UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811- 10123
The North Country Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
450 Wireless Boulevard, Hauppauge, New York 11788
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Emile R. Molineaux, General Counsel
Gemini Fund Services, LLC
450 Wireless Boulevard
Hauppauge, New York 11788
________________________________________________________________________
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 470-2600
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD: (see Exhibits)
Appended hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B is the following information indicating for each matter relating to a portfolio security owned by the Registrant considered at any shareholder meeting held during the twelve month period ended June 30, 2008 with respect to which the Registrant was entitled to vote:
(a) The name of the issuer of the portfolio security;
(b) The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security;
(c) The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ("CUSIP") number for the portfolio security;
(d) The shareholder meeting date;
(e) A brief identification of the matter voted on;
(f) Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder;
(g) Whether the Registrant cast its vote on the matter;
(h) How the Registrant cast its vote (e.g., for or against proposal, or abstain; for or withhold regarding election of directors); and
(i)
Whether the Registrant cast its vote for or against management.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant)
THE NORTH COUNTRY FUNDS
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Andrew Rogers
Andrew Rogers, President
Date 8/4/08
Exhibit A | ||||||||||
Vote Summary Report | ||||||||||
Jul 01, 2007 - Sep 30, 2007 | ||||||||||
North Country Equity Growth Fund | ||||||||||
Mtg | Company/ | Mgmt | Vote | Record | Shares | |||||
Date/Type | Ballot Issues | Security | Rec | Cast | Date | Prpnent | Voted | |||
09/07/07 - A | BlackRock Liquidity Funds | 09248U619 | 06/25/07 | 13,046,951 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
09/24/07 - A | General Mills, Inc. *GIS* | 370334104 | 07/26/07 | 26,300 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Paul Danos | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director William T. Esrey | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Judith Richards Hope | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Heidi G. Miller | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Hilda Ochoa-Brillemberg | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Steve Odland | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Kendall J. Powell | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Michael D. Rose | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Robert L. Ryan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director A. Michael Spence | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Elect Director Dorothy A. Terrell | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
08/23/07 - A | Medtronic, Inc. *MDT* | 585055106 | 06/25/07 | 28,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Declassify the Board of Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
09/17/07 - A | Nike, Inc. *NKE* | 654106103 | 07/25/07 | 13,600 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
Vote Summary Report | ||||||||||
Oct 01, 2007 - Dec 31, 2007 | ||||||||||
North Country Equity Growth Fund | ||||||||||
Mtg | Company/ | Mgmt | Vote | Record | Shares | |||||
Date/Type | Ballot Issues | Security | Rec | Cast | Date | Prpnent | Voted | |||
11/13/07 - A | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. *ADP* | 053015103 | 09/14/07 | 30,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11/15/07 - A | Cisco Systems, Inc. *CSCO* | 17275R102 | 09/17/07 | 71,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Carol A. Bartz | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Michael D. Capellas | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Larry R. Carter | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director John T. Chambers | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Brian L. Halla | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Dr. John L. Hennessy | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Michael K. Powell | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Steven M. West | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director Jerry Yang | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
16 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Human Rights | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
17 | Pay For Superior Performance | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
18 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
19 | Report on Internet Fragmentation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
11/09/07 - C | GlobalSantaFe Corporation (formerly Santa Fe International Corp) | G3930E101 | 10/01/07 | 28,000 | ||||||
Meeting for ADR Holders | ||||||||||
1 | APPROVAL OF THE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT, ATTACHED TO THE ACCOMPANYING JOINT PROXY STATEMENT AS ANNEX H. TO BE VOTED ON AT THE FIRST PART OF THE SHAREHOLDERS MEETING, WHICH PART IS CONVENED PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE GRAND COURT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | APPROVAL OF THE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT, ATTACHED TO THE ACCOMPANYING JOINT PROXY STATEMENT AS ANNEX H. TO BE VOTED ON AT THE SECOND PART OF THE SHAREHOLDERS MEETING, WHICH PART IS CONVENED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11/13/07 - A | Microsoft Corp. *MSFT* | 594918104 | 09/07/07 | 61,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director William H. Gates, III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Dina Dublon | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Reed Hastings | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director David F. Marquardt | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Helmut Panke | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Jon A. Shirley | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Access to the Internet | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
13 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Human Rights | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
11/02/07 - A | Oracle Corp. *ORCL* | 68389X105 | 09/07/07 | 75,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Human Rights | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
5 | Issue an Open Source Report | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
10/24/07 - A | Parker-Hannifin Corp. *PH* | 701094104 | 08/31/07 | 8,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Withhold | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Declassify the Board of Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10/09/07 - A | The Procter & Gamble Company *PG* | 742718109 | 08/10/07 | 26,500 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditor | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
4 | Report on Free Enterprise Initiatives | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
5 | Report on Animal Welfare | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
12/06/07 - A | United Natural Foods, Inc. *UNFI* | 911163103 | 10/09/07 | 35,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
Vote Summary Report | ||||||||||
Jan 01, 2008 - Mar 31, 2008 | ||||||||||
North Country Equity Growth Fund | ||||||||||
Mtg | Company/ | Mgmt | Vote | Record | Shares | |||||
Date/Type | Ballot Issues | Security | Rec | Cast | Date | Prpnent | Voted | |||
02/07/08 - A | ACCENTURE LTD *ACN* | G1150G111 | 12/10/07 | 44,000 | ||||||
This is a duplicate meeting for ballots received via the Broadridge North American ballot distribution system | ||||||||||
1 | RE-APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: BLYTHE J. MCGARVIE | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | RE-APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: SIR MARK MOODY-STUART | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | AMENDMENT OF THE BYE-LAWS OF ACCENTURE LTD, WHICH WOULD ENABLE ACCENTURE TO DELIVER FUTURE COPIES OF OUR PROXY MATERIALS TO SHAREHOLDERS ELECTRONICALLY BY POSTING THESE MATERIALS ON AN INTERNET WEBSITE AND NOTIFYING OUR SHAREHOLDERS OF THE POSTING. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
01/24/08 - A | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. *APD* | 009158106 | 11/30/07 | 14,500 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
03/04/08 - A | Apple, Inc. *AAPL* | 037833100 | 01/15/08 | 15,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
4 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Sustainability | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
01/29/08 - A | Costco Wholesale Corporation *COST* | 22160K105 | 11/23/07 | 28,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
02/05/08 - A | Emerson Electric Co. *EMR* | 291011104 | 11/27/07 | 22,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
01/31/08 - A | Franklin Resources, Inc. *BEN* | 354613101 | 12/04/07 | 13,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
03/19/08 - A | Hewlett-Packard Co. *HPQ* | 428236103 | 01/22/08 | 30,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Sari M. Baldauf | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Richard A. Hackborn | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director John H. Hammergren | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Mark V. Hurd | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Joel Z. Hyatt | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director John R. Joyce | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Robert L. Ryan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Lucille S. Salhany | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
02/27/08 - A | International Game Technology *IGT* | 459902102 | 12/31/07 | 27,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
02/12/08 - A | Rockwell Collins, Inc. *COL* | 774341101 | 12/14/07 | 17,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
03/06/08 - A | The Walt Disney Company *DIS* | 254687106 | 01/07/08 | 35,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Susan E. Arnold | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director John E. Bryson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director John S. Chen | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Judith L. Estrin | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Robert A. Iger | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Steven P. Jobs | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director John E. Pepper, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director Orin C. Smith | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
Vote Summary Report | ||||||||||
Apr 01, 2008 - Jun 30, 2008 | ||||||||||
North Country Equity Growth Fund | ||||||||||
Mtg | Company/ | Mgmt | Vote | Record | Shares | |||||
Date/Type | Ballot Issues | Security | Rec | Cast | Date | Prpnent | Voted | |||
04/25/08 - A | Abbott Laboratories *ABT* | 002824100 | 02/26/08 | 40,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Amend Human Rights Policy to Address Access to Medicines | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/09/08 - A | Adobe Systems Inc. *ADBE* | 00724F101 | 02/11/08 | 38,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Edward W. Barnholt | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Michael R. Cannon | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director James E. Daley | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Charles M. Geschke | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Shantanu Narayen | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Delbert W. Yocam | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
04/28/08 - A | American Express Co. *AXP* | 025816109 | 02/29/08 | 40,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Require Majority Vote for Non-Contested Election | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/25/08 - A | AT&T Inc *T* | 00206R102 | 02/27/08 | 64,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director William F. Aldinger III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director James H. Blanchard | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director August A. Busch III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director James P. Kelly | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Jon C. Madonna | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Lynn M. Martin | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director John B. McCoy | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Mary S. Metz | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director Joyce M. Roche | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Elect Director Laura D' Andrea Tyson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Elect Director Patricia P. Upton | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
16 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
17 | Exclude Pension Credits from Earnings Performance Measure | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
18 | Require Independent Lead Director | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
19 | Establish SERP Policy | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
20 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/24/08 - A | Baker Hughes Incorporated *BHI* | 057224107 | 02/25/08 | 26,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Other Business | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||
04/23/08 - A | Bank of America Corp. *BAC* | 060505104 | 02/27/08 | 34,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director William Barnet, III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director John T. Collins | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Gary L. Countryman | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Tommy R. Franks | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Charles K. Gifford | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Walter E. Massey | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Thomas J. May | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Elect Director Robert L. Tillman | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
16 | Elect Director Jackie M. Ward | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
17 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
18 | Limit/Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
19 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
20 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
21 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
22 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
23 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
24 | Report on the Equator Principles | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
25 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Human Rights | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/06/08 - A | Baxter International Inc. *BAX* | 071813109 | 03/07/08 | 39,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Wayne T. Hockmeyer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Joseph B. Martin | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
04/24/08 - A | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. *BNI* | 12189T104 | 02/28/08 | 15,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Donald G. Cook | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Vilma S. Martinez | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Marc F. Racicot | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Roy S. Roberts | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Matthew K. Rose | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Marc J. Shapiro | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director J.C. Watts, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Robert H. West | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director J. Steven Whisler | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/28/08 - A | Chevron Corporation *CVX* | 166764100 | 03/31/08 | 13,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director S. H. Armacost | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director L. F. Deily | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director R. E. Denham | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director R. J. Eaton | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director S. Ginn | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director F. G. Jenifer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director J. L. Jones | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director S. Nunn | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director D. J. O?Reilly | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director D. B. Rice | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director P. J. Robertson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director K. W. Sharer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Elect Director C. R. Shoemate | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Elect Director R. D. Sugar | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Elect Director C. Ware | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
16 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
17 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
18 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
19 | Adopt Human Rights Policy | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
20 | Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Sands Operations in Canada | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
21 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
22 | Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
23 | Report on Market Specific Environmental Laws | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/06/08 - A | CIT Group Inc *CIT* | 125581108 | 03/10/08 | 32,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Gary C. Butler | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director William M. Freeman | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Susan Lyne | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director James S. McDonald | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Marianne Miller Parrs | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Timothy M. Ring | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director John R. Ryan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Seymour Sternberg | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Peter J. Tobin | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Lois M. Van Deusen | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
04/22/08 - A | Citigroup Inc. *C* | 172967101 | 02/25/08 | 34,500 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Sir Winfried Bischoff | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director John M. Deutch | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Anne Mulcahy | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Vikram Pandit | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Richard D. Parsons | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Judith Rodin | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director Robert E. Rubin | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Elect Director Robert L. Ryan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
16 | Disclose Prior Government Service | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
17 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
18 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
19 | Require More Director Nominations Than Open Seats | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
20 | Report on the Equator Principles | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
21 | Adopt Employee Contract | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
22 | Amend GHG Emissions Policies to Limit Coal Financing | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
23 | Report on Human Rights Investment Policies | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
24 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
25 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
26 | Indicate If You Would Like to Keep Your Vote Confidential Under Current Policy | None | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/08/08 - A | Colgate-Palmolive Co. *CL* | 194162103 | 03/10/08 | 22,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director John T. Cahill | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Jill K. Conway | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Ian M. Cook | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director David W. Johnson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Richard J. Kogan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Delano E. Lewis | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Reuben Mark | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/14/08 - A | ConocoPhillips *COP* | 20825C104 | 03/17/08 | 14,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Harold W. McGraw III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director James J. Mulva | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Declassify the Board of Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
7 | Report on Indigenous Peoples Rights Policies | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
8 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
9 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
10 | Adopt Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals for Products and Operations | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
11 | Report on Community Environmental Impacts of Operations | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
12 | Report on Environmental Damage from Drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
13 | Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Sands Operations in Canada | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
14 | Report on Global Warming | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/24/08 - A | Corning Inc. *GLW* | 219350105 | 02/26/08 | 108,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||
1.1 | Elect Director John Seely Brown --- Withhold | |||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Gordon Gund --- Withhold | |||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director Kurt M. Landgraf --- For | |||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director H. Onno Ruding --- Withhold | |||||||||
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/09/08 - A | Dominion Resources, Inc. *D* | 25746U109 | 02/29/08 | 16,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Peter W. Brown | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director George A. Davidson, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director John W. Harris | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Robert S. Jepson, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Mark J. Kington | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Benjamin J. Lambert, III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Margaret A. McKenna | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Frank S. Royal | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director David A. Wollard | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/02/08 - A | Ecolab, Inc. *ECL* | 278865100 | 03/11/08 | 22,500 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Barbara J. Beck | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Stefan Hamelmann | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Jerry W. Levin | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Robert L. Lumpkins | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/29/08 - A | Exelon Corp. *EXC* | 30161N101 | 03/03/08 | 8,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Bruce DeMars | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Nelson A. Diaz | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Paul L. Joskow | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director John W. Rowe | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Report on Global Warming | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/28/08 - A | Exxon Mobil Corp. *XOM* | 30231G102 | 04/04/08 | 19,500 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Amend Bylaws to Prohibit Precatory Proposals | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
4 | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
5 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
6 | Approve Distribution Policy | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
7 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
8 | Compare CEO Compensation to Company's Lowest Paid U.S. Workers | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
9 | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
10 | Review Anti-discrimination Policy on Corporate Sponsorships and Executive Perks | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
11 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
12 | Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
13 | Report on Community Environmental Impacts of Operations | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
14 | Report on Potential Environmental Damage from Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
15 | Adopt Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals for Products and Operations | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
16 | Report on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Information at Gas Stations | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
17 | Report on Climate Change Impacts on Emerging Countries | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
18 | Report on Energy Technologies Development | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
19 | Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Energy | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
06/18/08 - A | Fairpoint Communications, Inc *FRP* | 305560104 | 04/25/08 | 867 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/07/08 - A | General Dynamics Corp. *GD* | 369550108 | 03/10/08 | 14,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Nicholas D. Chabraja | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director James S. Crown | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director William P. Fricks | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Charles H. Goodman | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Jay L. Johnson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director George A. Joulwan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Paul G. Kaminski | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director John M. Keane | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Deborah J. Lucas | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Lester L. Lyles | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Carl E. Mundy, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director J. Christopher Reyes | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Elect Director Robert Walmsley | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Adopt Ethical Criteria for Military Contracts | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
16 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/23/08 - A | General Electric Co. *GE* | 369604103 | 02/25/08 | 60,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director William M. Castell | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Susan Hockfield | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Andrea Jung | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Alan G. Lafley | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director James J. Mulva | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Elect Director Sam Nunn | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Elect Director Roger S. Penske | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
16 | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
17 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
18 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
19 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
20 | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
21 | Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
22 | Report on Charitable Contributions | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
23 | Report on Global Warming | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
24 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/13/08 - A | Genworth Financial, Inc. *GNW* | 37247D106 | 03/18/08 | 47,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Frank J. Borelli | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Michael D. Fraizer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Nancy J. Karch | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director J. Robert ?Bob? Kerrey | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Saiyid T. Naqvi | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director James A. Parke | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director James S. Riepe | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Barrett A. Toan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Thomas B. Wheeler | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
04/26/08 - A | Harley-Davidson, Inc. *HOG* | 412822108 | 03/05/08 | 15,800 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||
1.1 | Elect Director George H. Conrades --- Withhold | |||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Sara L. Levinson --- Withhold | |||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director George L. Miles, Jr. --- For | |||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director Jochen Zeitz --- For | |||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/02/08 - A | Illinois Tool Works Inc. *ITW* | 452308109 | 03/04/08 | 28,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director William F. Aldinger | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Marvin D. Brailsford | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Susan Crown | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Don H. Davis, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Robert C. McCormack | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Robert S. Morrison | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director James A. Skinner | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Harold B. Smith | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director David B. Speer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Pamela B. Strobel | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
04/29/08 - A | International Business Machines Corp. *IBM* | 459200101 | 02/29/08 | 17,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
4 | Review Executive Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
5 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Human Rights | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
6 | Amend Bylaw -- Call Special Meetings | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
7 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/13/08 - A | ITT Corp. *ITT* | 450911102 | 03/21/08 | 20,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Amend Articles of Incorporation to Authorize Additional Shares and Provide for Majority Voting in Uncontested Elections | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Report Foreign Military Sales | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/24/08 - A | Johnson & Johnson *JNJ* | 478160104 | 02/26/08 | 26,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||
1.1 | Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman --- For | |||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director James G. Cullen --- For | |||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns --- Withhold | |||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo --- Withhold | |||||||||
1.5 | Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist --- For | |||||||||
1.6 | Elect Director Leo F. Mullin --- For | |||||||||
1.7 | Elect Director Wiliam D. Perez --- Withhold | |||||||||
1.8 | Elect Director Christine A. Poon --- For | |||||||||
1.9 | Elect Director Charles Prince --- Withhold | |||||||||
1.10 | Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund --- For | |||||||||
1.11 | Elect Director David Satcher --- For | |||||||||
1.12 | Elect Director William C. Weldon --- For | |||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/25/08 - A | Kellogg Co. *K* | 487836108 | 03/04/08 | 37,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/24/08 - A | Lockheed Martin Corp. *LMT* | 539830109 | 03/03/08 | 12,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | Split | Mgmt | ||||||
1.1 | Elect Director E. C. "Pete" Aldrige, Jr. --- For | |||||||||
1.2 | Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald --- Withhold | |||||||||
1.3 | Elect Director David B. Burritt --- For | |||||||||
1.4 | Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. --- For | |||||||||
1.5 | Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King --- For | |||||||||
1.6 | Elect Director James M. Loy --- For | |||||||||
1.7 | Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale --- For | |||||||||
1.8 | Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston --- For | |||||||||
1.9 | Elect Director Frank Savage --- For | |||||||||
1.10 | Elect Director James Schneider --- For | |||||||||
1.11 | Elect Director Anne Stevens --- For | |||||||||
1.12 | Elect Director Robert J. Stevens --- For | |||||||||
1.13 | Elect Director James R. Ukropina --- For | |||||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Provide for Simple Majority Voting | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Increase Disclosure of Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
8 | Report on Nuclear Weapons | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
9 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/30/08 - A | Lowe's Companies, Inc. *LOW* | 548661107 | 03/28/08 | 28,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Declassify the Board of Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
5 | Pay For Superior Performance | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/02/08 - A | Marriott International Inc. *MAR* | 571903202 | 03/11/08 | 22,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director J.W. Marriott, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director John W. Marriott, III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Mary K. Bush | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Lawrence W. Kellner | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Debra L. Lee | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director George Munoz | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Harry J. Pearce | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director William J. Shaw | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Lawrence M. Small | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/22/08 - A | McDonald's Corp. *MCD* | 580135101 | 03/24/08 | 30,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Ralph Alvarez | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Susan E. Arnold | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Richard H. Lenny | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Cary D. McMillan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Sheila A. Penrose | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director James A. Skinner | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/22/08 - A | Medco Health Solutions, Inc. *MHS* | 58405U102 | 03/26/08 | 40,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director John L. Cassis | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Michael Goldstein | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Blenda J. Wilson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/24/08 - A | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. *MER* | 590188108 | 02/26/08 | 21,500 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Carol T. Christ | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Armando M. Codina | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Judith Mayhew Jonas | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director John A. Thain | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
7 | Compensation- Miscellaneous Company Specific--Prohibiting Executive Officer Stock Sales during Buyback | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
8 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
9 | Adopt Employment Contract | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/14/08 - A | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. *NOV* | 637071101 | 03/27/08 | 37,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Robert E. Beauchamp | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Jeffery A. Smisek | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
06/25/08 - A | NeuStar, Inc *NSR* | 64126X201 | 04/26/08 | 36,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/01/08 - A | Noble Corporation *NE* | G65422100 | 03/06/08 | 36,000 | ||||||
This is a duplicate meeting for ballots received via the Broadridge North American ballot distribution system | ||||||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/07/08 - A | PepsiCo, Inc. *PEP* | 713448108 | 03/07/08 | 31,800 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director I.M. Cook | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director D. Dublon | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director V.J. Dzau | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director R.L. Hunt | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director A. Ibarguen | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director A.C. Martinez | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director I.K. Nooyi | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director S.P. Rockefeller | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director J.J. Schiro | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director L.G. Trotter | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director D.Vasella | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director M.D. White | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Report on Recycling | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
15 | Report on Genetically Engineered Products | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
16 | Report on Human Rights Policies Relating to Water Use | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
17 | Report on Global Warming | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
18 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/22/08 - A | Praxair, Inc. *PX* | 74005P104 | 02/28/08 | 20,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Require Majority Vote for Non-Contested Election | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/28/08 - A | Southern Company *SO* | 842587107 | 03/31/08 | 18,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Adopt Majority Voting and Eliminate Cumulative Voting for Uncontested Election of Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Eliminate Cumulative Voting | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals From Operations | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/09/08 - A | St. Jude Medical, Inc. *STJ* | 790849103 | 03/12/08 | 39,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested Election of Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
06/09/08 - A | Staples, Inc. *SPLS* | 855030102 | 04/14/08 | 30,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Basil L. Anderson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Arthur M. Blank | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Mary Elizabeth Burton | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Justin King | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Rowland T. Moriarty | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Robert C. Nakasone | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Robert E. Sulentic | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Martin Trust | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Vijay Vishwanath | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director Paul F. Walsh | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
16 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
17 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/23/08 - A | Stryker Corp. *SYK* | 863667101 | 02/29/08 | 28,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
04/10/08 - A | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. *TROW* | 74144T108 | 02/11/08 | 50,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Edward C. Bernard | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director James T. Brady | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director ) J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Donald B. Hebb, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director James A.C. Kennedy | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Brian C. Rogers | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Dr. Alfred Sommer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Dwight S. Taylor | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Anne Marie Whittemore | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Increase Authorized Common Stock | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Other Business | For | Against | Mgmt | ||||||
05/22/08 - A | Target Corporation *TGT* | 87612E106 | 03/24/08 | 18,500 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director James A. Johnson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Mary E. Minnick | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Derica W. Rice | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
04/17/08 - A | Texas Instruments, Inc. *TXN* | 882508104 | 02/19/08 | 40,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director James R. Adams | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director David L. Boren | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Daniel A. Carp | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Carrie S. Cox | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director David R. Goode | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Wayne R. Sanders | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Richard K. Templeton | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/08/08 - A | The Bank Of New York Mellon Corp. *BK* | 064058100 | 02/08/08 | 52,830 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
7 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/10/08 - A | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. *GS* | 38141G104 | 02/11/08 | 9,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors Lloyd C. Blankfein | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Directors John H. Bryan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Directors Gary D. Cohn | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Directors Claes Dahlback | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Directors Stephen Friedman | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Directors William W. George | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Directors Rajat K. Gupta | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Directors James A. Johnson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Directors Lois D. Juliber | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Directors Edward M. Liddy | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Directors Ruth J. Simmons | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Directors Jon Winkelried | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
15 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
16 | Prepare Sustainability Report | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/21/08 - A | The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. *HIG* | 416515104 | 03/24/08 | 15,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Ramani Ayer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Ramon de Oliveira | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Trevor Fetter | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Paul G. Kirk, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Thomas M. Marra | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Gail J. McGovern | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Michael G. Morris | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Charles B. Strauss | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
05/16/08 - A | Transocean Inc. *RIG* | G90073100 | 03/19/08 | 13,319 | ||||||
This is a duplicate meeting for ballots received via the Broadridge North American ballot distribution system | ||||||||||
1 | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JON A. MARSHALL | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MARTIN B. MCNAMARA | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ROBERT E. ROSE | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: IAN C. STRACHAN | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP TO SERVE AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2008. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
04/09/08 - A | United Technologies Corp. *UTX* | 913017109 | 02/12/08 | 21,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
5 | Improve Human Rights Standards or Policies | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
6 | Pay For Superior Performance | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
7 | Report on Foreign Military Sales | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/01/08 - A | Valero Energy Corp. *VLO* | 91913Y100 | 03/03/08 | 23,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Share buyback holding period | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
5 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/01/08 - A | Verizon Communications *VZ* | 92343V104 | 03/03/08 | 46,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Richard L. Carrion | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director M. Frances Keeth | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Sandra O. Moose | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Hugh B. Price | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director John W. Snow | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director John R. Stafford | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
15 | Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination based on Gender Identity | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
16 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/22/08 - A | Wachovia Corp. *WB* | 929903102 | 02/14/08 | 47,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director John D. Baker, II | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Peter C. Browning | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director John T. Casteen, III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director Jerry Gitt | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director William H. Goodwin, Jr. | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Robert A. Ingram | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director Donald M. James | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Timothy D. Proctor | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director Ernest S. Rady | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Elect Director Van L. Richey | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Elect Director Lanty L. Smith | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
16 | Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
17 | Elect Director Dona Davis Young | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
18 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
19 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
20 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
21 | Require Two Candidates for Each Board Seat | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
05/21/08 - A | Wellpoint Inc *WLP* | 94973V107 | 03/17/08 | 22,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Directors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
04/24/08 - A | Wyeth *WYE* | 983024100 | 03/03/08 | 30,000 | ||||||
1 | Elect Director Robert M. Amen | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
2 | Elect Director Michael J. Critelli | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
3 | Elect Director Robert Essner | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
4 | Elect Director John D. Feerick | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
5 | Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
6 | Elect Director Victor F. Ganzi | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
7 | Elect Director Robert Langer | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
8 | Elect Director John P. Mascotte | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
9 | Elect Director Raymond J. McGuire | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
10 | Elect Director Mary Lake Polan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
11 | Elect Director Bernard Poussot | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
12 | Elect Director Gary L. Rogers | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
13 | Elect Director John R. Torell III | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
14 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
15 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
16 | Amend Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | For | For | Mgmt | ||||||
17 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | For | ShrHoldr | ||||||
18 | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | Against | Against | ShrHoldr | ||||||
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THE NORTH COUNTRY FUNDS: INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND | Exhibit B | |||||||
Investment Company Act File Number: 811- 10123 | ||||||||
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 | ||||||||
N-PX Form Requirements | ||||||||
(a) Issuer's Name | (b) Exchange Ticker Symbol | (c)"CUSIP" # | (d) Shareholder Meeting Date | (e) Matter Identification | (f) Proposal Type | (g) Voted | (h) Vote Cast | (i) For or Against Management |
NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
The North Country Intermediate Bond Fund did not hold any voting securities and accordingly did not vote any proxies during the reporting period. |