Comments on Proposed Rule:
Disclosure Regarding Nominating Committee Functions and Communications between Security Holders and Boards of Directors

[Release Nos. 34-48301; IC-26145; File No. S7-14-03]

Comments of Congressman John D. Dingell, Ranking Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 12, 2004 (File name: s71403-169.pdf)
Comments of Judith Richards Hope, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP, December 22, 2003 (File name: s71403-161.pdf)
Comments of James W. Vitalone, CFA, Chair, U.S. Advocacy Committee and Linda L. Rittenhouse, Staff, AIMR Advocacy, Association for Investment Management and Research, October 28, 2003 (File name: aimr102803.htm)

Comments of Sterling S. Clayton, October 22, 2003 (File name: s71403-145.pdf)

Comments of Stuart E. Shaffer, October 20, 2003 (File name: s71403-144.pdf)

Comments of A. Webber, October 20, 2003 (File name: awebber102003.txt)

Comments of Ian Joseph, October 20, 2003 (File name: ijoseph102003.txt)

Comments of Kathleen Sutton, CPA, October 20, 2003 (File name: ksutton102003.txt)

Comments of Robert D. Morse, October 17, 2003 (File name: s71403-143.pdf)

Comments of J. Michael Schaefer, October 16, 2003 (File name: jmschaefer102003.txt)

Comments of an Anonymous reviewer, October 16, 2003 (File name: ahgtks101603.txt)

Comments of Bob Aronoff, October 11, 2003 (File name: baronoff101103.txt)

Comments of Steve Weiss, October 11, 2003 (File name: sweiss101103.txt)

Comments of Bernard E Klein, October 9, 2003 (File name: beklein100903.htm)

Comments of Les Greenberg, Chairman, Committee of Concerned Shareholders, October 8, 2003 (File name: comconshare100803.htm)

Comments of David Wahl, October 8, 2003 (File name: dwahl100803.txt)

Comments of William K. Sorrell Jr., October 8, 2003 (File name: wksorrell100803.htm)

Comments of Mark Van Clieaf, Managing Director, MVC Associates International, September 25, 2003 (File name: mvcassociates092503.htm)

Comments of Gerald W. McEntee, International President, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - AFL-CIO, September 24, 2003 (File name: s71403-122.pdf)

Comments of Dixie Johnson, Chair, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities; Robert Todd Lang, Co-Chair, Task Force on Shareholder Proposals; Charles Nathan, Co-Chair, Task Force on Shareholder Proposals, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, Section of Business Law, American Bar Association, September 23, 2003 (File name: aba092303.htm)

Comments of Daniel J. Ferry, Jr., Chairman & CEO, J.A. Glynn & Co, September 19, 2003 (File name: jaglynn091803.txt)

Comments of Michael J. Holliday, Chair of the Committee, Committee on Securities Regulation, Business Law Section, New York State Bar Association, September 16, 2003 (File name: nysba091603.htm) PDF version

Comments of Henry H. Hopkins, Chief Legal Counsel, and Darrell N. Braman, Associate Legal Counsel, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., September 15, 2003 (File name: s71403-70.pdf)

Comments of James P. Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, September 15, 2003 (File name: s71403-68.pdf)

Comments of Ellen M. Fitzsimmons, Senior Vice Presldent - Law, Gcneral Counsel and Corporate Secretary, CSX Corporation, September 15, 2003 (File name: s71403-67.pdf)

Comments of Richard M. Whiting, Executive Director and General Counsel, The Financial Services Roundtable, September 15, 2003 (File name: rwhiting091503.pdf)

Comments of William C. Thompson, Jr., Comptroller, City of New York, September 15, 2003 (File name: wthompson091503.pdf)

Comments of Lance Jon Kimmel and Patrick G. Quick, Foley & Lardner, September 15, 2003 (File name: foleylardner091503.htm)

Comments of Jerry Gabert, UUA Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, Advisor to the UUA Committee on Socially Responsible Investing, Unitarian Universalist Association, September 15, 2003 (File name: unitarian091503.txt)

Comments of Jerry W. Powell, General Counsel / Secretary, Compass Bancshares, Inc., September 15, 2003 (File name: compassban091503.htm)

Comments of Cary Klafter, Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs, Director, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary, Intel Corporation, September 15, 2003 (File name: intelcorp091503.txt)

Comments of A. Melissa Moye, Ph. D., First Vice President, Trust and Investment Services, Amalgamated Bank, September 15, 2003 (File name: amalgamated091503.txt)

Comments of J. Robert Brown, Jr., Professor, University of Denver College of Law, September 15, 2003 (File name: jrbrown091503.htm)

Comments of Peter M. Gilbert, Chief Investment Officer, Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System (SERS), September 15, 2003 (File name: pasers091503.htm)

Comments of James C. Morphy, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, September 15, 2003 (File name: jcmorphy091503.htm)

Comments of Ronald J. Frappier, Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Professional Corporation, September 15, 2003 (File name: jenkinsgil091503.htm)

Comments of Jay W. Eisenhofer, Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A., September 15, 2003 (File name: grant091503.htm)

Comments of Edward J. Durkin, Director, Corporate Affairs Department, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, September 15, 2003 (File name: unitedbrother091503.htm)

Comments of Henry A. McKinnell, Chairman of the Board and CEO-Pfizer Inc., Vice Chairman-Corporate Governance Task Force, Chairman-SEC Subcommittee, The Business Roundtable, September 15, 2003 (File name: btr091503.htm)

Comments of Jay D. Browning, Vice President, Secretary and Managing Attorney, Corporate Law, Valero Energy Corporation, September 15, 2003 (File name: valero091503.htm)

Comments of Broc Romanek, Chair, Corporate & Securities Law Committee, American Corporate Counsel Association, September 15, 2003 (File name: acca091503.htm)

Comments of Nancy Reynolds, Coordinator of Corporate Responsibility, Sisters of Providence, September 15, 2003 (File name: nreyonalds091503.txt)

Comments of Barbara J. Krumsiek, President and CEO, Calvert Group, Ltd., September 15, 2003 (File name: calvertgroup091503.htm)

Comments of Erica H. Steinberger, Committee Chair, Special Committee on Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Control Contests, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, September 15, 2003 (File name: scmacccabcny091503.htm)

Comments of Adam Kanzer, General Counsel and Director of Shareholder Advocacy, Domini Social Investments LLC, September 15, 2003 (File name: dominisoc091503.htm)

Comments of Craig S. Tyle, General Counsel, Investment Company Institute, September 15, 2003 (File name: ici091503.htm)

Comments of Elizabeth McGeveran, Vice President, ISIS Asset Management, September 15, 2003 (File name: isis091503.htm)

Comments of Victor De Luca, President, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, September 15, 2003 (File name: jessiesmith091503.htm)

Comments of Eleanor Bloxham, President, The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance, September 14, 2003 (File name: valueall091403.txt)

Comments of Paul Tomasik, September 14, 2003 (File name: ptomasik091403.txt)

Comments of James McRitchie, Editor, CorpGov.Net, September 13, 2003 (File name: corpgovnet091303.htm)

Comments of Connie Hansen, September 13, 2003 (File name: chansen091303.txt)

Comments of Charlotte M. Bahin, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, America's Community Bankers, September 12, 2003 (File name: s71403-73.pdf)

Comments of Robert S. Single, Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Wells Fargo & Company, September 12, 2003 (File name: s71403-69.pdf)

Comments of Robert S. Single, Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Wells Fargo & Company, September 12, 2003 (File name: s71403-69.pdf)

Comments of John C. Harrington, President and CEO, Harrington Investments, Inc., September 12, 2003 (File name: s71403-78.pdf)

Comments of Lauren Compere, Chief Administrative Officer, Boston Common Asset Management, September 12, 2003 (File name: bostoncommon091203.htm)

Comments of Cyrus Mehri, Steve N. Berk, and N. Jeremi Duru, Mehri & Skalet, PLLC, September 12, 2003 (File name: mehriskalet091203.htm)

Comments of Jack Ehnes, Chief Executive Officer, California State Teachers' Retirement System's (CalSTRS), September 12, 2003 (File name: calsters091203.htm)

Comments of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, September 12, 2003 (File name: sullivan091203.htm)

Comments of Shelley Alpern, Assistant Vice President, Trillium Asset Management, September 12, 2003 (File name: trillium091203.htm)

Comments of Mr. Patrick A. Jorstad, Editor, Shareholdersonline.org, September 12, 2003 (File name: shareholderon091203.htm)

Comments of C.R. Cloutier, Chairman, The Independent Community Bankers of America, September 12, 2003 (File name: icba091203.htm)

Comments of John K. S. Wilson, Assistant Director - Socially Responsible Investing, Christian Brothers Investment Services, September 12, 2003 (File name: christian091203.txt)

Comments of Richard L. Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, September 12, 2003 (File name: aflcio091203.htm)

Comments of Brad Redlin, September 12, 2003 (File name: bredlin091203.txt)

Comments of Kim Leval, September 12, 2003 (File name: kleval091203.txt)

Comments of Michael Heavrin, September 12, 2003 (File name: mheavrin091203.txt)

Comments of Lance E. Lindblom, Chief Executive Officer & President and Caroline L. Williams Chief Financial & Investment Officer, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, September 12, 2003 (File name: nathancummings091203.htm)

Comments of Ernest C. Jett, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, September 12, 2003 (File name: leggettplatt091203.htm)

Comments of Gerard Ras, CPA, Administrative Director, The Granary Foundation, Inc., September 12, 2003 (File name: granary091203.txt)

Comments of Sister Anne DeConcini RSM, Coordinator of Socially Responsible Investing, September 11, 2003 (File name: deconcini091103.htm)

Comments of Sydney K. Kay, Ph.D., September 11, 2003 (File name: kay091103.htm)

Comments of Warren J. Archer, DKW Law Group, September 11, 2003 (File name: s71403-76.pdf)

Comments of McGuireWoods LLP, September 11, 2003 (File name: mcguirewoods091103.htm)

Comments of Sister Danielle Sullivan, S.P., Financial Administrator, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, September 11, 2003 (File name: sullivan091103.txt)

Comments of Fran Teplitz, Managing Director, Social Investment Forum, Ltd., September 11, 2003 (File name: socialinves091103.htm)

Comments of Mark Anson, Chief Investment Officer, California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), September 10, 2003 (File name: calpers091003.htm)

Comments of Kathleen M. Gibson, Chairman, Corporate, American Society of Corporate Secretaries, September 10, 2003 (File name: ascs091003.htm)

Comments of Teri Heckenmueller, Treasurer and Director of Finance, Glenmary Home Missioners, September 10, 2003 (File name: heckenmueller091003.txt)

Comments of Gerard Ras, CPA, Individual investor, September 10, 2003 (File name: ras091003.txt)

Comments of W. Wayne Withers, Emerson, September 10, 2003 (File name: emerson091003.htm)

Comments of Gerald W. McEntee, International President, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - AFL-CIO, September 9, 2003 (File name: s71403-71.pdf)

Comments of Tish Kashani, Business Membership Coordinator, Co-op America and Social Investment Forum, September 9, 2003 (File name: coopamerica090903.txt)

Comments of Liz Borkowski, September 9, 2003 (File name: lborkowski090903.txt)

Comments of Katherine Shenoy, September 9, 2003 (File name: kshenoy090903.txt)

Comments of Jeff Goldman, September 9, 2003 (File name: jgoldman090903.txt)

Comments of Gary K. Duberstein, September 9, 2003 (File name: gkduberstein.htm)

Comments of Floyd R. Sanborn, September 8, 2003 (File name: s71403-80.pdf)

Comments of Howard G. Rifkin, Deputy State Treasurer on behalf of Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, September 8, 2003 (File name: nappier090803.htm)

Comments of William Michael Cunningham, Social Investment Adviser, for William Michael Cunningham and Creative Investment Research, Inc., September 8, 2003 (File name: creativeinv090803.htm)

Comments of James P. Melican, Executive Vice President, International Paper, September 8, 2003 (File name: s71403-52.pdf.htm)

Comments of Susan Vickers, RSM, Director of Advocacy, Catholic Healthcare West, September 8, 2003 (File name: catholichea090803.htm)

Comments of Richard A. Wisot, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Transpro, September 5, 2003 (File name: s71403-79.pdf)

Comments of Charles W. Sprague, Executive Vice President, Fiserv, September 5, 2003 (File name: s71403-54.pdf)

Comments of Julie Stetter, September 5, 2003 (File name: jstetter090503.txt)

Comments of Sister Katherine Marie Glosenger, RSM, September 5, 2003 (File name: skmglosenger090503.txt)

Comments of Indigo Teiwes-Cain, Research Analyst, Investment Advisor to Portfolio 21, September 4, 2003 (File name: s71403-65.pdf)

Comments of Vidette Bullock Mixon, Director, Corporate Relations and Social Concerns, General Board of Pension and Health Benefits, The United Methodist Church, September 4, 2003 (File name: unitedmethod090403.htm)

Comments of Sean Sheehan, September 4, 2003 (File name: ssheehan090403.txt)

Comments of Ruth Kuhn, SC, Coordinator, Region VI Coalition for Responsible Investment, September 4, 2003 (File name: regionvi090403.txt)

Comments of Ruth Kuhn, SC, Chair - SC Corporate Responsibility Committee, September 4, 2003 (File name: sccorporate090403.txt)

Comments of Bonnie Coker Rembert, September 4, 2003 (File name: rembert090403.htm)

Comments of James W. Donovan, Executive Director, Socially Responsible Investment Coalition, September 3, 2003 (File name: donovan090303.htm)

Comments of Valerie Heinonen, on behalf of the Sisters of Mercy, September 3, 2003 (File name: sistersofmercy090303.txt)

Comments of Valerie Heinonen, on behalf of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, September 3, 2003 (File name: dominicansisters090203.txt)

Comments of Valerie Heinonen, on behalf of Mercy Investment Program, September 3, 2003 (File name: mercyinvestment090303.txt)

Comments of Valerie Heinonen, on behalf of Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk, September 3, 2003 (File name: ursulinesisters080303.txt)

Comments of David A. Smith, September 3, 2003 (File name: smith090303.htm)

Comments of Robert E. Stevens, September 3, 2003 (File name: stevens090303.txt)

Comments of Vicki Bergkamp ASC, Chairperson, Adorers of the Blood of Christ, September 2, 2003 (File name: s71403-53.pdf)

Comments of George Fleck, Boardroom Consultants, September 2, 2003 (File name: fleck080203.txt)

Comments of Timothy Smith, Senior Vice President, Walden Asset Management, September 2, 2003 (File name: waldenasset090203.htm) Revised

Comments of Donna M. Meyer, PhD, September 2, 2003 (File name: meyer080203.htm)

Comments of Susan Jordan, Coordinator, Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment, September 2, 2003 (File name: midwest080203.htm)

Comments of Timothy Smith, Senior Vice President, Walden Asset Managenent, September 2, 2003 (File name: walden090203.htm)

Comments of S. Jean P. Selissen, CSJ, Assistant Treasurer, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, August 29, 2003 (File name: selissen082903.txt)

Comments of Linda Hayes, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL, August 28, 2003 (File name: hayes082803.htm)

Comments of Sister Linda Jansen, Provincial Treasurer, August 28, 2003 (File name: jansen082803.htm)

Comments of Diana Oleskevich, Justice Coordinator, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, August 28, 2003 (File name: oleskevich082803.htm)

Comments of Stoecklein Law Group, August 28, 2003 (File name: stoecklein082803.htm)

Comments of Margaret Weber, Coordinator of Corporate Responsibility, Adrian Dominican Sisters, August 28, 2003 (File name: weber0828033.txt)

Comments of E. James House, Jr., Corporate Secretary, Union Planters Corporation, August 27, 2003 (File name: s71403-47.pdf)

Comments of Frank A. Rauscher, President, Aquinas Funds, August 27, 2003 (File name: rauscher082703.htm)

Comments of Kay R.H. Evans, Executive Director, Maine State Retirement System, August 26, 2003 (File name: evans082603.htm)

Comments of Marsha D. Richter, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, August 25, 2003 (File name: s71403-45.pdf)

Comments of Eliot Cohen, August 22, 2003 (File name: ecohen082203.txt)

Comments of Phillip Goldstein, President, Opportunity Partners L.P.; Kimball & Winthrop, Inc., General Partner, Opportunity Partners L.P., August 22, 2003 (File name: opportunity082203.htm)

Comments of Carl Olson, August 22, 2003 (File name: olson082203.txt)

Comments of Phillip Goldstein, President, Kimball & Winthrop, Inc., August 21, 2003 (File name: s71403-33.pdf)

Comments of Kristen Zehner, August 21, 2003 (File name: kzehner082103.txt)

Comments of Gary Findlay, Chairman, Council of Institutional Investors, August 20, 2003 (File name: cii082003.htm)

Comments of Robert Schneeweiss B.A., M.B.A., August 20, 2003 (File name: rschneeweiss082003.txt)

Comments of Don Gary, August 20, 2003 (File name: dgary082003.txt)

Comments of James McRitchie, Editor, CorpGov.Net, August 17, 2003 (File name: corpgovnet081703.htm)

Comments of Desmonde Printz, August 17, 2003 (File name: dprintz081703.txt)

Comments of Jeff Kipilman, August 17, 2003 (File name: jkipilman081703.txt)

Comments of Harry Morton, August 16, 2003 (File name: hmorton081603.txt)

Comments of anonymous [signature unreadable], August 15, 2003 (File name: s71403-34.pdf)

Comments of Ned A. Skipper, August 15, 2003 (File name: naskipper081503.txt)

Comments of Milt Honel, August 14, 2003 (File name: mhonel081403.txt)

Comments of Douglas C. Estes, August 13, 2003 (File name: dcestes081303.txt)

Comments of Mark Latham, Founder, The Corporate Monitoring Project, August 13, 2003 (File name: corporatemonit081303.htm)

Comments of Ray J. Pfeiffer, Jr., Ph.D., CPA (inactive), Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, August 13, 2003 (File name: rjpfeiffer081303.txt)

Comments of Aramintha Grant, August 13, 2003 (File name: agrant081303.txt)

Comments of Melissa Hill, August 13, 2003 (File name: mhill081303.txt)

Comments of K Diane Dolstad, August 12, 2003 (File name: kddolstad081203.txt)

Comments of Kay Loveland, August 12, 2003 (File name: kloveland081203.txt)

Comments of Rob Rocco, August 12, 2003 (File name: rrocco081203.txt)

Comments of Bonnie Benard, August 12, 2003 (File name: bbenard081203.txt)

Comments of Peter Seidman, August 12, 2003 (File name: pseidman081203.txt)

Comments of Alan C. Rollins, August 12, 2003 (File name: acrollins081203.txt)

Comments of Lawrene Groobert, August 12, 2003 (File name: lgroobert081203.txt)

Comments of Rose M. Berkowitz, August 12, 2003 (File name: rmberkowitz081203.txt)

Comments of Rynn, August 12, 2003 (File name: rynn30081203.txt)

Comments of Robert Carnevale, August 12, 2003 (File name: rcarnevale081203.txt)

Comments of James E. Hoffmann, August 12, 2003 (File name: jehoffmann081203.txt)

Comments of Eric Leuschner, August 11, 2003 (File name: eleuschner081103.txt)

Comments of Andrew N. Lenz, August 11, 2003 (File name: anlenz081103.txt)

Comments of Jean Tracy, August 11, 2003 (File name: jtracy081103.txt)

Comments of John Lipsius, August 11, 2003 (File name: jlipsius081103.txt)

Comments of Andrew Randall, August 11, 2003 (File name: arandall081103.txt)

Comments of Dan M Ingall, August 11, 2003 (File name: dmingall081103.txt)

Comments of Waynz, August 11, 2003 (File name: waynz3081103.txt)

Comments of Robert Apsey, August 11, 2003 (File name: rapsey081103.txt)

Comments of Lawrence J. Goldstein, President, Santa Monica Partners, August 9, 2003 (File name: santamon080903.htm)

Comments of Les Greenberg, Chairman, Committee of Concerned Shareholders, August 9, 2003 (File name: committeecon080903.htm)

Comments of Lee Greenberg, Chairman, Committee of Concerned Shareholders, August 9, 2003 (File name: lgreenberg080903.pdf) Duplicate

Comments of Irwin Fischman, C.P.A., August 7, 2003 (File name: ifischman080703.txt)

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Comments on Proposed Rule: Disclosure Regarding Nominating Committee Functions and Communications between Security Holders and Boards of Directors

[Release Nos. 34-48301; IC-26145; File No. S7-14-03]

Comments on Proposed Rule:
Disclosure Regarding Nominating Committee Functions and Communications between Security Holders and Boards of Directors