UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
DWS Dreman Financial Services Fund
A Series of DWS Equity Trust
Investment Company Act file number 811-08599
DWS Equity Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
John Millette
Secretary
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-295-1000
Date of fiscal year end: 11/30 |
Date of reporting period: 7/1/05-6/30/06
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ICA File Number: 811-08599
Reporting Period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006
DWS Equity Trust
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ALLSTATE CORP., THE
Ticker: ALL Security ID: 020002101
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James G. Andress For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W. James Farrell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ronald T. Lemay For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J. Christopher Reyes For For Management
1.8 Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Joshua I. Smith For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Mary Alice Taylor For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
6 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder
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ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
Ticker: MO Security ID: 02209S103
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Harold Brown For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Thomas W. Jones For For Management
1.8 Elect Director George Munoz For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John S. Reed For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder
4 Adopt ILO Standards Against Against Shareholder
5 Inform African Americans of Health Risks Against Against Shareholder
Associated with Menthol Cigarettes
6 Establish Fire Safety Standards for Against Against Shareholder
Cigarettes
7 Adopt Animal Welfare Policy Against Against Shareholder
8 Support Legislation to Reduce Smoking Against Against Shareholder
9 Provide Information on Second Hand Smoke Against Against Shareholder
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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
Ticker: AXP Security ID: 025816109
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ursula M. Burns For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Peter Chernin For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Peter R. Dolan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jan Leschly For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Ricahrd A. McGinn For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Edward D. Miller For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Frank P. Popoff For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Robert D. Walter For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Limit/Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Against Against Shareholder
Awards
4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
5 Exclude Reference to Sexual Orientation Against Against Shareholder
from the Company's EEO Statement
6 Company-Specific -- Reimbursement of Against Against Shareholder
Expenses for Certain
Shareholder-Nominated Director Candidates
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Ticker: AIG Security ID: 026874107
Meeting Date: AUG 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 24, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director M. Aidinoff For For Management
1.2 Elect Director P. Chia For For Management
1.3 Elect Director M. Cohen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Cohen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director M. Feldstein For For Management
1.6 Elect Director E. Futter For For Management
1.7 Elect Director S. Hammerman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director C. Hills For For Management
1.9 Elect Director R. Holbrooke For For Management
1.10 Elect Director D. Kanak For For Management
1.11 Elect Director G. Miles, Jr For For Management
1.12 Elect Director M. Offit For For Management
1.13 Elect Director M. Sullivan For For Management
1.14 Elect Director E. Tse For For Management
1.15 Elect Director F. Zarb For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Ticker: AIG Security ID: 026874107
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Pei-yuan Chia For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Stephen L. Hammerman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard C. Holbrooke For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer For For Management
1.8 Elect Director George L. Miles, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Morris W. Offit For For Management
1.10 Elect Director James F. Orr, III For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Michael H. Sutton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Edmund S.W. Tse For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Frank G. Zarb For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
Ticker: AMP Security ID: 03076C106
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ira D. Hall For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jeffrey Noddle For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard F. Powers, III For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.
Ticker: APC Security ID: 032511107
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John W. Poduska, Sr. For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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APACHE CORP.
Ticker: APA Security ID: 037411105
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frederick M. Bohen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George D. Lawrence For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Rodman D. Patton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Charles J. Pitman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jay A. Precourt For For Management
2 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option For For Management
Plan
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BANK OF AMERICA CORP.
Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William Barnet, III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John T. Collins For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gary L. Countryman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Tommy R. Franks For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Paul Fulton For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Management
1.8 Elect Director W. Steven Jones For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Walter E. Massey For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management
1.15 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler For For Management
1.17 Elect Director Robert L. Tillman For For Management
1.18 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Publish Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
6 Provide for an Independent Chairman Against For Shareholder
7 Exclude Reference to Sexual Orientation Against Against Shareholder
from the Company's EEO Statement
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BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC., THE
Ticker: BSC Security ID: 073902108
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 13, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James E. Cayne For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Henry S. Bienen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Carl D. Glickman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Alan C. Greenberg For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Donald J. Harrington For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Frank T. Nickell For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Paul A. Novelly For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Frederic V. Salerno For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Alan D. Schwartz For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Warren J. Spector For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Vincent Tese For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Wesley S. Williams Jr. For For Management
2 Amend Deferred Compensation Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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BURLINGTON RESOURCES INC.
Ticker: BR Security ID: 122014103
Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 24, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management
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CHUBB CORP., THE
Ticker: CB Security ID: 171232101
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2006
# 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 James M. Cornelius For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John D. Finnegan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Klaus J. Mangold For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sir David G. Scholey For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Raymond G.H. Seitz For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Lawrence M. Small For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Daniel E. Somers For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Karen Hastie Williams For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
5 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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CIT GROUP INC
Ticker: CIT Security ID: 125581108
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gary C. Butler For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William M. Freeman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Hon. Thomas H. Kean For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Marianne Miller Parrs For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Timothy M. Ring For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John R. Ryan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Seymour Sternberg For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Peter J. Tobin For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Lois M. Van Deusen For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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CITIGROUP INC.
Ticker: C Security ID: 172967101
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George David For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ann Dibble Jordan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Dudley C. Mecum For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Dr. Judith Rodin For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Robert E. Rubin For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
5 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
6 End Issuance of Options and Prohibit Against Against Shareholder
Repricing
7 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
9 Performance-Based Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
10 Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred by Against Against Shareholder
Shareholder(s)
11 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder
12 Clawback of Payments Under Restatement Against Against Shareholder
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CONOCOPHILLIPS
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard L. Armitage For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Harald J. Norvik For For Management
1.4 Elect Director William K. Reilly For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report Damage Resulting From Drilling Against Against Shareholder
Inside the National Petroleum Reserve
4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
5 Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Against Against Shareholder
Plans to Shareholder vote
6 Report Accountability for Company's Against Against Shareholder
Environmental Impacts due to Operation
7 Non-Employee Director Compensation Against Against Shareholder
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DEVON ENERGY CORP.
Ticker: DVN Security ID: 25179M103
Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert L. Howard For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Micheal M. Kanovsky For For Management
1.3 Elect Director J. Todd Mitchell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Larry Nichols For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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ENCANA CORPORATION
Ticker: ECA. Security ID: 292505104
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael N. Chernoff For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ralph S. Cunningham For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Patrick D. Daniel For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ian W. Delaney For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Randall K. Eresman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael A. Grandin For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Barry W. Harrison For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Dale A. Lucas For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Ken F. McCready For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gwyn Morgan For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Valerie A.A. Nielsen For For Management
1.12 Elect Director David P. O'Brien For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Jane L. Peverett For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Dennis A. Sharp For For Management
1.15 Elect Director James M. Stanford For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
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FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Ticker: FITB Security ID: 316773100
Meeting Date: MAR 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John F. Barrett For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George A. Schaefer, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John J. Schiff, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Dudley S. Taft For For Management
2 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Eliminate For For Management
super-majority voting requirements
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
4 Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
Ticker: BEN Security ID: 354613101
Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 30, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Harmon E. Burns For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Charles Crocker For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Joseph R. Hardiman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert D. Joffe For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles B. Johnson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas H. Kean For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Chutta Ratnathicam For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Peter M. Sacerdote For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Laura Stein For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Louis E. Woodworth For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FREDDIE MAC
Ticker: FRE Security ID: 313400301
Meeting Date: JUL 15, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 27, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Geoffrey T. Boisi For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joan E. Donoghue For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michelle Engler For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas S. Johnson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William M. Lewis, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Eugene M. Mcquade For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Shaun F. O'Malley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ronald F. Poe For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Stephen A. Ross For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Richard F. Syron For For Management
1.13 Elect Director William J. Turner For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE
Ticker: GS Security ID: 38141G104
Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 30, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Lord Browne Ofmadingley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John H. Bryan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Claes Dahlback For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Stephen Friedman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William W. George For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James A. Johnson For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Henry M. Paulson, Jr. For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons For For Management
2 Amend Restricted Partner Compensation For For Management
Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HUDSON CITY BANCORP, INC.
Ticker: HCBK Security ID: 443683107
Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2006
# 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 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK CORP.
Ticker: ICBC Security ID: 453414104
Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: DEC 19, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John H. Biggs For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James Dimon For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William B. Harrison, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John W. Kessler For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert I. Lipp For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Richard A. Manoogian For For Management
1.12 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management
1.14 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Put Repricing of Stock Options to Against Against Shareholder
Shareholder Vote
4 Performance-Based Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
5 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder
6 Remove Reference to Sexual Orientation Against Against Shareholder
from EEO Statement
7 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
8 Report on Lobbying Activities Against Against Shareholder
9 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
10 Approve Terms of Existing Poison Pill Against For Shareholder
11 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
12 Claw-back of Payments under Restatements Against Against Shareholder
13 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder
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KEYCORP
Ticker: KEY Security ID: 493267108
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ralph Alvarez For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William G. Bares For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Carol A. Cartwright For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Thomas C. Stevens For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: LEH Security ID: 524908100
Meeting Date: APR 5, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Thomas H. Cruikshank For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Henry Kaufman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John D. Macomber For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
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MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP.
Ticker: MI Security ID: 571834100
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mark F. Furlong For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ted D. Kellner For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Katharine C. Lyall For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Peter M. Platten, III For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James B. Wigdale For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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MELLON FINANCIAL CORP.
Ticker: MEL Security ID: 58551A108
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul L. Cejas For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Seward Prosser Mellon For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W.E. Strickland, Jr. For For Management
2 Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted For For Management
Stock Plan
3 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder
Articles/Bylaws/Charter
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MERCANTILE BANKSHARES CORP.
Ticker: MRBK Security ID: 587405101
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director R. Carl Benna For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George L. Bunting, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Darrell D. Friedman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Kinsley For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Alexander T. Mason For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Christian H. Poindexter For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James L. Shea For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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MORGAN STANLEY
Ticker: MS Security ID: 617446448
Meeting Date: APR 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 3, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Roy J. Bostock For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Erskine B. Bowles For For Management
1.3 Elect Director C. Robert Kidder For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John J. Mack For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Hutham S. Olayan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director O. Griffith Sexton For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Howard J. Davies For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Laura D'Andrea Tyson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Klaus Zumwinkel For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Remove plurality For For Management
voting for directors
5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Eliminate For For Management
supermajority voting requirements
6 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
7 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder
Articles/Bylaws/Charter
8 Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Against For Shareholder
Control) to shareholder Vote
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NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
Ticker: NA. Security ID: 633067103
Meeting Date: MAR 8, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: JAN 18, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lawrence S. Bloomberg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Pierre Bourgie For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Andre Caille For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gerard Coulombe For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Bernard Cyr For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Shirley A. Dawe For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Nicole Diamond-Gelinas For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jean Douville For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Marcel Dutil For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Jean Gaulin For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Paul Gobeil For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Real Raymond For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Roseann Runte For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Marc P. Tellier For For Management
2 Ratify Samson Belair/Deloitte & Touche as For For Management
Auditors
3 Include Financial Statements of Bank Against Against Shareholder
Subsidiaries in Tax Havens in Annual
Report
4 Submit Any Increase in Executive Against Against Shareholder
Compensation to a Shareholder Vote
5 Eliminate the Bank's Termination of Against Against Shareholder
Employment Policy
6 Record in Greater Detail the Minutes of Against Against Shareholder
the AGM and Submit the Minutes for
Shareholder Approval at Subsequent
Meetings
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NATIONAL CITY CORP.
Ticker: NCC Security ID: 635405103
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director J.E. Barfield For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J.S. Broadhurst For For Management
1.3 Elect Director C.M. Connor For For Management
1.4 Elect Director D.A. Daberko For For Management
1.5 Elect Director B.P. Healy For For Management
1.6 Elect Director S.C. Lindner For For Management
1.7 Elect Director P.A. Ormond For For Management
1.8 Elect Director G.L. Shaheen For For Management
1.9 Elect Director J.S. Thornton For For Management
1.10 Elect Director M. Weiss For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NOVASTAR FINANCIAL, INC.
Ticker: NFI Security ID: 669947400
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Art N. Burtscher For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Edward W. Mehrer For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald M. Berman For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP.
Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Spencer Abraham For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald W. Burkle For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John S. Chalsty For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian For For Management
1.5 Elect Director R. Chad Dreier For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John E. Feick For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ray R. Irani For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Irvin W. Maloney For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Rodolfo Segovia For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Aziz D. Syriani For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Rosemary Tomich For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Walter L. Weisman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
4 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Global Warming Against Against Shareholder
6 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
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PMI GROUP, INC., THE
Ticker: PMI Security ID: 69344M101
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mariann Byerwalter For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James C. Castle For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Carmine Guerro For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Roger Haughton For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Wayne E. Hedien For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Louis G. Lower, II For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Raymond L. Ocampo, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John D. Roach For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Kenneth T. Rosen For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Steven L. Scheid For For Management
1.11 Elect Director L. Stephen Smith For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Mary Lee Widener For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Ronald H. Zech For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
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PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Ticker: PNC Security ID: 693475105
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mr. Chellgren For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mr. Clay For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mr. Cooper For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Mr. Davidson For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ms. James For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Mr. Kelson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Mr. Lindsay For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Mr. Massaro For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Mr. O'Brien For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ms. Pepper For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Mr. Rohr For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Ms. Steffes For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Mr. Strigl For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Mr. Thieke For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Mr. Usher For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Mr. Walls For For Management
1.17 Elect Director Mr. Wehmeier For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP.
Ticker: RF Security ID: 7591EP100
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director George W. Bryan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Susan W. Matlock For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael S. Stames For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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TESORO CORP.
Ticker: TSO Security ID: 881609101
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert W. Goldman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Steven H. Grapstein For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William J. Johnson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director A. Maurice Myers For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Donald H. Schmude For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Bruce A. Smith For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Patrick J. Ward For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Michael E. Wiley For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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U.S. BANCORP
Ticker: USB Security ID: 902973304
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Peter H. Coors For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jerry A. Grundhofer For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Patrick T. Stokes For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
5 Approve Report of the Compensation Against For Shareholder
Committee
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VALERO ENERGY CORP.
Ticker: VLO Security ID: 91913Y100
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jerry D. Choate For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William R. Klesse For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald L. Nickles For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Susan Kaufman Purcell For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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VALERO ENERGY CORP.
Ticker: VLO Security ID: 91913Y100
Meeting Date: DEC 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 2, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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WACHOVIA CORP.
Ticker: WB Security ID: 929903102
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William H. Goodwin, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert A. Ingram For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lanty L. Smith For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ernest S. Rady For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Against For Shareholder
Control) to shareholder Vote
4 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
5 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder
6 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
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WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC
Ticker: WM Security ID: 939322103
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kerry K. Killinger For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas C. Leppert For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Charles M. Lillis For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael K. Murphy For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Orin C. Smith For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Regina Montoya For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
6 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert L. Joss For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Donald B. Rice For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Michael W. Wright For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
4 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder
5 Compensation- Director Compensation Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Discrimination in Lending Against Against Shareholder
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SIGNATURES
[See General Instruction F]
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) | DWS Equity Trust |
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Michael G. Clark
| Michael G. Clark, Chief Executive Officer |
Date 8/22/06
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.