROVED.

For

For

Management

10

THE TRANSFER AGREEMENT OF THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AGREEMENTS BE AND ARE HEREBY APPROVED.

For

For

Management

11

THE TRANSFER AGREEMENT OF THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE OPERATOR SERVICES AGREEMENT BE AND ARE HEREBY APPROVED.

For

For

Management

12

THE NEW GUOXIN PREMISES LEASING AGREEMENT BE AND ARE HEREBY APPROVED.

For

For

Management

13

THE CAPS FOR FINANCIAL YEARS ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2005 AND 2006 ON EACH OF THE CAPPED CONTINUING CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS BE APPROVED

For

For

Management

14

THERE BE NO CAPS ON THE TRANSACTION AMOUNT OF EACH OF THE NO CAPS CONTINUING CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS BE APPROVED.

For

For

Management

15

THE DIRECTORS ARE HEREBY AUTHORISED TO DO ALL SUCH FURTHER ACTS, TO IMPLEMENT THE TERMS OF THE CONTINUING CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS.

None

For

Management

 

40



 

CHINA UNICOM

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y15125100

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

MAY 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Transfer Agreement of the New CDMA Lease

For

For

Management

2

Approve Transfer Agreement of the New Comprehensive Services Agreements

For

For

Management

3

Approve Transfer Agreement of the New Comprehensive Operator Services Agreement

For

For

Management

4

Approve New Guoxin Premises Leasing Agreement

For

For

Management

5

Approve Caps for Each of the Financial Years Ending Dec. 31, 2005 and 2006 on Each of the Capped Continuing Connected Transactions

For

For

Management

6

Approve That There Be No Caps on the Transaction Amount of Each of the No Caps Continuing Connected Transactions

For

For

Management

7

Authorize Directors to Do All Acts Necessary to Implement the Terms of the Continuing Connected Transactions

For

For

Management

 

CHINA UNICOM

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y15125100

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of RMB 0.10 Per Share

For

For

Management

3a

Reelect Shang Bing as Director

For

For

Management

3b

Reelect Wu Jinglian as Director

For

For

Management

3c

Reelect Shan Weijian as Director

For

For

Management

3d

Reelect Zhao Le as Director

For

For

Management

3e

Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration of Directors for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 2005

For

For

Management

4

Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 2005

For

For

Management

5

Approve Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital

For

For

Management

6

Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

For

For

Management

7

Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

For

Management

 

41



 

CREDIT SAISON CO. LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J7007M109

Meeting Date:

JUN 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 20, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

4.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.12

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.13

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.14

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.15

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.16

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.17

Elect Director

For

For

Management

5

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors

For

For

Management

 

DEPFA BANK PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G27230104

Meeting Date:

MAY 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Declare Final Dividend

For

For

Management

3a

Reelect Gerhard Bruckermann as Director

For

For

Management

3b

Reelect Richrad Brantner as Director

For

For

Management

3c

Reelect Frances Ruaneas Director

For

For

Management

3d

Reelect Hans Tietmeyer as Director

For

For

Management

4

Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

For

For

Management

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

D18190898

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 12, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2004

None

None

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.70 per Share

For

For

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2004

For

For

Management

4

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2004

For

For

Management

5

Ratify KPMG Deitsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft as Auditors for Fiscal 2005

For

For

Management

6

Authorize Repurchase of up to Five Percent of Issued Share Capital for Trading Purposes

For

For

Management

7

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares without Preemptive Rights

For

For

Management

8.1

Elect Karl-Gerhard Eick to the Supervisory Board

For

For

Management

8.2

Elect Paul Kirchhof to the Supervisory Board

For

For

Management

8.3

Elect Heinrich von Pierer to the Supervisory Board

For

For

Management

8.4

Elect Dieter Berg as Alternate Supervisory Board Members

For

For

Management

8.5

Elect Lutz Wittig as Alternate Supervisory Board Members

For

For

Management

 

42



 

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG

 

Ticker:

DT

Security ID:

D2035M136

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 19, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2004

None

None

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.62 per Share

For

For

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal Year 2004

For

For

Management

4

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal Year 2004

For

For

Management

5

Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005

For

For

Management

6

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

For

Management

7

Elect Volker Halsch to the Supervisory Board

For

For

Management

8

Elect Wolfgang Reitzle to the Supervisory Board

For

For

Management

9

Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Sum of EUR 5 Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 600 Million Pool of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights to Guarantee Conversion Rights

For

For

Management

10

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (MagyarCom Holding GmbH)

For

For

Management

11

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (DeTeFleetServices GmbH)

For

For

Management

12

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (DFMG Holding GmbH)

For

For

Management

13

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (DeTe Immobilien, Deutsche Telekom Immobilien und Service GmbH)

For

For

Management

14

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (DeTeAssukuranz-Deutsche Telekom Assekuranz-Vermittlungsgesellschaft mbH)

For

For

Management

15

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (T-Punkt Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH)

For

For

Management

16

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (Deutsche Telekom Training GmbH)

For

For

Management

17

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (T-Systems International GmbH)

For

For

Management

18

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (DeTeMedien, Deutsche Telekom Medien GmbH)

For

For

Management

19

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (Carmen Telekommunikationsdienste GmbH)

For

For

Management

20

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (Norma Telekommunikationsdienste GmbH)

For

For

Management

21

Approve Affiliation Agreement with Subsidiary (Traviata Telekommunikationsdienste GmbH)

For

For

Management

22

Approve Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement with Subsidiary (MagyarCom Holding GmbH)

For

For

Management

23

Amend Articles Re: Time Designation at Shareholder Meetings due to Proposed Changes in German Law (Company Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation)

For

For

Management

 

43



 

DIAGEO PLC (FORMERLY GUINNESS PLC)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G42089113

Meeting Date:

OCT 20, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

3

Approve Final Dividend of 17 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Lord Hollick of Notting Hill as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect Nick Rose as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-elect Paul Walker as Director

For

For

Management

7

Elect Todd Stitzer as Director

For

For

Management

8

Elect Jon Symonds as Director

For

For

Management

9

Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

For

For

Management

10

Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 44,234,986

For

For

Management

11

Amend Articles of Association Re: Treasury Shares

For

For

Management

12

Authorise 305,752,223 Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

13

Amend Diageo Long Term Incentive Plan

For

For

Management

14

Amend Diageo Executive Share Option Plan

For

For

Management

15

Amend Discretionary Incentive Plan

For

For

Management

16

Amend Diageo 2001 Share Incentive Plan

For

For

Management

17

Amend Diageo UK Sharesave Scheme 2000

For

For

Management

18

Amend Diageo 1999 Irish Sharesave Scheme

For

For

Management

19

Amend Diageo Long Term Incentive Plan

For

For

Management

 

EAST JAPAN RAILWAY CO

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J1257M109

Meeting Date:

JUN 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 3000, Final JY 3500, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

3.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

 

44



 

ENEL SPA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T3679P115

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 Accounts, and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1

Amend Article 14.3 of the Bylaws Re: Election of the Board of Directors Via the ‘Voto di Lista’ System

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Capital Increase in the Maximum Amount of EUR 28.76 Million Through Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Share Option Scheme in Favor of Top Management

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Fix Number of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Set Directors’ Term of Office

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5.1

Elect Directors - Slate 1 Submitted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Majority Shareholder)

None

Did Not Vote

Management

5.2

Elect Directors - Slate 2 Submitted by a Group of Institutional Investors

None

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Elect Chairman of the Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Approve Remuneration of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors to Complete Composition of the Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Elect External Auditors for the Three-Year Term 2005-2007; Fix Auditors’ Remuneration

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

FANUC LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J13440102

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 14, Final JY 31, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Increase Authorized Capital from 400 Million to 900 Million Shares - Reduce Directors Term in Office

For

Against

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.12

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.13

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.14

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.15

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.16

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.17

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.18

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.19

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.20

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.21

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.22

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.23

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.24

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.25

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.26

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.27

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Approve Adjustment to Aggregate Compensation Ceiling for Directors

For

For

Management

5

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors

For

For

Management

 

45



 

FRANCE TELECOM SA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

F4113C103

Meeting Date:

SEP 1, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger by Absorption of Wholly Owned Subsidiary Wanadoo; Approve Accounting Treatment of Merger

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Authorize Assumption of 27.38 Million Non-Exercised Wanadoo Stock Options

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Dissolution of Wanadoo Without Liquidation

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Authorize Board to Issue Up to 100 Million Shares to Signatories of Liquidity Agreement Pursuant to Conversion of Orange SA Stock Options

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Stock Option Plan Grants

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Amend Terms of Share Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Capital Submitted to Shareholder Vote at April 9, 2004, Shareholder Meeting

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG

 

Ticker:

FMSPR

Security ID:

D2734Z107

Meeting Date:

MAY 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.12 per Common Share and EUR 1.18 per Preference Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for Fiscal 2005

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Elect John Kringel to the Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board Remuneration

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Approve Creation of EUR 30.7 Million Pool of Conditional Capital; Authorize Management Board to Decide Whether to Exclude Preemptive Rights of Shareholders

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

GESTEVISION TELECINCO S.A.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

E56793107

Meeting Date:

APR 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Individual and Consolidated Financial Statements Ended December 31, 2004

For

For

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income for Period 2004

For

For

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management Board

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Appointment of Members to Management Board

For

For

Management

5

Approve Remuneration of Management Board

For

For

Management

6

Approve Variable Remuneration for Company’s Executives and Executives Members of the Management Board

For

For

Management

7

Approve Incentive Compensation Scheme for Executives Members of the Board and Managers

For

For

Management

8

Authorize Share Repurchase Program

For

For

Management

9

Approve Auditors

For

For

Management

10

Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions

For

For

Management

 

46



 

GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC)

 

Ticker:

GSK

Security ID:

G3910J112

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

3

Elect Sir Christopher Gent as Director

For

For

Management

4

Elect Sir Deryck Maughan as Director

For

For

Management

5

Elect Julian Heslop as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-elect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Director

For

For

Management

7

Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director

For

For

Management

8

Re-elect Ronaldo Schmitz as Director

For

For

Management

9

Re-elect Lucy Shapiro as Director

For

For

Management

10

Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company

For

For

Management

11

Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of the Auditors

For

For

Management

12

Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP 50,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 50,000

For

For

Management

13

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 73,301,955

For

For

Management

14

Authorise 586,415,642 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

15

Amend Articles of Association Re: Shareholder Resolutions

For

For

Management

16

Amend Articles of Association Re: Indemnification of Directors

For

For

Management

17

Amend Articles of Association Re: Participation of a Proxy in a Meeting

For

For

Management

 

GULLIVER INTERNATIONAL

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J17714106

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 57.5, Final JY 100, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines - Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

5

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

6

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

7

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

47



 

HOYA CORP.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J22848105

Meeting Date:

JUN 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Amend Articles to: Decrease Authorized Capital to Reflect Share Repurchase and Cancellation

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

4

Appoint External Audit Firm

For

For

Management

 

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G4634U169

Meeting Date:

MAY 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2.a

Re-elect Sir John Bond as Director

For

For

Management

2.b

Re-elect R Ch’ien as Director

For

For

Management

2.c

Re-elect J Coombe as Director

For

For

Management

2.d

Re-elect Baroness Dunn as Director

For

For

Management

2.e

Re-elect D Flint as Director

For

For

Management

2.f

Re-elect J Hughes-Hallet as Director

For

For

Management

2.g

Re-elect Sir Brian Moffat as Director

For

For

Management

2.h

Re-elect S Newton as Director

For

For

Management

2.i

Re-elect H Sohmen as Director

For

For

Management

3

Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

4

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

5

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000 (Preference Shares); USD 100,000 (Preference Shares); EUR 100,000 (Preference Shares); and USD 1,119,000,000 (Oridnary Shares)

For

For

Management

6

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 279,750,000

For

For

Management

7

Authorise 1,119,000,000 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

8

Amend HSBC Holdings Savings-Related Share Option Plan

For

For

Management

9

Amend HSBC Holdings Savings-Related Share Option Plan: International

For

For

Management

10

Approve the HSBC US Employee Stock Plan

For

For

Management

11

Approve the HSBC Share Plan

For

For

Management

12

Amend Articles of Association Re: Statutory and Best Practice Changes

For

For

Management

 

48



 

ING GROEP NV

 

Ticker:

ING

Security ID:

N4578E413

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 19, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Open Meeting

None

None

Management

2a

Receive Reports of Executive and Supervisory Boards

None

None

Management

2b

Discussion on Profit Retention and Distribution Policy

None

None

Management

3a

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

3b

Approve Allocation of Income and Total Dividends of EUR 1.07 Per Share

For

For

Management

4a

Approve Discharge of Executive Board

For

For

Management

4b

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board

For

For

Management

5a

Discuss and Approve Implementation of Dutch Corporate Governance Code by Company

For

For

Management

5b

Discuss Executive Board Profile

None

None

Management

5c

Discuss Supervisory Board Profile

None

None

Management

6a

Reelect Luella Gross Goldberg to Supervisory Board

For

For

Management

6b

Reelect Godfried van der Lugt to Supervisory Board

For

For

Management

6c

Elect Jan Hommen to Supervisory Board

For

For

Management

6d

Elect Christine Lagarde to Supervisory Board

For

For

Management

7

Approve Stock Option and Incentive Stock Grants for Members of Executive Board

For

For

Management

8a

Grant Board Authority to Issue 220 Million Ordinary Shares Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights (Plus 220 Million Ordinary Shares in Connection with Merger)

For

For

Management

8b

Grant Board Authority to Issue 10 Million Preference B Shares in Connection with Conversion of ING Perpetuals III

For

For

Management

9

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

For

Management

10

Other Business (Non-Voting)

None

None

Management

 

INPEX CORP

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J2467D103

Meeting Date:

JUN 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 4000, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Introduce JASDEC Provisions

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.12

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.13

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.14

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.15

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.16

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.17

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.18

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

4.4

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

5

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors

For

Against

Management

 

49



 

JAPAN TOBACCO INC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J27869106

Meeting Date:

JUN 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 5000, Final JY 7000, Special JY 1000

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director and Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

 

JFE HOLDINGS INC.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J2817M100

Meeting Date:

JUN 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 45, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

Against

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

4.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

5

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors and Statutory Auditors

For

Against

Management

 

LAFARGE

 

Ticker:

LFGCY

Security ID:

F54432111

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Special Auditors’ Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Reelect Helene Ploix as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Reelect Michel Bon as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Reelect Bertrand Collomb as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Reelect Juan Gallardo as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Reelect Alain Joly as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Elect Jean-Pierre Boisivon as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Elect Philippe Charrier as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Elect Oscar Fanjul as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Elect Bruno Lafont as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in the Aggregate Value of EUR 5 Billion

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 200 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

18

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 135 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

19

Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 68 Million for Future Acquisitions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

20

Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 100 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value

For

Did Not Vote

Management

21

Approve Stock Option Plan Grants

For

Did Not Vote

Management

22

Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

23

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

A

Shareholder Proposal: Remove Voting Right Limitation

Against

Did Not Vote

Shareholder

24

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

50



 

LAWSON, INC.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J3871L103

Meeting Date:

MAY 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 35, Final JY 35, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines - Decrease Authorized Capital to Reflect Share Repurchase

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

5

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

6

Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

7

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors and Statutory Auditor, and Special Payments to Continuing Directors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System

For

Against

Management

 

MEDIA TEK INCORP

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y5945U103

Meeting Date:

JUN 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 14, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Receive Report on 2004 Business Operation Results

None

None

Management

1.2

Receive Supervisors’ Report

None

None

Management

1.3

Receive Report on the Execution of Treasury Shares

None

None

Management

2.1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2.2

Approve Allocation of Income and Cash Dividend of NTD 10 per Share and Stock Dividend of 100 Shares per 1000 Shares

For

For

Management

3.1

Approve Capitalization of 2004 Dividends and Employee Profit Sharing

For

For

Management

3.2

Amend Articles of Association

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Mr. Ching Jiang Hsieh (ID No. 11) as a Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Directors

For

For

Management

4

Other Business

None

None

Management

 

51



 

METRO AG

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

D53968125

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.02 per Common Share and EUR 1.12 per Preference Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG and Fasselt & Partner as Auditors for Fiscal 2005

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Elect Theo Siegert to the Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Amend Articles Re: Calling of, Registration for, and Time Designation at Shareholder Meetings Due to Proposed Changes in German Law (Law on Company Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

MITSUBISHI TOKYO FINANCIAL GROUP INC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J44497105

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends on Ordinary Shares: Interim JY 0, Final JY 6000, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Increase Authorized Preferred Share Capital - Delete References to Cancelled Preferred Shares and Add References to New Classes of Preferred Shares

For

For

Management

3

Approve Merger Agreement with UFJ Holdings Inc.

For

For

Management

4.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

5.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

5.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

6

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors and Statutory Auditors

For

Against

Management

 

52



 

MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J4466L102

Meeting Date:

JUN 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 3, Final JY 4, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

3.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors and Statutory Auditor and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System

For

Against

Management

5

Approve Adjustment to Aggregate Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J4599L102

Meeting Date:

JUN 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends on Ordinary Shares: Interim JY 0, Final JY 3500, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Authorize Repurchase of Preferred Shares

For

For

Management

3

Amend Articles to: Decrease Authorized Capital to Reflect Preferred Share Cancellation

For

For

Management

4.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

5.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

5.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

6

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director and Statutory Auditors

For

For

Management

7

Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Individual Compensation of Directors and Statutory Auditors

Against

For

Shareholder

8

Approve Alternate Income Allocation Proposal, with a Dividend of JY 7000 Per Share

Against

For

Shareholder

 

NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

X56533114

Meeting Date:

JUN 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Stock Option Plan for Company’s Executive Directors, Management Officers, and Staff

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

53



 

NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

X56533114

Meeting Date:

JUN 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Stock Option Plan for Company’s Executive Directors, Management Officers, and Staff

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

X56533114

Meeting Date:

MAY 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Statutory Reports for Year Ended December31, 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Accept Financial Statements for Year Ended December 31, 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors for 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Remuneration of Directors for 2004 and Preapprove Directors’ Remuneration for 2005

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Remuneration of Directors Who Are Members of the Audit Committee for 2005

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Authorize Board and Management of the Company to Participate in Boards and Management of Similar Companies

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Approve One Principal and One Substitute Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Authorize Share Repurchase Program

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Elect Directors and Designate Independent Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Approve Stock Option Program

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Other Business (Non-Voting)

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO PLC (FORMERLY NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC,

 

Ticker:

NGG

Security ID:

G6375K102

Meeting Date:

JUL 26, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of 11.87 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

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 Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

For

For

Management

9

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

10

Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 102,929,251

For

For

Management

11

Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 15,439,387

For

For

Management

12

Authorise 308,787,755 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

13

Amend Articles of Association Re: Deletion of the Special Share Article

For

For

Management

14

Approve the Cancellation of the Special Rights Non-voting Redeemable Preference Share

For

For

Management

 

54



 

NESTLE SA

 

Ticker:

NESAY

Security ID:

H57312466

Meeting Date:

APR 14, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1a

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1b

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 8.00 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4a

Amend Articles of Association to Separate Position of CEO and Chairman of the Board

Against

Did Not Vote

Shareholder

4b

Amend Articles of Association to Reduce Board Terms from Five Years to Three Years; Approve Individual Election of Board Members

Against

Did Not Vote

Shareholder

4c

Amend Articles of Association to Reduce Threshold for Submitting Shareholder Proposals From CHF 1 Million to CHF 100,000

Against

Did Not Vote

Shareholder

5

Elect Guenter Blobel as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler SA as Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

NOVARTIS AG

 

Ticker:

NVS

Security ID:

H5820Q150

Meeting Date:

MAR 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 1.05 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve CHF 19 Million Reduction in Share Capital via Share Cancellation

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6.1

Reelect Birgit Breuel as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6.2

Reelect Peter Burckhardt as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6.3

Reelect Alexandre Jetzer as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6.4

Reelect Pierre Landolt as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6.5

Reelect Ulrich Lehner as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

55



 

OBIC CO LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J5946V107

Meeting Date:

JUN 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 50, Final JY 60, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Set Maximum Board Size - Reduce Trading Unit

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

 

ORIX CORP.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J61933123

Meeting Date:

JUN 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines - Cancel Year-End Closure of Shareholder Register and Clarify Board’s Authority to Vary AGM Record Date

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.12

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

PEUGEOT S.A.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

F72313111

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.35 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Special Auditors’ Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Reelect Marie-Helene Roncoroni as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Reelect Pierre Banzet as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Reelect Jean-Louis Masurel as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Reelect Jean-Paul Parayre as Supervisory Board Member

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Ratify Pricewaterhousecoopers Audit S.A as Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Ratify Yves Nicolas as Alternate Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Ratify Mazars & Guerard as Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Ratify Patrick de Cambourg Alternate Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Authorize Repurchase of Up to 24 Million Peugeot Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 156.89 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 156.89 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

18

Amend Articles Board Related Re: Powers of Management Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

56



 

PRUDENTIAL PLC (FRM.PRUDENTIAL CORPORATION PLC)

 

Ticker:

PUK

Security ID:

G72899100

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

3

Re-elect Clark Manning as Director

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Roberto Mendoza as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect Mark Wood as Director

For

For

Management

6

Elect James Ross as Director

For

For

Management

7

Elect Michael Garett as Director

For

For

Management

8

Elect Keki Dadiseth as Director

For

For

Management

9

Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

10

Approve Final Dividend of 10.65 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

11

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 31,220,000

For

For

Management

12

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 5,900,000

For

For

Management

13

Authorise 237,000,000 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

14

Amend Articles of Association Re: Adoption of International Accounting Standards; Treasury Shares

For

For

Management

 

QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Q77974105

Meeting Date:

OCT 21, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 19, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

None

Management

2

Questions and Comments

None

None

Management

3.1

Elect Margaret Jackson as Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Mike Codd as Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Patricia Cross as Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect James Packer as Director

For

For

Management

4

Approve Increase in the Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors in the Amount of AUD2.50 Million Per Annum

For

For

Management

5.1

Approve the Participation of Geoff Dixon, Executive Director in the Qantas Deferred Share Plan

For

For

Management

5.2

Approve the Participation of Peter Gregg, Executive Director in the Qantas Deferred Share Plan

For

For

Management

 

57



 

REED ELSEVIER PLC(FORMERLY REED INTERNATIONAL PLC)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G74570105

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Elect Strauss Zelnick as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

REED ELSEVIER PLC(FORMERLY REED INTERNATIONAL PLC)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G74570105

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Final Dividend of 9.6 Pence Per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors of the Company

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of the Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Elect Jan Hommen as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Elect Erik Engstrom as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Re-elect Mark Armour as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Re-elect Andrew Prozes as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 24,700,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 7,900,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Authorise 127,000,000 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

RICHTER GEDEON RT

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

X3124X114

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 18, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Board of Directors Report; Approve Annual Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Auditor’s Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Supervisory Committee Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Allocation of Income, Including Dividends

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Approve Auditor’s Report on Consolidated Financial Statements

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Approve Supervisory Committe Report on Consolidated Financial Statements

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Approve Consolidated Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Approve 2004 Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with IFRS Standards

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorize Share Repurchase Program

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Authorize Board of Directors to Increase Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Approve Applications Submitted to Company by Preference Shareholders for Conversion of Preference Shares into Ordinary Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Approve Introduction of Ordinary Shares Converted from Preference Shares to Budapest Stock Exchange and Luxembourg Stock Exchange (In Connection with Item 13)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Amend Articles of Association

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Approve Unified Text of Articles of Association

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Elect Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

18

Approve Remuneration of Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

19

Approve Discharge of Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

20

Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Committee Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

21

Elect Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

22

Approve Auditor Remuneration

For

Did Not Vote

Management

23

Transact Other Business (Voting)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

58



 

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC (THE)

 

Ticker:

RBSPRE

Security ID:

G76891111

Meeting Date:

APR 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Final Dividend of 41.2 Pence Per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Re-elect Jim Currie as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Re-elect Sir Fred Goodwin as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Re-elect Sir Steve Robson as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Elect Archie Hunter as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Elect Charles Koch as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Elect Joe MacHale as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors of the Company

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of the Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Approve Increase in Authorised Share Capital; Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 264,579,936

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 39,686,990

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Authorise 317,495,924 Shares for Market Purchase

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Approve 71 M Category II Non-Cumulative US$Pref. Shares; Allot the Newly Created and 179.5 M Unissued Category II Non-Cumulative US$Pref. Shares, the 64.75 M Unissued Non-Cumulative Euro Pref. Shares and 300 M Unissued Non-Cumulative GBP Pref. Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Approve Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

59



 

SAIPEM

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T82000117

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements, Statutory Reports, and Allocation of Income

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Authorize Repurchase of Up to 2.0 Million Treasury Shares, In Any Case Within the Maximum Amount of EUR 24.0 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Authorize Reissuance of Up to 2.o Million Treasury Shares to Service Stock Option Plan and Stock Grants

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.1

Fix Number of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.2

Elect Directors - Majority Slate

None

Did Not Vote

Management

4.3

Elect Directors - Minority Shareholders Slate

None

Did Not Vote

Management

4.4

Approve Remuneration of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors and its Chairman - Majority Slate

None

Did Not Vote

Management

5.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors - Minority Slate

None

Did Not Vote

Management

5.3

Approve Remuneration of Internal Statutory Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

F5548N101

Meeting Date:

DEC 13, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of 19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis Minority Shareholders

For

For

Management

2

Approve Accounting Treatment of Absorption

For

For

Management

3

Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants

For

For

Management

4

Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million Outstanding Aventis Stock Options; Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Stock Options

For

For

Management

5

Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of Merger and Related Capital Increase to Aventis Minority Shareholders

For

For

Management

6

Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Capital

For

For

Management

7

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

8

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

For

Management

 

60



 

SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

F5548N101

Meeting Date:

DEC 23, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of 19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis Minority Shareholders

For

For

Management

2

Approve Accounting Treatment of Absorption

For

For

Management

3

Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants

For

For

Management

4

Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million Outstanding Aventis Stock Options; Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Stock Options

For

For

Management

5

Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of Merger and Related Capital Increase to Aventis Minority Shareholders

For

For

Management

6

Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in Capital

For

For

Management

7

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

8

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

For

Management

 

SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

F5548N101

Meeting Date:

MAY 31, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.20 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Special Auditors’ Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Ratify Pierre Coll as Alternate Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Cancel Outstanding Debt Issuance Authority

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.4 Billion; Authorize Global Limit of EUR 1.6 Billion

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 840 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Proposed in Issuance Authorities Above

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Approve Stock Option Plan Grants

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Authorize Up to 1 Percent of Issued Capital For Use in Restricted Stock Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

61



 

SBM OFFSHORE NV (FRMELY IHC CALAND NV)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

N44062128

Meeting Date:

FEB 11, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

FEB 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Open Meeting

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Sale of the Dutch Shipyards

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Amend Articles in Connection with Sale of the Dutch Shipyards

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Adopt English as Language for Annual Report and Annual Accounts

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Placement of Minutes of Shareholders’ Meeting on Company Website

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Other Business (Non-Voting)

None

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Close Meeting

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

SBM OFFSHORE NV (FRMELY IHC CALAND NV)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

N7752F106

Meeting Date:

MAY 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 13, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Open Meeting

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2a

Receive Report of Management Board

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2b

Receive Report of Supervisory Board

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2c

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividend of USD 1.70 Per Ordinary Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4a

Approve Discharge of Management Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4b

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Discussion on Company’s Corporate Governance Report

None

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Approve Remuneration Report Containing Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8a

Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized Yet Unissued Ordinary Shares Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8b

Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from Issuance Under Item 8a

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Elect R. van Gelder to Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Other Business (Non-Voting)

None

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Close Meeting

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

62



 

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA (FORMERLY SCHNEIDER SA)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

F86921107

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Special Auditors’ Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.80 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Elect Serge Weinberg as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Acknowledge the Resignation of Caisse des Depots et Consignations and Appoint Jerome Gallot as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Reelect Henri Lachmann as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Reelect Rene Barbier de La Serre as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount of EUR 800,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 300 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Authorize Capital Increase for Future Exchange Offers/Acquisitions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Authorize Up to Three Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

SONY CORP.

 

Ticker:

SNE

Security ID:

J76379106

Meeting Date:

JUN 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Amend Articles to Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.12

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

4

Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Individual Compensation Levels for Five Highest-Paid Directors

Against

For

Shareholder

 

63



 

SUMITOMO CORP.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J77282119

Meeting Date:

JUN 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 4, Final JY 7, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines - Reduce Directors Term in Office

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

5

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

6

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors and Statutory Auditors

For

Against

Management

 

SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J77411114

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 5, Final JY 5, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Increase Authorized Capital from 2 Billion to 3 Billion Shares - Abolish Retirement Bonus System - Authorize Board to Vary AGM Record Date

For

Against

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

5

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors and Statutory Auditors and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System

For

Against

Management

 

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

874039100

Meeting Date:

DEC 21, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

NOV 22, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

TO APPROVE THE REVISIONS OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH.

For

For

Management

 

64



 

TAIYO YUDEN CO. LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J80206113

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 5, Final JY 5, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Decresas Maximum Board Size

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

Against

Management

 

TELECOM ITALIA SPA.(FORMERLY OLIVETTI SPA)

 

Ticker:

TI

Security ID:

T92778108

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 Mobile Spa

For

For

Management

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2.1

Fix Number of Directors on the Board

For

For

Management

2.2

Approve Remuneration of Directors

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Two Directors on the Board

For

For

Management

 

TELECOM ITALIA SPA.(FORMERLY OLIVETTI SPA)

 

Ticker:

TI

Security ID:

T92778108

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 Shares’ Special Reserve

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2.1.A

Reelect Current Board Representative for Holders of Savings Shares, Carlo Pasteris

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2.1.B

Elect New Candidate Designated by Saving Shareholders as Board Representative for Holders of Savings Shares

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2.2.A

Fix Board Representative for Holders of Savings Shares’ Term in Office to Three Years

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2.2.B

Fix Board Representative of Holders of Savings Shares’ Term in Office To the Newly Proposed Term Presented by Saving Shareholders

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2.3.A

Fix Board Representative for Holders of Savings Shares’ Remuneration at EUR 36,152

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2.3.B

Fix Board Representative for Holders of Savings Shares’ Remuneration To the Newly Proposed Amount Presented by Saving Shareholders

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

65



 

TELEKOM AUSTRIA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

A8502A102

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management and Supervisory Boards

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Ratify Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Amend Articles to Change Size of Supervisory Board and Establish Mandatory Retirement Age of 65 Years

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Elect Supervisory Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Receive Report Regarding Share Repurchse Scheme

None

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

TESCO PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G87621101

Meeting Date:

JUN 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

3

Approve Final Dividend of 5.27 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Rodney Chase as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect Sir Terry Leahy as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-elect Tim Mason as Director

For

For

Management

7

Re-elect David Potts as Director

For

For

Management

8

Elect Karen Cook as Director

For

For

Management

9

Elect Carolyn McCall as Director

For

For

Management

10

Reappoint PricewaterhouseCooopers LLP as Auditors of the Company

For

For

Management

11

Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of the Auditors

For

For

Management

12

Approve Increase in Authorised Capital from GBP 530,000,000 to GBP 535,000,000

For

For

Management

13

Approve Scrip Dividend Program

For

For

Management

14

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 129,200,000

For

For

Management

15

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 19,470,000

For

For

Management

16

Authorise 778,700,000 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

17

Authorise the Company to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

For

Management

18

Authorise Tesco Stores Ltd. to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 100,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000

For

For

Management

19

Authorise Tesco Ireland Ltd. to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000

For

For

Management

20

Authorise Tesco Vin Plus S.A. to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000

For

For

Management

21

Authorise Tesco Stores CR a.s. to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000

For

For

Management

22

Authorise Tesco Stores SR a.s. to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000

For

For

Management

23

Authorise Tesco Global Rt to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000

For

For

Management

24

Authorise Tesco Polska Sp z.o.o. to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000

For

For

Management

 

66



 

THAI OIL PUBLIC CO LTD

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y8620B119

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Directors’ Report

For

For

Management

2

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividend of Baht 1.80 per Share

For

For

Management

4

Elect Directors and Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

5

Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

6

Approve Release of Debentures

For

For

Management

7

Amend Memorandum of Association

For

For

Management

8

Other Business

For

For

Management

 

TOTAL SA (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A)

 

Ticker:

TOT

Security ID:

F92124100

Meeting Date:

MAY 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 5.40 per Share of which EUR 3.00 Remains to be Distributed

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Special Auditors’ Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Authorize Repurchase of Up to 24.4 Million Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Reelect Paul Desmarais Jr as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Reelect Bertrand Jacquillat as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Reelect Maurice Lippens as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Elect Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.8 Billion

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

A

Shareholder Proposal: Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan

Against

Did Not Vote

Shareholder

 

67



 

TULLOW OIL PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G91235104

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of 1.25 Pence Per Share

For

For

Management

3

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

4

Elect David Bamford as Director

For

For

Management

5

Elect Adrian Nel as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-elect Graham Martin as Director

For

For

Management

7

Re-elect Steven McTiernan as Director

For

For

Management

8

Re-elect Clare Spottiswoode as Director

For

For

Management

9

Re-elect Rohan Courtney as Director

For

For

Management

10

Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

11

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 3,232,410

For

For

Management

12

Approve Increase in Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors from GBP 250,000 to GBP 400,000

For

For

Management

13

Approve Tullow Oil 2005 Performance Share Plan

For

For

Management

 

UBS AG

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

H8920M855

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 3.00 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.1.1

Reelect Marcel Ospel as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.1.2

Reelect Lawrence Weinbach as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.2.1

Elect Marco Suter as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.2.2

Elect Peter Voser as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.3

Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd. as Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5.1

Approve CHF 31.9 Million Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5.2

Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

68



 

VINCI (FORMERLY SOCIETE GENERALE D’ENTREPRISES)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

F5879X108

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Financial Statements and Discharge Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.2 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Special Auditors’ Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Reelect Patrick Faure as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Reelect Bernard Huvelin as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Confirm Name Change of Auditor to Deloitte & Associes

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 400 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds with Preemptive Rights

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Proposed in Issuance Authorities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten Percent for Future Acquisitions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Approve Stock Option Plan Grants

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees of Vinci International Subsidiaries Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

18

Authorize up to Ten Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

19

Approve 2-for-1 Stock Split and Reduce Par Value from EUR 10 to EUR 5; Amend Articles 6 and 11 Accordingly

For

Did Not Vote

Management

20

Authorize Issuance of Securities Convertible into Debt

For

Did Not Vote

Management

21

Amend Article 11 to Reduce Board Term From Six to Four Years

For

Did Not Vote

Management

22

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

VODAFONE GROUP PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G93882101

Meeting Date:

JUL 27, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

3

Re-elect Peter Bamford as Director

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Julian Horn-Smith as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect Sir David Scholey as Director

For

For

Management

6

Elect Luc Vandevelde as Director

For

For

Management

7

Approve Final Dividend of 1.0780 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

8

Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as Auditors of the Company

For

For

Management

9

Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of the Auditors

For

For

Management

10

Authorise the Company and Any Company Which is or Becomes a Subsidiary of the Company to Make EU Political Donations or Incur EU Political Expenditure up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000

For

For

Management

11

Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 900 Million

For

For

Management

12

Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 330 Million

For

For

Management

13

Authorise 6.6 Billion Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

14

Authorise 660 Million Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase Pursuant to Contingent Purchase Contracts

For

For

Management

 

69



 

WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G62748119

Meeting Date:

MAY 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of 3.075 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

3

Re-elect David Hutchinson as Director

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Sir Kenneth Morrison as Director

For

For

Management

5

Elect David Jones as Director

For

For

Management

6

Approve Remuneration Report

For

Against

Management

7

Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

8

Authorise 151,900,000 Ordinary Shares and 50,379 Convertible Preference Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

9

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 80,000,000

For

For

Management

10

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 13,292,227

For

For

Management

 

WPP GROUP PLC

 

Ticker:

WPPG10

Security ID:

G97974102

Meeting Date:

JUN 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of 5.28 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

3

Elect Lubna Olayan as Director

For

For

Management

4

Elect Jeffrey Rosen as Director

For

For

Management

5

Elect Mark Read as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-elect Sir Martin Sorrell as Director

For

For

Management

7

Re-elect Stanley Morten as Director

For

Abstain

Management

8

Re-elect John Quelch as Director

For

For

Management

9

Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

10

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 42,115,797

For

For

Management

11

Authorise 126,473,866 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

12

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 6,323,693

For

For

Management

13

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

 

70



 

YAMADA DENKI CO.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J95534103

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 20, Special JY 1

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

5

Approve Increase in Aggregate Compensation Ceiling for Directors

For

For

Management

6

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director and Statutory Auditor, and Special Bonus for Family of Deceased Director

For

For

Management

 

ZINIFEX LTD

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Q9899H109

Meeting Date:

NOV 22, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 20, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

None

Management

2

Accept Remuneration Report

None

None

Management

3

Elect Peter William Cassidy as Director

For

For

Management

4

Appoint Ernst & Young as Company’s Auditors

For

For

Management

 

LORD ABBETT INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

AALBERTS INDUSTRIES

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

N00089164

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Open Meeting

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Receive Report of Management Board

None

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Receive Explanation of Company’s Reserves and Dividend Policy

None

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Dividend of EUR 0.70 Per Ordinary Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Approve Discharge of Management Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Approve Remuneration Report Containing Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Authorize Repurchase of Ordinary and Financing Preference Shares Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V as Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Other Business (Non-Voting)

None

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Close Meeting

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

71



 

ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIONES (FORMERLY GINES NAVARRO C

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

E7813W163

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Individual and Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of Income

For

For

Management

2

Approve Discharge of Management

For

For

Management

3

Elect Members to Management Board

For

For

Management

4

Authorize Repurchase of Shares

For

For

Management

5

Approve Auditors for Company and Consolidated Group

For

For

Management

6

Amend Company’s Stock Option Plan Approved at 5-20-04 AGM

For

For

Management

7

Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions

For

For

Management

8

Approve Minutes of Meeting

For

For

Management

 

ACTELION LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

H0032X135

Meeting Date:

APR 14, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Receive Auditor’s Report

None

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Reelect Rob Cawthorn and Jean-Paul Clozel as Directors; Elect Juhani Anttila as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8.1

Amend Incentive Stock Option Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8.2

Approve Creation of 17.5 Million Pool of Capital with Preemptive Rights

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

AEON MALL CO. LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J10005106

Meeting Date:

MAY 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 20, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 30, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.12

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.13

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

3.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

3.3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

4

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Statutory Auditors

For

Against

Management

 

72



 

ARISAWA MFG CO LTD

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J01974104

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 59, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Increase Authorized Capital from 57 Million Shares to 130 Million Shares - Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

5

Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

6

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

ARRK CORP.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J0198N101

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 11.25, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Set Maximum Board Size

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Approve Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditors Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System

For

Against

Management

 

73



 

AWD HOLDING AG

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

D0460P103

Meeting Date:

JUN 8, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.25 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Ratify BDO Warentreuhand AG as Auditors for Fiscal 2005

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Elect Michael Frenzel to the Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Approve Stock Option Plan for Management; Approve Creation of EUR 1.2 Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 3.7 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Approve Stock Option Plan for Key Employees;

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Amend Articles Re: Calling of and Registration for Shareholder Meetings, and Conducting of Shareholder Meetings due to Proposed Changes in German Law (Law on Company Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

BALFOUR BEATTY PLC (FORMERLY BICC PLC)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G3224V108

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

3

Approve Final Dividend of 3.75 Pence Per Share

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Jim Cohen as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect Richard Delbridge as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-elect Anthony Rabin as Director

For

For

Management

7

Re-elect Alistair Wivell as Director

For

For

Management

8

Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

9

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 70,662,113

For

For

Management

10

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 10,599,316

For

For

Management

11

Authorise 42,397,267 Ordinary Shares and 20,204,566 Convertible Preference Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

12

Approve EU Political Donations and Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 Per Annum

For

For

Management

13

Amend Articles of Association Re: Treasury Shares and Borrowing Powers

For

For

Management

14

Amend Memorandum and Articles of Association Re: Indemnification of Directors and Re-election of Directors

For

For

Management

 

74



 

BANK OF PIRAEUS S.A.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

X06397107

Meeting Date:

APR 7, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors for Fiscal Year Ended Dec. 31, 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Remuneration of Directors and Executive Bank Officers

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Preapprove Remuneration of Directors for 2005

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Principal and Substitute Auditors for Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 31, 2005

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Ratify Election of Members of the Board in Replacement of Resinged Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Elect Directors; Designate Independent Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Codification of Company’s Articles of Association

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Approve Stock Option Plan At Exercise Price of EUR 15.44 Per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Authorize Share Repurchase Program

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorize Board and Managers of the Company to Participate in Boards and Management of Similar Companies

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Other Business (Non-Voting)

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

BANK OF PIRAEUS S.A.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

X06397107

Meeting Date:

MAY 16, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Stock Option Plan at Exercise Price of EUR 15.44 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

CAIRN ENERGY PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G64399101

Meeting Date:

JUN 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

3

Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

4

Elect Andrew Shilston as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect Norman Murray as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-elect Hamish Grossart as Director

For

For

Management

7

Re-elect Ed Story as Director

For

For

Management

8

Re-elect Bill Gammell as Director

For

For

Management

9

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 5,309,878.80

For

For

Management

10.a

Approve Cancellation of 49,999 Non-voting Redeemable Preference Shares

For

For

Management

10.b

Adopt New Articles of Association

For

For

Management

11

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 796,481.80

For

For

Management

12

Authorise 14.99 Percent of the Ordinary Share Capital for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

 

75



 

CHINA MERCHANTS HOLDINGS (INTERNATIONAL) LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y1489Q103

Meeting Date:

MAY 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 3, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend

For

For

Management

3

Reelect Directors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

4

Reappoint Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

5a

Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

For

For

Management

5b

Approve Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital

For

For

Management

5c

Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

For

Management

6

Amend Articles Re: Retirement by Rotation of Directors

For

For

Management

 

CHINA MERCHANTS HOLDINGS (INTERNATIONAL) LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y1489Q103

Meeting Date:

OCT 4, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

SEP 27, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Sale of the Entire Issued Capital of Ming Wah Universal (Bermuda) Co., Ltd. by Market Ocean Hldgs. Ltd. to China Merchants Energy Transport Investment Co. Ltd.

For

For

Management

 

COLRUYT SA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

B26882165

Meeting Date:

OCT 15, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Approve Report of Board of Directors on Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1.2

Approve Report of Auditor on Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Employee Stock Purchase Plan in Accordance with Article 596 of the Companies Act

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1.3

Approve Issuance of 200,000 New Shares (See Agenda Item 1.1)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1.4

Approve Issue Price

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1.5

Approve Proposal to Waive Preemptive Subscription Rights in Accordance with Article 595 and Onwards of the Companies Code, in Favor of Employees (See Agenda Item 1.1)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1.6

Approve Issuance of Shares Pursuant to Employee Stock Purchase Plan (See Previous Items)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1.7

Approve Subscription Period

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1.8

Authorize Board of Directors to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2.1

Approve Report of Board of Directors on Repurchase of Own Shares by the Company and Subsidiaries

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2.2

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3.1

Authorize Board to Issue Shares in the Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3.2

Authorize Board to Repurchase Shares in the Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3.3.1

Authorize Board of Directors to Extend the Ability to Dispose of Acquired Company Shares (See Item 3.2) With Three More Years Without Prior Approval of General Meeting

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3.3.2

Authorize Board of Directors to Extend the Ability to Dispose of Acquired Company Shares (See Item 3.2) With Three More Years in Order to Prevent the Company from Suffering Imminent and Serious Prejudice

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

76



 

COLRUYT SA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

B26882165

Meeting Date:

SEP 15, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Directors’ and Auditors’ Reports; Approve Report of Business Council

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2.1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2.2

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3.1.A

Approve June 28, 2004, Directors’ Report on Allocation of Dividends in the Form of S.A. Dolmen Computer Applications Stock

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3.1.B

Approve Allocation of One Share of S.A. Dolmen Computer Applications Against Nine Coupons Held

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3.2

Approve Dividends in the Amount of EUR 2 per Ordinary Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Allocation of Income

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Profit Participation of Employees Through Allotment of Repurchased Shares of S.A. Ets Fr. Colruyt

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Approve Discharge of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Approve Discharge of Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Ratify Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Approve Remuneration of Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Reelect Jef Colruyt as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Allow Questions

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

CORPORACION MAPFRE SA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

E3449V117

Meeting Date:

FEB 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Acccept Individual and Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Allocate Income

For

For

Management

2

Approve Dividends

For

For

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management Board

For

For

Management

4

Approve Election of Management Board

For

For

Management

5

Amend Article 17 of the Company’s Bylaws

For

For

Management

6

Approve Remuneration of Directors

For

For

Management

7

Approve Increase in Capital

For

For

Management

8

Approve Auditors

For

For

Management

9

Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions

For

For

Management

10

Approve Minutes of Meeting

For

For

Management

 

77



 

CSR PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G1790J103

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

3

Elect Ron Mackintosh as Director

For

For

Management

4

Elect John Scarisbrick as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect James Collier as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-elect Glenn Collinson as Director

For

For

Management

7

Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

8

Approve CSR Share Award Plan

For

For

Management

9

Amend CSR Plc Share Option Plan

For

For

Management

10

Authorise Directors to Establish Plans Equivalent to CSR Share Award Plan for Overseas Employees

For

For

Management

11

Approve EU Political Organisation Donations and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000

For

For

Management

12

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 40,911.64

For

For

Management

13

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 6,137.36

For

For

Management

14

Authorise 6,137,360 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

 

DAH SING FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y19182107

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend

For

For

Management

3a

Reelect Peter G. Birch as Director

For

For

Management

3b

Reelect Tai-Lun Sun (Dennis Sun) as Director

For

For

Management

3c

Reelect Gary Pak-Ling Wang as Director

For

For

Management

3d

Elect Nicholas John Mayhew as Director

For

For

Management

3e

Elect Sohei Sasaki as Director

For

For

Management

3f

Elect Kosuke Furukawa as Director

For

For

Management

4

Approve Remuneration of Directors

For

For

Management

5

Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

6

Approve New Share Option Scheme and Termination of Existing Share Option Scheme

For

For

Management

7

Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

For

Against

Management

8

Approve Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital

For

For

Management

9

Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

For

Management

 

78



 

DAVIDE CAMPARI-MILANO-S.P.A. INC.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T24091109

Meeting Date:

APR 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

APR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1

Approve a One-to-Ten Stock Split; Amend Bylaws Accordingly

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

DEPFA BANK PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G27230104

Meeting Date:

MAY 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Declare Final Dividend

For

For

Management

3a

Reelect Gerhard Bruckermann as Director

For

For

Management

3b

Reelect Richrad Brantner as Director

For

For

Management

3c

Reelect Frances Ruaneas Director

For

For

Management

3d

Reelect Hans Tietmeyer as Director

For

For

Management

4

Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

For

For

Management

 

DIAMOND CITY CO. LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J12201109

Meeting Date:

MAY 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 20, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Change Location of Head Office

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors

For

Against

Management

 

79



 

DON QUIJOTE

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J1235L108

Meeting Date:

SEP 28, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 30, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 30, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Authorize Share Repurchases at Board’s Discretion

For

Against

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Approve Adjustment to Aggregate Compensation Ceiling for Directors

For

For

Management

5

Approve Adjustment to Aggregate Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors

For

For

Management

6

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

EASYJET PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G2915P107

Meeting Date:

FEB 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

3

Elect Dawn Airey as Director

For

For

Management

4.1

Re-elect Colin Day as Director

For

For

Management

4.2

Re-elect Diederik Karsten as Director

For

For

Management

5

Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

For

For

Management

6

Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 13,719,386

For

For

Management

7

Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 4,988,515

For

For

Management

8

Approve easyjet UK Sharesave Plan

For

For

Management

 

FADESA INMOBILIARIA, S.A., A CORUNA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

E4971D103

Meeting Date:

MAY 6, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements, Allocation of Income and Distribution of Dividend, and Discharge Directors

For

For

Management

2

Approve Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Elect New Members to the Board

For

For

Management

4

Approve Increase in Capital Without Preemptive Rights Through Issuance of Shares at a Nomimal Value of EUR 0.10 Per Share of the Same Class and Series; Authorize Board to Set the Conditions of the Capital Increase

For

For

Management

5

Authorize Repurchase of Shares and Reduce Capital Via the Amortization of Repurchased Shares; Authorize the Board to Execute Share Repurchase

For

For

Management

6

Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions

For

For

Management

 

80



 

FASTWEB (FORMERLY E.BISCOM SPA)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T3540F106

Meeting Date:

DEC 1, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Increase Number of Directors on the Board from Five to Six; Elect Directors; Redetermine Directors’ Remuneration

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1

Amend Articles Re: Company Name, Board of Directors’ Powers, Powers of Representation

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

FASTWEB (FORMERLY E.BISCOM SPA)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T3540F106

Meeting Date:

FEB 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

FEB 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Issuance of Up to 40 Million Ordinary Shares with Preemptive Rights; Amend Article 5 Accordingly

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

FASTWEB (FORMERLY E.BISCOM SPA)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T3540F106

Meeting Date:

FEB 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Issuance of Up to 40 Million Ordinary Shares with Preemptive Rights; Amend Article 5 Accordingly

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

FASTWEB (FORMERLY E.BISCOM SPA)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T3540F106

Meeting Date:

NOV 30, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

NOV 25, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Increase Number of Directors on the Board from Five to Six; Elect Directors; Redetermine Directors’ Remuneration

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1

Amend Articles Re: Company Name, Board of Directors’ Powers, Powers of Representation

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG

 

Ticker:

FMS

Security ID:

358029106

Meeting Date:

MAY 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

RESOLUTION ON APPROPRIATION OF THE DISTRIBUTABLE PROFIT.

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2004.

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2004.

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

SELECTION OF THE AUDITOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2005.

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

BY-ELECTION OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD.

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

RESOLUTION TO BE ADOPTED ON AN ADJUSTMENT OF FEES FOR MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD AND MODIFICATION OF THE ARTICLES.

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

RESOLUTION CONCERNING REVOCATION OF THE PREVIOUS AUTHORIZED CAPITAL I AND FOR THE CREATION OF NEW AUTHORIZED CAPITAL I AND A CORRESPONDING MODIFICATION OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

81



 

GEBERIT AG

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

H2942E108

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 22 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.1

Reelect Guenter Kelm as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.2

Reelect Kurt Feller as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

GLOBAL MEDIA ONLINE INC. (FORMERLY INTERQ INC)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J1727L103

Meeting Date:

MAR 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 31, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JY 3 Per Share

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Increase Authorized Capital from 226.914 Million to 246.4 Million Shares - Change Company Name to GMO Internet, Inc.

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.12

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Approve Adjustment to Aggregate Compensation Ceiling for Directors

For

For

Management

5

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

Against

Management

 

GOODWILL GROUP

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J1756Q106

Meeting Date:

SEP 10, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 30, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 1500, Final JY 500, Special JY 500

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Authorize Share Repurchases at Board’s Discretion

For

Against

Management

3.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

3.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

 

82



 

GRUPO EMPRESARIAL ENCE(FRM.EMP. NAC. DE CELULOSAS)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

E40992104

Meeting Date:

JUN 14, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Individual and Consolidated Financial Statements; Approve Allocation of Income; and Approve Discharge Directors

For

For

Management

2

Fix Number of Directors; Elect and Ratify Directors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Authorize Repurchase of Shares

For

For

Management

5

Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions

For

For

Management

 

GULLIVER INTERNATIONAL

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J17714106

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 57.5, Final JY 100, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines - Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

5

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

6

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

7

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

HERA SPA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T5250M106

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements, Statutory Reports, and Allocation of Income

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Acknowledge Member of the Board of Directors Elected by Local Authorities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Elect Remaining Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Appoint Board of Internal Statutory Auditors and its Chairman

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Remuneration of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Approve Remuneration of Internal Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

83



 

HERA SPA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T5250M106

Meeting Date:

OCT 4, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

SEP 29, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Acquisition of Agea Spa; Approve Total Spin Off of Acosea Spa in favor of Hera Spa and of a Newly Constituted Company, Acosea Impianti Srl; Approve Capital Increase in the Maximum Amount of EUR 47 Million To Service the Acquisition of Agea Spa

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Amend Article 16 of the Bylaws

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Amend Article 17 of the Bylaws

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

HERA SPA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T5250M106

Meeting Date:

OCT 5, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Acquisition of Agea Spa; Approve Total Spin Off of Acosea Spa in favor of Hera Spa and of a Newly Constituted Company, Acosea Impianti Srl; Approve Capital Increase in the Maximum Amount of EUR 47 Million To Service the Acquisition of Agea Spa

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Amend Article 16 of the Bylaws

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Amend Article 17 of the Bylaws

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

HONG KONG EXCHANGE

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y3506N105

Meeting Date:

APR 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 6, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend

For

For

Management

3a

Elect Bill C P Kwok as Director

For

For

Management

3b

Elect Vincent K H Lee as Director

For

For

Management

4

Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

5

Approve Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital

For

For

Management

6

Approve Remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors

For

For

Management

7

Approve Fixing the Terms of Office of Dannis J H Lee and David M Webb Until the Conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in 2006 and John E Strickland and Oscar S H Wong Until the Conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in 2007

For

For

Management

8

Amend Articles of Association Re: Special Resolutions, Election and Appointment of Directors

For

For

Management

 

84



 

HONGKONG LAND HOLDINGS LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G4587L109

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Adopt Financial Statements and Directors’ and Auditors’ Reports and Final Dividend

For

For

Management

2a

Reelect Charles Allen-Jones as Director

For

For

Management

2b

Reelect Nicholas Sallnow-Smith as Director

For

For

Management

3

Reappoint Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

4

Approve Issuance of Shares without Preemptive Rights

For

For

Management

5

Authorize Share Repurchase Program

For

For

Management

 

IBERIA LINEAS AEREAS DE ESPANA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

E6167M102

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Individual and Consolidated Financial Statements and Allocation of Income; Discharge Directors

For

For

Management

2

Reelect Deloitte & Touche Espana S.L. as Auditors For Fiscal Year 2005

For

For

Management

3

Approve Remuneration of Directors

For

For

Management

4

Authorize Repurchase of Shares

For

For

Management

5

Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions

For

For

Management

 

ICAP PLC (FORMERLY GARBAN-INTERCAPITAL PLC)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G46981117

Meeting Date:

JUL 14, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of 5.7 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

3

Re-elect Nicholas Cosh as Director

For

For

Management

4

Elect Duncan Goldie-Morrison as Director

For

For

Management

5

Elect James McNulty as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

For

For

Management

7

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

8

Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 19,276,541

For

For

Management

9

Authorise Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 2,891,481

For

For

Management

10

Authorise 57,829,625 Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

11

Authorise the Company to Make EU Political Donations and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000

For

For

Management

12

Authorise Garban-Intercapital Management Services Ltd. to Make EU Political Donations and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000

For

For

Management

 

85



 

ICON PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

45103T107

Meeting Date:

JAN 6, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 30, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

TO RECEIVE THE ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS

For

For

Management

2

TO RE-ELECT DR. JOHN CLIMAX

For

For

Management

3

TO RE-ELECT MR. EDWARD ROBERTS

For

For

Management

4

TO RE-ELECT MR. SHUJI HIGUCHI

For

For

Management

5

TO RE-ELECT DR. BRUCE GIVEN

For

For

Management

6

TO AUTHORISE THE FIXING OF THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION

For

For

Management

7

TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO ALLOT SHARES

For

For

Management

8

TO DISAPPLY THE STATUTORY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS

For

For

Management

9

TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF SHARES

For

For

Management

 

INDRA SISTEMAS SA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

E6271Z155

Meeting Date:

JUN 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Individual Financial Statements and Allocation of Income

For

For

Management

2

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management

For

For

Management

4.1

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mr. Manuel Azpilicueta Ferrer

For

For

Management

4.2

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mr. Francisco Constans Ros

For

For

Management

4.3

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mr. Humberto Figarola Plaja

For

For

Management

4.4

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mediacion y Diagnosticos SA

For

For

Management

4.5

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mr. Javier Monzon de Caceres

For

For

Management

4.6

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mr. Regino Moranchel Fernandez

For

For

Management

4.7

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mr. Joaquin Moya-Angeler Cabrera

For

For

Management

4.8

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mr. Participaciones y Cartera de Inversion SL

For

For

Management

4.9

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mr. Pedro Ramon y Cajal Agueras

For

For

Management

4.10

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mr. Manuel Soto Serrano

For

For

Management

4.11

Reelect for a Three-Year Term Mr. Juan Carlos Ureta Domingo

For

For

Management

4.12

Elect for a Three-Year Term Mrs. Isabel Aguilera Navarro

For

For

Management

5

Approve Remuneration of Directors

For

For

Management

6

Approve Reduction in Stated Capital Through Amortization of 513,927 Class B Shares

For

For

Management

7

Approve Reduction in Stated Capital Through Amortization of 7,694,101 Class A Shares

For

For

Management

8

Authorize Repurchase of Shares

For

For

Management

9

Approve Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005

For

For

Management

10

Approve Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

11

Allow Questions

For

For

Management

12

Approve Minutes of Meeting

For

For

Management

 

86



 

INTERTEK GROUP PLC (FORMERLY INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES PLC)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G4911B108

Meeting Date:

MAY 6, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of 7 Pence Per Share

For

For

Management

3

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

4

Elect Raymond Kong as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect Vanni Treves as Director

For

For

Management

6

Re-elect Richard Nelson as Director

For

For

Management

7

Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of the Company

For

For

Management

8

Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of the Auditors

For

For

Management

9

Approve Intertek Deferred Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

10

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 515,926.02

For

For

Management

11

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 77,388.90

For

For

Management

12

Authorise 15,477,780 Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

 

IPSOS

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

F5310M109

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements and Discharge Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.90 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Accounting Transfer from Long-Term Capital Gains Accounts to Other Reserve

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Special Auditors’ Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Confirm Non-Reelection of Pierre Haren as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount of EUR 60,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Acknowledge End of Term of Auditor and Alternate Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Cancel Outstanding Debt Issuance Authority

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Authorize Use of 577,671 Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 3.5 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 3.5 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for Capital Increase of Up to Ten Percent Without Preemptive Rights

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Proposed in Issuance Authorities Above

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 3.5 Million for Future Exchange Offers

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten Percent for Future Acquisitions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

18

Authorize Issuance of Equity Upon Conversion of a Subsidiary’s Equity-Linked Securities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

19

Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR 3.5 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

20

Authorize Issuance of Securities Convertible Into Debt

For

Did Not Vote

Management

21

Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 3.5 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value

For

Did Not Vote

Management

22

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

23

Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

24

Approve Stock Option Plan Grants

For

Did Not Vote

Management

25

Authorize Up to 5 Percent of Issued Capital For Use in Restricted Stock Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

26

Amend Articles of Association to Reflect June 2004 Legal Changes

For

Did Not Vote

Management

27

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

87



 

ITALIAN-THAI DEVELOPMENT PUB LTD

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y4211C210

Meeting Date:

APR 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 8, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Minutes of Previous AGM

For

For

Management

2

Accept Directors’ Report

For

For

Management

3

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

4

Approve Allocation of Income

For

For

Management

5

Approve Allocation Dividend of Baht 0.07 per Share

For

For

Management

6

Elect Directors and Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

7

Elect Audit Committee Members and Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

8

Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

9

Approve Reduction in Registered Capital to Baht 4.19 Billion

For

For

Management

10

Amend Memorandum of Association to Reflect Decrease in Registered Capital

For

For

Management

11.1

To Ratify the Purchase of 16 Million Italthai Marine Co, Ltd’s Ordinary Shares Totaling Baht 80 Million

For

Against

Management

11.2

To Ratify the Investment in Thai Pride Cement Co, Ltd

For

Against

Management

11.3

To Ratify the Investment in Skanska Cementation India Limited

For

Against

Management

12

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

JAPAN CASH MACHINE

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J26462101

Meeting Date:

JUN 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 12, Final JY 12, Special JY 20

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Approve Retirement Bonus for Director

For

For

Management

 

88



 

JOINT CORPORATION

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J28384105

Meeting Date:

JUN 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 12.50, Final JY 12.50, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4

Approve Adjustment to Aggregate Compensation Ceiling for Directors

For

For

Management

 

KOSE CORP.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J3622S100

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 17, Final JY 17, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

 

MATSUMOTOKIYOSHI CO. LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J40885105

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 10, Final JY 20, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Increase Authorized Capital from 160 Million to 210 Million Shares

For

Against

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

 

MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G68694119

Meeting Date:

MAY 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of 2.75 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

3

Re-elect Adrian Montague as Director

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Terry Benson as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect Stephen Ingham as Director

For

For

Management

6

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

7

Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

8

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 1,190,675

For

For

Management

9

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 178,601

For

For

Management

10

Authorise 35,720,280 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

11

Amend Articles of Association Re: Indemnification of Directors

For

For

Management

12

Amend the Rules of the Michael Page Incentive Share Plan 2004

For

For

Management

 

89



 

MILANO ASSICURAZIONI

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T28224102

Meeting Date:

APR 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Fix Number of Directors on the Board; Elect Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Remuneration of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Director and/or Internal Auditors’ Indemnification/Liability Provisions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Appoint Board of Internal Statutory Auditors and its Chairman for Three-Year Term 2005-2007; Approve Remuneration of Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Decisions Inherent to Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares in Directly Controlling Company Fondiaria SAI Spa

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Decisions Inherent to Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares in Indirectly Controlling Company Premafin Finanziaria Spa

For

Did Not Vote

Management

1

Approve an Extension to the Exercise Period of the Company’s Warrants, ‘Warrant Milano Assicurazioni 1998 - 30 giugno 2005,’ to June 30, 2007

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

MISUMI GROUP INC. (FRMRLY MISUMI CORP.)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J43293109

Meeting Date:

DEC 17, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

OCT 29, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Adoption of Holding Company Structure and Transfer of Company’s Business to Wholly-Owned Subsidiary

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Share Exchange Acquisition of Suruga Seiki Co.

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Amend Articles to: Change Name to Misumi Group Inc. - Allow Board to Vary AGM Record Date for Suruga Seiki Shareholders Who Will Become Shareholders of Misumi

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.1

Elect Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4.2

Elect Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

90



 

MISUMI GROUP INC. (FRMRLY MISUMI CORP.)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J43293109

Meeting Date:

JUN 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 14, Final JY 17, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Increase Authorized Capital 150 Million to 170 Million Shares - Limit Directors’ and Internal Auditors’ Legal Liability

For

Against

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO. LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J44948107

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 7, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Approve Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System

For

For

Management

4

Approve Adjustment to Aggregate Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors

For

For

Management

 

91



 

NEOPOST

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

F65196119

Meeting Date:

JUL 8, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.875 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Special Auditors’ Report Regarding Related-Party Transactions

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Aggregate Amount of EUR 250,000

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Reelect Jean-Paul Villot as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Reelect Michel Guillet as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Reelect Jacques Clay as Director

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Ratify Peronnet & Associes SA as Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Ratify Cabinet Duvernois & Associes as Alternate Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 7.5 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 7.5 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 7.5 Million for Future Exchange Offers

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to Result from Issuance Requests in Items 12-14 at EUR 7.5 Million

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up to EUR 30 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Approve Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

18

Approve Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

19

Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other Formalities

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

NEWCREST MINING LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Q6651B114

Meeting Date:

OCT 27, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 25, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2a

Elect Ian A. Renard as Director

For

For

Management

2b

Elect Ronald C. Milne as Director

For

For

Management

3

Approve Grant of Employee Performance Rights to Managing Director Palmer

For

For

Management

4

Amend Constitution Re: Retirement of Directors

For

For

Management

 

NEXT PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G6500M106

Meeting Date:

NOV 29, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Authorise 6 Million Shares Representing 2.3 Percent of the Company’s Issued Share Capital for Off-Market Purchase Pursuant to a Programme Agreement between the Company and Goldman Sachs International

For

For

Management

 

92



 

NHN CORP.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y6347M103

Meeting Date:

MAR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 31, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Appropriation of Income, with No Dividends

For

For

Management

2

Elect Directors

For

For

Management

3

Elect Member of Audit Committee

For

For

Management

4

Approve Limit on Remuneration of Directors

For

For

Management

5

Approve Stock Option Grants

For

For

Management

 

NITORI CO.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J58214107

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 20, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 7, Final JY 10, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines - Limit Legal Liability of Directors and Statutory Auditors

For

Against

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4.3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

5

Approve Adjustment to Aggregate Compensation Ceiling for Directors and Statutory Auditors

For

For

Management

 

NOBEL BIOCARE HOLDING AG

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

H5783Q106

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of CHF 2.65 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Standard Accounting Transfers

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5.1

Reelect Jane Royston, Rolf Soiron, Michel Orsinger, and Ernst Zaengerle as Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5.2

Elect Antoine Firmenich and Robert Lilja as Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5.3

Ratify KPMG Fides Peat as Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6.1

Change Location of Registered Office to Kloten, Switzerland

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6.2

Amend Articles Re: Submission of Shareholder Proposals

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

93



 

OBIC BUSINESS CONSULTANTS CO. LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J59469106

Meeting Date:

JUN 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 20, Final JY 30, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

OCE NV (FORMERLY OCE VAN DER GRINTEN)

 

Ticker:

OCENY

Security ID:

674627104

Meeting Date:

SEP 8, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Open Meeting

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Policy for Board of Executive Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Amend Articles to Reflect Dutch Corporate Governance Code

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Allow Questions

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

OIL SEARCH LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y64695110

Meeting Date:

MAY 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

1.a

Elect Brian Horwood as Director

For

For

Management

1.b

Elect Kostas Constantinou as Director

For

For

Management

1.c

Elect Robert Igara as Director

For

For

Management

2

Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

1

Approve Grant of Up to 624,000 Performance Rights to Peter Botten, Managing Director

For

For

Management

 

PALADIN RESOURCES PLC (FORMERLY PITTENCRIEFF RESOURCES)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G7111Q106

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Remuneration Report

For

For

Management

3

Approve Final Dividend of 1.14 Pence Per Ordinary Share

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Roy Franklin as Director

For

For

Management

5

Re-elect Bill Turcan as Director

For

For

Management

6

Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

7

Approve Increase in Authorised Capital to GBP 100,000,000

For

For

Management

8

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 11,256,877

For

For

Management

9

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 1,688,531

For

For

Management

10

Authorise 33,770,632 Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

 

94



 

PARK 24 CO.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J63581102

Meeting Date:

JAN 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 31, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Final JY 20, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.1

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

3.2

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors and Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

 

PETER HAMBRO MINING PLC

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

G5555S109

Meeting Date:

JUN 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Elect Andrey Maruta as Director

For

For

Management

3

Re-elect Jay Hambro as Director

For

For

Management

4

Re-elect Pavel Maslovsky as Director

For

Against

Management

5

Reappoint Moore Stephens as Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

6

Approve Increase in Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors to GBP 500,000

For

For

Management

7

Approve Increase in Authorised Capital from GBP 1,000,000 to GBP 1,200,000

For

For

Management

8

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 445,528

For

Against

Management

9

Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 240,000

For

Against

Management

10

Authorise 7,544,714 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase

For

For

Management

11

Amend Articles of Association Re: Indemnification of Directors

For

For

Management

12

Approve Cancellation of Share Premium Account

For

For

Management

 

95



 

PIRELLI & C.REAL ESTATE SPA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T7630K107

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Fix Number of Directors on the Board; Elect Directors; Determine Directors’ Term and Remuneration

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Remuneration of Members of the Controlling Board Constituted According to the 2001 Law n.231

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Elect External Auditors for the Three-Year Term 2005-2007; Fix Auditors’ Remuneration

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares; Cancel Previously Approved Resolution

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

PROMINA GROUP LTD

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Q7751M109

Meeting Date:

APR 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 27, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

None

Management

2a

Elect Ewoud Kulk as Director

For

For

Management

2b

Elect Geoffrey Ricketts as Director

For

For

Management

2c

Elect Annamaria Hynes as Director

For

For

Management

3

Approve Continued Participation by Michael John Wilkins, Managing Director, in the Company’s Employee Share Plans

For

For

Management

4

Approve Reduction in Stated Capital

For

For

Management

5

Amend Constitution Re: Clauses Relating to Retirement Age of Directors

For

For

Management

 

PROSEGUR COMPANIA DE SEGURIDAD S.A.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

E83453162

Meeting Date:

JUN 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Individual and Consolidated Financial Statements and Allocation of Income for Fiscal Year 2004

For

For

Management

2

Approve Discharge of Directors for Fiscal Year 2004

For

For

Management

3

Approve Distribution of Dividends Charged to Free Reserves Account

For

For

Management

4

Approve Merger by Absorption of CESS Compania Europea de Seguridad; Approval of Merger Balance Sheet as of 12-31-04; Approval of Merger Agreement; and Approval of Record Date as 01-01-05 for Accounting Purposes

For

For

Management

5

Approve Merger by Absorption of Atecyr, Nordes Instalaciones, Nordes Sistemas, and Nordes Mantenimiento; Approval of Merger Balance Sheet as of 12-31-04; Approval of Merger Agreement; and Approval of Record Date as 05-01-05 for Accounting Purposes

For

For

Management

6

Authorize Board to Fix Their Aggregate Annual Remuneration in Accordance to the Limits Set in the Bylaws

For

For

Management

7

Authorize Share Repurchase Program

For

For

Management

8

Approve Auditors

For

For

Management

9

Elect Directors

For

For

Management

10

Amend Several Articles of the Bylaws and Approve Reorganized Text of the Bylaws as Approved at the Board Meetings Held on 12-21-04 and 03-29-05

For

For

Management

11

Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions

For

For

Management

12

Allow Questions

For

For

Management

13

Approve Minutes of Meeting

For

For

Management

 

96



 

PUMA AG RUDOLF DASSLER SPORT

 

Ticker:

PMMRY

Security ID:

D62318148

Meeting Date:

MAR 30, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.00 per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal Year 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal Year 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Approve Stock Option Plan for Key Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 2.4 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic Publications for Meeting Announcements and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

RENGO CO. LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J64382104

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 4, Final JY 4, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.12

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.13

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.14

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.15

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.16

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.17

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.18

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.19

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.20

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors

For

Against

Management

 

97



 

RICHTER GEDEON RT

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

368467205

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 18, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Board of Directors Report; Approve Annual Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Auditor’s Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Supervisory Committee Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Allocation of Income, Including Dividends

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Approve Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Approve Auditor’s Report on Consolidated Financial Statements

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Approve Supervisory Committe Report on Consolidated Financial Statements

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Approve Consolidated Report

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Approve 2004 Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with IFRS Standards

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Authorize Share Repurchase Program

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

Authorize Board of Directors to Increase Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

Approve Applications Submitted to Company by Preference Shareholders for Conversion of Preference Shares into Ordinary Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

Approve Introduction of Ordinary Shares Converted from Preference Shares to Budapest Stock Exchange and Luxembourg Stock Exchange (In Connection with Item 13)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

15

Amend Articles of Association

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

Approve Unified Text of Articles of Association

For

Did Not Vote

Management

17

Elect Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

18

Approve Remuneration of Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

19

Approve Discharge of Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

20

Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Committee Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

21

Elect Auditor

For

Did Not Vote

Management

22

Approve Auditor Remuneration

For

Did Not Vote

Management

23

Transact Other Business (Voting)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

RONA INC

 

Ticker:

RON.

Security ID:

776249104

Meeting Date:

MAY 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

MAR 17, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Elect Pierre Brodeur, Louise Caya, Simon Cloutier, Pierre Ducros, Robert Dutton, Andre H. Gagnon, Jean Gaulin, Jean-Guy Hebert, Alain Michel, Jim Pantelidis, Louis A. Tanguay, and Jocelyn Tremblay as Directors

For

For

Management

2

Approve Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, Chartered Accountants, as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill)

For

For

Management

 

98



 

ROYAL P&O NEDLLOYD NV (FRMELY NEDLLOYD GROUP NV ANDROYAL NEDLLOYD GROUP NV)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

N76384101

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 5, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Announcement of First Quarter 2005 Results

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2a

Receive Report of Board of Directors

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2b

Discussion about Company’s Corporate Governance Policy

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2c

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2d

Receive Explanation on Company’s Reserves and Dividend Policy

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2e

Approve Dividend of EUR 1 Per Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2f

Approve Discharge of Executive Members of Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2g

Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory Board and Non-executive Members of Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3a

Approve Remuneration Policy

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3b

Approve Senior Managers’ One-Off Share Incentive Plan and Long-Term Incentive Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4a

Elect A.J. Scheepbouwer to Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4b

Elect C. Morin-Postel to Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6a

Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized Yet Unissued Shares Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6b

Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from Issuance Under Item 6a

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Other Business (Non-Voting)

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

ROYAL P&O NEDLLOYD NV (FRMELY NEDLLOYD GROUP NV ANDROYAL NEDLLOYD GROUP NV)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

N76384101

Meeting Date:

NOV 11, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

NOV 5, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Announcement of Third Quarter 2004 Results

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2.1

Elect Louk Ligthart to Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2.2

Elect Olav Rakkenes to Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2.3

Elect Rutger van Slobbe to Board of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Other Business (Non-Voting)

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

99



 

SANTOS LTD.

 

Ticker:

STOSY

Security ID:

Q82869118

Meeting Date:

MAY 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 18, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

None

Management

2a

Elect Kenneth A. Dean as Director

For

For

Management

2b

Elect Christopher J. Recny as Director

For

For

Management

2c

Elect Peter C. Barnett as Director

For

For

Management

2d

Elect Michael A. O’Leary as Director

For

For

Management

 

SBM OFFSHORE NV (FRMELY IHC CALAND NV)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

N7752F106

Meeting Date:

MAY 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 13, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Open Meeting

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2a

Receive Report of Management Board

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2b

Receive Report of Supervisory Board

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2c

Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Allocation of Income and Dividend of USD 1.70 Per Ordinary Share

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4a

Approve Discharge of Management Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4b

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Discussion on Company’s Corporate Governance Report

None

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Approve Remuneration Report Containing Remuneration Policy for Management Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8a

Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized Yet Unissued Ordinary Shares Up to Ten Percent of Issued Share Capital

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8b

Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive Rights from Issuance Under Item 8a

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Elect R. van Gelder to Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Other Business (Non-Voting)

None

Did Not Vote

Management

11

Close Meeting

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

100



 

SHANGHAI FORTE LAND CO LTD

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y7683C105

Meeting Date:

JUN 15, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 13, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Report of the Board of Directors

For

For

Management

2

Accept Report of the Supervisory Committee

For

For

Management

3

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

4

Approve Final Dividend of RMB 0.06 Per Share

For

For

Management

5

Reappoint Ernst & Young (Hong Kong Certified Public Accountants) and Ernst & Young Hua Ming (China Certified Public Accountants) as International and PRC Auditors Respectively and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

6

Authorize Board to Decide Matters Relating to the Payment of Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ending June 30, 2005

For

For

Management

7a

Reelect Guo Guangchang as Executive Director

For

For

Management

7b

Reelect Fan Wei as Executive Director

For

For

Management

7c

Reelect Ding Guoqi as Executive Director

For

For

Management

7d

Reelect Feng Xiekun as Non-Executive Director

For

For

Management

7e

Reelect Charles Nicholas Brooke as Independent Non-Executive Director

For

For

Management

7f

Reelect Zhang Hongming as Independent Non-Executive Director

For

For

Management

7g

Reelect Chen Yingjie as Independent Non-Executive Director

For

For

Management

7h

Reelect Wang Meijuan as Independent Non-Executive Director

For

For

Management

8a

Reelect Zhang Guozheng as Supervisor

For

For

Management

8b

Reelect Sun Wenqiu as Supervisor

For

For

Management

8c

Reelect Liu Zhangxi as Supervisor

For

For

Management

9

Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

For

For

Management

10

Amend Articles Re: Issuance of Additional H Shares

For

For

Management

11

Authorize Board to Modify the Amendments to the Articles of Association as Appropriate

For

For

Management

 

SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO. LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J73197105

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 12, Final JY 13, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Approve Reduction in legal Reserves

For

Against

Management

3

Amend Articles to: Increase Authorized Capital - Cancel Year-End Closure of Shareholder Register - Limit Directors’ and Internal Auditors’ Legal Liability

For

Against

Management

4.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4.12

Elect Director

For

For

Management

5

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

6

Approve Retirement Bonus for Director

For

For

Management

 

SINO LAND COMPANY

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y80267126

Meeting Date:

NOV 17, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 11, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for the Year Ended June 30, 2004

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend

For

For

Management

3a

Reelect Ng Chee Siong as Director

For

For

Management

3b

Reelect Paul Cheng Ming Fun as Director

For

For

Management

3c

Reelect Allan Zeman as Director

For

For

Management

3d

Authorize Board to Fix Directors’ Remuneration

For

For

Management

4

Reappoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

5a

Approve Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital

For

For

Management

5b

Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

For

Against

Management

5c

Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

For

Management

6

Adopt New Articles of Association

For

For

Management

 

101



 

SOCIETA INIZIATIVE AUTOSTRADALI E SERVIZI SPA (SIAS)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T86587101

Meeting Date:

APR 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated Accounts, and Statutory Reports

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Fix Number of Directors on the Board; Elect Directors for a Three-Year Term

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Annual Remuneration of Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors for a Three-Year Term; Approve Remuneration of Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Elect External Auditors for the Three-Year Term 2005-2007; Fix Auditors’ Remuneration

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

SOCIETA INIZIATIVE AUTOSTRADALI E SERVIZI SPA (SIAS)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

T86587101

Meeting Date:

MAY 16, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

MAY 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Amend Article 5 of the Company Bylaws Re: Board Authorization to Issue Convertible Bonds

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

SUMITOMO REAL ESTATE SALES CO. (SUMITOMO FUDOSAN HANBAI)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J7786K100

Meeting Date:

JUN 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 18, Final JY 18, Special JY 14

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.12

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.13

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.14

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.15

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.16

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.17

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.18

Elect Director

For

For

Management

2.19

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

4

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors and Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

 

102



 

SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J77884112

Meeting Date:

MAR 30, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 31, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 5, Final JY 9, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Abolish Retirement Bonus System

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.5

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.6

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.7

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.8

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.9

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.10

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.11

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

5

Approve Retirement Bonuses to Director and Statutory Auditor and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System

For

Against

Management

 

TAKE AND GIVE NEEDS CO. LTD.

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J8125C106

Meeting Date:

JUN 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, with No Dividends

For

For

Management

2

Amend Articles to: Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Director

For

For

Management

4

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

 

TECHEM AG

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

D83027108

Meeting Date:

MAR 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2003/2004

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2003/2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2003/2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftspruefungsgesellschaft as Auditors for Fiscal 2003/2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Elect Ursula Felten, Harald Bieler, Martin Ott, Volker Riebel, Horst Ziegler, and Stefan Zuschke to the Supervisory Board

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board Remuneration Scheme

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Approve Merger by Absorption of Techem Geschaeftsfuehrungs GmbH

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Approve Affiliation Agreement with a Subsidiary (Techem Energy Services GmbH)

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

103



 

TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y8563B159

Meeting Date:

JAN 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

DEC 28, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Conditional Stock Purchase by Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd., Ryobi Technologies GmbH and Techtronic Industries North America, Inc. from Atlas Copco AB, Atlas Copco North America Inc. and Atlas Copco Hldg. GmbH

For

For

Management

 

TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y8563B159

Meeting Date:

MAY 30, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 27, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

2

Approve Final Dividend of HK$0.125 Per Share

For

For

Management

3a

Reelect Horst Julius Pudwill as Group Executive Director

For

For

Management

3b

Reelect Vincent Ting Kau Cheung as Non-Executive Director

For

For

Management

3c

Reelect Christopher Patrick Langley as Independent Non-Executive Director

For

For

Management

3d

Reelect Manfred Kuhlmann as Independent Non-Executive Director

For

For

Management

3e

Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration of Directors for 2005

For

For

Management

4

Appoint Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

5

Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

For

For

Management

6

Approve Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital

For

For

Management

7

Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

For

Management

8

Approve Issuance of Shares Pursuant to the Share Option Scheme

For

For

Management

 

104



 

TELEKOM AUSTRIA

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

A8502A102

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management and Supervisory Boards

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Ratify Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Amend Articles to Change Size of Supervisory Board and Establish Mandatory Retirement Age of 65 Years

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

Elect Supervisory Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

Receive Report Regarding Share Repurchse Scheme

None

Did Not Vote

Management

9

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

TIS INC. (FRM. TOYO INFORMATION SYSTEMS)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

J8362E104

Meeting Date:

JUN 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Allocation of Income, Including the Following Dividends: Interim JY 10, Final JY 17, Special JY 0

For

For

Management

2

Elect Director

For

For

Management

3

Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor

For

Against

Management

4

Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director and Statutory Auditor

For

For

Management

5

Approve Executive Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

105



 

VIMPEL COMMUNICATIONS OJSC

 

Ticker:

VIP

Security ID:

68370R109

Meeting Date:

JUN 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 3, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

APPROVAL OF THE 2004 VIMPELCOM ANNUAL REPORT

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

APPROVAL OF VIMPELCOM S ACCOUNTING STATEMENTS, INCLUDING PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR 2004

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Elect Directors

None

Did Not Vote

Management

5

APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

ELECTION OF THE AUDIT COMMISSION

For

Did Not Vote

Management

7

APPROVAL OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS

For

Did Not Vote

Management

8

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC EXTEL INTO VIMPELCOM

For

Did Not Vote

Management

9

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC SOTOVAYA COMPANY INTO VIMPELCOM

For

Did Not Vote

Management

10

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC STAVTELESOT INTO VIMPELCOM

For

Did Not Vote

Management

11

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC VOSTOK-ZAPAD TELECOM INTO VIMPELCOM

For

Did Not Vote

Management

12

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF OJSC ORENSOT INTO VIMPELCOM

For

Did Not Vote

Management

13

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF OJSC BEELINE-SAMARA INTO VIMPELCOM

For

Did Not Vote

Management

14

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF OJSC DAL TELECOM INTERNATIONAL INTO VIMPELCOM

For

Did Not Vote

Management

16

APPROVAL OF THE 2004 VIMPELCOM ANNUAL REPORT

None

Did Not Vote

Management

17

APPROVAL OF VIMPELCOM S ACCOUNTING STATEMENTS, INCLUDING PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR 2004

None

Did Not Vote

Management

18

ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE

None

Did Not Vote

Management

19

Elect Directors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

20

APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

None

Did Not Vote

Management

21

ELECTION OF THE AUDIT COMMISSION

None

Did Not Vote

Management

22

APPROVAL OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS

None

Did Not Vote

Management

23

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC EXTEL INTO VIMPELCOM

None

Did Not Vote

Management

24

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC SOTOVAYA COMPANY INTO VIMPELCOM

None

Did Not Vote

Management

25

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC STAVTELESOT INTO VIMPELCOM

None

Did Not Vote

Management

26

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC VOSTOK-ZAPAD TELECOM INTO VIMPELCOM

None

Did Not Vote

Management

27

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF OJSC ORENSOT INTO VIMPELCOM

None

Did Not Vote

Management

28

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF OJSC BEELINE-SAMARA INTO VIMPELCOM

None

Did Not Vote

Management

29

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF OJSC DAL TELECOM INTERNATIONAL INTO VIMPELCOM

None

Did Not Vote

Management

30

APPROVAL OF THE 2004 VIMPELCOM ANNUAL REPORT

None

For

Management

31

APPROVAL OF VIMPELCOM S ACCOUNTING STATEMENTS, INCLUDING PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR 2004

None

For

Management

32

ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE

None

For

Management

33.1

Elect Peter Watson as Director

None

For

Management

33.2

Elect David Haines as Director

None

For

Management

33.3

Elect Alex Sozonoff as Director

None

For

Management

33.4

Elect Natalia Tsukanova as Director

None

Withhold

Management

34

APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

None

For

Management

35

ELECTION OF THE AUDIT COMMISSION

None

For

Management

36

APPROVAL OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS

None

For

Management

37

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC EXTEL INTO VIMPELCOM

None

For

Management

38

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC SOTOVAYA COMPANY INTO VIMPELCOM

None

For

Management

39

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC STAVTELESOT INTO VIMPELCOM

None

For

Management

40

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF CJSC VOSTOK-ZAPAD TELECOM INTO VIMPELCOM

None

For

Management

41

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF OJSC ORENSOT INTO VIMPELCOM

None

For

Management

42

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF OJSC BEELINE-SAMARA INTO VIMPELCOM

None

For

Management

43

REORGANIZATION OF VIMPELCOM THROUGH STATUTORY MERGER OF OJSC DAL TELECOM INTERNATIONAL INTO VIMPELCOM

None

For

Management

 

106



 

VIMPEL COMMUNICATIONS OJSC

 

Ticker:

VIP

Security ID:

68370R109

Meeting Date:

OCT 8, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

AUG 23, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF VIMPELCOM.

For

For

Management

 

WAREHOUSE GROUP LTD, THE

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Q90307101

Meeting Date:

NOV 26, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 24, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Elect Graham Francis Evans as Director

For

For

Management

2

Elect Joan Withers as Director

For

For

Management

3

Elect Robert Lanham Challinor as Director

For

For

Management

4

Elect Ian Tsicalas as Director

For

For

Management

5

Elect Ian Rognvald Morrice as Director

For

For

Management

6

Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors

For

For

Management

7

Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration of Auditors

For

For

Management

8

Approve Provision of Financial Assistance by the Company to the Warehouse Management Trustee Company No. 2 Limited as Trustee of the Warehouse Group Limited Executive Scheme, by Way of a Loan Up to a Maximum Value of NZD5.10 Million in 2005

For

For

Management

9

Approve the Warehouse Group Limited Executive Share Scheme

For

For

Management

10

Approve the Acquisition of Securities Under the Scheme by Peter Glen Inger, a Director of the Company

For

For

Management

11

Approve the Acquisition of Securities Under the Scheme by Ian Rognvald Morrice, a Director of the Company

For

For

Management

12

Approve the Acquisition of Securities Under the Scheme by Ian Tsicalas, a Director of the Company

For

For

Management

13

Approve the Issue by the Company to Selected Executives and Executive Directors of Rights to Acquire Up to a Maximum of Two Million Shares Under the Scheme in 2005

For

For

Management

14

Approve the Issue of Securities Under the Scheme

For

For

Management

15

Adopt New Constitution

For

For

Management

 

107



 

WEICHAI POWER CO

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

Y9531A109

Meeting Date:

MAY 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 26, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Accept Report of the Board of Directors

For

For

Management

2

Accept Report of the Supervisory Committee

For

For

Management

3

Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

For

For

Management

4

Reappoint Shandong Zheng Yuan Hexin Accountants Ltd. as PRC Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

5

Reappoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Non-PRC Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration

For

For

Management

6

Approve Final Dividend RMB0.15 Per Share

For

For

Management

7

Reelect Zhang Xiaoyu as Independent Non-Executive Director and Fix His Remuneration

For

For

Management

8

Reelect Koo Fook Sun, Louis as Independent Non-Executive Director and Fix His Remuneration

For

For

Management

9

Reelect Fang Zhong Chang as Independent Non-Executive Director and Fix His Remuneration

For

For

Management

10

Authorize Board to Pay an Interim Dividend (if any) for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 2005

For

For

Management

11

Fix Notice Period to Nominate a Director and File the Consent of the Nominee from the Day After Dispatch of the Notice Convening the General Meeting to Seven Days Before the Date of the General Meeting

For

For

Management

12

Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights

For

For

Management

 

WIENERBERGER AG (FM. WIENERBERGER BAUSTOFFINDUSTRIE AG)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

A95384110

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

 

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports

None

Did Not Vote

Management

2

Approve Allocation of Income

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

Approve Discharge of Management and Supervisory Boards

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

Elect Supervisory Board Members

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares

For

Did Not Vote

Management

 

LORD ABBETT LARGE-CAP VALUE FUND

 

ALCOA INC.

 

Ticker:

AA

Security ID:

013817101

Meeting Date:

APR 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JAN 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Joseph T. Gorman

For

Against

Management

1.2

Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

108



 

APPLE COMPUTER, INC.

 

Ticker:

AAPL

Security ID:

037833100

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Fred D. Anderson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William V. Campbell

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Millard S. Drexler

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Steven P. Jobs

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Jerome B. York

For

For

Management

2

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

3

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

5

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

6

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

 

Ticker:

ADM

Security ID:

039483102

Meeting Date:

NOV 4, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 15, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director G. Allen Andreas

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Roger S. Joslin

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Patrick J. Moore

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director M. Brian Mulroney

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Thomas F. O’Neill

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director O.G. Webb

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

4

Report on Genetically Engineered Products

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED

 

Ticker:

BHI

Security ID:

057224107

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Larry D. Brady

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Anthony G. Fernandes

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director J. Larry Nichols

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

For

Management

4

Act on Shareholder Resolutions that Receive Majority Support

Against

For

Shareholder

 

BANK OF AMERICA CORP.

 

Ticker:

BAC

Security ID:

060505104

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William Barnet, III

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Charles W. Coker

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director John T. Collins

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Gary L. Countryman

For

Withhold

Management

1.5

Elect Director Paul Fulton

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Charles K. Gifford

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director W. Steven Jones

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Walter E. Massey

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Thomas J. May

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Edward L. Romero

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler

For

For

Management

1.16

Elect Director Robert L. Tillman

For

For

Management

1.17

Elect Director Jackie M. Ward

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Director Nominee Amendment

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

109



 

BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE

 

Ticker:

BK

Security ID:

064057102

Meeting Date:

APR 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Frank J. Biondi Jr.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Richard J. Kogan

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director John A. Luke Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director John C. Malone

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Paul Myners

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Catherine A.Rein

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director William C. Richardson

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Brian L. Roberts

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Samuel C. Scott

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Provide for Cumulative Voting

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

Ticker:

BAX

Security ID:

071813109

Meeting Date:

MAY 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Blake E. Devitt

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Joseph B. Martin, M.D., Ph. D.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Services

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Declassify the Board of Directors

None

For

Shareholder

 

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.

 

Ticker:

BMY

Security ID:

110122108

Meeting Date:

MAY 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director V.D. Coffman

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J.M. Cornelius

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director P.R. Dolan

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director E.V. Futter

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director L.V. Gershtner, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director L. Johansson

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director L.W. Sullivan

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Amend Articles to Eliminate Certain Supermajority Vote Requirements

For

For

Management

4

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on Operational Impact of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Pandemic

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

For

Shareholder

8

Proposal Regarding Restatement Situations

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives

Against

Against

Shareholder

10

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

110



 

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO.

 

Ticker:

CNR.

Security ID:

136375102

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael R. Armellino

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director A. Charles Baillie

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Hugh J. Bolton

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Purdy Crawford

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director J.V. Raymond Cyr

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Gordon D. Giffin

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director James K. Gray

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director E. Hunter Harrison

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Edith E. Holiday

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director V. Maureen Kempston Darkes

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Gilbert H. Lamphere

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Denis Losier

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Edward C. Lumley

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director David G.A. McLean

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Robert Pace

For

For

Management

2

Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Amend Management Long-Term Incentive Plan

For

For

Management

 

CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.

 

Ticker:

CAH

Security ID:

14149Y108

Meeting Date:

DEC 8, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 25, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director George H. Conrades

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert L. Gerbig

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert

For

For

Management

2

Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

3

Declassify the Board of Directors

Against

For

Shareholder

 

CATERPILLAR INC.

 

Ticker:

CAT

Security ID:

149123101

Meeting Date:

APR 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 14, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director W. Frank Blount

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John R. Brazil

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Eugene V. Fife

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Gaul D. Fosler

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Peter A. Magowan

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Report on Equipment Sales to Israel

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on Operational Imact of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Pandemic

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

111



 

CIGNA CORP.

 

Ticker:

CI

Security ID:

125509109

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Peter N. Larson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Carol Cox Wait

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William D. Zollars

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Marilyn Ware

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

CITIGROUP INC.

 

Ticker:

C

Security ID:

172967101

Meeting Date:

APR 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director George David

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director John M. Deutch

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Ann Dibble Jordan

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Dudley C. Mecum

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Anne Mulcahy

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Richard D. Parsons

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Charles Prince

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Judith Rodin

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Robert E. Rubin

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas

For

For

Management

1.16

Elect Director Sanford I. Weill

For

For

Management

1.17

Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Prohibit Chairman From Management Duties, Titles or Responsibilities

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Review/Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

10

Adopt Simple Majority Vote

Against

For

Shareholder

 

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

 

Ticker:

CCU

Security ID:

184502102

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Alan D. Feld

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Perry J. Lewis

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director L. Lowry Mays

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Mark P. Mays

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Randall T. Mays

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director B.J. McCombs

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Phyllis B. Riggins

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Theodore H. Strauss

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director J.C. Watts

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director John H. Williams

For

For

Management

2

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

112



 

CLOROX COMPANY, THE

 

Ticker:

CLX

Security ID:

189054109

Meeting Date:

NOV 17, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 20, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Daniel Boggan, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Tully M. Friedman

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Christoph Henkel

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director William R. Johnson

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Gerald E. Johnston

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Gary G. Michael

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Klaus Morwind

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Jan L. Murley

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Lary R. Scott

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Michael E. Shannon

For

For

Management

2

Approve Outside Director Stock Awards/Options in Lieu of Cash

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

Ticker:

CA

Security ID:

204912109

Meeting Date:

AUG 25, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 30, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Russell M. Artzt

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Kenneth D. Cron

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Alfonse M. D’Amato

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Gary J. Fernandes

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Robert E. La Blanc

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Jay W. Lorsch

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Lewis S. Ranieri

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Walter P. Schuetze

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Laura S. Unger

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Review Executive Compensation

Against

For

Shareholder

 

CSX CORP.

 

Ticker:

CSX

Security ID:

126408103

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director E.E. Bailey

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J.B. Breaux

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director E.J. Kelly, III

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director R.D. Kunisch

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director S.J. Morcott

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director D.M. Ratcliff

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director C.E. Rice

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director W.C. Richardson

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director F.S. Royal

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director D.J. Shepard

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director M.J. Ward

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Subject Non-Deductible Executive Compensation to Shareholder Vote

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement

Against

For

Shareholder

 

113



 

CVS CORPORATION

 

Ticker:

CVS

Security ID:

126650100

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director W. Don Cornwell

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Thomas P. Gerrity

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Stanley P. Goldstein

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Marian L. Heard

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director William H. Joyce

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Terrence Murray

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Alfred J. Verrecchia

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Review/Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

DEERE & CO.

 

Ticker:

DE

Security ID:

244199105

Meeting Date:

FEB 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 31, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John R. Block

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director T. Kevin Dunnigan

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Dipak C. Jain

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Joachim Milberg

For

For

Management

2

Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

DIAGEO PLC (FORMERLY GUINNESS PLC)

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

25243Q205

Meeting Date:

OCT 20, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 1, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS 2004

For

For

Management

2

DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT 2004

For

For

Management

3

DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND

For

For

Management

4.1

Elect Director Lord Hollick (1,3,4)

For

For

Management

4.2

Elect Director Mr Nc Rose (2)

For

For

Management

4.3

Elect Director Mr Pa Walker (1,3,4)

For

For

Management

4.4

Elect Director Mr Ht Stitzer (1,3,4)

For

For

Management

4.5

Elect Director Mr Jr Symonds (1,3,4)

For

For

Management

5

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

6

DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS

For

For

Management

7

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

For

For

Management

8

AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OWN ORDINARY SHARES

For

For

Management

9

AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAGEO LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

For

For

Management

10

AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAGEO EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION PLAN

For

For

Management

11

AMENDMENTS TO THE DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE PLAN

For

For

Management

12

AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAGEO 2001 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN

For

For

Management

13

AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAGEO UK SHARESAVE SCHEME 2000

For

For

Management

14

AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAGEO 1999 IRISH SHARESAVE SCHEME

For

For

Management

15

AMENDMENT TO THE DIAGEO LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS

For

For

Management

 

114



 

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.

 

Ticker:

DD

Security ID:

263534109

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Richard H. Brown

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John T. Dillon

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Louisa C. Duemling

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Lois D. Juliber

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Masahisa Naitoh

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director William K. Reilly

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director H. Rodney Sharp, III

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Charles M. Vest

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Report on Government Service of Employees

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Implement ILO Code of Conduct

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Report on Genetically Modified Organisms

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Report on PFOA Chemical Remediation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

EATON CORP.

 

Ticker:

ETN

Security ID:

278058102

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Ned C. Lautenbach

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John R. Miller

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Gregory R. Page

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Victor A. Pelson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

EL PASO CORP

 

Ticker:

EP

Security ID:

28336L109

Meeting Date:

MAY 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Juan Carlos Braniff

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director James L. Dunlap

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Douglas L. Foshee

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Robert W. Goldman

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Anthony W. Hall, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Thomas R. Hix

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director William H. Joyce

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director J. Michael Talbert

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Robert F. Vagt

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director John L. Whitmire

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Joe B. Wyatt

For

For

Management

2

Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

EMC CORP.

 

Ticker:

EMC

Security ID:

268648102

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael J. Cronin

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director W. Paul Fitzgerald

For

Withhold

Management

1.3

Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

For

Shareholder

5

Creation of an Independent Audit Committee

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

115



 

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.

 

Ticker:

EMR

Security ID:

291011104

Meeting Date:

FEB 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 24, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director D.N. Farr

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director C.A. Peters

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director D.C. Farrell

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director J.W. Prueher

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director R.B. Horton

For

For

Management

2

Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

5

Amend Equal Employment Policy Regarding Sexual Orientation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

EXXON MOBIL CORP.

 

Ticker:

XOM

Security ID:

30231G102

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 6, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael J. Boskin

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William W. George

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James R. Houghton

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director William R. Howell

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Reatha Clark King

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Philip E. Lippincott

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Lee R. Raymond

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Walter V. Shipley

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Political Contributions/Activities

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Review/Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Nominate Independent Directors with Industry Experience

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Report on Payments to Indonesian Military

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Adopt Policy Prohibiting Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Report on Potential Damage of Drilling in Protected Regions

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Disclose Information Supporting the Company Position on Climate Change

Against

Against

Shareholder

10

Report on Company Policies for Compliance with the Kyoto Protocol

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

GAP, INC., THE

 

Ticker:

GPS

Security ID:

364760108

Meeting Date:

MAY 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 14, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Howard P. Behar

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Adrian D. P. Bellamy

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Domenico De Sole

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Donald G. Fisher

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Doris F. Fisher

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Robert J. Fisher

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Penelope L. Hughes

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Bob L. Martin

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Jorge P. Montoya

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Paul S. Pressler

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director James M. Schneider

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Mayo A. Shattuck III

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

 

116



 

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

 

Ticker:

GE

Security ID:

369604103

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William M. Castell

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Dennis D. Dammerman

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Ann M. Fudge

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Andrea Jung

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Alan G. Lafley

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Sam Nunn

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Roger S. Penske

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Robert C. Wright

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Provide for Cumulative Voting

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Report on Nuclear Fuel Storage Risks

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on PCB Clean-up Costs

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Prepare a Sustainability Report

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Political Contributions/Activities

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

GILLETTE CO., THE

 

Ticker:

G

Security ID:

375766102

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 14, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael B. Gifford

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Ray J. Groves

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Marjorie M. Yang

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC)

 

Ticker:

GSK

Security ID:

37733W105

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

DIRECTORS REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For

For

Management

2

REMUNERATION REPORT

For

For

Management

3

TO ELECT SIR CHRISTOPHER GENT AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

4

TO ELECT SIR DERYCK MAUGHAN AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

5

TO ELECT MR JULIAN HESLOP AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

6

TO RE-ELECT DR JEAN-PIERRE GARNIER AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

7

TO RE-ELECT SIR IAN PROSSER AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

8

TO RE-ELECT DR RONALDO SCHMITZ AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

9

TO RE-ELECT DR LUCY SHAPIRO AS A DIRECTOR

For

For

Management

10

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

11

REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

For

For

Management

12

TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO MAKE DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS AND INCUR EU POLITICAL EXPENDITURE

For

For

Management

13

DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS

For

For

Management

14

AUTHORITY FOR THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES

For

For

Management

15

INSERTION OF NEW ARTICLE 48A INTO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

For

For

Management

16

DELETION OF ARTICLE 154.2 OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

For

For

Management

17

AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 81 OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

For

For

Management

 

117



 

GLOBAL SANTA FE CORP.(FORMERLY SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL CORP)

 

Ticker:

GSF

Security ID:

G3930E101

Meeting Date:

JUN 7, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 5, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Richard L. George

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert E. Rose

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Stephen J. Solarz

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Nader H. Sultan

For

For

Management

2

PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY S 2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE PLAN AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUCH SHARES AVAILABLE FOR FULL-VALUE STOCK AWARDS.

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE

 

Ticker:

GS

Security ID:

38141G104

Meeting Date:

APR 6, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John H. Bryan

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Stephen Friedman

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William W. George

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

For

For

Management

2

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

GUIDANT CORP.

 

Ticker:

GDT

Security ID:

401698105

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

MAR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger Agreement

For

For

Management

 

118



 

H. J. HEINZ CO.

 

Ticker:

HNZ

Security ID:

423074103

Meeting Date:

SEP 8, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 3, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William R. Johnson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Charles E. Bunch

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Mary C. Choksi

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Peter H. Coors

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Edith E. Holiday

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Candace Kendle

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Dean R. O’Hare

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Lynn C. Swann

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Thomas J. Usher

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director James M. Zimmerman

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., THE

 

Ticker:

HIG

Security ID:

416515104

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Ramani Ayer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Ronald E. Ferguson

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Paul G. Kirk, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Thomas M. Marra

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Gail J. McGovern

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Michael G. Morris

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robert W. Selander

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Charles B. Strauss

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director David K. Zwiener

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

Ticker:

HON

Security ID:

438516106

Meeting Date:

APR 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Marshall N. Carter

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director David M. Cote

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John R. Stafford

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Michael W. Wright

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

For

Management

4

Amend the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws

For

For

Management

5

Establish Other Board Committee

Against

For

Shareholder

6

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

For

Shareholder

7

Report on Pay Disparity

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Approve Commonsense Executive Compensation Framework

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

 

Ticker:

ITW

Security ID:

452308109

Meeting Date:

MAY 6, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 8, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William F. Aldinger

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael J. Birck

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Marvin D. Brailsford

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Susan Crown

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Don H. Davis, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director W. James Farrell

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Robert C. McCormack

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robert S. Morrison

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Harold B. Smith

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Implement China Principles

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

119



 

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.

 

Ticker:

IP

Security ID:

460146103

Meeting Date:

MAY 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 17, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert M. Amen

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Samir G. Gibara

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Charles R. Shoemate

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director William G. Walter

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

 

Ticker:

JPM

Security ID:

46625H100

Meeting Date:

MAY 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Director Hans W. Becherer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Director John H. Biggs

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Director Lawrence A. Bossidy

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Director Stephen B. Burke

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Director James S. Crown

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Director James Dimon

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Director Ellen V. Futter

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Director William H. Gray, III

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Director William B. Harrison, Jr

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Director John W. Kessler

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Director Robert I. Lipp

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Director Richard A. Manoogian

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Director David C. Novak

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Director Lee R. Raymond

For

For

Management

1.16

Elect Director Director William C. Weldon

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Establish Term Limits for Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Adopt Executive Benefit Policy

Against

For

Shareholder

 

KELLOGG CO.

 

Ticker:

K

Security ID:

487836108

Meeting Date:

APR 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director A. D. David Mackay

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William C. Richardson

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John L. Zabriskie

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Report on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Employ Financial Advisor to Explore Alternatives to Maximize Value

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

120



 

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP.

 

Ticker:

KMB

Security ID:

494368103

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John F. Bergstrom

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert W. Decherd

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Adopt ILO Based Code of Conduct

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

KRAFT FOODS INC

 

Ticker:

KFT

Security ID:

50075N104

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 2, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jan Bennink

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Roger K. Deromedi

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director W. James Farrell

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Betsy D. Holden

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Richard A. Lerner, M.D.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director John C. Pope

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Charles R. Wall

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Deborah C. Wright

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Report on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

KROGER CO., THE

 

Ticker:

KR

Security ID:

501044101

Meeting Date:

JUN 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert D. Beyer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John T. Lamacchia

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Edward M. Liddy

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Katherine D. Ortega

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Eliminate super-majority provision

Against

For

Shareholder

5

Report on Feasibility of Improving Animal Welfare Standards

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

121



 

MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP.

 

Ticker:

MI

Security ID:

571834100

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Andrew N. Baur

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John W. Daniels,Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director John A. Mellowes

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Robert J. O’Toole

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director John S. Shiely

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MBNA CORP.

 

Ticker:

KRB

Security ID:

55262L100

Meeting Date:

MAY 2, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director James H. Berick

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Mary M. Boies

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Benjamin R. Civiletti

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Bruce L. Hammonds

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director William L. Jews

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Randolph D. Lerner

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Stuart L. Markowitz, M.D.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director William B. Milstead

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Thomas G. Murdough, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Laura S. Unger

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Expense Stock Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

For

Shareholder

 

MEDIMMUNE, INC.

 

Ticker:

MEDI

Security ID:

584699102

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Wayne T. Hockmeyer, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director David M. Mott

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director David Baltimore, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director M. James Barrett, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director James H. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Gordon S. Macklin

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director George M. Miline, Jr., Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Elizabeth H.S. Wyatt

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MELLON FINANCIAL CORP.

 

Ticker:

MEL

Security ID:

58551A108

Meeting Date:

APR 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Steven G. Elliott

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Robert Mehrabian

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Wesley W. Von Schack

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

122



 

MERCK & CO., INC.

 

Ticker:

MRK

Security ID:

589331107

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William G. Bowen

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Samuel O. Thier

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Peter C. Wendell

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Prohibit Awards to Executives

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

For

Shareholder

7

Report on Product Availability in Canada

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Report on Operational Impact of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Pandemic

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.

 

Ticker:

MER

Security ID:

590188108

Meeting Date:

APR 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jill K. Conway

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Heinz-Joachim Neuburger

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director E. Stanley O’Neal

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Provide for Cumulative Voting

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

MICROSOFT CORP.

 

Ticker:

MSFT

Security ID:

594918104

Meeting Date:

NOV 9, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 10, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William H. Gates III

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James I. Cash Jr., Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Ann McLaughlin Korologos

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director David F. Marquardt

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Charles H. Noski

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Dr. Helmut Panke

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Jon A. Shirley

For

For

Management

2

Amend Bundled Compensation Plans

For

For

Management

3

Amend Bundled Compensation Plans

For

For

Management

4

Amend Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

5

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MONSANTO CO.

 

Ticker:

MON

Security ID:

61166W101

Meeting Date:

JAN 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 22, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John W. Bachmann

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William U. Parfet

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director George H. Poste

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Report on Genetically Modified Organisms

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on Export of Hazardous Pesticides

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Adopt Human Rights Policy

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

123



 

MOTOROLA, INC.

 

Ticker:

MOT

Security ID:

620076109

Meeting Date:

MAY 2, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director E. Zander

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director H. L. Fuller

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director J. Lewant

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director W. Massey

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director T. Meredith

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director N. Negroponte

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director I. Nooyi

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director S. Scott III

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director R. Sommer

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director J. Stengel

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director D. Warner III

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director J. White

For

For

Management

2

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

3

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

For

Shareholder

 

NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.

 

Ticker:

NWL

Security ID:

651229106

Meeting Date:

MAY 11, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael T. Chowhig

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William D. Marohn

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Raymond G. Viault

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Declassify the Board of Directors

Against

For

Shareholder

 

NEWMONT MINING CORP. (HOLDING COMPANY)

 

Ticker:

NEM

Security ID:

651639106

Meeting Date:

APR 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 3, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Glen A. Barton

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael s. Hamson

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Leo I. Higdon, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Pierre Lassonde

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Robert J. Miller

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robin A. Plumbridge

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director John B. Prescott

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Donald C. Roth

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Seymour Schulich

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director James V. Taranik

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

124



 

NIKE, INC.

 

Ticker:

NKE

Security ID:

654106103

Meeting Date:

SEP 20, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 26, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jill K. Conway

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

NOVARTIS AG

 

Ticker:

NVS

Security ID:

66987V109

Meeting Date:

MAR 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JAN 27, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NOVARTIS AG AND THE GROUP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2004.

For

For

Management

2

APPROVAL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

For

For

Management

3

APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS OF NOVARTIS AG AS PER BALANCE SHEET AND DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND.

For

For

Management

4

REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL.

For

For

Management

5

FURTHER SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM.

For

For

Management

6

RE-ELECTION OF DR. H.C. BIRGIT BREUEL FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM.

For

For

Management

7

RE-ELECTION OF PROF. DR. PETER BURCKHARDT FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM.

For

For

Management

8

RE-ELECTION OF ALEXANDRE F. JETZER FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM.

For

For

Management

9

RE-ELECTION OF PIERRE LANDOLT FOR A THREE YEAR TERM.

For

For

Management

10

RE-ELECTION OF PROF. DR. ULRICH LEHNER FOR A THREE YEAR TERM.

For

For

Management

11

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.

 

Ticker:

PH

Security ID:

701094104

Meeting Date:

OCT 27, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

AUG 31, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Candy M. Obourn

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Hector R. Ortino

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Nickolas W. Vande Steeg

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Donald E. Washkewicz

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

PEPSICO, INC.

 

Ticker:

PEP

Security ID:

713448108

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John F. Akers

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert E. Allen

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Ray L. Hunt

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Steven S Reinemund

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Sharon P. Rockefeller

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director James J. Schiro

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Cynthia M. Trudell

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Daniel Vasella

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Report on Corporate Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

125



 

PFIZER INC.

 

Ticker:

PFE

Security ID:

717081103

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 2, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael S. Brown

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director M. Anthony Burns

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert N. Burt

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director W. Don Cornwell

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director William H. Gray III

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Constance J. Horner

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director William R. Howell

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Stanley O. Ikenberry

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director George A. Lorch

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Dana G. Mead

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Jean-Paul Valles

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Establish Term Limits for Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Report on Pharmaceutical Price Restraint

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Review and Report on Drug Reimportation Policy

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Report on Product Availability in Canada

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

For

Shareholder

 

POTASH CORP. SASKATCHEWAN INC.

 

Ticker:

POT.

Security ID:

73755L107

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual/Special

Record Date:

MAR 17, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director F.J. Blesi

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director W.J. Doyle

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director J.W. Estey

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director W. Fetzer III

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director D.J. Howe

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director A.D. Laberge

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director J.J. McCaig

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director M. Mogford

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director P.J. Schoenhals

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director E.R. Stromberg

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director J.G. Vicq

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director E. Viyella De Paliza

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve New Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

PRAXAIR, INC.

 

Ticker:

PX

Security ID:

74005P104

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jose Alves

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Ira D. Hall

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Raymond W. Leboeuf

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Wayne T. Smith

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Robert L. Wood

For

For

Management

2

Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

126



 

PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.

 

Ticker:

PGN

Security ID:

743263105

Meeting Date:

MAY 11, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director W. McCoy

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J. Mullin, III

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director C. Saladrigas

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

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 Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

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

 

SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP.

 

Ticker:

SGP

Security ID:

806605101

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Hans W. Becherer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert F. W. van Oordt

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Declassify the Board of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Eliminate Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

127



 

SCHLUMBERGER LTD.

 

Ticker:

SLB

Security ID:

806857108

Meeting Date:

APR 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 2, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director J. Deutch

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J.S. Gorelick

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director A. Gould

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director T. Isaac

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director A. Lajous

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director A. Levy-Lang

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director M.E. Marks

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director D. Primat

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director T.I. Sandvold

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director N. Seydoux

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director L.G. Stuntz

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director R. Talwar

For

For

Management

2

ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS AND DIVIDENDS

For

For

Management

3

ADOPTION OF MANDATORY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

For

For

Management

4

ADOPTION OF VOLUNTARY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

For

For

Management

5

APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF THE SCHLUMBERGER 2005 OPTION PLAN

For

For

Management

6

APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE SCHLUMBERGER DISCOUNTED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

For

For

Management

7

APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

For

For

Management

 

SOLECTRON CORP.

 

Ticker:

SLR

Security ID:

834182107

Meeting Date:

JAN 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

NOV 18, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William A. Hasler

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael R. Cannon

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Richard A. D’Amore

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Heinz Fridrich

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director William R. Graber

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Dr. Paul R. Low

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director C. Wesley M. Scott

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Cyril Yansouni

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., THE

 

Ticker:

STA

Security ID:

792860108

Meeting Date:

JUL 28, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 4, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Howard P. Berkowitz

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Kenneth J. Bialkin

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Carolyn H. Byrd

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John H. Dasburg

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Leslie B. Disharoon

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Janet M. Dolan

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Jay S. Fishman

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Meryl D. Hartzband

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director William H. Kling

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director James A. Lawrence

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Robert I. Lipp

For

For

Management

1.15

Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie

For

For

Management

1.16

Elect Director Glen D. Nelson, M.D.

For

For

Management

1.17

Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.18

Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek

For

For

Management

1.19

Elect Director Nancy A. Roseman

For

For

Management

1.20

Elect Director Charles W. Scharf

For

For

Management

1.21

Elect Director Gordon M. Sprenger

For

For

Management

1.22

Elect Director Frank J. Tasco

For

For

Management

1.23

Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

128



 

TARGET CORPORATION

 

Ticker:

TGT

Security ID:

87612E106

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director James A. Johnson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

TRIBUNE CO.

 

Ticker:

TRB

Security ID:

896047107

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 23, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Roger Goodan

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director J. Christopher Reyes

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Dudley S. Taft

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

Ticker:

TYC

Security ID:

902124106

Meeting Date:

MAR 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JAN 10, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Dennis C. Blair

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Edward D. Breen

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director George W. Buckley

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Brian Duperreault

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director John A. Krol

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Mackey J. Mcdonald

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director H. Carl Mccall

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Brendan R. O’Neill

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Sandra S. Wijnberg

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Jerome B. York

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

U.S. BANCORP

 

Ticker:

USB

Security ID:

902973304

Meeting Date:

APR 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Joel W. Johnson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director David B. O’Maley

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director O’Dell M. Owens Md, Mph

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Craig D. Schnuck

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Warren R. Staley

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement

For

For

Management

4

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Services

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

129



 

UNION PACIFIC CORP.

 

Ticker:

UNP

Security ID:

907818108

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Philip F. Anschutz

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Richard K. Davidson

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Thomas J. Donohue

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Archie W. Dunham

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Spencer F. Eccles

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Judith Richards Hope

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Michael W. McConnell

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Steven R. Rogel

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director James R. Young

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon

For

For

Management

2

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

 

Ticker:

UPS

Security ID:

911312106

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John J. Beystehner

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael L. Eskew

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James P. Kelly

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Ann M. Livermore

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Gary E. Macdougal

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Victor A. Pelson

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Lea N. Soupata

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director John W. Thompson

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Carol B. Tome

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Ben Verwaayen

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

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

For

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 of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Require Majority of Independent Directors on Board

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Amend Director/Officer Liability/Indemnifications Provisions

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

130



 

WACHOVIA CORP.

 

Ticker:

WB

Security ID:

929903102

Meeting Date:

APR 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 16, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John D. Baker, II

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Peter C. Browing

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Donald M. James

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Van L. Richey

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director John C. Whitaker, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Wallace D. Malone, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robert J. Brown

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

WACHOVIA CORP.

 

Ticker:

WB

Security ID:

929903102

Meeting Date:

OCT 28, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

AUG 20, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger Agreement

For

For

Management

 

WAL-MART STORES, INC.

 

Ticker:

WMT

Security ID:

931142103

Meeting Date:

JUN 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 5, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director James W. Breyer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director M. Michele Burns

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Douglas N. Daft

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director David D. Glass

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director John D. Opie

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director J. Paul Reason

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director H. Lee Scott, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Jack C. Shewmaker

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director John T. Walton

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director S. Robson Walton

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Christopher J. Williams

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Linda S. Wolf

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Report on Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Prepare Sustainability Report

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Report on Stock Option Distribution by Race and Gender

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Prepare Equal Opportunity Report

Against

Against

Shareholder

9

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

10

Require Majority of Independent Directors on Board

Against

Against

Shareholder

11

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

131



 

WALT DISNEY COMPANY, THE

 

Ticker:

DIS

Security ID:

254687106

Meeting Date:

FEB 11, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 17, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John E. Bryson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John S. Chen

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael D. Eisner

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Judith L. Estrin

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Robert A. Iger

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Monica C. Lozano

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director George J. Mitchell

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Gary L. Wilson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Prohibit Greenmail Payments

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on Vendor Standards in China

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

 

Ticker:

WMI

Security ID:

94106L109

Meeting Date:

MAY 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 18, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Pastora San Juan Cafferty

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert S. Miller

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John C. Pope

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director W. Robert Reum

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director David P. Steiner

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Report on Privatization

Against

Against

Shareholder

4

Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

 

Ticker:

WFC

Security ID:

949746101

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 8, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director J.A. Blanchard III

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Susan E. Engel

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Robert L. Joss

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Reatha Clark King

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Richard D. McCormick

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Philip J. Quigley

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Donald B. Rice

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Judith M. Runstad

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger

For

For

Management

1.13

Elect Director Susan G. Swenson

For

For

Management

1.14

Elect Director Michael W. Wright

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Adopt Policy on Payday Lenders

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Link Executive Compensation to Predatory Lending

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Performance- Based/Indexed Options

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Limit Executive Compensation

Against

Against

Shareholder

8

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

132



 

WYETH

 

Ticker:

WYE

Security ID:

983024100

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Richard L. Carrion

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert Essner

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director John D. Feerick

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Robert Langer

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director John P. Mascotte

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Mary Lake Polan

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. Torell III

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Review and Report on Drug Reimportation Policy

Against

Against

Shareholder

5

Separate Chairman and CEO Positions

Against

Against

Shareholder

6

Report on Political Contributions

Against

Against

Shareholder

7

Discontinue Promotion of Premarin and Report on Animal Testing

Against

Against

Shareholder

 

XEROX CORP.

 

Ticker:

XRX

Security ID:

984121103

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Glenn A. Britt

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Richard J. Harrington

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William Curt Hunter

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Hilmar Kopper

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Robert A. McDonald

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Ann N. Reese

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Stephen Robert

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

LORD ABBETT MICRO-CAP GROWTH FUND

 

ALADDIN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

M0392N101

Meeting Date:

FEB 6, 2005

Meeting Type:

Written Consent

Record Date:

JAN 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

INCREASING THE AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY

For

Did Not Vote

Management

2

INCREASING THE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE COMPANY S DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

For

Did Not Vote

Management

3

FIXING THE QUORUM FOR CONDUCT OF BUSINESS AT GENERAL MEETINGS

For

Did Not Vote

Management

4

APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY, CERTAIN CONTROLLING PERSONS AND ITS SEVERAL UNDERWRITERS

For

Did Not Vote

Management

5

ISSUANCE OF SHARE OPTIONS TO CERTAIN DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES

For

Did Not Vote

Management

6

PROPOSAL NO. 2 PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST BY MARKING YES/NO. IF NOT MARKED IN EITHER COLUMN, YOUR VOTE IN RESPECT OF THOSE PROPOSALS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

None

Did Not Vote

Management

7

PROPOSAL NO. 4 PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST BY MARKING YES/NO. IF NOT MARKED IN EITHER COLUMN, YOUR VOTE IN RESPECT OF THOSE PROPOSALS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

None

Did Not Vote

Management

8

PROPOSAL NO. 5 PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST BY MARKING YES/NO. IF NOT MARKED IN EITHER COLUMN, YOUR VOTE IN RESPECT OF THOSE PROPOSALS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

None

Did Not Vote

Management

 

133



 

ALADDIN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

M0392N101

Meeting Date:

NOV 4, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 28, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Yanki Margalit

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Dany Margalit

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director David Assia

For

For

Management

2

REELECTION OF AN OUTSIDE DIRECTOR.

For

For

Management

3

COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY.

For

For

Management

4

INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

For

Against

Management

5

PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST BY MARKING YES/NO. IF NOT MARKED IN EITHER COLUMN, YOUR VOTE IN RESPECT OF THOSE PROPOSALS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

None

Against

Management

6

APPOINTING INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.

For

For

Management

 

ASTA FUNDING, INC.

 

Ticker:

ASFI

Security ID:

046220109

Meeting Date:

MAR 9, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Gary Stern

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Arthur Stern

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Herman Badillo

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director David Slackman

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Edward Celano

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Harvey Leibowitz

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Alan Rivera

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Louis A. Piccolo

For

For

Management

 

ASTA FUNDING, INC.

 

Ticker:

ASFI

Security ID:

046220109

Meeting Date:

SEP 29, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

AUG 19, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Gary Stern

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Arthur Stern

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Herman Badillo

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director David Slackman

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Edward Celano

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Harvey Leibowitz

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Alan Rivera

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Louis A. Piccolo

For

For

Management

 

134



 

BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

Ticker:

BCRX

Security ID:

09058V103

Meeting Date:

MAY 11, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 16, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William W Featheringill

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Joseph H. Sherrill, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William M. Spencer, III

For

For

Management

 

BON-TON STORES, INC., THE

 

Ticker:

BONT

Security ID:

09776J101

Meeting Date:

JUL 21, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 26, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert B. Bank

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Philip M. Browne

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Shirley A. Dawe

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Marsha M. Everton

For

Withhold

Management

1.5

Elect Director Michael L. Gleim

For

Withhold

Management

1.6

Elect Director Tim Grumbacher

For

Withhold

Management

1.7

Elect Director Robert E. Salerno

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Thomas W. Wolf

For

Withhold

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

4

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

BON-TON STORES, INC., THE

 

Ticker:

BONT

Security ID:

09776J101

Meeting Date:

JUN 14, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert B. Bank

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Byron L. Bergren

For

Withhold

Management

1.3

Elect Director Philip M. Browne

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Shirley A. Dawe

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Marsha M. Everton

For

Withhold

Management

1.6

Elect Director Michael L. Gleim

For

Withhold

Management

1.7

Elect Director Tim Grumbacher

For

Withhold

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robert E. Salerno

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Thomas W. Wolf

For

Withhold

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

BONE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

Ticker:

BCII

Security ID:

098072101

Meeting Date:

JUN 30, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

MAY 23, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger Agreement

For

For

Management

 

BONE CARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

Ticker:

BCII

Security ID:

098072101

Meeting Date:

NOV 23, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 12, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael A. Appelbaum, J.D., CPA

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael D. Casey

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Herbert J. Conrad

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Increase Authorized Preferred and Common Stock

For

For

Management

4

Change State of Incorporation from Wisconsin to Delaware

For

For

Management

5

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

135



 

CHARLOTTE RUSSE HOLDINGS INC.

 

Ticker:

CHIC

Security ID:

161048103

Meeting Date:

FEB 8, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JAN 3, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Bernard Zeichner

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director Mark A. Hoffman

For

Withhold

Management

1.3

Elect Director Paul R. Del Rossi

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director W. Thomas Gould

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Allan W. Karp

For

Withhold

Management

1.6

Elect Director Leonard H. Mogil

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director David J. Oddi

For

Withhold

Management

 

COMMUNITY BANCORP

 

Ticker:

CBON

Security ID:

20343T100

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Noall J. Bennett

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Charles R. Norton

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Jacob D. (Jay) Bingham

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Gary R. Stewart

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Edward M. Jamison

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Russell C. Taylor

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

DESIGN WITHIN REACH, INC.

 

Ticker:

DWRI

Security ID:

250557105

Meeting Date:

JUN 7, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 26, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John Hansen

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Hilary Billings

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

DIGITAL RECORDERS, INC.

 

Ticker:

TBUS

Security ID:

253869101

Meeting Date:

JUN 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

For

Management

2.1

Elect Director Stephanie L. Pinson

For

For

Management

2.2

Elect Director Lawrence A. Taylor

For

For

Management

2.3

Elect Director Juliann Tenney, J.D.

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

4

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

136



 

DIGITAS, INC

 

Ticker:

DTAS

Security ID:

25388K104

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 17, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Arthur Kern

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director Gail J. McGovern

For

Withhold

Management

2

Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

DIGITAS, INC

 

Ticker:

DTAS

Security ID:

25388K104

Meeting Date:

OCT 14, 2004

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

SEP 9, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger Agreement

For

For

Management

2

Adjourn Meeting

For

Against

Management

 

ECOLLEGE.COM

 

Ticker:

ECLG

Security ID:

27887E100

Meeting Date:

MAR 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

FEB 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Against

Management

3

Other Business

For

For

Management

 

ECOLLEGE.COM

 

Ticker:

ECLG

Security ID:

27887E100

Meeting Date:

SEP 15, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

AUG 10, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Oakleigh Thorne

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Jack W. Blumenstein

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Christopher E. Girgenti

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Jeri L. Korshak

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Robert H. Mundheim

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Douglas H. Kelsall

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Jonathan Newcomb

For

Withhold

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE, INC.

 

Ticker:

ECHO

Security ID:

285562500

Meeting Date:

FEB 7, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 13, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Joel M. Barry

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Aristides W. Georgantas

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

137



 

EXPONENT, INC.

 

Ticker:

EXPO

Security ID:

30214U102

Meeting Date:

JUN 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Barbara M. Barrett

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Leslie G. Denend, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Michael R. Gaulke

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Jon R. Katzenbach

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Roger L. McCarthy, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Stephen C. Riggins

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

FLAMEL TECHNOLOGIES S.A.

 

Ticker:

FLML

Security ID:

338488109

Meeting Date:

MAR 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

JAN 19, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO GRANT A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 1,500,000 OPTIONS FOR SHARES TO BE ISSUED AS CAPITAL INCREASE.

For

Against

Management

2

TO PROCEED WITH THE ISSUANCE OF 40,000 WARRANTS (BSA) PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE L.228-91 ET SEQ. OF THE COMMERCIAL CODE FOR A SUBSCRIPTION PRICE OF 0.01 EURO EACH.

For

For

Management

3

TO CANCEL THE PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF THE SHAREHOLDERS, WARRANT (BSA) HOLDERS AND ALL OF THE HOLDERS OF ANY OTHER SECURITIES GIVING ACCESS THE SHARE CAPITAL, TO SUBSCRIBE FOR 40,000 WARRANTS (BSA) REFERRED TO IN THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF

For

For

Management

4

TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO PROCEED WITH THE ISSUANCE OF A MAXIMUM OF 40,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES.

For

For

Management

5

THE GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING AUTHORIZES THE BOARD AND DELEGATES TO IT THE POWERS NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL, BY THE ISSUANCE OF NEW SHARES TO BE PAID IN CASH AND RESERVED TO EMPLOYEES HAVING SUBSCRIBED TO A SAVINGS PLAN.

Against

Against

Management

6

THE GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING HEREBY GRANTS ALL POWERS TO THE HOLDER OF AN ORIGINAL, AN EXCERPT OR A COPY THEREOF, TO ACCOMPLISH ALL PUBLICATIONS, REGISTRATIONS OR OTHER FORMALITIES REQUIRED BY LAW.

For

For

Management

 

GASCO ENERGY INC

 

Ticker:

GSX

Security ID:

367220100

Meeting Date:

JUN 9, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Marc A. Bruner

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Charles B. Crowell

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Mark A. Erickson

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Richard J. Burgess

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Carmen J. (Tony) Lotito

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Carl Stadelhofer

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director John A. Schmit

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

 

138



 

GEVITY HR INC

 

Ticker:

GVHR

Security ID:

374393106

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Erik Vonk

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director George B. Beitzel

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Darcy E. Bradbury

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director James E. Cowie

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director A.D. Frazier

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Jonathan H. Kagan

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director David S. Katz

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director James F. Manning

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

For

Management

 

GEXA GOLD CORPORATION

 

Ticker:

 

Security ID:

374398204

Meeting Date:

JUN 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

MAY 12, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger Agreement

For

For

Management

 

HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP.

 

Ticker:

HTBK

Security ID:

426927109

Meeting Date:

MAY 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 30, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Declassify the Board of Directors

For

For

Management

2

Provide Cumulative Voting

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Directors Jack W. Conner

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Directors Walter T. Kaczmarek

For

For

Management

3.3

Elect Directors Charles J. Toeniskoetter

For

For

Management

3.4

Elect Directors Ranson W. Webster

For

For

Management

4

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

II-VI INC.

 

Ticker:

IIVI

Security ID:

902104108

Meeting Date:

NOV 5, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 8, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Peter W. Sognefest

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Francis J. Kramer

For

For

Management

2

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

Against

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

INTERNATIONAL DISPLAYWORKS INC

 

Ticker:

IDWK

Security ID:

459412102

Meeting Date:

MAR 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Thomas A. Lacey

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director Ronald A. Cohan

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Mark A. Christensen

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Anthony G. Genovese

For

Withhold

Management

1.5

Elect Director Glenn E. Noland

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Timothy Nyman

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director D. Paul Regan

For

For

Management

2

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Other Business

For

For

Management

 

139



 

KENDLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

Ticker:

KNDL

Security ID:

48880L107

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 17, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Candace Kendle

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Christopher C. Bergen

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert R. Buck

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director G. Steven Geis

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Donald C. Harrison

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Timothy E. Johnson

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Frederick A. Russ

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robert C. Simpson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MATRIXX INITIATIVES, INC.

 

Ticker:

MTXX

Security ID:

57685L105

Meeting Date:

MAY 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Lori H. Bush

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William C. Egan

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Carl J. Johnson

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

MSS

Security ID:

583421102

Meeting Date:

SEP 8, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 21, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Frank D. Guidone

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John D. Arnold

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director R. Barry Uber

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MEDTOX SCIENTIFIC, INC.

 

Ticker:

TOX

Security ID:

584977201

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Elect Director Richard J. Braun

For

For

Management

2

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

 

140



 

MIKOHN GAMING CORP.

 

Ticker:

PGIC

Security ID:

59862K108

Meeting Date:

AUG 10, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 8, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Terrance W. Oliver

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Rick L. Smith

For

For

Management

2

Amend Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

3

Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MIKOHN GAMING CORP.

 

Ticker:

PGIC

Security ID:

59862K108

Meeting Date:

JUN 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Peter G. Boynton

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Russel H. Mcmeekin

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

MOLECULAR DEVICES CORP.

 

Ticker:

MDCC

Security ID:

60851C107

Meeting Date:

MAY 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Joseph D. Keegan, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Moshe H. Alafi

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director David L. Anderson

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director A. Blaine Bowman

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Paul Goddard, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Andre F. Marion

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Harden M. McConnell, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director J. Allan Waitz, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

NEOGEN CORP.

 

Ticker:

NEOG

Security ID:

640491106

Meeting Date:

OCT 14, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

AUG 17, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jack C. Parnell

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert M. Book

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Leonard E. Heller Ph.D.

For

For

Management

2

Amend Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

NESTOR, INC.

 

Ticker:

NEST

Security ID:

641074505

Meeting Date:

JUN 23, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director George L. Ball

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director James S. Bennett

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Albert H. Cox, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director William B. Danzell

For

Withhold

Management

1.5

Elect Director Terry E. Fields

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Robert G. Flanders, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director William J. Gilbane, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director David N. Jordan

For

Withhold

Management

1.9

Elect Director Donald R. Sweitzer

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

141



 

NOVAMED, INC.

 

Ticker:

NOVA

Security ID:

66986W108

Meeting Date:

JUN 15, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 26, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Scott H. Kirk, M.D.

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director Steven V. Napolitano

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Against

Management

 

ONLINE RESOURCES AND COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

 

Ticker:

ORCC

Security ID:

68273G101

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 23, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William H. Washecka

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Stephen S. Cole

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Joseph J. Spalluto

For

For

Management

2

Increase Authorized Common Stock and Eliminate Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

OXM

Security ID:

691497309

Meeting Date:

OCT 4, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

AUG 16, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director E. Jenner Wood III

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Helen B. Weeks

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director S. Anthony Margolis

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director James A. Rubright

For

For

Management

2

Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

PHOTOMEDEX INC

 

Ticker:

PHMD

Security ID:

719358103

Meeting Date:

MAR 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

JAN 14, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Issue Shares in Connection with an Acquisition

For

For

Management

2

Adjourn Meeting

For

For

Management

3

Amend Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

Ticker:

PSYS

Security ID:

74439H108

Meeting Date:

MAY 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 12, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Joey A. Jacobs

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William M. Petrie, M.D.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Edward K. Wissing

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

142



 

RITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS

 

Ticker:

RITA

Security ID:

76774E103

Meeting Date:

JUL 29, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 22, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger Agreement

For

For

Management

2

Increase Common Stock and Fix the terms of Preferred Stock

For

For

Management

3.1

Elect Director Scott Halsted

For

For

Management

3.2

Elect Director Vincent Bucci

For

Withhold

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

RITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS

 

Ticker:

RITA

Security ID:

76774E103

Meeting Date:

JUN 8, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director James E. Brands

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Thomas J. Dugan

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Wesley E. Johnson, Jr.

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

Ticker:

SEAC

Security ID:

811699107

Meeting Date:

JUL 14, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 24, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Martin R. Hoffmann

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Thomas F. Olson

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Against

Management

 

SFBC INTERNATIONAL INC

 

Ticker:

SFCC

Security ID:

784121105

Meeting Date:

JUN 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 27, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Lisa Krinsky, M.D.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Arnold Hantman

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Jeffrey P. Mcmullen

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Jack Levine

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director David Lucking

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Dr. Leonard Weinstein

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Arnold Golieb

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

5

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

143



 

TRM CORP.

 

Ticker:

TRMM

Security ID:

872636105

Meeting Date:

MAY 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Daniel G. Cohen

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Harmon S. Spolan

For

Withhold

Management

1.3

Elect Director Kenneth L. Tepper

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Against

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

ULTRALIFE BATTERIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

ULBI

Security ID:

903899102

Meeting Date:

JUN 9, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 19, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Patricia C. Barron

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Anthony J. Cavanna

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Paula H.J. Cholmondeley

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Daniel W. Christman

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director John D. Kavazanjian

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Carl H. Rosner

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Ranjit C. Singh

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

WPT ENTERPRISES, INC.

 

Ticker:

WPTE

Security ID:

98211W108

Meeting Date:

JUN 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 5, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Lyle Berman

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Steven Lipscomb

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael Beindorff

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Bradley Berman

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Joseph S. Carson, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Timothy J. Cope

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Ray M. Moberg

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Glenn Padnick

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Mimi Rogers

For

For

Management

2

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

YOUBET.COM, INC.

 

Ticker:

UBET

Security ID:

987413101

Meeting Date:

AUG 24, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 30, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Charles F. Champion

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director David Marshall

For

Withhold

Management

1.3

Elect Director Gary Adelson

For

Withhold

Management

1.4

Elect Director Guy Chipparoni

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director James Edgar

For

Withhold

Management

1.6

Elect Director Joseph Barletta

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Robert E. Brierley

For

For

Management

 

144



 

YOUBET.COM, INC.

 

Ticker:

UBET

Security ID:

987413101

Meeting Date:

JUN 2, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 8, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Charles F. Champion

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director David M. Marshall

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Gary Adelson

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director James Edgar

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Joseph Barletta

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Robert E. Brierley

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director R. Douglas Donn

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director F. Jack Liebau

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

LORD ABBETT MICRO-CAP VALUE FUND

 

A. M. CASTLE & CO.

 

Ticker:

CAS

Security ID:

148411101

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William K. Hall

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert S. Hamada

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Patrick J. Herbert, III

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John W. Mccarter, Jr

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director John Mccartney

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director G. Thomas Mckane

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director John W. Puth

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Michael Simpson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

AGREE REALTY CORP.

 

Ticker:

ADC

Security ID:

008492100

Meeting Date:

MAY 9, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 14, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Farris G. Kalil

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Gene Silverman

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL INC

 

Ticker:

AOI

Security ID:

254394109

Meeting Date:

APR 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

FEB 10, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger Agreement

For

For

Management

2

Change Company Name

For

For

Management

3

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

4

Amend Articles Regarding Certain Shareholder Voting Requirement

For

For

Management

5

Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine

For

For

Management

6.1

Elect Director Nigel G. Howard

For

For

Management

6.2

Elect Director William S. Sheridan

For

For

Management

6.3

Elect Director Mark W. Kehaya

For

For

Management

6.4

Elect Director Gilbert L. Klemann, II

For

For

Management

6.5

Elect Director Martin R. Wade, III

For

For

Management

6.6

Elect Director Robert E. Harrison

For

For

Management

6.7

Elect Director B. Clyde Prestar

For

For

Management

7

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

145



 

ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL INC

 

Ticker:

AOI

Security ID:

254394109

Meeting Date:

AUG 26, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 18, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Hans B. Amell

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director C. Richard Green, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Albert C. Monk III

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Norman A. Scher

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Martin R. Wade III

For

For

Management

 

ALLIED DEFENSE GROUP, INC.

 

Ticker:

ADG

Security ID:

019118108

Meeting Date:

JUN 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director J.H. Binford Peay, III

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J.R. Sculley

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Clifford C. Christ

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Harry H. Warner

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Ronald H. Griffith

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Gilbert F. Decker

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director John G. Meyer, Jr.

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

AMBASSADORS GROUP INC

 

Ticker:

EPAX

Security ID:

023177108

Meeting Date:

MAY 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Brigitte M. Bren

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Daniel G. Byrne

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Rafer L. Johnson

For

For

Management

2

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

Against

Management

 

AMERICAN DENTAL PARTNERS INC.

 

Ticker:

ADPI

Security ID:

025353103

Meeting Date:

APR 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 10, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director James T. Kelly

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Martin J. Mannion

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

AMERICAN PHYSICIANS SERVICE GROUP, INC.

 

Ticker:

AMPH

Security ID:

028882108

Meeting Date:

JUN 14, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Lew N. Little, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Jackie Majors

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William A. Searles

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Kenneth S. Shifrin

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Cheryl Williams

For

For

Management

2

Approve Stock Option Plan

For

Against

Management

3

Approve Deferred Compensation Plan

For

Against

Management

 

146



 

ANDERSONS, INC., THE

 

Ticker:

ANDE

Security ID:

034164103

Meeting Date:

MAY 6, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael J. Anderson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Richard P. Anderson

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Thomas H. Anderson

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John F. Barrett

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Paul M. Kraus

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Donald L. Mennel

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director David L. Nichols

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Charles A. Sullivan

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Jacqueline F. Woods

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

AZZ INC.

 

Ticker:

AZZ

Security ID:

002474104

Meeting Date:

JUL 13, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 17, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director R.J. Schumacher

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director H. Kirk Downey

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Daniel R. Feehan

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Robert H. Johnson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

BEL FUSE, INC.

 

Ticker:

BELFA

Security ID:

077347201

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Avi Eden

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert H. Simandi

For

For

Management

 

CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORP.

 

Ticker:

CSU

Security ID:

140475104

Meeting Date:

MAY 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 14, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Craig F. Hartberg

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Lawrence A. Cohen

For

For

Management

2

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC.

 

Ticker:

CSV

Security ID:

143905107

Meeting Date:

MAY 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Ronald A. Erickson

For

For

Management

2

Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

147



 

CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP.

 

Ticker:

CPK

Security ID:

165303108

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Thomas J. Bresnan

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director WaIter J. Coleman

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Joseph E. Moore

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John R. Schimkaitis

For

For

Management

2

Approve Stock Plan

For

Against

Management

3

Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan

For

Against

Management

4

Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Plan

For

Against

Management

 

COBIZ INC.

 

Ticker:

COBZ

Security ID:

190897108

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 30, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Steven Bangert

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael B.Burgamy

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Jerry W. Chapman

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Thomas M. Longust

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Jonathan C. Lorenz

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Evan Makovsky

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Harold F. Mosanko

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Howard R. Ross

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Noel N. Rothman

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Timothy J. Travis

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Mary Beth Vitale

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Mary White

For

For

Management

2

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

3

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter to Remove Antitakeover Provisions

Against

For

Shareholder

 

COLUMBIA BANCORP/OREGON

 

Ticker:

CBBO

Security ID:

197231103

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Lori R. Boyd*

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Dennis L. Carver**

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James J. Doran**

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Donald T. Mitchell**

For

For

Management

 

CONSOLIDATED WATER CO INC

 

Ticker:

CWCO

Security ID:

G23773107

Meeting Date:

AUG 11, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 28, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William Andrews

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J. Bruce Bugg, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Brian E. Butler

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Steven A. Carr

For

For

Management

2

APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE COMPANY S ORDINARY SHARES TO JEFFREY M. PARKER AND FREDERICK W. MCTAGGART AS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL BONUSES, IF EARNED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS.

For

For

Management

3

ELIMINATION OF ARTICLE 8.04 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, WHICH GIVES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE ABSOLUTE DISCRETION TO DECLINE TO REGISTER A TRANSFER OF THE COMPANY S ORDINARY SHARES WITHOUT ANY REASON, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY S

For

For

Management

4

APPROVAL OF DEED OF INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS FOR THE COMPANY S MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

None

For

Management

5

ELECTION OF KPMG AS INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2004, AT THE REMUNERATION TO BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

For

For

Management

 

148



 

COVENANT TRANSPORT, INC.

 

Ticker:

CVTI

Security ID:

22284P105

Meeting Date:

MAY 10, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 17, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William T. Alt

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert E. Bosworth

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Hugh O. Maclellan, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Bradley A. Moline

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Niel B. Nielson

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director David R. Parker

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Mark A. Scudder

For

For

Management

2

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

CRAFTMADE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

Ticker:

CRFT

Security ID:

22413E104

Meeting Date:

NOV 30, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 29, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director James Ridings

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Clifford Crimmings

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Kathleen Oher

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director A. Paul Knuckley

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director John DeBlois

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Lary C. Snodgrass

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director R. Don Morris

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director William E. Bucek

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director L. Dale Griggs

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

CUTTER & BUCK INC.

 

Ticker:

CBUK

Security ID:

232217109

Meeting Date:

OCT 21, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 20, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Larry C. Mounger

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Whitney R. Tilson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

149



 

DEARBORN BANCORP, INC.

 

Ticker:

DEAR

Security ID:

24242R108

Meeting Date:

MAY 17, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William J. Demmer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Bradley F. Keller

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Richard Nordstrom

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Ronnie J. Story

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

DONEGAL GROUP INC.

 

Ticker:

DGICB

Security ID:

257701201

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert S. Bolinger

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Patricia A. Gilmartin

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Philip H. Glatfelter II

For

For

Management

2

Amend Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

EXPONENT, INC.

 

Ticker:

EXPO

Security ID:

30214U102

Meeting Date:

JUN 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Barbara M. Barrett

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Leslie G. Denend, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Michael R. Gaulke

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Jon R. Katzenbach

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Roger L. McCarthy, Ph.D.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Stephen C. Riggins

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

FARGO ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

Ticker:

FRGO

Security ID:

30744P102

Meeting Date:

MAY 3, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William H. Gibbs

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Edward J. Smith

For

For

Management

 

FINANCIAL FEDERAL CORP.

 

Ticker:

FIF

Security ID:

317492106

Meeting Date:

DEC 14, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 27, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Lawrence B. Fisher

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William C MacMillen Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael C. Palitz

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Thomas F. Robards

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Paul R. Sinsheimer

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director H.E. Timanus, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Michael J. Zimmerman

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

150



 

FRANKLIN BANK CORP.

 

Ticker:

FBTX

Security ID:

352451108

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director David M. Golush

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Alan E. Master

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William B. Rhodes

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

FRONTIER AIRLINES, INC.

 

Ticker:

FRNT

Security ID:

359065109

Meeting Date:

SEP 9, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 8, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Samuel D. Addoms

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Hank Brown

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director D. Dale Browning

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Paul S. Dempsey

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Patricia A. Engels

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director William B. Mcnamara

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director B. Larae Orullian

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Jeff S. Potter

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director James B. Upchurch

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

GENESEE & WYOMING INC.

 

Ticker:

GWR

Security ID:

371559105

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Mortimer B. Fuller, III

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert M. Melzer

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

HARTMARX CORP.

 

Ticker:

HMX

Security ID:

417119104

Meeting Date:

APR 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 14, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael F. Anthony

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Jeffrey A. Cole

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James P. Dollive

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Raymond F. Farley

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Elbert O. Hand

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Dipak C. Jain

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Homi B. Patel

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Michael B. Rohlfs

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Stuart L. Scott

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

151



 

HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

HVT

Security ID:

419596101

Meeting Date:

MAY 16, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 17, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Clarence H. Ridley

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Clarence H. Smith

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Rawson Haverty, Jr

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Frank S. McGaughey, III

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director John T. Glover

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Mylle H. Mangum

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Fred L. Schuermann

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Al Trujillo

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Ben M. Haverty

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director L. Philip Humann

For

For

Management

1.11

Elect Director Vicki R. Palmer

For

For

Management

1.12

Elect Director Terence F. McGuirk

For

For

Management

 

HUB GROUP, INC.

 

Ticker:

HUBG

Security ID:

443320106

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Phillip C. Yeager

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director David P.Yeager

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Mark A. Yeager

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Gary D. Eppen

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Charles R.Reaves

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Martin P. Slark

For

For

Management

2

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

 

HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC.

 

Ticker:

HHGP

Security ID:

443792106

Meeting Date:

MAY 6, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 16, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Richard W. Pehlke

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director Rene Schuster

For

Withhold

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

ICU MEDICAL, INC.

 

Ticker:

ICUI

Security ID:

44930G107

Meeting Date:

MAY 13, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John J. Connors, Esquire

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael T. Kovalchik, III, M.D.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Joseph R. Saucedo

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

INTERMAGNETICS GENERAL CORP.

 

Ticker:

IMGC

Security ID:

458771102

Meeting Date:

NOV 16, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 21, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John M. Albertine

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Glenn H. Epstein

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Larry G. Garberding

For

For

Management

2

Change State of Incorporation from New York to Delaware

For

For

Management

3

Increase Authorized Common Stock

For

For

Management

4

Eliminate Cumulative Voting

For

Against

Management

5

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

152



 

INTERSATE HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

 

Ticker:

IHR

Security ID:

46088S106

Meeting Date:

JUN 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 8, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Paul W. Whetsell

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Thomas F. Hewitt

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

KEYS

Security ID:

49338N109

Meeting Date:

AUG 18, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 2, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Ronald G. Foster

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director James Robert Gerrity

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Richard L. Keister

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Timothy C. McQuay

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director George E. Seebart

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Keith M. Thompson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

LADISH CO., INC.

 

Ticker:

LDSH

Security ID:

505754200

Meeting Date:

APR 28, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Lawrence W. Bianchi

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director James C. Hill

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Leon A. Kranz

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director J. Robert Peart

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director John W. Splude

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Bradford T. Whitmore

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Kerry L. Woody

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES

 

Ticker:

LHO

Security ID:

517942108

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jon E. Bortz

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Donald A. Washburn

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

LUFKIN INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

LUFK

Security ID:

549764108

Meeting Date:

MAY 4, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director H.J. Trout, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director James T. Jongebloed

For

For

Management

 

153



 

LYDALL, INC.

 

Ticker:

LDL

Security ID:

550819106

Meeting Date:

APR 21, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 24, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Lee A. Asseo

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Kathleen Burdett

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director W. Leslie Duffy, Esq.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Matthew T. Farrell

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director David Freeman

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Suzanne Hammett

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director C.R. Skomorowski

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director S. Carl Soderstrom, Jr.

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MARCUS CORP., THE

 

Ticker:

MCS

Security ID:

566330106

Meeting Date:

OCT 6, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

AUG 6, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Diane Marcus Gershowitz

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Timothy E. Hoeksema

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Stephen H. Marcus

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Daniel F. McKeithan, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Bruce J. Olson

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Allan H. Selig

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Philip L. Milstein

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Bronson J. Haase

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director James D. Ericson

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

MCGRATH RENTCORP

 

Ticker:

MGRC

Security ID:

580589109

Meeting Date:

MAY 19, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 15, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William J. Dawson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert C. Hood

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Dennis C. Kakures

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Joan M. McGrath

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Robert P. McGrath

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Dennis P. Stradford

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Ronald H. Zech

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.

 

Ticker:

VIVO

Security ID:

589584101

Meeting Date:

JAN 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 1, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director James A. Buzard

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John A. Kraeutler

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Gary P. Kreider

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director William J. Motto

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director David C. Phillips

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Robert J. Ready

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

154



 

MICROS SYSTEMS, INC.

 

Ticker:

MCRS

Security ID:

594901100

Meeting Date:

NOV 19, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 6, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director A.L. Giannopoulos

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Louis M. Brown, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director B. Gary Dando

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director John G. Puente

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Dwight S. Taylor

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director William S. Watson

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Amend Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

MOBILE MINI, INC.

 

Ticker:

MINI

Security ID:

60740F105

Meeting Date:

JUN 29, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAY 2, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Steven G. Bunger

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Thomas R. Graunke

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael L. Watts

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MOBILITY ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

Ticker:

MOBE

Security ID:

60741U101

Meeting Date:

MAY 24, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Jeffrey R. Harris

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William O. Hunt

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

MODTECH HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Ticker:

MODT

Security ID:

60783C100

Meeting Date:

AUG 10, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 18, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Evan M. Gruber

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert W. Campbell

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Daniel J. Donahoe III

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Stanley N. Gaines

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Charles R. Gwirtsman

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Charles C. Mcgettigan

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Michael G. Rhodes

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Myron A. Wick III

For

For

Management

 

155



 

MOLDFLOW CORP.

 

Ticker:

MFLO

Security ID:

608507109

Meeting Date:

NOV 18, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

SEP 23, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Frank W. Haydu III

For

For

Management

 

MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

 

Ticker:

MNRO

Security ID:

610236101

Meeting Date:

AUG 10, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 5, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Richard A. Berenson

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Donald Glickman

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert E. Mellor

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Lionel B. Spiro

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC., THE

 

Ticker:

NAVG

Security ID:

638904102

Meeting Date:

MAY 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 4, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director H.J. Mervyn Blakeney

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Peter A. Cheney

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Terence N. Deeks

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Robert W. Eager, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Stanley A. Galanski

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Leandro S. Galban, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director John F. Kirby

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Marc M. Tract

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Robert F. Wright

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

NN, INC.

 

Ticker:

NNBR

Security ID:

629337106

Meeting Date:

MAY 18, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director G. Ronald Morris

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Steven T. Warshaw

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

NUCO2, INC.

 

Ticker:

NUCO

Security ID:

629428103

Meeting Date:

DEC 9, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 22, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert L. Frome

For

For

Management

2

Amend Stock Option Grants to Certain Directors

For

For

Management

 

156



 

OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, INC.

 

Ticker:

OLG

Security ID:

676255102

Meeting Date:

SEP 9, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUL 12, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Peter N. Buckley

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director Stephen J. Cannon

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Jonathan H. Cartwright

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director William E. Chiles

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director David M. Johnson

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Kenneth M. Jones

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Pierre H. Jungels, CBE

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Thomas C. Knudson

For

For

Management

1.9

Elect Director Ken C. Tamblyn

For

For

Management

1.10

Elect Director Robert W. Waldrup

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

P.A.M. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.

 

Ticker:

PTSI

Security ID:

693149106

Meeting Date:

MAY 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Frederick P. Calderone

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Frank L. Conner

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Thomas H. Cooke

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Manuel J. Moroun

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Matthew T. Moroun

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Daniel C. Sullivan

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Robert W. Weaver

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Charles F. Wilkins

For

For

Management

 

PENNSYLVANIA COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.

 

Ticker:

COBH

Security ID:

708677109

Meeting Date:

MAY 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 28, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Gary L. Nalbandian

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director James R. Adair

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director John J. Cardello

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Douglas S. Gelder

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Alan R. Hassman

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Michael A. Serluco

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Howell C. Mette

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Samir J. Srouji, M.D.

For

For

Management

2

Approve Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

3

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY

 

Ticker:

PDC

Security ID:

723655106

Meeting Date:

AUG 6, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 18, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Michael E. Little

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director C. Robert Bunch

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

Ticker:

POWL

Security ID:

739128106

Meeting Date:

APR 15, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 21, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Eugene L. Butler

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Ronald J. Wolny

For

For

Management

2

Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

157



 

QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP.

 

Ticker:

KWR

Security ID:

747316107

Meeting Date:

MAY 11, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Robert E. Chappell

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Ronald J. Naples

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Robert H. Rock

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

QUIPP, INC.

 

Ticker:

QUIP

Security ID:

748802105

Meeting Date:

JUN 7, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 18, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William A. Dambrackas

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Lawrence J. Gibson

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Michael S. Kady

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Cristina H. Kepner

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Arthur J. Rawl

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Robert C. Strandberg

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

ROBBINS & MYERS, INC.

 

Ticker:

RBN

Security ID:

770196103

Meeting Date:

DEC 8, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

OCT 15, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Daniel W. Duval

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Thomas P. Loftis

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Dale L. Medford

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Jerome F. Tatar

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

ROCK OF AGES CORP.

 

Ticker:

ROAC

Security ID:

772632105

Meeting Date:

JUN 22, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 29, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Pamela G. Sheiffer

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Frederick E. Webster Jr

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

158



 

RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC.

 

Ticker:

RUSHB

Security ID:

781846308

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director W. Marvin Rush

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director W.M. ‘Rusty’ Rush

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director John D. Rock

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Harold D. Marshall

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Ronald J. Krause

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Thomas A. Akin

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

SKECHERS U.S.A., INC.

 

Ticker:

SKX

Security ID:

830566105

Meeting Date:

MAY 26, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 31, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Geyer Kosinski

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director Richard Siskind

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

SM&A

 

Ticker:

WINS

Security ID:

78465D105

Meeting Date:

JUN 8, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 11, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director William C. Bowes

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director J. Christopher Lewis

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Dwight L. Hanger

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Steven S. Myers

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Joseph B. Reagan

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Robert Rodin

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director John P. Stenbit

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Robert J. Untracht

For

For

Management

2

Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For

For

Management

3

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

4

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

5

Other Business

For

For

Management

 

STANDARD COMMERCIAL CORP.

 

Ticker:

STW

Security ID:

853258101

Meeting Date:

APR 1, 2005

Meeting Type:

Special

Record Date:

FEB 10, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1

Approve Merger Agreement

For

For

Management

2

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

STANDARD COMMERCIAL CORP.

 

Ticker:

STW

Security ID:

853258101

Meeting Date:

AUG 10, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

JUN 10, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Nigel G. Howard

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Robert A. Sheets

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director William S. Sheridan

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

159



 

STEEL TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

Ticker:

STTX

Security ID:

858147101

Meeting Date:

JAN 27, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

DEC 3, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Merwin J. Ray

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Bradford T. Ray

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Doug A. Bawel

For

For

Management

2

Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

 

TASTY BAKING CO.

 

Ticker:

TBC

Security ID:

876553306

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

FEB 25, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Fred C. Aldridge, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director James C. Hellauer

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James E. Nevels

For

For

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Against

Management

3

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

TEAM, INC.

 

Ticker:

TMI

Security ID:

878155100

Meeting Date:

SEP 23, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

AUG 13, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Sidney B. Williams

For

Withhold

Management

1.2

Elect Director E. Patrick Manuel

For

Withhold

Management

1.3

Elect Director Emmett J. Lescroart

For

Withhold

Management

2

Amend Omnibus Stock Plan

For

Against

Management

3

Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan

For

For

Management

4

Approve Restricted Stock Plan

For

For

Management

5

Approve Outside Director Stock Awards/Options in Lieu of Cash

For

For

Management

6

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

TENNANT CO.

 

Ticker:

TNC

Security ID:

880345103

Meeting Date:

MAY 5, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

MAR 7, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Janet M. Dolan

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Stephen G. Shank

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Frank L. Sims

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED

 

Ticker:

TDI

Security ID:

901476101

Meeting Date:

OCT 15, 2004

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

AUG 27, 2004

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director John H. Batten

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director John A. Mellowes

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director Harold M. Stratton II

For

For

Management

2

Approve Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

3

Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan

For

For

Management

 

160



 

WABASH NATIONAL CORP.

 

Ticker:

WNC

Security ID:

929566107

Meeting Date:

MAY 12, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 1, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director David C. Burdakin

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director William P. Greubel

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director John T. Hackett

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Martin C. Jischke

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Stephanie K. Kushner

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Larry J. Magee

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Scott K. Sorensen

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director Ronald L. Stewart

For

For

Management

 

WASTE INDUSTRIES USA, INC.

 

Ticker:

WWIN

Security ID:

941057101

Meeting Date:

MAY 25, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 20, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Glenn E. Futrell

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Paul F. Hardiman

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director James R. Talton, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director James A. Walker

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Lonnie C. Poole, Jr.

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Jim W. Perry

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

3

Other Business

For

Against

Management

 

WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP.

 

Ticker:

INT

Security ID:

981475106

Meeting Date:

JUN 20, 2005

Meeting Type:

Annual

Record Date:

APR 22, 2005

 

 

 

#

Proposal

Mgt Rec

Vote Cast

Sponsor

1.1

Elect Director Paul H. Stebbins

For

For

Management

1.2

Elect Director Michael J. Kasbar

For

For

Management

1.3

Elect Director John R. Benbow

For

For

Management

1.4

Elect Director Myles Klein

For

For

Management

1.5

Elect Director Jerome Sidel

For

For

Management

1.6

Elect Director Ken Bakshi

For

For

Management

1.7

Elect Director Richard A. Kassar

For

For

Management

1.8

Elect Director J. Thomas Presby

For

For

Management

2

Ratify Auditors

For

For

Management

 

END NPX REPORT

 

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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.

 

 

LORD ABBETT SECURITIES TRUST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/

Christina T. Simmons

 

 

 

 

Christina T. Simmons

 

 

 

Vice President & Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

Date: August 29, 2005

 

 

 


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