SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc.
Investment Company Act file number 811-21600
DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One South Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(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: 06/30 |
Date of reporting period: 7/1/05-6/30/06
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******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-21600 Reporting Period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006 DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. ================= A DWS GLOBAL COMMODITIES STOCK FUND, INC. ================== AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC. Ticker: APD Security ID: 009158106 Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 30, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mario L. Baeza For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Edward E. Hagenlocker For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Terrence Murray For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Charles H. Noski 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERADA HESS CORP Ticker: AHC Security ID: 023551104 Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J.B. Hess For For Management 1.2 Elect Director C.G. Matthews For For Management 1.3 Elect Director R. Lavizzo Mourey For For Management 1.4 Elect Director E.H. von Metzsch For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Change Company Name For For Management 4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGLO AMERICAN PLC (FORMERLY ANGLO AME. CORP. OF S. AFRICA L Ticker: AAUKF Security ID: G03764100 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of USD 0.95 Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Elect Peter Woicke as Director For For Management 4 Elect Mamphela Ramphele as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect David Challen as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Fred Phaswana as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Sir Mark Moody-Stuart as For For Management Director 8 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 9 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 10 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 248,750,000 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 37,250,000 13 Authorise 149,000,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 14 Amend Articles of Association Re: Board For For Management Composition - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHP BILLITON PLC (FORMERLY BILLITON PLC) Ticker: Security ID: G10877101 Meeting Date: OCT 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for BHP Billiton Plc 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for BHP Billiton Ltd. 3 Elect Carlos Cordeiro as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 4 Elect Carlos Cordeiro as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 5 Elect Gail de Planque as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 6 Elect Gail de Planque as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 7 Re-elect David Crawford as Director of For For Management BHP Billiton Plc 8 Re-elect David Crawford as Director of For For Management BHP Billiton Ltd. 9 Re-elect David Jenkins as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 10 Re-elect David Jenkins as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 11 Re-elect Mike Salamon as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 12 Re-elect Mike Salamon as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 13 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management BHP Billiton Plc and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 265,926,499 15 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 61,703,675 16 Authorise 246,814,700 BHP Billiton Plc For For Management Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase 17 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 18 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management Options under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Group Incentive Scheme and Grant of Performance Shares under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan to Charles Goodyear 19 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management Options under the Amended BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme and Grant of Performance Shares under the BHP Billiton Plc Long Term Incentive Plan to Mike Salamon 20 Amend Articles of Association of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 21 Amend the Constitution of BHP Billiton For For Management Ltd. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BP PLC (FORM. BP AMOCO PLC ) Ticker: BPAQF Security ID: G12793181 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Re-elect David Allen as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Lord Browne of Madingley as For For Management Director 5 Re-elect John Bryan as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Antony Burgmans as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Iain Conn as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Errol Davis Jr. as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Douglas Flint as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Byron Grote as Director For For Management 11 Re-elect Anthony Hayward as Director For For Management 12 Re-elect DeAnne Julius as Director For For Management 13 Re-elect Sir Tom McKillop as Director For For Management 14 Re-elect John Manzoni as Director For For Management 15 Re-elect Walter Massey as Director For For Management 16 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For For Management 17 Re-elect Michael Wilson as Director For For Management 18 Re-elect Peter Sutherland as Director For For Management 19 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 20 Authorise 2,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 21 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 1,690,000,000 22 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 253,000,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP Ticker: CAM Security ID: 216640102 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Nathan M. Avery For For Management 1.2 Elect Director C. Baker Cunningham For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Sheldon R. Erikson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Change Company Name For For Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANFOR CORP. Ticker: CFP Security ID: 137902102 Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: APR 25, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Plan of Arrangement For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHEVRON CORPORATION Ticker: CVX Security ID: 166764100 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 6, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Linnet F. Deily For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert E. Denham For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert J. Eaton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Sam Ginn For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Franklyn G. Jenifer For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management 1.8 Elect Director David J. O'Reilly For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Donald B. Rice For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Peter J. Robertson For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Charles R. Shoemate For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Carl Ware For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Company-Specific-Reimbursement of Against For Shareholder Stockholder Proposal 4 Report on Environmental Impact of Against Against Shareholder Drilling in Sensitive Areas 5 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 6 Adopt an Animal Welfare Policy Against Against Shareholder 7 Adopt a Human Rights Policy Against Against Shareholder 8 Report on Remediation Expenses in Ecuador Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP. Ticker: SNPMF Security ID: Y15010104 Meeting Date: SEP 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 26, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Issue of Short-Term Commercial For For Management Paper of a Total Principal Amount of Up to 10 Percent of Net Assets Value and Maximum Amount Approved by the Peoples Bank of China and Authorize Board to Determine Matters in Relation to Such Issuance - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE Ticker: RIO Security ID: 204412209 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: APR 11, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPRECIATION OF THE MANAGEMENTS REPORT For For Management AND ANALYSIS, DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2005 2 PROPOSAL FOR THE DESTINATION OF PROFITS For For Management OF THE SAID FISCAL YEAR AND APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT BUDGET FOR THE COMPANY, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT 3 APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FISCAL For For Management COUNCIL 4 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REMUNERATION OF THE For For Management SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND FISCAL COUNCIL MEMBERS 5 PROPOSAL FOR A FORWARD SPLIT, ALL AS MORE For For Management FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT 6 PROPOSAL TO MODIFY THE COMPANY S BY-LAWS, For For Management RELATED TO SECTION II AND SUBSECTION IV OF CHAPTER IV, IN RELATION TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES, IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS: A) CHANGE OF THE HEADING OF ARTICLE 15; B) AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 16; C) ADD ITEM IV TO ARTICLE 7 CONSOLIDATION OF THE AMENDMENTS TO CVRD S For For Management BY-LAWS, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE Ticker: RIO Security ID: 204412209 Meeting Date: JUL 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUN 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 THE PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY S For For Management BY-LAWS. 2 THE REPLACEMENT OF A MEMBER OF A FISCAL For For Management COUNCIL, AND HIS RESPECTIVE SUBSTITUTE, NOMINATED BY THE CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE Ticker: RIO.PR Security ID: 204412209 Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAR 15, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO APPROVE THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND For For Management REASONS (THE PROTOCOLO E JUSTIFICACAO ) FOR THE MERGER OF ALL THE SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF CAEMI - MINERACAO E METALURGIA S.A. (CAEMI)) INTO THE ASSETS OF CVRD IN ORDER TO CONVERT THE FORMER INTO A WHOLLY-OWNED 2 TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF THE EXPERTS For For Management WHO PREPARED THE VALUE APPRAISAL OF THE PREFERRED SHARES ISSUED BY CAEMI TO BE MERGED INTO CVRD ASSETS. 3 TO DECIDE ON THE APPRAISAL REPORT, For For Management PREPARED BY THE EXPERTS. 4 TO APPROVE THE MERGER OF ALL OF THE For For Management SHARES ISSUED BY CAEMI INTO THE ASSETS OF THE CVRD. 5 TO APPROVE CVRD CAPITAL INCREASE WITHIN For For Management THE ISSUANCE OF 64,151,361 PREFERRED CLASS A SHARES, TO BE PAID-IN WITH THE SHARES OF CAEMI TO BE MERGED INTO THE COMPANY S ASSETS, AND THE CONSEQUENT CHANGE OF THE CAPUT OF ARTICLE 5 OF THE CVRD S BY-LAWS. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOMTAR INC. Ticker: DTC. Security ID: 257561100 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jack C. Bingleman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Raymond Chretien For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Louis P. Gignac For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Claude R. Lamoureux For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jacques Laurent For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Brian M. Levitt For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Gilles Quimet For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Louise Roy For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Raymond Royer For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robert J. Steacy For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Gene R. Tyndall For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE Ticker: DOW Security ID: 260543103 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James A. Bell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Geoffery E. Merszei For For Management 1.6 Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Paul G. Stern For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Report on Remediation Policies in Bhopal Against Against Shareholder 4 Report on Genetically Modified Organisms Against Against Shareholder 5 Evaluate Potential Links Between Company Against Against Shareholder Products and Asthma 6 Report on Security of Chemical Facilities Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: ESV Security ID: 26874Q100 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gerald W. Haddock For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Paul E. Rowsey, III For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Carl F. Thorne For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Daniel W. Rabun For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXXON MOBIL CORP. Ticker: XOM Security ID: 30231G102 Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William W. George For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James R. Houghton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director William R. Howell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Reatha Clark King For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Philip E. Lippincott For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Walter V. Shipley For For Management 1.11 Elect Director J. Stephen Simon For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder of Directors 5 Company-Specific-Nominate Independent Against Against Shareholder Director with Industry Experience 6 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder 7 Non-Employee Director Compensation Against Against Shareholder 8 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder 9 Review Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 10 Link Executive Compensation to Social Against Against Shareholder Issues 11 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 12 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder 13 Amend Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Against Against Shareholder to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation 14 Report on Damage Resulting from Drilling Against Against Shareholder for Oil and gas in Protected Areas 15 Report Accountability for Company's Against Against Shareholder Environmental Impacts due to Operation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORMOSA CHEMICAL & FIBER CO. CORP. Ticker: Security ID: Y25946107 Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 17, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends 3 Approve Capitalization of 2005 Dividends For For Management and Employee Profit Sharing 4 Amend Articles of Association and Related For For Management Rules and Procedures 5 Elect Directors and Supervisors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRONTIER OIL CORP. Ticker: FTO Security ID: 35914P105 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James R. Gibbs For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Douglas Y. Bech For For Management 1.3 Elect Director G. Clyde Buck For For Management 1.4 Elect Director T. Michael Dossey For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James H. Lee For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Paul B. Loyd, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael E. Rose For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRONTIER OIL CORP. Ticker: FTO Security ID: 35914P105 Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAY 11, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLOBAL SANTA FE CORP.(FORMERLY SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL CORP) Ticker: GSF Security ID: G3930E101 Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 24, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas W. Cason For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jon A. Marshall For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Carroll W. Suggs For For Management 2 AMEND THE COMPANY S AMENDED AND RESTATED For For Management ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, AS AMENDED TO DATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ISSUANCE OF PREFERENCE SHARES IS NOT A VARIATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF ORDINARY SHARES AND TO MAKE A RELATED CLARIFYING CHANGE, AND AMEND 3 AMEND THE EXISTING ARTICLES OF For For Management ASSOCIATION TO INCREASE THE COMPANY S FLEXIBILITY IN REPURCHASING ITS SHARES. 4 AMEND THE EXISTING ARTICLES OF For For Management ASSOCIATION TO DELETE OBSOLETE PROVISIONS RELATING TO KUWAIT PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES. 5 AMEND THE EXISTING MEMORANDUM OF For For Management ASSOCIATION AND THE EXISTING ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION TO CLARIFY, UPDATE AND MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS. 6 AMEND AND RESTATE THE EXISTING MEMORANDUM For For Management OF ASSOCIATION AND THE EXISTING ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION TO INCORPORATE ALL PREVIOUS AMENDMENTS THERETO. 7 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HALLIBURTON CO. Ticker: HAL Security ID: 406216101 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 20, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James R. Boyd For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert L. Crandall For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr For For Management 1.5 Elect Director S.Malcolm Gillis For For Management 1.6 Elect Director W.R. Howell For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ray L. Hunt For For Management 1.8 Elect Director David J. Lesar For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J.Landis Martin For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Jay A. Precourt For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Debra L. Reed For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management 4 Amend Terms of Severance Payments to For For Management Executives 5 Review Human Rights Standards Against Against Shareholder 6 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder of Directors 7 Amend Terms of Existing Poison Pill Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLLY CORP. Ticker: HOC Security ID: 435758305 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director B.P. Berry For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M.P. Clifton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director W.J. Glancy For For Management 1.4 Elect Director W.J. Gray For For Management 1.5 Elect Director M.R. Hickerson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director T.K. Matthews For For Management 1.7 Elect Director R.G. Mckenzie For For Management 1.8 Elect Director L. Norsworthy For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J.P. Reid For For Management 1.10 Elect Director P.T. Stoffel For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. Ticker: IP Security ID: 460146103 Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John L. Townsend, III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John F. Turner For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Alberto Weisser For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John V. Faraci For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Donald F. McHenry For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William G. Walter For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder of Directors 4 Sustainable Forestry Report Against Against Shareholder 5 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IPSCO INC. Ticker: IPS. Security ID: 462622101 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 20, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Directors M.A. Grandin, J.H. For For Management Hinshaw, B.M. Joyce, J.D. Michaels, B.M. Michel, A.S. Olson, A.R. Price, R.G. Sim, D.S. Sutherland, R.E. Tetrault, G.G. Thiessen, D.M. Wallace and J.B. Zaozirny 2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and For For Management Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Approve Annual Incentive Plan for Senior For For Management Officers - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOY GLOBAL, INC. Ticker: JOYG Security ID: 481165108 Meeting Date: FEB 23, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 6, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Steven L. Gerard For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John Nils Hanson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ken C. Johnsen For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James R. Klauser For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard B. Loynd For For Management 1.6 Elect Director P. Eric Siegert For For Management 1.7 Elect Director James H. Tate For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO. Ticker: LYO Security ID: 552078107 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Carol A. Anderson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William T. Butler For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Travis Engen For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Paul S. Halata For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Danny W. Huff For For Management 1.7 Elect Director David J. Lesar For For Management 1.8 Elect Director David J.P. Meachin For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Daniel J. Murphy For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Dan F. Smith For For Management 1.11 Elect Director William R. Spivey For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITTAL STEEL COMPANY NV (FRMELY ISPAT INTERNATIONAL NV) Ticker: MT Security ID: 60684P101 Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAY 23, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO APPROVE THE MIXED CASH AND EXCHANGE For Did Not Management OFFER FOR THE ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING Vote SHARE CAPITAL AND EQUITY SECURITIES OF ARCELOR S.A. 2 PROPOSAL TO REDUCE THE COMPANY S CURRENT For Did Not Management ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, SUCH REDUCTION WITH Vote EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION REFERRED TO IN AGENDA ITEM 4. 3 PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY S ARTICLES For Did Not Management OF ASSOCIATION AND TO AUTHORIZE EACH Vote MEMBER OF THE MANAGING BOARD AS WELL AS EACH LAWYER AND PARALEGAL PRACTICING WITH NAUTADUTILH N.V. TO IMPLEMENT THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. 4 PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE AUTHORITY OF THE For Did Not Management MANAGING BOARD FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR Vote TO ISSUE AND/OR GRANT RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SHARES WITH RESPECT TO SUCH NUMBER OF CLASS A SHARES TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE OFFER, SUCH ISSUANCE BEING CONDITIONAL UPON CL 5 PROPOSAL BY THE MANAGING BOARD TO APPOINT For Did Not Management MR. FRANCOIS H. PINAULT AS DIRECTOR C , Vote FOR A ONE YEAR TERM ENDING ON THE DATE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD IN 2007. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITTAL STEEL COMPANY NV (FRMELY ISPAT INTERNATIONAL NV) Ticker: MT Security ID: 60684P101 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 11, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE MIXED CASH AND None Did Not Management EXCHANGE OFFER FOR THE ISSUED AND Vote OUTSTANDING SHARE CAPITAL AND EQUITY SECURITIES OF ARCELOR S.A. PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2:107A DUTCH CIVIL CODE (THE OFFER ) 2 PROPOSAL TO REDUCE THE COMPANY S CURRENT None Did Not Management ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, SUCH REDUCTION Vote BEING CONDITIONAL UPON CLOSING OF THE OFFER AND THE EXCHANGE OF NEWLY ISSUED CLASS A SHARES FOR CERTAIN ARCELOR SECURITIES PURSUANT THERETO, AND WITH EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF AM 3 PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY S ARTICLES None Did Not Management OF ASSOCIATION, SUCH AMENDMENT BEING Vote CONDITIONAL UPON COMPLETION OF THE OFFER, AND TO AUTHORISE EACH MEMBER OF THE MANAGING BOARD AS WELL AS EACH LAWYER AND PARALEGAL PRACTICING WITH NAUTADUTILH N.V. TO IMPLEMENT 4 PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE AUTHORITY OF THE None Did Not Management MANAGING BOARD FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) Vote YEAR (UNTIL THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN 2007) TO ISSUE AND/OR GRANT RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SHARES WITH RESPECT TO SUCH NUMBER OF CLASS A SHARES TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO 5 PROPSOAL TO EXTEND THE AUTHORITY OF THE For Did Not Management MANAGING BOARD FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) Vote YEAR (UNTIL THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN 2007) TO ISSUE AND/OR GRANT RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR SHARES WITH RESPECT TO TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE UNISSUED CLASS A SHARES IN WHI 6 PROPOSAL TO ADOPT THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR For Did Not Management FISCAL 2005. Vote 7 PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE TO PAY A QUARTERLY For Did Not Management DIVIDEND OF US$0.125 PER SHARE, SUBJECT Vote TO FINAL DETERMINATION BY THE MANAGING BOARD. 8 PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE MANAGEMENT For Did Not Management PERFORMED BY THE DIRECTORS A OF THE Vote MANAGING BOARD DURING FISCAL 2005,INCLUDING DISCHARGE OF THE DIRECTORS A OF THE MANAGING BOARD FROM LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF THE EXERCISE OF THEIR DUTIES DURING FISCAL 2005. 9 PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE SUPERVISION For Did Not Management PERFORMED BY THE DIRECTORS C OF THE Vote MANAGING BOARD DURING FISCAL 2005, INCLUDING DISCHARGE OF THE DIRECTORS C OF THE MANAGING BOARD FROM LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF THE EXERCISE OF THEIR DUTIES DURING FISCAL 2005. 10 PROPOSAL BY THE HOLDERS OF THE CLASS B For Did Not Management SHARES (IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 18.4 Vote OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION) TO RE-APPOINT MESSRS. ANDRES ROZENTAL, NARAYANAN VAGHUL, MUNI KRISHNA T. REDDY AND RENE GERARD LOPEZ, LEWIS B. KADEN AND WILBUR LOUIS 11 PROPOSAL TO DESIGNATE MRS. USHA MITTAL, For Did Not Management AS THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 23 Vote OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. 12 PROPOSAL TO RE-APPOINT DELOITTE For Did Not Management ACCOUNTANTS AS THE REGISTERED ACCOUNTANTS Vote OF THE COMPANY. 13 PROPSOSAL TO DESIGINATE THE MANAGING For Did Not Management BOARD AS AUTHORISED CORPORATE BODY Vote (ORGAAN) TO REPURCHASE CLASS A SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY UNTIL 8 NOVEMBER 2007. 14 PROPSOAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY S STOCK For Did Not Management OPTION PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF Vote SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS GRANTED UNDER THE PLAN TO 20,000,000 CLASS A SHARES. 15 PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE AUTHORITY OF THE For Did Not Management MANAGING BOARD FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) Vote YEAR (UNTIL THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN 2007) TO LIMIT OR EXECUTE THE PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS TO CLASS A SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONSANTO CO. Ticker: MON Security ID: 61166W101 Meeting Date: JAN 17, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: NOV 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Hugh Grant For For Management 1.2 Elect Director C. Steven McMillan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert J. Stevens For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 5 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NESTE OIL Ticker: Security ID: X5688A109 Meeting Date: MAR 22, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 1.2 Receive Auditor's Report None None Management 1.3 Receive Supervisory Board's Statement on None None Management Financial Statements and Auditor's Report 1.4 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 1.5 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.80 Per Share 1.6 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board, For For Management Board of Directors, and President 1.7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management Board, Board of Directors, and Auditors 1.8 Fix Number of Supervisory Board Members For For Management 1.9 Fix Number of Members of Board of For For Management Directors at 8 1.10 Elect Supervisory Board For For Management 1.11 Reelect Timo Peltola, Mikael von For For Management Frenckell, Ainomaija Haarla, Kari Jordan, Juha Laaksonen, Nina Linander, Pekka Timonen, and Maarit Toivanen-Koivisto as Directors 1.12 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy as For For Management Auditors 2 Shareholder Proposal: Establish a For Against Shareholder Nominating Committee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWMONT MINING CORP. (HOLDING COMPANY) Ticker: NEM Security ID: 651639106 Meeting Date: APR 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 1, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Glen A. Barton For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Noreen Doyle For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Michael S. Hamson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Leo I. Higdon, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Pierre Lassonde For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert J. Miller For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robin A. Plumbridge For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John B. Prescott For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Donald C. Roth For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Seymour Schulich For For Management 1.14 Elect Director James V. Taranik For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for an Independent Chairman Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORSK HYDRO ASA Ticker: NHYKF Security ID: R61115102 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and Annual For For Management Report; Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of NOK 22 per Share 2 Receive Information Regarding Guidelines None None Management for Remuneration of Executive Management 3 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management 4 Elect Members and Deputy Members of For For Management Corporate Assembly 5 Approve Remuneration of Members of For For Management Corporate Assembly 6 Approve 5:1 Stock Split For For Management 7 Approve NOK 30.4 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Cancellation of 4.7 Million Treasury Shares and Redemption of 3.6 Million Shares Held by Norwegian State 8 Revoke Unused Part of Existing For For Management Authorization to Purchase Own Shares 9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 10 Shareholder Proposal: Prohibit President None Against Shareholder and CEO from Participating in Bonus Schemes - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION Ticker: NCX. Security ID: 66977W109 Meeting Date: APR 5, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect J.A. Blumberg as Director For For Management 1.2 Elect F.P. Boer as Director For For Management 1.3 Elect J. Bougie as Director For For Management 1.4 Elect J.V. Creighton as Director For For Management 1.5 Elect R.E. Dineen, Jr. as Director For For Management 1.6 Elect L.Y. Fortier as Director For For Management 1.7 Elect K.L. Hawkins as Director For For Management 1.8 Elect J.M Lipton as Director For For Management 1.9 Elect A.M. Ludwick as Director For For Management 1.10 Elect J.E. Newall as Director For For Management 1.11 Elect J.G. Rennie as Director For For Management 1.12 Elect J.M Standford as Director For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORICA LTD. (FORMERLY ICI AUSTRALIA) Ticker: ORI Security ID: Q7160T109 Meeting Date: JAN 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 22, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2.1 Elect Michael Beckett as Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Peter Kirby as Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Noel Meehan as Director For For Management 3 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Amount of A$1.8 Million 4 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA Ticker: PKG Security ID: 695156109 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Henry F. Frigon For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Louis A. Holland For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Samuel M. Mencoff For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Roger B. Porter For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas S. Souleles For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Paul T. Stecko For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Rayford K. Williamson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEABODY ENERGY CORP. Ticker: BTU Security ID: 704549104 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William E. James For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert B. Karn, III For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Henry E. Lentz For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Blanche M. Touhill, Ph.D. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management 4 Establish Other Board Committee Against For Shareholder 5 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder of Directors 6 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder 7 Report on Water Pollution Policy Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POSCO (FORMERLY POHANG IRON & STEEL) Ticker: Security ID: Y70750115 Meeting Date: FEB 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Appropriation of Income and Final For For Management Year-end Dividends of KRW 6000 Per Share 2 Amend Articles of Incorporation to Expand For For Management Its Business Objectives, to Separate Chairman from CEO, and to Abolish Stock Option System 3.1 Elect Independent Non-Executive Directors For For Management 3.2 Elect Member of Audit Committee For For Management 3.3 Elect Executive Directors For For Management 4 Approve Limit on Remuneration of For For Management Directors 5 Approve Waiver of Claim for Overpaid For For Management Employment Benefit for Retirees - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. Ticker: PPG Security ID: 693506107 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 17, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Charles E. Bunch For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert Ripp For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Thomas J.Usher For For Management 1.4 Elect Director David R. Whitwam For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PTT CHEMICAL PUBLIC CO. LTD. ( FORMERLY NATIONAL PETROCHEMIC Ticker: Security ID: Y8693U127 Meeting Date: AUG 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JUL 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Minutes of Previous AGM For For Management 2 Approve Merger with National For For Management Petrochemical Public Company Limited 3 Approve Capital Reduction and Amend For For Management Article 4 of the Memorandum of Association 4 Approve Transfer of Board of Investment For For Management of Thailand (BOI) Certificates to the New Company Derived from the Merger Agreement 5 Other Business For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIO TINTO LTD. (FORMERLY CRA LTD.) Ticker: RIO Security ID: Q81437107 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 2, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Buy Backs by the Company of Its For For Management Fully Paid Ordinary Shares Under Off-Market Buy Back Tenders and On-market Over the 12 Months, Provided That the Number Bought Back Under This Authority Does Not Exceed 28.5 Million Shares 2 Approve the Renewal of the Company's For For Management Authority to Buy Back Up to All the Ordinary Shares Held by Tinto Holdings Australia Pty Ltd 3 Approve Proposed Amendments Related to For Against Management the 'Change of Control' Provisions in the Company's Constitution and in the Rio Tinto Plc Articles of Association, and to the 'Borrowing Powers' Provision in the Rio Tinto Plc Articles of Association 4 Elect Tom Albanese as Director For For Management 5 Elect Rod Eddington as Director For For Management 6 Elect David Clementi as Director For For Management 7 Elect Leigh Clifford as Director For For Management 8 Elect Andrew Gould as Director For For Management 9 Elect David Mayhew as Director For For Management 10 Approve the Appointment of For For Management PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize the Audit Committee to Determine the Auditors' Remuneration 11 Approve the Remuneration Report for the For For Management Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005 12 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIO TINTO PLC (FORMERLY RTZ CORP. PLC) Ticker: RTPPF Security ID: G75754104 Meeting Date: APR 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 34,860,000 2 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 6,750,000 3 Authorise 106,500,000 RTP Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 4 Adopt New Articles of Association of Rio For For Management Tinto Plc and Amendments to Constitution of Rio Tinto Limited 5 Elect Tom Albanese as Director For For Management 6 Elect Sir Rod Eddington as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Sir David Clementi as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Leigh Clifford as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Andrew Gould as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect David Mayhew as Director For For Management 11 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 12 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 13 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC Ticker: Security ID: G7690A100 Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Elect Jorma Ollila as Director For For Management 4 Elect Nick Land as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Lord Kerr of Kinlochard as For For Management Director 6 Re-elect Jeroen van der Veer as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Rob Routs as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Wim Kok as Director For For Management 9 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUD 155,000,000 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUD 23,000,000 13 Authorise 667,000,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 14 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to GBP 200,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 200,000 15 Report on Social and Environment Impact Against Against Shareholder Assessment - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S-OIL (SSANGYONG OIL REFINING) Ticker: Security ID: Y80710109 Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Appropriation of Income and For For Management Year-End Dividend of KRW 2875 Per Common Share 2.1 Elect Directors For For Management 2.2 Elect Members of Audit Committee For For Management 3 Approve Limit on Remuneration of For For Management Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S-OIL (SSANGYONG OIL REFINING) Ticker: Security ID: Y80710109 Meeting Date: OCT 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: SEP 30, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAPPI LTD. Ticker: SPP Security ID: 803069202 Meeting Date: MAR 6, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 26, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTOR: MR For For Management KLAAS DE KLUIS 2 RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTOR: DR JOHN For For Management LEONARD JOB 3 RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTOR: DR For For Management DEENADAYALEN (LEN) KONAR 4 RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTOR: MR For For Management EUGENE VAN AS 5 RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTOR: MR For For Management DONALD GERT WILSON 6 A GENERAL APPROVAL FOR SAPPI AND ITS For For Management SUBSIDIARIES TO ACQUIRE SAPPI SHARES 7 PLACING A TOTAL OF 24,000,000 UNISSUED For For Management SAPPI SHARES AND/OR TREASURY SHARES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DIRECTORS OF SAPPI WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ALLOT AND/OR ISSUE SAME IN TERMS OF THE COMPANIES ACT AND THE LISTINGS REQUIREMENTS OF JSE LIMITED 8 ADJUSTMENT TO DIRECTORS FEES For For Management 9 AUTHORITY FOR DIRECTORS TO SIGN ALL For For Management DOCUMENTS AND DO ALL SUCH THINGS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE ABOVE RESOLUTIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAPPI LTD. Ticker: SPPRF Security ID: S73544108 Meeting Date: MAR 6, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Reelect Klaas de Kluis as Director For For Management Appointed During the Year 2 Reelect John Leonard Job as Director For For Management Appointed During the Year 3 Reelect Deenadayalen (Len) Konar as For For Management Director Appointed During the Year Appointed During the Year 4 Reelect Eugene van As as Director For For Management Appointed During the Year 5 Reelect Donald Gert Wilson as Director For For Management Appointed During the Year 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management and/or Treasury Shares under Control of Directors 8 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 9 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHLUMBERGER LTD. Ticker: SLB Security ID: 806857108 Meeting Date: APR 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 1, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J. Deutch For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J.S. Gorelick For For Management 1.3 Elect Director A. Gould For For Management 1.4 Elect Director T. Isaac For For Management 1.5 Elect Director A. Lajous For For Management 1.6 Elect Director A. Levy-Lang For For Management 1.7 Elect Director M.E. Marks For For Management 1.8 Elect Director D. Primat For For Management 1.9 Elect Director T.I. Sandvold For For Management 1.10 Elect Director N. Seydoux For For Management 1.11 Elect Director L.G. Stuntz For For Management 1.12 Elect Director R. Talwar For For Management 2 ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS AND For For Management DIVIDENDS 3 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management INCORPORATION 4 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF For For Management THE SCHLUMBERGER 2005 STOCK OPTION PLAN 5 APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC For For Management ACCOUNTING FIRM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SINOPEC ZHENHAI REFINING & CHEMICAL CO LTD (FORMERLY ZHENHAI Ticker: Security ID: Y80387106 Meeting Date: JAN 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 9, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles Re: Merger For For Management 2 Approve Merger Agreement Between the For For Management Company and Ningbo Yonglian Petrochemical Co. Ltd. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SINOPEC ZHENHAI REFINING & CHEMICAL CO LTD (FORMERLY ZHENHAI Ticker: Security ID: Y80387106 Meeting Date: JAN 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: DEC 9, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement Between the For For Management Company and Ningbo Yonglian Petrochemical Co. Ltd. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SINOPEC ZHENHAI REFINING & CHEMICAL CO LTD (FORMERLY ZHENHAI Ticker: Security ID: Y80387106 Meeting Date: NOV 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 12, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Continuing Connected Transactions For Against Management and Annual Caps - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATOIL ASA Ticker: STO Security ID: 85771P102 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 3, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 ELECTION OF A CHAIR OF THE MEETING. For For Management 2 ELECTION OF A PERSON TO CO-SIGN THE For For Management MINUTES TOGETHER WITH THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING. 3 APPROVAL OF THE NOTICE AND THE AGENDA. For For Management 4 APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT AND For For Management ACCOUNTS FOR STATOIL ASA AND THE STATOIL GROUP FOR 2005 AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE DIVIDEND. 5 DETERMINATION OF REMUNERATION FOR THE For For Management COMPANY S AUDITOR. 6 ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND DEPUTY MEMBERS OF For For Management THE CORPORATE ASSEMBLY. 7 DETERMINATION OF REMUNERATION FOR THE For For Management MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATE ASSEMBLY. 8 AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION For For Management SECTION 11 - ELECTION COMMITTEE. 9 ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ELECTION For For Management COMMITTEE. 10 DETERMINATION OF REMUNERATION FOR MEMBERS For For Management OF THE ELECTION COMMITTEE. 11 REDUCTION OF CAPITAL THROUGH THE For For Management ANNULMENT OF OWN SHARES. 12 AUTHORISATION TO ACQUIRE STATOIL SHARES For For Management IN THE MARKET FOR SUBSEQUENT ANNULMENT. 13 AUTHORISATION TO ACQUIRE STATOIL SHARES For For Management IN THE MARKET IN ORDER TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SHARE SAVING PLAN. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNCOR ENERGY INC Ticker: SU. Security ID: 867229106 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Mel E. Benson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Brian A. Canfield For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Bryan P. Davies For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Brian A. Felesky For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John T. Ferguson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director W. Douglas Ford For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Richard L. George For For Management 1.8 Elect Director John R. Huff For For Management 1.9 Elect Director M. Ann McCaig For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Michael W. O'Brien For For Management 1.11 Elect Director JR Shaw For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Eira M. Thomas For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNOCO, INC. Ticker: SUN Security ID: 86764P109 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 9, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R. J. Darnall For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J. G. Drosdick For For Management 1.3 Elect Director U. O. Fairbairn For For Management 1.4 Elect Director T. P. Gerrity For For Management 1.5 Elect Director R. B. Greco For For Management 1.6 Elect Director J. G. Kaiser For For Management 1.7 Elect Director R. A. Pew For For Management 1.8 Elect Director G. J. Ratcliffe For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J. W. Rowe For For Management 1.10 Elect Director J. K. Wulff For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TALISMAN ENERGY INC. Ticker: TLM. Security ID: 87425E103 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 17, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Douglas D. Baldwin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James W. Buckee For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William R.P. Dalton For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kevin S. Dunne For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Lawrence G. Tapp For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Stella M. Thompson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert G. Welty For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Charles R. Williamson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Charles W. Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Stock Split For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPLE-INLAND INC. Ticker: TIN Security ID: 879868107 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 8, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Cassandra C. Carr For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James T. Hackett For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Arthur Temple, III For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Larry E. Temple For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TENARIS SA, LUXEMBOURG Ticker: TS Security ID: 88031M109 Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 27, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For Did Not Management AND INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORTS ON THE Vote CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 2 CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For Did Not Management AND INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORTS ON THE Vote UNCONSOLIDATED ANNUAL ACCOUNTS. 3 ALLOCATION OF RESULTS AND APPROVAL OF For Did Not Management DIVIDEND PAYMENT. Vote 4 DISCHARGE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For Did Not Management DIRECTORS. Vote 5 ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For Did Not Management MEMBERS. Vote 6 AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For Did Not Management TO DELEGATE THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF Vote THE COMPANY S BUSINESS AND THE POWER TO REPRESENT THE COMPANY AS ADMINISTRATEUR DELEGUE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) TO MR. PAOLO ROCCA. 7 AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For Did Not Management TO APPOINT ANY OR ALL OF ITS MEMBERS AS Vote THE COMPANY S ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT. 8 AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For Did Not Management TO CAUSE THE DISTRIBUTION OF ALL Vote SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS. 9 BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION. For Did Not Management Vote 10 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote 11 AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 11 OF THE ARTICLES For Did Not Management OF ASSOCIATION. Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL SA (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A ) Ticker: TTFNF Security ID: F92124100 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management Statutory Reports Vote 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management and Statutory Reports Vote 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 6.48 per Share Vote 4 Approve Accounting Transfer from Special For Did Not Management Long-Term Capital Gains Reserve Account Vote to Other Reserves Account 5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 7 Reelect Anne Lauvergeon as Director For Did Not Management Vote 8 Reelect Daniel Bouton as Director For Did Not Management Vote 9 Reelect Bertrand Collomb as Director For Did Not Management Vote 10 Reelect Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani as For Did Not Management Director Vote 11 Reelect Michel Pebereau as Director For Did Not Management Vote 12 Reelect Pierre Vaillaud as Director For Did Not Management Vote 13 Elect Christophe de Margerie as Director For Did Not Management Vote 14 Approve Partial Spin-Off Agreement to For Did Not Management Arkema Vote 15 Approve 1-for-4 Stock Split For Did Not Management Vote 16 Amend Article 11 Regarding the Number of For Did Not Management Shares to Be Held By Directors Vote A Amend Article 11 to Require a Majority of Against Did Not Shareholder Independent Directors on Board Vote B Grant a Second Board Mandate to an Against Did Not Shareholder Employee Shareholder Representative Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP. Ticker: UPL Security ID: 903914109 Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 8, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael D. Watford For For Management 1.2 Elect Director W. Charles Helton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James E. Nielson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert E. Rigney For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James C. Roe For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management 3 Prepare a Climate Change Report Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEYERHAEUSER CO. Ticker: WY Security ID: 962166104 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 24, 2006 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard F. Haskayne For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Donald F. Mazankowski For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Nicole W. Piasecki For For Management 2 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder of Directors 3 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder 4 Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Against Against Shareholder Equity Awards 5 Report on Feasibility of Earning Forest Against Against Shareholder Stewardship Council Certification 6 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder 7 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XSTRATA PLC Ticker: Security ID: G9826T102 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition of One Third of For For Management Cerrejon Subject to the Conditions of the Acquisition Agreement - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XSTRATA PLC Ticker: Security ID: G9826T102 Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 25 US Cents Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Re-elect Ivan Glasenberg as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Robert MacDonnell as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Frederik Roux as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Santiago Zaldumbide as Director For For Management 8 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 108,477,815 10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 16,271,672 ========== END NPX REPORT
SIGNATURES
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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 Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. |
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Michael G. Clark
| Michael G. Clark, Chief Executive Officer |
Date 8/22/06
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