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: 811-00005
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Christina T. Simmons, Vice President & Assistant Secretary
90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 201-6984
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
FORM N-PX REPORT
ICA File Number: 811-00005
Reporting Period: 07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005
Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.
LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
Ticker: | AMD | Security ID: | 007903107 |
Meeting Date: | APR 28, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 28, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Hector de. J. Ruiz | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director W. Michael Barnes | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Bruce L. Claflin | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director David J. Edmondson | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert B. Palmer | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Leonard M. Silverman | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Morton L. Topfer | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | For | Shareholder |
4 | Expense Stock Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
ALCOA INC.
Ticker: | AA | Security ID: | 013817101 |
Meeting Date: | APR 22, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | JAN 24, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Joseph T. Gorman | For | Against | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
Ticker: | AAPL | Security ID: | 037833100 |
Meeting Date: | APR 21, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 1, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Fred D. Anderson | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director William V. Campbell | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Millard S. Drexler | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Steven P. Jobs | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Jerome B. York | For | For | Management |
2 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | For | For | Management |
5 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
6 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
Ticker: | ADM | Security ID: | 039483102 |
Meeting Date: | NOV 4, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | SEP 15, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director G. Allen Andreas | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Roger S. Joslin | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Patrick J. Moore | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director M. Brian Mulroney | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Thomas F. O’Neill | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director O.G. Webb | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook | For | For | Management |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Report on Genetically Engineered Products | Against | Against | Shareholder |
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
Ticker: | BHI | Security ID: | 057224107 |
Meeting Date: | APR 28, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 25, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Larry D. Brady | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Anthony G. Fernandes | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director J. Larry Nichols | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Declassify the Board of Directors | For | For | Management |
4 | Act on Shareholder Resolutions that Receive Majority Support | Against | For | Shareholder |
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BANK OF AMERICA CORP.
Ticker: | BAC | Security ID: | 060505104 |
Meeting Date: | APR 27, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 4, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director William Barnet, III | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Charles W. Coker | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director John T. Collins | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Gary L. Countryman | For | Withhold | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Paul Fulton | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Charles K. Gifford | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director W. Steven Jones | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Walter E. Massey | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Thomas J. May | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Edward L. Romero | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan | For | For | Management |
1.14 | Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.15 | Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler | For | For | Management |
1.16 | Elect Director Robert L. Tillman | For | For | Management |
1.17 | Elect Director Jackie M. Ward | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Director Nominee Amendment | Against | Against | Shareholder |
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE
Ticker: | BK | Security ID: | 064057102 |
Meeting Date: | APR 12, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 22, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Frank J. Biondi Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Richard J. Kogan | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director John A. Luke Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director John C. Malone | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Paul Myners | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Catherine A.Rein | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director William C. Richardson | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Brian L. Roberts | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Samuel C. Scott | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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BARRICK GOLD CORP.
Ticker: | ABX. | Security ID: | 067901108 |
Meeting Date: | APR 28, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 10, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director H.L. Beck | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director C.W.D. Birchall | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director G. Cisneros | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director M.A. Cohen | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director P.A. Crossgrove | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director P.C. Godsoe | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director A.A. MacNaughton | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director B. Mulroney | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director A. Munk | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director P. Munk | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director J.L. Rotman | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director S.J. Shapiro | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director G.C. Wilkins | For | For | Management |
2 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | For | For | Management |
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: | BAX | Security ID: | 071813109 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 3, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 4, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Blake E. Devitt | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Joseph B. Martin, M.D., Ph. D. | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Services | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Declassify the Board of Directors | None | For | Shareholder |
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.
Ticker: | BMY | Security ID: | 110122108 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 3, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 7, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director V.D. Coffman | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director J.M. Cornelius | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director P.R. Dolan | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director E.V. Futter | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director L.V. Gershtner, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director L. Johansson | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director L.W. Sullivan | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Amend Articles to Eliminate Certain Supermajority Vote Requirements | For | For | Management |
4 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Report on Operational Impact of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Pandemic | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Eliminate Animal Testing | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | For | Shareholder |
8 | Proposal Regarding Restatement Situations | Against | Against | Shareholder |
9 | Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives | Against | Against | Shareholder |
10 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO.
Ticker: | CNR. | Security ID: | 136375102 |
Meeting Date: | APR 21, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 15, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael R. Armellino | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director A. Charles Baillie | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Hugh J. Bolton | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Purdy Crawford | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director J.V. Raymond Cyr | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Gordon D. Giffin | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director James K. Gray | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director E. Hunter Harrison | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Edith E. Holiday | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director V. Maureen Kempston Darkes | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Gilbert H. Lamphere | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Denis Losier | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Edward C. Lumley | For | For | Management |
1.14 | Elect Director David G.A. McLean | For | For | Management |
1.15 | Elect Director Robert Pace | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Amend Management Long-Term Incentive Plan | For | For | Management |
CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: | CAH | Security ID: | 14149Y108 |
Meeting Date: | DEC 8, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | OCT 25, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director George H. Conrades | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert L. Gerbig | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert | For | For | Management |
2 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Against | For | Shareholder |
CATERPILLAR INC.
Ticker: | CAT | Security ID: | 149123101 |
Meeting Date: | APR 13, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 14, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director W. Frank Blount | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director John R. Brazil | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Eugene V. Fife | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Gaul D. Fosler | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Peter A. Magowan | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Report on Equipment Sales to Israel | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Report on Operational Imact of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Pandemic | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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CIGNA CORP.
Ticker: | CI | Security ID: | 125509109 |
Meeting Date: | APR 27, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 28, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Peter N. Larson | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Carol Cox Wait | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director William D. Zollars | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Marilyn Ware | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
CITIGROUP INC.
Ticker: | C | Security ID: | 172967101 |
Meeting Date: | APR 19, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 25, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director George David | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director John M. Deutch | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Ann Dibble Jordan | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Dudley C. Mecum | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Anne Mulcahy | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Richard D. Parsons | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Charles Prince | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Judith Rodin | For | For | Management |
1.14 | Elect Director Robert E. Rubin | For | For | Management |
1.15 | Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas | For | For | Management |
1.16 | Elect Director Sanford I. Weill | For | For | Management |
1.17 | Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Prohibit Chairman From Management Duties, Titles or Responsibilities | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
9 | Review/Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
10 | Adopt Simple Majority Vote | Against | For | Shareholder |
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CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Ticker: | CCU | Security ID: | 184502102 |
Meeting Date: | APR 26, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 11, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Alan D. Feld | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Perry J. Lewis | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director L. Lowry Mays | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Mark P. Mays | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Randall T. Mays | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director B.J. McCombs | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Phyllis B. Riggins | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Theodore H. Strauss | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director J.C. Watts | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director John H. Williams | For | For | Management |
2 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
CLOROX COMPANY, THE
Ticker: | CLX | Security ID: | 189054109 |
Meeting Date: | NOV 17, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | SEP 20, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Daniel Boggan, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Tully M. Friedman | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Christoph Henkel | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director William R. Johnson | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Gerald E. Johnston | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Gary G. Michael | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Klaus Morwind | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Jan L. Murley | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Lary R. Scott | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Michael E. Shannon | For | For | Management |
2 | Approve Outside Director Stock Awards/Options in Lieu of Cash | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: | CA | Security ID: | 204912109 |
Meeting Date: | AUG 25, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | JUN 30, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Russell M. Artzt | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Kenneth D. Cron | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Alfonse M. D’Amato | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Gary J. Fernandes | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert E. La Blanc | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Jay W. Lorsch | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Lewis S. Ranieri | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Walter P. Schuetze | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Laura S. Unger | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Review Executive Compensation | Against | For | Shareholder |
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CSX CORP.
Ticker: | CSX | Security ID: | 126408103 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 4, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 4, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director E.E. Bailey | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director J.B. Breaux | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director E.J. Kelly, III | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director R.D. Kunisch | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director S.J. Morcott | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director D.M. Ratcliff | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director C.E. Rice | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director W.C. Richardson | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director F.S. Royal | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director D.J. Shepard | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director M.J. Ward | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Subject Non-Deductible Executive Compensation to Shareholder Vote | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement | Against | For | Shareholder |
CVS CORPORATION
Ticker: | CVS | Security ID: | 126650100 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 12, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 15, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director W. Don Cornwell | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Thomas P. Gerrity | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Stanley P. Goldstein | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Marian L. Heard | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director William H. Joyce | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Terrence Murray | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Alfred J. Verrecchia | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Review/Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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DEERE & CO.
Ticker: | DE | Security ID: | 244199105 |
Meeting Date: | FEB 23, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | DEC 31, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director John R. Block | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director T. Kevin Dunnigan | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Dipak C. Jain | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Joachim Milberg | For | For | Management |
2 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
DIAGEO PLC (FORMERLY GUINNESS PLC)
Ticker: |
| Security ID: | 25243Q205 |
Meeting Date: | OCT 20, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | SEP 1, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1 | REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS 2004 | For | For | Management |
2 | DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT 2004 | For | For | Management |
3 | DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND | For | For | Management |
4.1 | Elect Director Lord Hollick (1,3,4) | For | For | Management |
4.2 | Elect Director Mr Nc Rose (2) | For | For | Management |
4.3 | Elect Director Mr Pa Walker (1,3,4) | For | For | Management |
4.4 | Elect Director Mr Ht Stitzer (1,3,4) | For | For | Management |
4.5 | Elect Director Mr Jr Symonds (1,3,4) | For | For | Management |
5 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
6 | DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS | For | For | Management |
7 | AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | For | For | Management |
8 | AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OWN ORDINARY SHARES | For | For | Management |
9 | AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAGEO LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN | For | For | Management |
10 | AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAGEO EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION PLAN | For | For | Management |
11 | AMENDMENTS TO THE DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE PLAN | For | For | Management |
12 | AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAGEO 2001 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN | For | For | Management |
13 | AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAGEO UK SHARESAVE SCHEME 2000 | For | For | Management |
14 | AMENDMENTS TO THE DIAGEO 1999 IRISH SHARESAVE SCHEME | For | For | Management |
15 | AMENDMENT TO THE DIAGEO LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS | For | For | Management |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE
Ticker: | DOW | Security ID: | 260543103 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 12, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 14, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Anthony J. Carbone | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Barbara H. Franklin | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Harold T. Shapiro | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Report on Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic Chemicals | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.
Ticker: | DD | Security ID: | 263534109 |
Meeting Date: | APR 27, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 7, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard H. Brown | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director John T. Dillon | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Louisa C. Duemling | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Lois D. Juliber | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Masahisa Naitoh | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director William K. Reilly | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director H. Rodney Sharp, III | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Charles M. Vest | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Report on Government Service of Employees | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Implement ILO Code of Conduct | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Eliminate Animal Testing | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Report on Genetically Modified Organisms | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
9 | Report on PFOA Chemical Remediation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
EATON CORP.
Ticker: | ETN | Security ID: | 278058102 |
Meeting Date: | APR 27, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 28, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Ned C. Lautenbach | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director John R. Miller | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Gregory R. Page | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Victor A. Pelson | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
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EL PASO CORP
Ticker: | EP | Security ID: | 28336L109 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 26, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 28, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Juan Carlos Braniff | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director James L. Dunlap | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Douglas L. Foshee | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert W. Goldman | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Anthony W. Hall, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas R. Hix | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director William H. Joyce | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director J. Michael Talbert | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Robert F. Vagt | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director John L. Whitmire | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Joe B. Wyatt | For | For | Management |
2 | Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
EMC CORP.
Ticker: | EMC | Security ID: | 268648102 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 5, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 7, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael J. Cronin | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director W. Paul Fitzgerald | For | Withhold | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci | For | For | Management |
2 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
4 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | For | Shareholder |
5 | Creation of an Independent Audit Committee | Against | Against | Shareholder |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
Ticker: | EMR | Security ID: | 291011104 |
Meeting Date: | FEB 1, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | NOV 24, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director D.N. Farr | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director C.A. Peters | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director D.C. Farrell | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director J.W. Prueher | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director R.B. Horton | For | For | Management |
2 | Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
5 | Amend Equal Employment Policy Regarding Sexual Orientation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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EXXON MOBIL CORP.
Ticker: | XOM | Security ID: | 30231G102 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 25, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | APR 6, 2005 |
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# | 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 Lee R. Raymond | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Political Contributions/Activities | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Review/Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Nominate Independent Directors with Industry Experience | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Report on Payments to Indonesian Military | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Adopt Policy Prohibiting Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Report on Potential Damage of Drilling in Protected Regions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
9 | Disclose Information Supporting the Company Position on Climate Change | Against | Against | Shareholder |
10 | Report on Company Policies for Compliance with the Kyoto Protocol | Against | Against | Shareholder |
GAP, INC., THE
Ticker: | GPS | Security ID: | 364760108 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 10, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 14, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Howard P. Behar | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Adrian D. P. Bellamy | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Domenico De Sole | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Donald G. Fisher | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Doris F. Fisher | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert J. Fisher | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Penelope L. Hughes | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Bob L. Martin | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Jorge P. Montoya | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Paul S. Pressler | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director James M. Schneider | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Mayo A. Shattuck III | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Management |
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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
Ticker: | GE | Security ID: | 369604103 |
Meeting Date: | APR 27, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 28, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director William M. Castell | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Dennis D. Dammerman | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Andrea Jung | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Alan G. Lafley | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Sam Nunn | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Roger S. Penske | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | For | For | Management |
1.14 | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III | For | For | Management |
1.15 | Elect Director Robert C. Wright | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Report on Nuclear Fuel Storage Risks | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Report on PCB Clean-up Costs | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Prepare a Sustainability Report | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Political Contributions/Activities | Against | Against | Shareholder |
9 | Eliminate Animal Testing | Against | Against | Shareholder |
GILLETTE CO., THE
Ticker: | G | Security ID: | 375766102 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 12, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 14, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael B. Gifford | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Ray J. Groves | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Marjorie M. Yang | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC)
Ticker: | GSK | Security ID: | 37733W105 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 25, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 11, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1 | DIRECTORS REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | For | For | Management |
2 | REMUNERATION REPORT | For | For | Management |
3 | TO ELECT SIR CHRISTOPHER GENT AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Management |
4 | TO ELECT SIR DERYCK MAUGHAN AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Management |
5 | TO ELECT MR JULIAN HESLOP AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Management |
6 | TO RE-ELECT DR JEAN-PIERRE GARNIER AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Management |
7 | TO RE-ELECT SIR IAN PROSSER AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Management |
8 | TO RE-ELECT DR RONALDO SCHMITZ AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Management |
9 | TO RE-ELECT DR LUCY SHAPIRO AS A DIRECTOR | For | For | Management |
10 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
11 | REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS | For | For | Management |
12 | TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO MAKE DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS AND INCUR EU POLITICAL EXPENDITURE | For | For | Management |
13 | DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS | For | For | Management |
14 | AUTHORITY FOR THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES | For | For | Management |
15 | INSERTION OF NEW ARTICLE 48A INTO ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | For | For | Management |
16 | DELETION OF ARTICLE 154.2 OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | For | For | Management |
17 | AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 81 OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | For | For | Management |
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GLOBAL SANTA FE CORP.(FORMERLY SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL CORP)
Ticker: | GSF | Security ID: | G3930E101 |
Meeting Date: | JUN 7, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | APR 5, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Richard L. George | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert E. Rose | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Stephen J. Solarz | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Nader H. Sultan | For | For | Management |
2 | PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY S 2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE PLAN AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUCH SHARES AVAILABLE FOR FULL-VALUE STOCK AWARDS. | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE
Ticker: | GS | Security ID: | 38141G104 |
Meeting Date: | APR 6, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 7, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director John H. Bryan | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Stephen Friedman | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director William W. George | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Henry M. Paulson, Jr. | For | For | Management |
2 | Declassify the Board of Directors | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
GUIDANT CORP.
Ticker: | GDT | Security ID: | 401698105 |
Meeting Date: | APR 27, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Special |
Record Date: | MAR 21, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1 | Approve Merger Agreement | For | For | Management |
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H. J. HEINZ CO.
Ticker: | HNZ | Security ID: | 423074103 |
Meeting Date: | SEP 8, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | JUN 3, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director William R. Johnson | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Charles E. Bunch | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Mary C. Choksi | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Peter H. Coors | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Edith E. Holiday | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Candace Kendle | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Dean R. O’Hare | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Lynn C. Swann | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Thomas J. Usher | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director James M. Zimmerman | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., THE
Ticker: | HIG | Security ID: | 416515104 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 18, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 22, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Ramani Ayer | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Ronald E. Ferguson | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Paul G. Kirk, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Thomas M. Marra | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Gail J. McGovern | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Michael G. Morris | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert W. Selander | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Charles B. Strauss | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director David K. Zwiener | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Management |
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: | HON | Security ID: | 438516106 |
Meeting Date: | APR 25, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 25, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Marshall N. Carter | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director David M. Cote | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director John R. Stafford | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Michael W. Wright | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Declassify the Board of Directors | For | For | Management |
4 | Amend the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws | For | For | Management |
5 | Establish Other Board Committee | Against | For | Shareholder |
6 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | For | Shareholder |
7 | Report on Pay Disparity | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
9 | Approve Commonsense Executive Compensation Framework | Against | Against | Shareholder |
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Ticker: | ITW | Security ID: | 452308109 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 6, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 8, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director William F. Aldinger | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael J. Birck | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Marvin D. Brailsford | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Susan Crown | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Don H. Davis, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director W. James Farrell | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Robert C. McCormack | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert S. Morrison | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Harold B. Smith | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Implement China Principles | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.
Ticker: | IBM | Security ID: | 459200101 |
Meeting Date: | APR 26, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 25, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Cathleen Black | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Juergen Dormann | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Michael L. Eskew | For | Withhold | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Carlos Ghosn | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Charles F. Knight | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Minoru Makihara | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Lucio A. Noto | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Joan E. Spero | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Sidney Taurel | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Charles M. Vest | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Lorenzo H. Zambrano | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | For | Shareholder |
4 | Eliminate Age Discrimination in Retirement Benefits | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Calculate Executive Salary Without Regard to Pension Income | Against | For | Shareholder |
6 | Expense Stock Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Report on Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Report on Outsourcing | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.
Ticker: | IP | Security ID: | 460146103 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 10, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 17, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert M. Amen | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Samir G. Gibara | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Charles R. Shoemate | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director William G. Walter | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Ticker: | JPM | Security ID: | 46625H100 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 17, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 22, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Director Hans W. Becherer | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Director John H. Biggs | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Director Lawrence A. Bossidy | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Director Stephen B. Burke | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Director James S. Crown | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Director James Dimon | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Director Ellen V. Futter | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Director William H. Gray, III | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Director William B. Harrison, Jr | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Director John W. Kessler | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Director Robert I. Lipp | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Director Richard A. Manoogian | For | For | Management |
1.14 | Elect Director Director David C. Novak | For | For | Management |
1.15 | Elect Director Director Lee R. Raymond | For | For | Management |
1.16 | Elect Director Director William C. Weldon | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Establish Term Limits for Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Adopt Executive Benefit Policy | Against | For | Shareholder |
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KELLOGG CO.
Ticker: | K | Security ID: | 487836108 |
Meeting Date: | APR 29, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 1, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director A. D. David Mackay | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director William C. Richardson | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director John L. Zabriskie | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Report on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Employ Financial Advisor to Explore Alternatives to Maximize Value | Against | Against | Shareholder |
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP.
Ticker: | KMB | Security ID: | 494368103 |
Meeting Date: | APR 28, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 28, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director John F. Bergstrom | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert W. Decherd | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Adopt ILO Based Code of Conduct | Against | Against | Shareholder |
KRAFT FOODS INC
Ticker: | KFT | Security ID: | 50075N104 |
Meeting Date: | APR 26, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 2, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Jan Bennink | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Roger K. Deromedi | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director W. James Farrell | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Betsy D. Holden | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Richard A. Lerner, M.D. | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director John C. Pope | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Charles R. Wall | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Deborah C. Wright | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Report on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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KROGER CO., THE
Ticker: | KR | Security ID: | 501044101 |
Meeting Date: | JUN 23, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | APR 25, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert D. Beyer | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director John T. Lamacchia | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Katherine D. Ortega | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls | For | For | Management |
2 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
4 | Eliminate super-majority provision | Against | For | Shareholder |
5 | Report on Feasibility of Improving Animal Welfare Standards | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote | Against | Against | Shareholder |
MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP.
Ticker: | MI | Security ID: | 571834100 |
Meeting Date: | APR 26, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 1, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Andrew N. Baur | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director John W. Daniels,Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director John A. Mellowes | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert J. O’Toole | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director John S. Shiely | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
MBNA CORP.
Ticker: | KRB | Security ID: | 55262L100 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 2, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 4, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director James H. Berick | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Mary M. Boies | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Benjamin R. Civiletti | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Bruce L. Hammonds | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director William L. Jews | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Randolph D. Lerner | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Stuart L. Markowitz, M.D. | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director William B. Milstead | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Thomas G. Murdough, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Laura S. Unger | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Expense Stock Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | For | Shareholder |
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MEDIMMUNE, INC.
Ticker: | MEDI | Security ID: | 584699102 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 19, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 31, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Wayne T. Hockmeyer, Ph.D. | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director David M. Mott | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director David Baltimore, Ph.D. | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director M. James Barrett, Ph.D. | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director James H. Cavanaugh, Ph.D. | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Gordon S. Macklin | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director George M. Miline, Jr., Ph.D. | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Elizabeth H.S. Wyatt | For | For | Management |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
MELLON FINANCIAL CORP.
Ticker: | MEL | Security ID: | 58551A108 |
Meeting Date: | APR 19, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 11, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Steven G. Elliott | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert Mehrabian | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Wesley W. Von Schack | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: | MRK | Security ID: | 589331107 |
Meeting Date: | APR 26, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 25, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director William G. Bowen | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Samuel O. Thier | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Peter C. Wendell | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Prohibit Awards to Executives | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Eliminate Animal Testing | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | For | Shareholder |
7 | Report on Product Availability in Canada | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
9 | Report on Operational Impact of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Pandemic | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
Ticker: | MER | Security ID: | 590188108 |
Meeting Date: | APR 22, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 22, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Jill K. Conway | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Heinz-Joachim Neuburger | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director E. Stanley O’Neal | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
MICROSOFT CORP.
Ticker: | MSFT | Security ID: | 594918104 |
Meeting Date: | NOV 9, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | SEP 10, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director William H. Gates III | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director James I. Cash Jr., Ph.D. | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Ann McLaughlin Korologos | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director David F. Marquardt | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Dr. Helmut Panke | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Jon A. Shirley | For | For | Management |
2 | Amend Bundled Compensation Plans | For | For | Management |
3 | Amend Bundled Compensation Plans | For | For | Management |
4 | Amend Stock Option Plan | For | For | Management |
5 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
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MITSUBISHI TOKYO FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Ticker: |
| Security ID: | 606816106 |
Meeting Date: | JUN 29, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 30, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1 | APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED APPROPRIATIONS OF RETAINED EARNINGS AND OTHER CAPITAL SURPLUS FOR THE 4TH BUSINESS TERM | For | For | Management |
2 | PARTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION | For | For | Management |
3 | APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED MERGER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND UFJ HOLDINGS, INC. | For | For | Management |
4 | ELECTION OF FOUR (4) DIRECTORS | For | For | Management |
5 | ELECTION OF TWO (2) CORPORATE AUDITORS | For | Against | Management |
6 | GRANTING OF RETIREMENT GRATUITIES TO RETIRING DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE AUDITORS | For | For | Management |
MONSANTO CO.
Ticker: | MON | Security ID: | 61166W101 |
Meeting Date: | JAN 20, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | NOV 22, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director John W. Bachmann | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director William U. Parfet | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director George H. Poste | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Report on Genetically Modified Organisms | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Report on Export of Hazardous Pesticides | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Adopt Human Rights Policy | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Eliminate Animal Testing | Against | Against | Shareholder |
MOTOROLA, INC.
Ticker: | MOT | Security ID: | 620076109 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 2, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 4, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director E. Zander | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director H. L. Fuller | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director J. Lewant | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director W. Massey | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director T. Meredith | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director N. Negroponte | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director I. Nooyi | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director S. Scott III | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director R. Sommer | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director J. Stengel | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director D. Warner III | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director J. White | For | For | Management |
2 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
3 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | For | Shareholder |
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NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.
Ticker: | NWL | Security ID: | 651229106 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 11, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 15, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael T. Chowhig | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director William D. Marohn | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Raymond G. Viault | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Against | For | Shareholder |
NEWMONT MINING CORP. (HOLDING COMPANY)
Ticker: | NEM | Security ID: | 651639106 |
Meeting Date: | APR 27, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 3, 2005 |
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# | 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 Michael s. Hamson | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Leo I. Higdon, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Pierre Lassonde | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert J. Miller | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Robin A. Plumbridge | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director John B. Prescott | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Donald C. Roth | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Seymour Schulich | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director James V. Taranik | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
NIKE, INC.
Ticker: | NKE | Security ID: | 654106103 |
Meeting Date: | SEP 20, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | JUL 26, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Jill K. Conway | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
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NOVARTIS AG
Ticker: | NVS | Security ID: | 66987V109 |
Meeting Date: | MAR 1, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | JAN 27, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1 | APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NOVARTIS AG AND THE GROUP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2004. | For | For | Management |
2 | APPROVAL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. | For | For | Management |
3 | APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS OF NOVARTIS AG AS PER BALANCE SHEET AND DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND. | For | For | Management |
4 | REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL. | For | For | Management |
5 | FURTHER SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM. | For | For | Management |
6 | RE-ELECTION OF DR. H.C. BIRGIT BREUEL FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM. | For | For | Management |
7 | RE-ELECTION OF PROF. DR. PETER BURCKHARDT FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM. | For | For | Management |
8 | RE-ELECTION OF ALEXANDRE F. JETZER FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM. | For | For | Management |
9 | RE-ELECTION OF PIERRE LANDOLT FOR A THREE YEAR TERM. | For | For | Management |
10 | RE-ELECTION OF PROF. DR. ULRICH LEHNER FOR A THREE YEAR TERM. | For | For | Management |
11 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.
Ticker: | PH | Security ID: | 701094104 |
Meeting Date: | OCT 27, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | AUG 31, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Candy M. Obourn | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Hector R. Ortino | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Nickolas W. Vande Steeg | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Donald E. Washkewicz | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
PEPSICO, INC.
Ticker: | PEP | Security ID: | 713448108 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 4, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 11, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director John F. Akers | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert E. Allen | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Ray L. Hunt | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Steven S Reinemund | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Sharon P. Rockefeller | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director James J. Schiro | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Cynthia M. Trudell | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Report on Corporate Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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PFIZER INC.
Ticker: | PFE | Security ID: | 717081103 |
Meeting Date: | APR 28, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 2, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael S. Brown | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director M. Anthony Burns | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert N. Burt | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director W. Don Cornwell | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director William H. Gray III | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Constance J. Horner | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director William R. Howell | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Stanley O. Ikenberry | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director George A. Lorch | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Dana G. Mead | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.14 | Elect Director Jean-Paul Valles | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Establish Term Limits for Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Report on Pharmaceutical Price Restraint | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Review and Report on Drug Reimportation Policy | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Report on Product Availability in Canada | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | For | Shareholder |
PG&E CORP.
Ticker: | PCG | Security ID: | 69331C108 |
Meeting Date: | APR 20, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 22, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director David R. Andrews | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Leslie S. Biller | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director David A. Coulter | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director C. Lee Cox | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Peter A. Darbee | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Robert D. Glynn, Jr | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Mary S. Metz | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Barry Lawson Williams | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Expense Stock Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Adopt Policy on Nuclear Waste Storage | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Amend Terms of Existing Poison Pill | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Allow Vote on Golden Parachutes | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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POTASH CORP. SASKATCHEWAN INC.
Ticker: | POT. | Security ID: | 73755L107 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 5, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual/Special |
Record Date: | MAR 17, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director F.J. Blesi | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director W.J. Doyle | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director J.W. Estey | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director W. Fetzer III | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director D.J. Howe | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director A.D. Laberge | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director J.J. McCaig | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director M. Mogford | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director P.J. Schoenhals | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director E.R. Stromberg | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director J.G. Vicq | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director E. Viyella De Paliza | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve New Stock Option Plan | For | For | Management |
PRAXAIR, INC.
Ticker: | PX | Security ID: | 74005P104 |
Meeting Date: | APR 26, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 1, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Jose Alves | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Ira D. Hall | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Raymond W. Leboeuf | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Wayne T. Smith | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert L. Wood | For | For | Management |
2 | Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.
Ticker: | PGN | Security ID: | 743263105 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 11, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 4, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director W. McCoy | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director J. Mullin, III | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director C. Saladrigas | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
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SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Ticker: | SBC | Security ID: | 78387G103 |
Meeting Date: | APR 29, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 1, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director August A. Busch III | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Martin K. Eby, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director James A. Henderson | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Charles F. Knight | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Lynn M. Martin | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director John B. McCoy | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Mary S. Metz | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Toni Rembe | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director S. Donley Ritchey | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Joyce M. Roche | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Laura D’Andrea Tyson | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Patricia P. Upton | For | For | Management |
1.14 | Elect Director Edward E. Whitacre, Jr | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Report on Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Adopt Simple Majority Vote | Against | For | Shareholder |
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP.
Ticker: | SGP | Security ID: | 806605101 |
Meeting Date: | APR 26, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 4, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Hans W. Becherer | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert F. W. van Oordt | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Eliminate Animal Testing | Against | Against | Shareholder |
SCHLUMBERGER LTD.
Ticker: | SLB | Security ID: | 806857108 |
Meeting Date: | APR 13, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 2, 2005 |
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# | 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 DIVIDENDS | For | For | Management |
3 | ADOPTION OF MANDATORY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION | For | For | Management |
4 | ADOPTION OF VOLUNTARY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION | For | For | Management |
5 | APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF THE SCHLUMBERGER 2005 OPTION PLAN | For | For | Management |
6 | APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE SCHLUMBERGER DISCOUNTED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN | For | For | Management |
7 | APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | For | For | Management |
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SOLECTRON CORP.
Ticker: | SLR | Security ID: | 834182107 |
Meeting Date: | JAN 13, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | NOV 18, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director William A. Hasler | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael R. Cannon | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard A. D’Amore | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Heinz Fridrich | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director William R. Graber | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Dr. Paul R. Low | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director C. Wesley M. Scott | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Cyril Yansouni | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., THE
Ticker: | STA | Security ID: | 792860108 |
Meeting Date: | JUL 28, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | JUN 4, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Howard P. Berkowitz | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Kenneth J. Bialkin | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Carolyn H. Byrd | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director John H. Dasburg | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Leslie B. Disharoon | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Janet M. Dolan | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Jay S. Fishman | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Meryl D. Hartzband | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director William H. Kling | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director James A. Lawrence | For | For | Management |
1.14 | Elect Director Robert I. Lipp | For | For | Management |
1.15 | Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie | For | For | Management |
1.16 | Elect Director Glen D. Nelson, M.D. | For | For | Management |
1.17 | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.18 | Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek | For | For | Management |
1.19 | Elect Director Nancy A. Roseman | For | For | Management |
1.20 | Elect Director Charles W. Scharf | For | For | Management |
1.21 | Elect Director Gordon M. Sprenger | For | For | Management |
1.22 | Elect Director Frank J. Tasco | For | For | Management |
1.23 | Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
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TARGET CORPORATION
Ticker: | TGT | Security ID: | 87612E106 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 18, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 21, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director James A. Johnson | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
Ticker: | TXN | Security ID: | 882508104 |
Meeting Date: | APR 21, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 22, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director James R. Adams | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director David L. Boren | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Daniel A. Carp | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Carrie S. Cox | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Thomas J. Engibous | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Gerald W. Fronterhouse | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director David R. Goode | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Wayne R. Sanders | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Richard K. Templeton | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Christine T. Whitman | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Amend Stock Option Plan | For | For | Management |
TRIBUNE CO.
Ticker: | TRB | Security ID: | 896047107 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 18, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 23, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Roger Goodan | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director J. Christopher Reyes | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Dudley S. Taft | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
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TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Ticker: | TYC | Security ID: | 902124106 |
Meeting Date: | MAR 10, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | JAN 10, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Dennis C. Blair | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Edward D. Breen | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director George W. Buckley | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Brian Duperreault | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Bruce S. Gordon | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director John A. Krol | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Mackey J. Mcdonald | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director H. Carl Mccall | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Brendan R. O’Neill | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Sandra S. Wijnberg | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Jerome B. York | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
U.S. BANCORP
Ticker: | USB | Security ID: | 902973304 |
Meeting Date: | APR 19, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 28, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Joel W. Johnson | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director David B. O’Maley | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director O’Dell M. Owens Md, Mph | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Craig D. Schnuck | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Warren R. Staley | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | For | For | Management |
4 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Services | Against | Against | Shareholder |
UNION PACIFIC CORP.
Ticker: | UNP | Security ID: | 907818108 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 5, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 25, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Philip F. Anschutz | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard K. Davidson | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Thomas J. Donohue | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Archie W. Dunham | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Spencer F. Eccles | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Judith Richards Hope | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Michael W. McConnell | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Steven R. Rogel | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director James R. Young | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon | For | For | Management |
2 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
4 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
Ticker: | UPS | Security ID: | 911312106 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 5, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 7, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director John J. Beystehner | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael L. Eskew | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director James P. Kelly | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Ann M. Livermore | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Gary E. Macdougal | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Victor A. Pelson | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Lea N. Soupata | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director John W. Thompson | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Carol B. Tome | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Ben Verwaayen | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
Ticker: | VZ | Security ID: | 92343V104 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 5, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 7, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director James R. Barker | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard L. Carrion | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Sandra O. Moose | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Thomas H. O’ Brien | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Hugh B. Price | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director John R. Stafford | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Robert D. Storey | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Require Majority of Independent Directors on Board | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Amend Director/Officer Liability/Indemnifications Provisions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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WACHOVIA CORP.
Ticker: | WB | Security ID: | 929903102 |
Meeting Date: | APR 19, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | FEB 16, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director John D. Baker, II | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Peter C. Browing | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Donald M. James | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Van L. Richey | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director John C. Whitaker, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Wallace D. Malone, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert J. Brown | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
WACHOVIA CORP.
Ticker: | WB | Security ID: | 929903102 |
Meeting Date: | OCT 28, 2004 | Meeting Type: | Special |
Record Date: | AUG 20, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1 | Approve Merger Agreement | For | For | Management |
WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Ticker: | WMT | Security ID: | 931142103 |
Meeting Date: | JUN 3, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | APR 5, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director James W. Breyer | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Douglas N. Daft | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director David D. Glass | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director John D. Opie | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director J. Paul Reason | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director H. Lee Scott, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Jack C. Shewmaker | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director John T. Walton | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director S. Robson Walton | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Christopher J. Williams | For | For | Management |
1.14 | Elect Director Linda S. Wolf | For | For | Management |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
4 | Report on Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Prepare Sustainability Report | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Report on Stock Option Distribution by Race and Gender | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Prepare Equal Opportunity Report | Against | Against | Shareholder |
9 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
10 | Require Majority of Independent Directors on Board | Against | Against | Shareholder |
11 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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WALT DISNEY COMPANY, THE
Ticker: | DIS | Security ID: | 254687106 |
Meeting Date: | FEB 11, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | DEC 17, 2004 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director John E. Bryson | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director John S. Chen | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Michael D. Eisner | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Judith L. Estrin | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert A. Iger | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director George J. Mitchell | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J. | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Gary L. Wilson | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Prohibit Greenmail Payments | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Report on Vendor Standards in China | Against | Against | Shareholder |
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Ticker: | WMI | Security ID: | 94106L109 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 13, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 18, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Pastora San Juan Cafferty | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert S. Miller | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director John C. Pope | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director W. Robert Reum | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director David P. Steiner | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Report on Privatization | Against | Against | Shareholder |
4 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
Ticker: | WFC | Security ID: | 949746101 |
Meeting Date: | APR 26, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 8, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director J.A. Blanchard III | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Susan E. Engel | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Robert L. Joss | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Reatha Clark King | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Richard D. McCormick | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Philip J. Quigley | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Donald B. Rice | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Judith M. Runstad | For | For | Management |
1.12 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | For | For | Management |
1.13 | Elect Director Susan G. Swenson | For | For | Management |
1.14 | Elect Director Michael W. Wright | For | For | Management |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
4 | Adopt Policy on Payday Lenders | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Link Executive Compensation to Predatory Lending | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Performance- Based/Indexed Options | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Limit Executive Compensation | Against | Against | Shareholder |
8 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
WYETH
Ticker: | WYE | Security ID: | 983024100 |
Meeting Date: | APR 21, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 4, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Richard L. Carrion | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert Essner | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director John D. Feerick | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert Langer | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director John P. Mascotte | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Mary Lake Polan | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director John R. Torell III | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | For | For | Management |
4 | Review and Report on Drug Reimportation Policy | Against | Against | Shareholder |
5 | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Against | Against | Shareholder |
7 | Discontinue Promotion of Premarin and Report on Animal Testing | Against | Against | Shareholder |
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XEROX CORP.
Ticker: | XRX | Security ID: | 984121103 |
Meeting Date: | MAY 19, 2005 | Meeting Type: | Annual |
Record Date: | MAR 24, 2005 |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | Elect Director Glenn A. Britt | For | For | Management |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard J. Harrington | For | For | Management |
1.3 | Elect Director William Curt Hunter | For | For | Management |
1.4 | Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.5 | Elect Director Hilmar Kopper | For | For | Management |
1.6 | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen | For | For | Management |
1.7 | Elect Director Robert A. McDonald | For | For | Management |
1.8 | Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy | For | For | Management |
1.9 | Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr. | For | For | Management |
1.10 | Elect Director Ann N. Reese | For | For | Management |
1.11 | Elect Director Stephen Robert | For | For | Management |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | For | Management |
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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.
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Date: August 29, 2005 |
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