From: Jose Ortal [jortal@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 8:01 PM To: rule-comments@sec.gov Subject: MUTUAL FUNDS MANAGERS' VOTES IN PROXY ELECTIONS Gentlemen/Gentlewomen: As one of the 93,000,000 persons that owns shares in stock mutual funds, I urge you in the strongest possible terms to implement and effectuate 100% compliance of the rule change that would "...require funds to reveal how they vote in proxies." My contact information is provided in the event that this medium is insufficient for your public comment requirements or you need additional information. Sincerely, Jose Ortal (Contact information: (541) 747-8683 or 593 N. 71st St, Springfield, OR, 97478) _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail