220 E. 42 Street, New York, NY 10017
Mitchell E. Appel
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ICA File Number: 811-01807
Reporting Period: 07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009
Value Line Larger Companies Fund, Inc.
==================== VALUE LINE LARGER COMPANIES FUND, INC. ====================
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director R.J. Alpern For For Management
1.2 Elect Director R.S. Austin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W.M. Daley For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W.J. Farrell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director H.L. Fuller For For Management
1.6 Elect Director W.A. Osborn For For Management
1.7 Elect Director D.A.L. Owen For For Management
1.8 Elect Director W.A. Reynolds For For Management
1.9 Elect Director R.S. Roberts For For Management
1.10 Elect Director S.C. Scott, III For For Management
1.11 Elect Director W.D. Smithburg For For Management
1.12 Elect Director G.F. Tilton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director M.D. White For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Report on Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder
6 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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ACCENTURE LTD
Ticker: ACN Security ID: G1150G111
Meeting Date: FEB 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 15, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS: CHARLES H. GIANCARLO
2 RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS: DINA DUBLON
3 RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS: WILLIAM D. GREEN
4 RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF For Against Management
DIRECTORS: NOBUYUKI IDEI
5 RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS: MARJORIE MAGNER
6 RATIFY AUDITORS For For Management
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ACE LTD.
Ticker: ACE Security ID: H0023R105
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Election Of Director: Michael G. Atieh For Against Management
2 Election Of Director: Mary A. Cirillo For For Management
3 Election Of Director: Bruce L. Crockett For Against Management
4 Election Of Director: Thomas J. Neff For Against Management
5 Approval Of The Annual Report For For Management
6 Approval Of The Statutory Financial For For Management
Statements Of Ace Limited
7 Approval Of The Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements
8 Allocation Of Disposable Profit For For Management
9 Discharge Of The Board Of Directors For For Management
10 Amendment Of Articles Of Association For For Management
Relating To Special Auditor
11 Election Of Pricewaterhousecoopers Ag For For Management
(zurich) As Our Statutoryauditor Until
Our Next Annual Ordinary General
Meeting
12 Ratification Of Appointment Of For For Management
Independent Registered Publicaccounting
Firm Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp
13 Election Of Bdo Visura (zurich) As For For Management
Special Auditing Firm Until our Next
Annual Ordinary General Meeting
14 Approval Of The Payment Of A Dividend For For Management
In The Form Of Adistribution Through A
Reduction Of The Par Value Of Our
Shares
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AETNA INC.
Ticker: AET Security ID: 00817Y108
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Frank M. Clark For For Management
2 Elect Director Betsy Z. Cohen For For Management
3 Elect Director Molly J. Coye, M.D. For For Management
4 Elect Director Roger N. Farah For For Management
5 Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin For For Management
6 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Garten For For Management
7 Elect Director Earl G. Graves For For Management
8 Elect Director Gerald Greenwald For For Management
9 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management
10 Elect Director Richard J. Harrington For For Management
11 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
12 Elect Director Joseph P. Newhouse For For Management
13 Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
16 Adopt a Policy to Elect a Retired Against Against Shareholder
Management Employee
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ALCON INC.
Ticker: ACL Security ID: H01301102
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 APPROVAL OF THE 2008 ANNUAL REPORT AND For For Management
ACCOUNTS OF ALCON, INC.AND THE 2008
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
ALCON, INC.AND SUBSIDIARIES
2 APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS AND For For Management
PROPOSED DIVIDEND TOSHAREHOLDERS FOR
THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2008
3 DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD For For Management
OF DIRECTORS FOR THEFINANCIAL YEAR 2008
4 ELECTION OF KPMG AG, ZUG, AS GROUP AND For For Management
PARENT COMPANY AUDITORS
5 ELECTION OF OBT AG, ZURICH, AS SPECIAL For For Management
AUDITORS
6 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: For For Management
KEVIN BUEHLER
7 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: For Against Management
PAUL BULCKE
8 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: For For Management
JOAN MILLER, M.D.
9 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: For Against Management
HERMANN WIRZ
10 APPROVAL OF SHARE CANCELLATION For For Management
11 EDITORIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management
ASSOCIATION
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ALLERGAN, INC.
Ticker: AGN Security ID: 018490102
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Herbert W. Boyer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert A. Ingram For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David E.I. Pyott For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Russell T. Ray For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder
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AMAZON.COM, INC.
Ticker: AMZN Security ID: 023135106
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 1, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Jeffrey P. Bezos For For Management
2 Elect Director Tom A. Alberg For For Management
3 Elect Director John Seely Brown For For Management
4 Elect Director L. John Doerr For For Management
5 Elect Director William B. Gordon For For Management
6 Elect Director Alain Monie For For Management
7 Elect Director Thomas O. Ryder For For Management
8 Elect Director Patricia Q. Stonesifer For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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AMERICAN TOWER CORP.
Ticker: AMT Security ID: 029912201
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Raymond P. Dolan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald M. Dykes For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Carolyn F. Katz For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gustavo Lara Cantu For For Management
1.5 Elect Director JoAnn A. Reed For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Pamela D.A. Reeve For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David E. Sharbutt For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James D. Taiclet, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Samme L. Thompson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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AMGEN, INC.
Ticker: AMGN Security ID: 031162100
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director David Baltimore For For Management
2 Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. For For Management
3 Elect Director Francois de Carbonnel For For Management
4 Elect Director Jerry D. Choate For For Management
5 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management
6 Elect Director Frederick W. Gluck For For Management
7 Elect Director Frank C. Herringer For For Management
8 Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn For For Management
9 Elect Director Judith C. Pelham For For Management
10 Elect Director J. Paul Reason For For Management
11 Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer For For Management
12 Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
15 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
16 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
17 Reincorporate in Another State [from Against Against Shareholder
Delaware to North Dakota ]
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AUTOZONE, INC.
Ticker: AZO Security ID: 053332102
Meeting Date: DEC 17, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 20, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William C. Crowley For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sue E. Gove For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Earl G. Graves, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert R. Grusky For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J.R. Hyde, III For For Management
1.6 Elect Director W. Andrew McKenna For For Management
1.7 Elect Director George R. Mrkonic, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Luis P. Nieto For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William C. Rhodes, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Theodore W. Ullyot For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: BAX Security ID: 071813109
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Walter E. Boomer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James R. Gavin III For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Peter S. Hellman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director K. J. Storm For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder
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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Ticker: BDX Security ID: 075887109
Meeting Date: FEB 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Claire M. Fraser-Liggett For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Willard J. Overlock, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
7 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
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BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
Ticker: BBBY Security ID: 075896100
Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 5, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Warren Eisenberg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Leonard Feinstein For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Steven H. Temares For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Dean S. Adler For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Stanley F. Barshay For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Klaus Eppler For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Patrick R. Gaston For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jordan Heller For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Victoria A. Morrison For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Fran Stoller For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management
Election of Directors
4 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirement
5 Eliminate Supermajority Vote For For Management
Requirement
6 Re-Approve Performance Goals Under For For Management
Omnibus Stock Plan
7 Prepare Sustainability Report Against For Shareholder
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BEST BUY CO., INC.
Ticker: BBY Security ID: 086516101
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ronald James For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Elliot S. Kaplan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sanjay Khosla For For Management
1.4 Elect Director George L. Mikan III For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Matthew H. Paull For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard M. Schulze For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Hatim A. Tyabji For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gerard R. Vittecoq For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
5 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
6 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
7 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
8 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
9 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
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BIOGEN IDEC INC.
Ticker: BIIB Security ID: 09062X103
Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest
Record Date: APR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
Management Proxy (White Card)
1.1 Elect Director Lawrence C. Best For Did Not Vote Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan B. Glassberg For Did Not Vote Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert W. Pangia For Did Not Vote Management
1.4 Elect Director William D. Young For Did Not Vote Management
2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Vote Management
3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For Did Not Vote Management
Election of Directors
4 Fix Size of Board at 13 and Remove the Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Board's Ability to Change the Size of
the Board
5 Reincorporate in Another State [North Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Dakota]
# Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
Dissident Proxy (Gold Card)
1.1 Elect Director Alexander J. Denner For For Shareholder
1.2 Elect Director Richard C. Mulligan For For Shareholder
1.3 Elect Director Thomas F. Deuel For Withhold Shareholder
1.4 Elect Director David Sidransky For Withhold Shareholder
2 Fix Size of Board at 13 and Remove the For For Shareholder
Board's Ability to Change the Size of
the Board
3 Reincorporate in Another State [North For Against Shareholder
Dakota]
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management
Election of Directors
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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.
Ticker: BMY Security ID: 110122108
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director L. Andreotti For For Management
2 Elect Director L. B. Campbell For For Management
3 Elect Director J. M. Cornelius For For Management
4 Elect Director L. J. Freeh For For Management
5 Elect Director L. H. Glimcher For For Management
6 Elect Director M. Grobstein For For Management
7 Elect Director L. Johansson For For Management
8 Elect Director A. J. Lacy For For Management
9 Elect Director V. L. Sato For For Management
10 Elect Director T. D. West, Jr. For For Management
11 Elect Director R. S. Williams For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder
Compensation
14 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against Against Shareholder
15 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC
Ticker: BTI Security ID: 110448107
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 61.6 Pence For For Management
Per Ordinary Share
4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
6 (a) Re-elect Paul Adams as Director For For Management
6 (b) Re-elect Jan du Plessis as Director For For Management
6 (c) Re-elect Robert Lerwill as Director For For Management
6 (d) Re-elect Sir Nicholas Scheele as For For Management
Director
7 Elect Gerry Murphy as Director For For Management
8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 166,359,108
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 24,953,866
10 Authorise 199,600,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management
for Market Purchase
11 Authorise the Company and its For For Management
Subsidiaries to Make EU Political
Donations to Political Parties or
Independent Election Candidates, to
Political Organisations Other than
Political Parties and to Incur EU
Political Expenditure up to GBP
1,000,000
12 Approve That a General Meeting Other For For Management
Than an Annual General Meeting May Be
Called on Not Less Than 14 Clear Days'
Notice
13 Adopt New Articles of Association with For For Management
Effect from 01 October 2009
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BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORP.
Ticker: BNI Security ID: 12189T104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald G. Cook For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Vilma S. Martinez For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Marc F. Racicot For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Roy S. Roberts For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Matthew K. Rose For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Marc J. Shapiro For For Management
1.8 Elect Director J.C. Watts, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Robert H. West For For Management
1.10 Elect Director J. Steven Whisler For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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C. R. BARD, INC.
Ticker: BCR Security ID: 067383109
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Marc C. Breslawsky For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Tommy G. Thompson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Timothy M. Ring For For Management
2 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
Ticker: CHRW Security ID: 12541W209
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director James B. Stake For For Management
2 Elect Director John P. Wiehoff For For Management
3 Approve Increase in Size of Board For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CAMPBELL SOUP CO.
Ticker: CPB Security ID: 134429109
Meeting Date: NOV 20, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 23, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edmund M. Carpenter For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul R. Charron For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Douglas R. Conant For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bennett Dorrance For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Harvey Golub For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Randall W. Larrimore For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Mary Alice D. Malone For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sara Mathew For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David C. Patterson For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles R. Perrin For For Management
1.11 Elect Director A. Barry Rand For For Management
1.12 Elect Director George Strawbridge, Jr. For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Les C. Vinney For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Charlotte C. Weber For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY
Ticker: CNR Security ID: 136375102
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# 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 Gordon D. Giffin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director E. Hunter Harrison For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Edith E. Holiday For For Management
1.7 Elect Director V. Maureen Kempston For For Management
Darkes
1.8 Elect Director Denis Losier For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Edward C. Lumley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David G.A. McLean For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Robert Pace For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
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CELGENE CORP.
Ticker: CELG Security ID: 151020104
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sol J. Barer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Hugin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael D. Casey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Rodman L. Drake For For Management
1.5 Elect Director A. Hull Hayes, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gilla Kaplan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James J. Loughlin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ernest Mario For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Walter L. Robb For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
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CHUBB CORP., THE
Ticker: CB Security ID: 171232101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Zoe Baird For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sheila P. Burke For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Joel J. Cohen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John D. Finnegan For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Klaus J. Mangold For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Martin G. McGuinn For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Lawrence M. Small For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Jess Soderberg For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Daniel E. Somers For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Karen Hastie Williams For For Management
1.12 Elect Director James M. Zimmerman For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE
Ticker: KO Security ID: 191216100
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Herbert A. Allen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald W. Allen For Against Management
1.3 Elect Director Cathleen P. Black For Against Management
1.4 Elect Director Barry Diller For Against Management
1.5 Elect Director Alexis M. Herman For Against Management
1.6 Elect Director Muhtar Kent For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Donald R. Keough For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomsino For Against Management
1.9 Elect Director Donald F. McHenry For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James D. Robinson III For Against Management
1.12 Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth For Against Management
1.13 Elect Director Jacob Wallenberg For For Management
1.14 Elect Director James B. Williams For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
5 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
6 Performance-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.
Ticker: CL Security ID: 194162103
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John T. Cahill For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ian Cook For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management
1.5 Elect Director David W. Johnson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Delano E. Lewis For For Management
1.8 Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC.
Ticker: ED Security ID: 209115104
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kevin Burke For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George Campbell, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gordon J. Davis For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael J. Del Giudice For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John F. Hennessy III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sally Hernandez For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John F. Kilian For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Michael W. Ranger For For Management
1.12 Elect Director L. Frederick Sutherland For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder
Compensation
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CVS CAREMARK CORP
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edwin M. Banks For For Management
1.2 Elect Director C. David Brown II For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kristen E. Gibney For For Management
Williams
1.5 Elect Director Marian L. Heard For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Joyce For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Million For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Terrence Murray For For Management
1.9 Elect Director C.A. Lance Piccolo For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Richard J. Swift For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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DANAHER CORP.
Ticker: DHR Security ID: 235851102
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mortimer M. Caplin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald J. Ehrlich For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Walter G. Lohr, Jr. For Against Management
1.4 Elect Director Linda P. Hefner For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Adopt Employment Contract Against For Shareholder
5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
6 Report on Mercury Product Policies Against For Shareholder
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DIRECTV GROUP, INC, THE
Ticker: DTV Security ID: 25459L106
Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 3, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Chase Carey For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark Carleton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Peter Lund For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Haim Saban For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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ECOLAB, INC.
Ticker: ECL Security ID: 278865100
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Leslie S. Biller For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jerry A. Grundhofer For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John J. Zillmer For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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ELI LILLY AND CO.
Ticker: LLY Security ID: 532457108
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 13, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Erik Fyrwald For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Ellen R. Marram For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder
6 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder
Articles/Bylaws/Charter
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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EXELON CORPORATION
Ticker: EXC Security ID: 30161N101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John A. Canning, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director M. Walter D'Alessio For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Bruce DeMars For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Nelson A. Diaz For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Rosemarie B. Greco For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Paul L. Joskow For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John M. Palms For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John W. Rowe For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephen D. Steinour For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Global Warming Against Against Shareholder
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EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
Ticker: ESRX Security ID: 302182100
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Gary G. Benanav For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frank J. Borelli For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Maura C. Breen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Nicholas J. LaHowchic For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Frank Mergenthaler For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Woodrow A Myers, Jr, MD For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John O. Parker, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director George Paz For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Samuel K. Skinner For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Seymour Sternberg For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Barrett A. Toan For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FASTENAL CO.
Ticker: FAST Security ID: 311900104
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert A. Kierlin For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Stephen M. Slaggie For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael M. Gostomski For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Hugh L. Miller For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Willard D. Oberton For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael J. Dolan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Reyne K. Wisecup For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Michael J. Ancius For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Scott A. Satterlee For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FIRSTENERGY CORP
Ticker: FE Security ID: 337932107
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul T. Addison For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Anthony J. Alexander For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael J. Anderson For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Dr. Carol A. Cartwright For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director William T. Cottle For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert B. Heisler, Jr. For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Ernest J. Novak, Jr. For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director George M. Smart For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Wes M. Taylor For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director Jesse T. Williams, Sr. For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder
4 Amend Bylaws to Reduce the Percentage Against For Shareholder
of Shares Required to Call Special
Shareholder Meeting
5 Establish Shareholder Proponent Against For Shareholder
Engagement Process
6 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
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FPL GROUP, INC.
Ticker: FPL Security ID: 302571104
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director J. Hyatt Brown For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James L. Camaren For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Lewis Hay, III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Toni Jennings For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael H. Thaman For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Hansel E. Tookes, II For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Paul R. Tregurtha For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP.
Ticker: GD Security ID: 369550108
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Nicholas D. Chabraja For For Management
2 Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management
3 Elect Director William P. Fricks For For Management
4 Elect Director Jay L. Johnson For For Management
5 Elect Director George A. Joulwan For For Management
6 Elect Director Paul G. Kaminski For For Management
7 Elect Director John M. Keane For For Management
8 Elect Director Deborah J. Lucas For For Management
9 Elect Director Lester L. Lyles For For Management
10 Elect Director J. Christopher Reyes For For Management
11 Elect Director Robert Walmsley For For Management
12 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
13 Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Report on Space-based Weapons Program Against Against Shareholder
16 Adopt a Policy in which the Company Against For Shareholder
will not Make or Promise to Make Any
Death Benefit Payments to Senior
Executives
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GENZYME CORP.
Ticker: GENZ Security ID: 372917104
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Douglas A. Berthiaume For For Management
2 Elect Director Gail K. Boudreaux For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert J. Carpenter For For Management
4 Elect Director Charles L. Cooney For For Management
5 Elect Director Victor J. Dzau For For Management
6 Elect Director Connie Mack III For For Management
7 Elect Director Richard F. Syron For For Management
8 Elect Director Henri A. Termeer For For Management
9 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
10 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul Berg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John F. Cogan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Etienne F. Davignon For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James M. Denny For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Carla A. Hills For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John W. Madigan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John C. Martin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gordon E. Moore For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Richard J. Whitley For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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GOOGLE INC
Ticker: GOOG Security ID: 38259P508
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Eric Schmidt For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Sergey Brin For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Larry Page For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director L. John Doerr For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Ann Mather For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director K. Ram Shriram For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Shirley M. Tilghman For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Report on Political Contributions For For Shareholder
5 Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Against Against Shareholder
Access to the Internet
6 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
Ticker: HPQ Security ID: 428236103
Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 20, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director Sari M. Baldauf For For Management
3 Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta For For Management
4 Elect Director John H. Hammergren For For Management
5 Elect Director Mark V. Hurd For For Management
6 Elect Director Joel Z. Hyatt For For Management
7 Elect Director John R. Joyce For For Management
8 Elect Director Robert L. Ryan For For Management
9 Elect Director Lucille S. Salhany For For Management
10 Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HUDSON CITY BANCORP, INC.
Ticker: HCBK Security ID: 443683107
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Denis J. Salamone For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael W. Azzara For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Victoria H. Bruni For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.
Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director A. J. P. Belda For For Management
1.2 Elect Director C. Black For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W. R. Brody For For Management
1.4 Elect Director K. I. Chenault For For Management
1.5 Elect Director M. L. Eskew For For Management
1.6 Elect Director S. A. Jackson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director T. Nishimuro For For Management
1.8 Elect Director J. W. Owens For For Management
1.9 Elect Director S. J. Palmisano For For Management
1.10 Elect Director J. E. Spero For For Management
1.11 Elect Director S. Taurel For For Management
1.12 Elect Director L. H. Zambrano For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
5 Review Executive Compensation Against For Shareholder
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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INTUIT INC.
Ticker: INTU Security ID: 461202103
Meeting Date: DEC 16, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 21, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen M. Bennett For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Christopher W. Brody For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William V. Campbell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Diane B. Greene For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael R. Hallman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Edward A. Kangas For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Dennis D. Powell For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stratton D. Sclavos For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Brad D. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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ITT CORP.
Ticker: ITT Security ID: 450911102
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Steven R. Loranger For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Christina A. Gold For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ralph F. Hake For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John J. Hamre For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Paul J. Kern For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Frank T. MacInnis For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Surya N. Mohapatra For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Linda S. Sanford For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Markos I. Tambakeras For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Foreign Military Sales Against Against Shareholder
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Wiliam D. Perez For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David Satcher For For Management
1.10 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Ticker: JNPR Security ID: 48203R104
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Scott Kriens For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stratton Sclavos For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William R. Stensrud For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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KELLOGG CO.
Ticker: K Security ID: 487836108
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John T. Dillon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James M. Jenness For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald R. Knauss For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Steele For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Approve Non-Employee Director For For Management
Restricted Stock Plan
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
6 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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KRAFT FOODS INC
Ticker: KFT Security ID: 50075N104
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ajay Banga For Against Management
1.2 Elect Director Myra M. Hart For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard A. Lerner For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Frank G. Zarb For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
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KROGER CO., THE
Ticker: KR Security ID: 501044101
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management
2 Elect Director Robert D. Beyer For For Management
3 Elect Director David B. Dillon For For Management
4 Elect Director Susan J. Kropf For For Management
5 Elect Director John T. Lamacchia For For Management
6 Elect Director David B. Lewis For For Management
7 Elect Director Don W. Mcgeorge For For Management
8 Elect Director W. Rodney Mcmullen For For Management
9 Elect Director Jorge P. Montoya For For Management
10 Elect Director Clyde R. Moore For For Management
11 Elect Director Susan M. Phillips For For Management
12 Elect Director Steven R. Rogel For For Management
13 Elect Director James A. Runde For For Management
14 Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent For For Management
15 Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls For For Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Increase Purchasing of Cage Free Eggs Against Against Shareholder
18 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
Ticker: LLL Security ID: 502424104
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert B. Millard For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Arthur L. Simon For For Management
2 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
Ticker: LH Security ID: 50540R409
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon For For Management
2 Elect Director Kerrii B. Anderson For For Management
3 Elect Director Jean-Luc Belingard For Against Management
4 Elect Director David P. King For For Management
5 Elect Director Wendy E. Lane For For Management
6 Elect Director Robert E. Mittelstaedt, For For Management
Jr.
7 Elect Director Arthur H. Rubenstein For For Management
8 Elect Director M. Keith Weikel For For Management
9 Elect Director R. Sanders Williams For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.
Ticker: LMT Security ID: 539830109
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director E. C. "Pete" Aldrige, For Against Management
Jr.
1.2 Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald For Against Management
1.3 Elect Director David B. Burritt For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James M. Loy For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale For Against Management
1.8 Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Frank Savage For For Management
1.10 Elect Director James Schneider For Against Management
1.11 Elect Director Anne Stevens For Against Management
1.12 Elect Director Robert J. Stevens For For Management
1.13 Elect Director James R. Ukropina For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
4 Report on Space-based Weapons Program Against Against Shareholder
5 Adopt a Policy in which the Company Against For Shareholder
will not Make or Promise to Make Any
Death Benefit Payments to Senior
Executives
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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MCDONALD'S CORP.
Ticker: MCD Security ID: 580135101
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Robert A. Eckert For For Management
2 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
3 Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson For For Management
4 Elect Director Andrew J. McKenna For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
7 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
9 Phase out Sales of Eggs from Battery Against Against Shareholder
Cage Hens
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MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
Ticker: MHS Security ID: 58405U102
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Charles M. Lillis, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Elect Director William L. Roper, M.D. For For Management
3 Elect Director David D. Stevens For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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MEDTRONIC, INC.
Ticker: MDT Security ID: 585055106
Meeting Date: AUG 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 23, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Victor J. Dzau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William A. Hawkins For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Shirley A. Jackson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Rosso For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jack W. Schuler For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 589331107
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
2 Elect Director Thomas R. Cech For For Management
3 Elect Director Richard T. Clark For For Management
4 Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management
5 Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone For For Management
6 Elect Director William B. Harrison, Jr. For For Management
7 Elect Director Harry R. Jacobson For For Management
8 Elect Director William N. Kelley For For Management
9 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
10 Elect Director Carlos E. Represas For For Management
11 Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk For For Management
12 Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock For For Management
13 Elect Director Samuel O. Thier For For Management
14 Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
15 Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For For Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Fix Number of Directors For For Management
18 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
19 Require Independent Lead Director Against Against Shareholder
20 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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MONSANTO CO.
Ticker: MON Security ID: 61166W101
Meeting Date: JAN 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 17, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Janice L. Fields For For Management
2 Elect Director Hugh Grant For For Management
3 Elect Director C. Steven McMillan For For Management
4 Elect Director Robert J. Stevens For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MOSAIC CO
Ticker: MOS Security ID: 61945A107
Meeting Date: OCT 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 11, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David B. Mathis For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James L. Popowich For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James T. Prokopanko For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Steven M. Seibert For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NIKE, INC.
Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103
Meeting Date: SEP 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 25, 2008
# 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
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP.
Ticker: NSC Security ID: 655844108
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Daniel A. Carp For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Steven F. Leer For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael D. Lockhart For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Charles W. Moorman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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NOVARTIS AG
Ticker: NVS Security ID: 66987V109
Meeting Date: FEB 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 2 per Share
4 Approve CHF 3 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
5.1 Amend Articles Re: Require Annual Against For Shareholder
Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report,
incl. Disclosure of Compensation Amount
Paid to Board of Directors and
Executive Management
5.2 Amend Corporate Purpose Re: For For Management
Sustainability
5.3 Amend Articles Re: Auditors For For Management
6.1 Retirement of Peter Burckhardt and None None Management
William George as Directors
(Non-Voting)
6.2.1 Reelect Srikant Datar as Director For For Management
6.2.2 Reelect Andreas von Planta as Director For For Management
6.2.3 Reelect Wendelin Wiedeking as Director For For Management
6.2.4 Reelect Rolf Zinkernagel as Director For For Management
6.3 Elect William Brody as Director For For Management
7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
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ORACLE CORP.
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: OCT 10, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald L. Lucas For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jack F. Kemp For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles E. Phillips, Jr. For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For Withhold Management
1.12 Elect Director George H. Conrades For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Bruce R. Chizen For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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PEPSICO, INC.
Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director S.L. Brown For For Management
2 Elect Director I.M. Cook For For Management
3 Elect Director D. Dublon For For Management
4 Elect Director V.J. Dzau For For Management
5 Elect Director R.L. Hunt For For Management
6 Elect Director A. Ibarguen For For Management
7 Elect Director A.C. Martinez For For Management
8 Elect Director I.K. Nooyi For For Management
9 Elect Director S.P. Rockefeller For For Management
10 Elect Director J.J. Schiro For Against Management
11 Elect Director L.G. Trotter For For Management
12 Elect Director D.Vasella For For Management
13 Elect Director M.D. White For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
16 Report on Recycling Against Against Shareholder
17 Report on Genetically Engineered Against Against Shareholder
Products
18 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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PG&E CORP.
Ticker: PCG Security ID: 69331C108
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director David R. Andrews For For Management
2 Elect Director C. Lee Cox For For Management
3 Elect Director Peter A. Darbee For For Management
4 Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer For For Management
5 Elect Director Roger H. Kimmel For For Management
6 Elect Director Richard A. Meserve For For Management
7 Elect Director Forrest E. Miller For For Management
8 Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo For For Management
9 Elect Director Barry Lawson Williams For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
12 Reincorporate in Another State Against Against Shareholder
[California to North Dakota ]
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PRAXAIR, INC.
Ticker: PX Security ID: 74005P104
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen F. Angel For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Edward G. Galante For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Claire W. Gargalli For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ira D. Hall For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Raymond W. LeBoeuf For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Larry D. McVay For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Wayne T. Smith For For Management
1.9 Elect Director H. Mitchell Watson, Jr. For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert L. Wood For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
Ticker: DGX Security ID: 74834L100
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jenne K. Britell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John B. Ziegler For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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RAYTHEON CO.
Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 3, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Vernon E. Clark For Against Management
2 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management
3 Elect Director Frederic M. Poses For Against Management
4 Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers For For Management
5 Elect Director Ronald L. Skates For For Management
6 Elect Director William R. Spivey For Against Management
7 Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz For For Management
8 Elect Director William H. Swanson For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
11 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
12 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
13 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
14 Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote Against For Shareholder
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RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD
Ticker: RIM Security ID: 760975102
Meeting Date: JUL 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 27, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect James Balsillie, Mike Lazaridis, For For Management
James Estill, David Kerr, Roger Martin,
John Richardson, Barbara Stymiest and
John Wetmore as Directors
2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
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SANOFI AVENTIS
Ticker: SNY Security ID: 80105N105
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.20 per Share
4 Ratify Appointment of Chris Viehbacher For For Management
as Director
5 Approve Auditors' Special Report For Against Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
6 Approve Transaction with Chris For Against Management
Viehbacher Re: Severance Payments
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 1.3 Billion
9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million
10 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
11 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related
to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder
Vote Above
12 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue
or Increase in Par Value
13 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
14 Authorize up to 2.5 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Stock Option Plan
15 Authorize up to 1.0 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plan
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
17 Amend Article 15 of the Bylaws Re: For For Management
Audit Committee
18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SAP AG
Ticker: SAP Security ID: 803054204
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Resolution On The Appropriation Of The For For Management
Retained Earnings Of Thefiscal Year
2008
2 Resolution On The Formal Approval Of For For Management
The Acts Of The Executiveboard In The
Fiscal Year 2008
3 Resolution On The Formal Approval Of For For Management
The Acts Of The Supervisoryboard In The
Fiscal Year 2008
4 Appointment Of The Auditor Of The For For Management
Financial Statements And Groupfinancial
Statements For The Fiscal Year 2009
5 Resolution On Authorization To Acquire For For Management
And Use Treasury Sharespursuant To
Section 71 (1) No. 8 Of German Stock
Corporation Act(aktiengesetz; Aktg),
With Possible Exclusion Of
Shareholderssubscription Rights &
Potential Rights To Offer Shares
6 Resolution On The Amendment Of Section For For Management
19 Of The Articles Ofincorporation To
Reflect The German Act Implementing
Theshareholders Rights Directive
(gesetz Zur Umsetzung
Deraktionarsrichtlinie; Arug)
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SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO.
Ticker: SWN Security ID: 845467109
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lewis E. Epley, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert L. Howard For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Harold M. Korell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Vello A. Kuuskraa For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Kenneth R. Mourton For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles E. Scharlau For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Ticker: STJ Security ID: 790849103
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John W. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Daniel J. Starks For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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STRYKER CORP.
Ticker: SYK Security ID: 863667101
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John W. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Howard E. Cox. Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald M. Engelman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Louise L. Francesconi For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Howard L. Lance For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stephen P. MacMillan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William U. Parfet For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ronda E. Stryker For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SYMANTEC CORPORATION
Ticker: SYMC Security ID: 871503108
Meeting Date: SEP 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 24, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael A. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William T. Coleman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Frank E. Dangeard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Geraldine B. Laybourne For For Management
1.5 Elect Director David L. Mahoney For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert S. Miller For For Management
1.7 Elect Director George Reyes For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director ohn W. Thompson For For Management
1.10 Elect Director V. Paul Unruh For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SYSCO CORPORATION
Ticker: SYY Security ID: 871829107
Meeting Date: NOV 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 22, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Judith B. Craven For For Management
2 Elect Director Phyllis S. Sewell For For Management
3 Elect Director Richard G. Tilghman For For Management
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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TELEFONICA S.A. (FORMERLY TELEFONICA DE ESPANA, S.A.)
Ticker: TEF Security ID: 879382208
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 26, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements, Allocation of
Income, and Discharge Directors
2 Approve Dividend Charged to For For Management
Unrestricted Reserves
3 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
4 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
5 Approve Reduction in Capital via the For For Management
Cancellation of Treasury Shares; Amend
Articles Accordingly
6 Ratify Auditors for Fiscal Year 2009 For For Management
7 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624209
Meeting Date: SEP 25, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 18, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Joseph (Yosi) Nitzani as External For For Management
Director
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624209
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 13, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
2.1 Elect Phillip Frost as Director For For Management
2.2 Elect Roger Abravanel as Director For For Management
2.3 Elect Elon Kohlberg as Director For For Management
2.4 Elect Yitzhak Peterburg as Director For For Management
2.5 Elect Erez Vigodman as Director For For Management
3 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management
Fix Their Remuneration
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TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., THE
Ticker: TRV Security ID: 89417E109
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alan L. Beller For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John H. Dasburg For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Janet M. Dolan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jay S. Fishman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Cleve L. Killingsworth, For For Management
Jr.
1.10 Elect Director Robert I. Lipp For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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UNILEVER PLC
Ticker: UL Security ID: 904767704
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 40.19 Pence For For Management
Per Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect James Lawrence as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Paul Polman as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect The Lord Brittan of For For Management
Spennithorne as Director
7 Re-elect Wim Dik as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Charles Golden as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Byron Grote as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Narayana Murthy as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Hixonia Nyasulu as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Kees Storm as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Michael Treschow as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Jeroen van der Veer as For For Management
Director
15 Elect Louise Fresco as Director For For Management
16 Elect Ann Fudge as Director For For Management
17 Elect Paul Walsh as Director For For Management
18 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
19 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
20 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 13,290,000
21 Subject to the Passing of the Previous For For Management
Resolution, Authorise Issue of Equity
or Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 2,000,000
22 Authorise 131,000,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management
for Market Purchase
23 Auth. Company and its Subsidiaries to For For Management
Make EU Political Donations to
Political Parties and Independent
Election Candidates up to GBP 0.1M, to
Political Org. Other Than Political
Parties up to GBP 0.1M and to Incur EU
Political Expenditure up to GBP 0.1M
24 Approve That a General Meeting Other For For Management
Than an Annual General Meeting May Be
Called on Not Less Than 14 Days' Clear
Notice
25 Authorise Directors to Agree to Modify For For Management
the Agreement Dated 28 June, 1946 (as
Amended by Supplemental Agreements
Dated 20 July, 1951, 21 December, 1981
and 15 May, 2006) with Unilever N.V. of
the Netherlands known as the
Equalisation Agreement
26 Amend Unilever plc Equalisation For For Management
Agreement
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UNION PACIFIC CORP.
Ticker: UNP Security ID: 907818108
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Andrew H. Card, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas J. Donohue For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Archie W. Dunham For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Judith Richards Hope For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles C. Krulak For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael R. McCarthy For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Michael W. McConnell For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Thomas F. McLarty III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Steven R. Rogel For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal For For Management
1.12 Elect Director James R. Young For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Ticker: UTX Security ID: 913017109
Meeting Date: APR 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 10, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Louis R. Chenevert For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George David For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John V. Faraci For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Edward A. Kangas For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Harold McGraw III For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management
1.12 Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Andre Villeneuve For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Foreign Military Sales Against Against Shareholder
Offsets
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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
Ticker: UNH Security ID: 91324P102
Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 3, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director William C. Ballard, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director Richard T. Burke For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert J. Darretta For For Management
4 Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley For For Management
5 Elect Director Michele J. Hooper For For Management
6 Elect Director Douglas W. Leatherdale For For Management
7 Elect Director Glenn M. Renwick For For Management
8 Elect Director Kenneth I. Shine, M.D. For For Management
9 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D. For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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UNUM GROUP
Ticker: UNM Security ID: 91529Y106
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Pamela H. Godwin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas Kinser For For Management
1.3 Elect Director A.S. MacMillan, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward J. Muhl For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Ticker: VAR Security ID: 92220P105
Meeting Date: FEB 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 15, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Timothy E. Guertin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David W. Martin, Jr For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R. Naumann-Etienne For For Management
1.4 Elect Director V. Thyagarajan For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management
1.2 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth 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 Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John W. Snow For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
6 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
7 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
9 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
10 Adopt a Policy in which the Company Against For Shareholder
will not Make or Promise to Make Any
Death Benefit Payments to Senior
Executives
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WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Ticker: WMT Security ID: 931142103
Meeting Date: JUN 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Aida M. Alvarez For For Management
2 Elect Director James W. Breyer For For Management
3 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
4 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
5 Elect Director Roger C. Corbett For For Management
6 Elect Director Douglas N. Daft For For Management
7 Elect Director Michael T. Duke For For Management
8 Elect Director Gregory B. Penner For For Management
9 Elect Director Allen I. Questrom For For Management
10 Elect Director H. Lee Scott, Jr. For For Management
11 Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson For For Management
12 Elect Director Jim C. Walton For For Management
13 Elect Director S. Robson Walton For For Management
14 Elect Director Christopher J. Williams For For Management
15 Elect Director Linda S. Wolf For For Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against For Shareholder
Discrimination based on Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity
18 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
20 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
21 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
22 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
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WALGREEN CO.
Ticker: WAG Security ID: 931422109
Meeting Date: JAN 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 17, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William C. Foote For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark P. Frissora For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Alan G. Mcnally For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Cordell Reed For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For For Management
1.6 Elect Director David Y. Schwartz For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Alejandro Silva For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Marilou M. Von Ferstel For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles R. Walgreen III For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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WELLPOINT, INC.
Ticker: WLP Security ID: 94973V107
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Lenox D. Baker, Jr., For For Management
M.D.
2 Elect Director Susan B. Bayh For For Management
3 Elect Director Larry C. Glasscock For For Management
4 Elect Director Julie A. Hill For For Management
5 Elect Director Ramiro G. Peru For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
7 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
8 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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YUM BRANDS, INC.
Ticker: YUM Security ID: 988498101
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Massimo Ferragamo For For Management
1.3 Elect Director J. David Grissom For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bonnie G. Hill For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert Holland, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kenneth G. Langone For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jonathan S. Linen For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas C. Nelson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Jing-Shyh S. Su For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Jackie Trujillo For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Robert D. Walter For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
6 Report on Sustainability and Food Against Against Shareholder
Safety in the Supply Chain
7 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on Animal Welfare Policies Against Against Shareholder
========== END NPX REPORTPursuant 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.
Mitchell E. Appel
