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: 811-02944
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices: 6803 South Tucson Way
Centennial, CO 80112
Name and address of agent for service: Robert G. Zack, Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Financial Center
225 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281-1008
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 303-768-3200
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2007-06/30/2008
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
=================== OPPENHEIMER RISING DIVIDENDS FUND, INC. ====================
ABB Ltd.
Ticker: Security ID: 375204
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE For For Management
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2007.
2 APPROVAL OF THE DISCHARGE OF THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS AND THE PERSONS ENTRUSTED WITH
MANAGEMENT.
3 APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE For For Management
EARNINGS AND RELEASE OF LEGAL RESERVES.
4 APPROVAL OF THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL For For Management
CONTINGENT SHARE CAPITAL.
5 APPROVAL OF THE CAPITAL REDUCTION THROUGH For For Management
NOMINAL VALUE REPAYMENT.
6 APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES For For Management
OF INCORPORATION RELATED TO THE CAPITAL
REDUCTION.
7 APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL AMENDMENTS TO THE For For Management
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLE 8 PARA. 1 OF THE ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION.
8 APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL AMENDMENTS TO THE For For Management
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLE 19(I) OF THE ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION.
9 APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL AMENDMENTS TO THE For For Management
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLE 20 OF THE ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION.
10 APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL AMENDMENTS TO THE For For Management
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLE 22 PARA. 1 OF THE ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION.
11 APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL AMENDMENTS TO THE For For Management
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLE 28 OF THE ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION.
12 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S
NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH:
HUBERTUS VON GRUNBERG, GERMAN, RE-ELECT
AS A DIRECTOR.
13 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S
NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH:
ROGER AGNELLI, BRAZILIAN, RE-ELECT AS A
DIRECTOR.
14 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S
NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH:
LOUIS R. HUGHES, AMERICAN, RE-ELECT AS A
DIRECTOR.
15 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S
NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH: HANS
ULRICH MARKI, SWISS, RE-ELECT AS A
DIRECTOR.
16 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S
NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH:
MICHEL DE ROSEN, FRENCH, RE-ELECT AS A
DIRECTOR.
17 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S
NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH:
MICHAEL TRESCHOW, SWEDISH, RE-ELECT AS A
DIRECTOR.
18 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S
NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH:
BERND W. VOSS, GERMAN, RE-ELECT AS A
DIRECTOR.
19 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS, AS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY S
NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH:
JACOB WALLENBERG, SWEDISH, RE-ELECT AS A
DIRECTOR.
20 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTION OF THE AUDITORS. For For Management
21 IN CASE OF AD-HOC MOTIONS DURING THE For Abstain Management
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, I AUTHORIZE MY
PROXY TO ACT AS FOLLOWS.
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Abbott Laboratories
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 2824100
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director R.S. Austin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W.M. Daley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W.J. Farrell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director H.L. Fuller For For Management
1.5 Elect Director W.A. Osborn For For Management
1.6 Elect Director D.A.L. Owen For For Management
1.7 Elect Director B. Powell, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director W.A. Reynolds For For Management
1.9 Elect Director R.S. Roberts For For Management
1.10 Elect Director S.C. Scott, III For For Management
1.11 Elect Director W.D. Smithburg For For Management
1.12 Elect Director G.F. Tilton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director M.D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Human Rights Policy to Address Against Abstain Shareholder
Access to Medicines
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
Ticker: ATI Security ID: 01741R102
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James C. Diggs For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Brett Harvey For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael J. Joyce For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
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Alliant Techsystems Inc.
Ticker: ATK Security ID: 18804104
Meeting Date: JUL 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 4, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frances D. Cook For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Martin C. Faga For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ronald R. Fogleman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Cynthia L. Lesher For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Douglas L. Maine For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Roman Martinez, IV For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Daniel J. Murphy For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Mark H. Ronald For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Michael T. Smith For For Management
1.10 Elect Director William G. Van Dyke For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Report on Depleted Uranium Weapons Against Abstain Shareholder
Components
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Altria Group, Inc.
Ticker: MO Security ID: 02209S103
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey For For Management
2 Elect Director Gerald L. Baliles For For Management
3 Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre For For Management
4 Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell II For For Management
5 Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley For For Management
6 Elect Director Thomas W. Jones For For Management
7 Elect Director George Muoz For For Management
8 Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
11 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
12 Adopt the Marketing and Advertising Against Abstain Shareholder
Provisions of the U.S. Master Settlement
Agreement Globally
13 Cease Advertising Campaigns Oriented to Against Abstain Shareholder
Prevent Youth Smoking
14 Implement the "Two Cigarette" Marketing Against Abstain Shareholder
Approach
15 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Abstain Shareholder
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American International Group, Inc.
Ticker: AIG Security ID: 26874107
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen F. Bollenbach For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard C. Holbrooke For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer For For Management
1.6 Elect Director George L. Miles, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Morris W. Offit For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James F. Orr, III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Michael H. Sutton For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Edmund S.W. Tse For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Human Rights Policies Relating Against Abstain Shareholder
to Water Use
5 Report on Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder
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AT&T Inc
Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management
2 Elect Director William F. Aldinger III For For Management
3 Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio For For Management
4 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management
5 Elect Director James H. Blanchard For For Management
6 Elect Director August A. Busch III For For Management
7 Elect Director James P. Kelly For For Management
8 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management
9 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management
10 Elect Director John B. McCoy For For Management
11 Elect Director Mary S. Metz For For Management
12 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management
13 Elect Director Laura D' Andrea Tyson For For Management
14 Elect Director Patricia P. Upton For For Management
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
16 Report on Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder
17 Exclude Pension Credits from Earnings Against For Shareholder
Performance Measure
18 Require Independent Lead Director Against For Shareholder
19 Establish SERP Policy Against For Shareholder
20 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Ticker: ADP Security ID: 53015103
Meeting Date: NOV 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gary C. Butler For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Leon G. Cooperman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Eric C. Fast For For Management
1.6 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John P. Jones For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Frederic V. Malek For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gregory L. Summe For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Henry Taub For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Bank of America Corp.
Ticker: BAC Security ID: 60505104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director William Barnet, III For For Management
2 Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. For For Management
3 Elect Director John T. Collins For For Management
4 Elect Director Gary L. Countryman For For Management
5 Elect Director Tommy R. Franks For For Management
6 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Management
7 Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis For For Management
8 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For For Management
9 Elect Director Walter E. Massey For For Management
10 Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Management
11 Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell For For Management
12 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management
13 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. For For Management
14 Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler For For Management
15 Elect Director Robert L. Tillman For For Management
16 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward For For Management
17 Ratify Auditors For For Management
18 Limit/Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Against Against Shareholder
Awards
19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
20 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
21 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
22 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
23 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
24 Report on the Equator Principles Against Abstain Shareholder
25 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Abstain Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
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BASF SE (formerly BASF AG)
Ticker: Security ID: 55262505
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 3.90 per Share
2 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2007
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
4 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2008
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
6 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiary BASF Beteiligungsgesellschaft
mbH
7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiary BASF Bank GmbH
8 Approve 2:1 Stock Split For For Management
9 Amend Articles Re: Remuneration for For For Management
Supervisory Board Committee Membership
10 Amend Articles Re: Registration for For For Management
Shareholder Meetings
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Baxter International Inc.
Ticker: BAX Security ID: 71813109
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Wayne T. Hockmeyer For For Management
2 Elect Director Joseph B. Martin For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson For For Management
4 Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp For For Management
5 Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Ticker: BMY Security ID: 110122108
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Lewis B. Campbell For For Management
2 Elect Director James M. Cornelius For For Management
3 Elect Director Louis J. Freeh For For Management
4 Elect Director Laurie H. Glimcher For For Management
5 Elect Director Michael Grobstein For For Management
6 Elect Director Leif Johansson For For Management
7 Elect Director Alan J. Lacey For For Management
8 Elect Director Vicki L. Sato For For Management
9 Elect Director Togo D. West, Jr. For For Management
10 Elect Director R. Sanders Williams For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder
Compensation
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C. R. Bard, Inc.
Ticker: BCR Security ID: 67383109
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director T. Kevin Dunnigan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gail K. Naughton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John H. Weiland For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Require Majority Vote for Non-Contested For For Management
Election
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Ticker: CHRW Security ID: 12541W209
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert Ezrilov For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Wayne M. Fortun For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Brian P. Short For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Cardinal Health, Inc.
Ticker: CAH Security ID: 14149Y108
Meeting Date: NOV 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 10, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold For For Management
1.2 Elect Director R. Kerry Clark For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George H. Conrades For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Calvin Darden For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director John F. Finn For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Philip L. Francis For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director David W. Raisbeck For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert D. Walter For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
4 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
6 Performance-Based Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
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Caterpillar Inc.
Ticker: CAT Security ID: 149123101
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2008
# 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 Gail D. Fosler For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Peter A. Magowan For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
5 Report on Foreign Military Sales Against Abstain Shareholder
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Chevron Corporation
Ticker: CVX Security ID: 166764100
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director S. H. Armacost For For Management
2 Elect Director L. F. Deily For For Management
3 Elect Director R. E. Denham For For Management
4 Elect Director R. J. Eaton For For Management
5 Elect Director S. Ginn For For Management
6 Elect Director F. G. Jenifer For For Management
7 Elect Director J. L. Jones For For Management
8 Elect Director S. Nunn For For Management
9 Elect Director D. J. O?Reilly For For Management
10 Elect Director D. B. Rice For For Management
11 Elect Director P. J. Robertson For For Management
12 Elect Director K. W. Sharer For For Management
13 Elect Director C. R. Shoemate For For Management
14 Elect Director R. D. Sugar For For Management
15 Elect Director C. Ware For For Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
18 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
19 Adopt Human Rights Policy Against Abstain Shareholder
20 Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Against Abstain Shareholder
Sands Operations in Canada
21 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products Against Abstain Shareholder
and Operations
22 Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection Against Abstain Shareholder
23 Report on Market Specific Environmental Against Abstain Shareholder
Laws
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Chubb Corp., The
Ticker: CB Security ID: 171232101
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Zoe Baird For For Management
2 Elect Director Sheila P. Burke For For Management
3 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
4 Elect Director Joel J. Cohen For For Management
5 Elect Director John D. Finnegan For For Management
6 Elect Director Klaus J. Mangold For For Management
7 Elect Director Martin G. McGuinn For For Management
8 Elect Director Lawrence M. Small For For Management
9 Elect Director Jess Soderberg For For Management
10 Elect Director Daniel E. Somers For For Management
11 Elect Director Karen Hastie Williams For For Management
12 Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CME Group Inc.
Ticker: CME Security ID: 12572Q105
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Craig S. Donohue For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Timothy Bitsberger For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jackie M.Clegg For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James A. Donaldson For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J. Dennis Hastert For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William P. Miller, II For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Terry L. Savage For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Christopher Stewart For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Ticker: CL Security ID: 194162103
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director John T. Cahill For For Management
2 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management
3 Elect Director Ian M. Cook For For Management
4 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management
5 Elect Director David W. Johnson For For Management
6 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management
7 Elect Director Delano E. Lewis For For Management
8 Elect Director Reuben Mark For For Management
9 Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard For For Management
10 Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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Conagra Foods Inc.
Ticker: CAG Security ID: 205887102
Meeting Date: SEP 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 2, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mogens C. Bay For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W.G. Jurgensen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ruth Ann Marshall For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gary M. Rodkin For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Andrew J. Schindler For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Feasibility of Improving Animal Against Abstain Shareholder
Welfare Standards
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ConocoPhillips
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Harold W. McGraw III For For Management
2 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management
3 Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls For For Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Indigenous Peoples Rights Against Abstain Shareholder
Policies
8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
9 Report on Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder
10 Adopt Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals for Against Abstain Shareholder
Products and Operations
11 Report on Community Environmental Impacts Against Abstain Shareholder
of Operations
12 Report on Environmental Damage from Against Abstain Shareholder
Drilling in the National Petroleum
Reserve
13 Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Against Abstain Shareholder
Sands Operations in Canada
14 Report on Global Warming Against Abstain Shareholder
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Deere & Co.
Ticker: DE Security ID: 244199105
Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director T. Kevin Dunnigan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Dipak C. Jain For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Joachim Milberg For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management
2 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Deere & Co.
Ticker: DE Security ID: 244199105
Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 24, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Increase in Common Stock and a For For Management
Stock Split
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Duke Energy Corp.
Ticker: DUK Security ID: 26441C105
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William Barnet, III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director G. Alex Bernhardt, Sr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael G. Browning For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Daniel R. DiMicco For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ann Maynard Gray For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James T. Rhodes For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James E. Rogers For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Philip R. Sharp For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Dudley S. Taft For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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Dynegy, Inc.
Ticker: DYN Security ID: 26817G102
Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 21, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David W. Biegler For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas D. Clark, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Victor E. Grijalva For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Patricia A. Hammick For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert C. Oelkers For For Management
1.6 Elect Director George L. Mazanec For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William L. Trubeck For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Bruce A. Williamson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Pay For Superior Performance Against For Shareholder
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Emerson Electric Co.
Ticker: EMR Security ID: 291011104
Meeting Date: FEB 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 27, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director D.N. Farr For For Management
1.2 Elect Director R.B. Horton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director C.A. Peters For For Management
1.4 Elect Director J.W. Prueher For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Exelon Corp.
Ticker: EXC Security ID: 30161N101
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Bruce DeMars For For Management
2 Elect Director Nelson A. Diaz For For Management
3 Elect Director Paul L. Joskow For For Management
4 Elect Director John W. Rowe For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Report on Global Warming Against Abstain Shareholder
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Exxon Mobil Corp.
Ticker: XOM Security ID: 30231G102
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Larry R. Faulkner For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William W. George For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James R. Houghton For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Reatha Clark King For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Steven S Reinemund For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Walter V. Shipley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Bylaws to Prohibit Precatory Against Against Shareholder
Proposals
4 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Approve Distribution Policy Against Against Shareholder
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
8 Compare CEO Compensation to Company's Against Against Shareholder
Lowest Paid U.S. Workers
9 Claw-back of Payments under Restatements Against Against Shareholder
10 Review Anti-discrimination Policy on Against Abstain Shareholder
Corporate Sponsorships and Executive
Perks
11 Report on Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder
12 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Abstain Shareholder
Discrimination based on Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity
13 Report on Community Environmental Impacts Against Abstain Shareholder
of Operations
14 Report on Potential Environmental Damage Against Abstain Shareholder
from Drilling in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge
15 Adopt Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals for Against Abstain Shareholder
Products and Operations
16 Report on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Against Abstain Shareholder
Information at Gas Stations
17 Report on Climate Change Impacts on Against Abstain Shareholder
Emerging Countries
18 Report on Energy Technologies Development Against Abstain Shareholder
19 Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Energy Against Abstain Shareholder
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General Electric Co.
Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director William M. Castell For For Management
3 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
4 Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez For Against Management
5 Elect Director Susan Hockfield For For Management
6 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management
7 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
8 Elect Director Alan G. Lafley For For Management
9 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management
10 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For For Management
11 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
12 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management
13 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management
14 Elect Director Roger S. Penske For For Management
15 Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa For For Management
16 Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III For For Management
17 Ratify Auditors For For Management
18 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
19 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
20 Claw-back of Payments under Restatements Against Against Shareholder
21 Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors Against Abstain Shareholder
22 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder
23 Report on Global Warming Against Abstain Shareholder
24 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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Intel Corp.
Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Craig R. Barrett For For Management
2 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management
3 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
4 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management
5 Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management
6 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management
7 Elect Director James D. Plummer For For Management
8 Elect Director David S. Pottruck For For Management
9 Elect Director Jane E. Shaw For For Management
10 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management
11 Elect Director David B. Yoffie For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Abstain Shareholder
Committee on Sustainability
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International Business Machines Corp.
Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director C. Black For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W.R. Brody For For Management
1.3 Elect Director K.I. Chenault For For Management
1.4 Elect Director M.L. Eskew For For Management
1.5 Elect Director S.A. Jackson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director L.A. Noto For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J.W. Owens For For Management
1.8 Elect Director S.J. Palmisano For For Management
1.9 Elect Director J.E. Spero For For Management
1.10 Elect Director S. Taurel For For Management
1.11 Elect Director L.H. Zambrano For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
4 Review Executive Compensation Against For Shareholder
5 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
6 Amend Bylaw -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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Johnson & Johnson
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Wiliam D. Perez For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Christine A. Poon For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Charles Prince For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund For For Management
1.11 Elect Director David Satcher For For Management
1.12 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David M. Cote For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James Dimon For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Robert I. Lipp For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management
1.12 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Report on Government Service of Employees Against Abstain Shareholder
6 Report on Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder
7 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
8 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
9 Require More Director Nominations Than Against Against Shareholder
Open Seats
10 Report on Human Rights Investment Against Abstain Shareholder
Policies
11 Report on Lobbying Activities Against Abstain Shareholder
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Kellogg Co.
Ticker: K Security ID: 487836108
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 4, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David Mackay For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sterling Speirn For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John Zabriskie For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
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Kraft Foods Inc
Ticker: KFT Security ID: 50075N104
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ajay Banga For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jan Bennink For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Myra M. Hart For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard A. Lerner For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John C. Pope For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Frank G. Zarb For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Ticker: LEH Security ID: 524908100
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 15, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Michael L. Ainslie For For Management
2 Elect Director John F. Akers For For Management
3 Elect Director Roger S. Berlind For For Management
4 Elect Director Thomas H. Cruikshank For For Management
5 Elect Director Marsha Johnson Evans For For Management
6 Elect Director Richard S. Fuld, Jr. For For Management
7 Elect Director Christopher Gent For For Management
8 Elect Director Jerry A. Grundhofer For For Management
9 Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez For For Management
10 Elect Director Henry Kaufman For For Management
11 Elect Director John D. Macomber For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
14 Approve/Amend Executive Incentive Bonus For For Management
Plan
15 Publish Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder
16 Prepare an Environmental Sustainability Against Abstain Shareholder
Report
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Linear Technology Corp.
Ticker: LLTC Security ID: 535678106
Meeting Date: NOV 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 10, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert H. Swanson, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David S. Lee For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Lothar Maier For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard M. Moley For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas S. Volpe For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Lockheed Martin Corp.
Ticker: LMT Security ID: 539830109
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director E. C. "Pete" Aldrige, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director David B. Burritt For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James M. Loy For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Frank Savage For For Management
1.10 Elect Director James Schneider For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Anne Stevens For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Robert J. Stevens For For Management
1.13 Elect Director James R. Ukropina For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Provide for Simple Majority Voting For For Management
4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine For For Management
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
6 Approve Non-Employee Director Stock For For Management
Option Plan
7 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder
Compensation
8 Report on Nuclear Weapons Against Abstain Shareholder
9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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McDonald's Corp.
Ticker: MCD Security ID: 580135101
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Ralph Alvarez For For Management
2 Elect Director Susan E. Arnold For For Management
3 Elect Director Richard H. Lenny For For Management
4 Elect Director Cary D. McMillan For For Management
5 Elect Director Sheila A. Penrose For For Management
6 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
7 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., The
Ticker: MHP Security ID: 580645109
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Winfried Bischoff For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Douglas N. Daft For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Linda Koch Lorimer For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Harold McGraw III For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael Rake For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder
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Microsoft Corp.
Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 7, 2007
# 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. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Reed Hastings For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Jon A. Shirley For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Against Abstain Shareholder
Access to the Internet
4 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Abstain Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
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Monsanto Co.
Ticker: MON Security ID: 61166W101
Meeting Date: JAN 16, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 19, 2007
# 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 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
4 Amend Bylaws to Not Indemnify Directors Against Abstain Shareholder
for Social and Environmental Liabilities
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Norfolk Southern Corp.
Ticker: NSC Security ID: 655844108
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Gerald L. Baliles For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gene R. Carter For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Karen N. Horn For For Management
1.4 Elect Director J. Paul Reason For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Northern Trust Corp.
Ticker: NTRS Security ID: 665859104
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nicholas D. Chabraja For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Susan Crown For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Dipak C. Jain For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Arthur L. Kelly For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert C. McCormack For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Edward J. Mooney For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William A. Osborn For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John W. Rowe For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Harold B. Smith For For Management
1.11 Elect Director William D. Smithburg For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Enrique J. Sosa For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Charles A. Tribbett III For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Frederick H. Waddell For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Novartis AG
Ticker: Security ID: 66987V109
Meeting Date: FEB 26, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 29, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE For Did Not Management
REMUNERATION REPORT, THE FINANCIAL Vote
STATEMENTS AND THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
2 DISCHARGE FROM LIABILITY OF THE MEMBERS For Did Not Management
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE Vote
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
3 APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS OF For Did Not Management
NOVARTIS AG AS PER BALANCE SHEET AND Vote
DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND
4 REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL For Did Not Management
Vote
5 FURTHER SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM For Did Not Management
Vote
6 AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF For Did Not Management
INCORPORATION-SPECIAL QUORUM Vote
7 AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF For Did Not Management
INCORPORATION-CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND Vote
8 RE-ELECTION OF PETER BURCKHARDT M.D. FOR For Did Not Management
A ONE-YEAR TERM Vote
9 RE-ELECTION OF ULRICH LEHNER PH.D FOR A For Did Not Management
ONE-YEAR TERM Vote
10 RE-ELECTION OF ALEXANDRE F. JETZER FOR A For Did Not Management
THREE-YEAR TERM Vote
11 RE-ELECTION OF PIERRE LANDOLT FOR A For Did Not Management
THREE-YEAR TERM Vote
12 ELECTION OF ANN FUDGE FOR A THREE-YEAR For Did Not Management
TERM Vote
13 RATIFY AUDITORS For Did Not Management
Vote
14 TRANSACT OTHER BUSINESS (VOTING) For Did Not Management
Vote
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Novell, Inc.
Ticker: NOVL Security ID: 670006105
Meeting Date: AUG 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 13, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Albert Aiello For For Management
2 Elect Director Fred Corrado For For Management
3 Elect Director Richard L. Crandall For For Management
4 Elect Director Ronald W. Hovsepian For For Management
5 Elect Director Patrick S. Jones For For Management
6 Elect Director Claudine B. Malone For For Management
7 Elect Director Richard L. Nolan For For Management
8 Elect Director Thomas G. Plaskett For For Management
9 Elect Director John W. Poduska, SR For For Management
10 Elect Director James D. Robinson III For For Management
11 Elect Director Kathy Brittain White For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Paccar Inc.
Ticker: PCAR Security ID: 693718108
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John M. Fluke For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stephen F. Page For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael A. Tembreull For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management
3 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder
Articles/Bylaws/Charter
4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
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PepsiCo, Inc.
Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director I.M. Cook For For Management
1.2 Elect Director D. Dublon For For Management
1.3 Elect Director V.J. Dzau For For Management
1.4 Elect Director R.L. Hunt For For Management
1.5 Elect Director A. Ibarguen For For Management
1.6 Elect Director A.C. Martinez For For Management
1.7 Elect Director I.K. Nooyi For For Management
1.8 Elect Director S.P. Rockefeller For For Management
1.9 Elect Director J.J. Schiro For For Management
1.10 Elect Director L.G. Trotter For For Management
1.11 Elect Director D.Vasella For For Management
1.12 Elect Director M.D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Recycling Against Abstain Shareholder
4 Report on Genetically Engineered Products Against Abstain Shareholder
5 Report on Human Rights Policies Relating Against Abstain Shareholder
to Water Use
6 Report on Global Warming Against Abstain Shareholder
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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Petroleo Brasileiro
Ticker: Security ID: 71654V408
Meeting Date: APR 4, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 MANAGEMENT REPORT AND FINANCIAL For For Management
STATEMENTS, TOGETHER WITH THE AUDIT
COMMITTEE S REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2007.
2 2008 FISCAL YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET. For For Management
3 2007 FISCAL YEAR RESULT APPROPRIATION. For For Management
4 ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS.
5 ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS.
6 ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT For For Management
COMMITTEE AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
SUBSTITUTES.
7 DETERMINATION OF THE MANAGERS WAGES, For For Management
INCLUDING THEIR PROFIT PARTICIPATION,
PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 41 AND 56 OF THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS WELL AS
THAT OF THE FULL MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT
COMMITTEE.
8 CAPITAL STOCK INCREASE VIA THE For For Management
INCORPORATION OF PART OF THE CAPITAL
RESERVES AND OF PROFIT RESERVES, FOR A
TOTAL OF R$26,323 MILLION, INCREASING THE
CAPITAL STOCK FROM R$52,644 MILLION TO
R$78,967 MILLION.
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Petroleo Brasileiro
Ticker: Security ID: 71654V408
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 21, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO APPROVE THE DISPOSAL OF THE CONTROL OF For For Management
THE SUBSIDIARY OF PETROBRAS, DAPEAN
PARTICIPACOES S.A., BY MEANS OF THE
MERGER INTO THIS COMPANY OF FASCIATUS
PARTICIPACOES S.A., A TRANSACTION
INSERTED IN THE SPHERE OF THE INVESTMENT
AGREEMENT.
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Petroleo Brasileiro
Ticker: Security ID: 71654V408
Meeting Date: MAR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAR 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 APPROVAL OF THE INCORPORATION PROTOCOL For For Management
AND JUSTIFICATION SIGNED BY PETROBRAS, AS
THE SURVIVING COMPANY, AND BY PRAMOA
PARTICIPACOES S.A., AS THE ACQUIRED
COMPANY.
1.2 APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A For For Management
SPECIALIZED COMPANY TO EVALUATE AND
APPROVE THE RESPECTIVE ASSESSMENT REPORT
ELABORATED FOR THE PRAMOA PARTICIPACOES
S.A. INCORPORATION OPERATION.
2.1 APPROVAL OF THE INCORPORATION PROTOCOL For For Management
AND JUSTIFICATION, SIGNED BY PETROBRAS,
AS THE SURVIVING COMPANY, AND BY UPB
S.A., AS THE ACQUIRED COMPANY.
2.2 APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A For For Management
SPECIALIZED COMPANY TO EVALUATE AND
APPROVE THE RESPECTIVE ASSESSMENT REPORT
ELABORATED FOR THE UPB S.A. INCORPORATION
OPERATION.
3 SPLIT OF THE SHARES THAT REPRESENT THE For For Management
CAPITAL STOCK.
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Petroleo Brasileiro
Ticker: Security ID: 71654V408
Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Ratify Share Purchase and Sale Agreement For For Management
Dated Aug. 3, 2007 and Signed Between the
Indirect Controlling Shareholders of
Suzano Petroquimica SA (Sellers) and
Petrobras (Buyer); Nominate Firms to
Perform Speciliazed Assessment for Such
Purposes
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Pfizer Inc.
Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Brown For For Management
1.3 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert N. Burt For For Management
1.5 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William R. Howell For For Management
1.9 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler For For Management
1.11 Elect Director George A. Lorch For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Dana G. Mead For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1.14 Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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PPL Corp.
Ticker: PPL Security ID: 69351T106
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frederick M. Bernthal For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Louise K. Goeser For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Keith H. Williamson For For Management
2 Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Praxair, Inc.
Ticker: PX Security ID: 74005P104
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Edward G. Galante For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ira D. Hall For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Raymond W. LeBoeuf For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Larry D. McVay For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Wayne T. Smith For For Management
1.7 Elect Director H. Mitchell Watson, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert L. Wood For For Management
2 Require Majority Vote for Non-Contested For For Management
Election
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Procter & Gamble Company, The
Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109
Meeting Date: OCT 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 10, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta For For Management
1.2 Elect Director A. G. Lafley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John F. Smith, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ralph Snyderman, M.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditor For For Management
3 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
4 Report on Free Enterprise Initiatives Against Abstain Shareholder
5 Report on Animal Welfare Against Abstain Shareholder
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Prudential Financial Inc
Ticker: PRU Security ID: 744320102
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frederic K. Becker For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gaston Caperton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gilbert F. Casellas For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Mark B. Grier For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jon F. Hanson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Karl J. Krapek For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Christine A. Poon For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John R. Strangfield For For Management
1.13 Elect Director James A. Unruh For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Ticker: COL Security ID: 774341101
Meeting Date: FEB 12, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 14, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director C.A. Davis For For Management
1.2 Elect Director R.E. Eberhart For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SCANA Corporation
Ticker: SCG Security ID: 80589M102
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James W. Roquemore For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James M. Micali For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Bill L. Amick For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Sharon A. Decker For For Management
1.5 Elect Director D. Maybank Hagood For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William B. Timmerman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Schlumberger Ltd.
Ticker: SLB Security ID: 806857108
Meeting Date: APR 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 20, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director P. Camus 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 N. Kudryavtsev For For Management
1.6 Elect Director A. Lajous 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 L.R. Reif For For Management
1.10 Elect Director T.I. Sandvold For For Management
1.11 Elect Director N. Seydoux For For Management
1.12 Elect Director L.G. Stuntz For For Management
2 ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS AND For For Management
DIVIDENDS
3 APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF THE SCHLUMBERGER For For Management
2008 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
4 APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC For For Management
ACCOUNTING FIRM
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Southern Company
Ticker: SO Security ID: 842587107
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Dorrit J. Bern For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Francis S. Blake For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jon A. Boscia For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas F. Chapman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director H. William Habermeyer, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Warren A. Hood, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management
1.9 Elect Director J. Neal Purcell For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe For For Management
1.11 Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Gerald J. St. Pe For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Majority Voting and Eliminate For For Management
Cumulative Voting for Uncontested
Election of Directors
4 Eliminate Cumulative Voting For For Management
5 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals From Against Abstain Shareholder
Operations
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Spectra Energy Corp.
Ticker: SE Security ID: 847560109
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul M. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Austin A. Adams For For Management
1.3 Elect Director F. Anthony Comper For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael McShane For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Spectra Energy Corp.
Ticker: SE Security ID: 847560109
Meeting Date: OCT 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Pamela L. Carter For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William T. Esrey For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Fred J. Fowler For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Dennis R. Hendrix For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Staples, Inc.
Ticker: SPLS Security ID: 855030102
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Basil L. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Arthur M. Blank For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mary Elizabeth Burton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Justin King For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Rowland T. Moriarty For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert C. Nakasone For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Robert E. Sulentic For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Martin Trust For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Vijay Vishwanath For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Paul F. Walsh For For Management
2 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
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Stryker Corp.
Ticker: SYK Security ID: 863667101
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John W. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Howard E. Cox, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald M. Engelman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jerome H. Grossman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Louise L. Francesconi For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stephen P. MacMillan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William U. Parfet For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ronda E. Stryker For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
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Target Corporation
Ticker: TGT Security ID: 87612E106
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2008
# 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
1.3 Elect Director Mary E. Minnick For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Derica W. Rice For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Texas Instruments Inc.
Ticker: TXN Security ID: 882508104
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 19, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director James R. Adams For For Management
2 Elect Director David L. Boren For For Management
3 Elect Director Daniel A. Carp For For Management
4 Elect Director Carrie S. Cox For For Management
5 Elect Director David R. Goode For For Management
6 Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley For For Management
7 Elect Director Wayne R. Sanders For For Management
8 Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons For For Management
9 Elect Director Richard K. Templeton For For Management
10 Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder
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Tiffany & Co.
Ticker: TIF Security ID: 886547108
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski For For Management
2 Elect Director Rose Marie Bravo For For Management
3 Elect Director Gary E. Costley For For Management
4 Elect Director Lawrence K. Fish For For Management
5 Elect Director Abby F. Kohnstamm For For Management
6 Elect Director Charles K. Marquis For For Management
7 Elect Director Peter W. May For For Management
8 Elect Director J. Thomas Presby For For Management
9 Elect Director William A. Shutzer For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
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Total SA
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000120271
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 APPROVAL OF PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL For For Management
STATEMENTS
2 APPROVAL OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL For For Management
STATEMENTS
3 ALLOCATION OF EARNINGS, DECLARATION OF For For Management
DIVIDEND
4 AGREEMENTS COVERED BY ARTICLE L. 225-38 For For Management
OF THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL CODE
5 COMMITMENTS UNDER ARTICLE L. 225-42-1 OF For For Management
THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL CODE CONCERNING MR.
THIERRY DESMAREST
6 COMMITMENTS UNDER ARTICLE L. 225-42-1 OF For Against Management
THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL CODE CONCERNING MR.
CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE
7 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For For Management
TO TRADE SHARES OF THE COMPANY
8 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. PAUL For For Management
DESMARAIS JR. AS A DIRECTOR
9 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. For For Management
BERTRAND JACQUILLAT AS A DIRECTOR
10 RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF LORD PETER For For Management
LEVENE OF PORTSOKEN AS A DIRECTOR
11 APPOINTMENT OF MRS. PATRICIA BARBIZET AS For For Management
A DIRECTOR
12 APPOINTMENT OF MR. CLAUDE MANDIL AS A For For Management
DIRECTOR
13 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE For For Management
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE SHARE
CAPITAL BY ISSUING COMMON SHARES OR ANY
SECURITIES PROVIDING ACCESS TO SHARE
CAPITAL WHILE MAINTAINING SHAREHOLDERS
PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS OR BY
CAPITALIZING PREMIUMS,
14 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE For For Management
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE SHARE
CAPITAL BY ISSUING COMMON SHARES OR ANY
SECURITIES PROVIDING ACCESS TO SHARE
CAPITAL WITHOUT PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION
RIGHTS
15 DELEGATION OF POWERS GRANTED TO THE BOARD For For Management
OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE SHARE CAPITAL BY
ISSUING COMMON SHARES OR ANY SECURITIES
PROVIDING ACCESS TO SHARE CAPITAL, IN
PAYMENT OF SECURITIES THAT WOULD BE
CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPANY
16 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE For For Management
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE SHARE
CAPITAL UNDER THE CONDITIONS PROVIDED FOR
IN ARTICLE 443-5 OF THE FRENCH LABOR CODE
17 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For For Management
TO GRANT RESTRICTED SHARES OF THE COMPANY
TO GROUP EMPLOYEES AND TO EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY OR OF GROUP
COMPANIES
18 REMOVAL OF MR. ANTOINE Against Against Shareholder
JEANCOURT-GALIGNANI FROM HIS DIRECTORSHIP
19 ADDITION OF A FINAL LAST PARAGRAPH TO Against For Shareholder
ARTICLE 12 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION TO ENSURE THAT STATISTICS ARE
PUBLISHED IDENTIFYING BY NAME THE
DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES
20 AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT RESTRICTED SHARES Against Against Shareholder
OF THE COMPANY TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE
GROUP
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U.S. Bancorp
Ticker: USB Security ID: 902973304
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Douglas M. Baker, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director Joel W. Johnson For For Management
3 Elect Director David B. O'Maley For For Management
4 Elect Director O'Dell M. Owens For For Management
5 Elect Director Craig D. Schnuck For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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UBS AG
Ticker: Security ID: H89231338
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 ANNUAL REPORT, GROUP AND PARENT COMPANY For For Management
ACCOUNTS FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2007 REPORTS
OF THE GROUP AND STATUTORY AUDITORS
2 APPROPRIATION OF RESULTS For For Management
3 REDUCTION OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF For For Management
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(ARTICLE 19 PARA. 1 OF THE ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION)
4 REFERENCES TO GROUP AUDITORS (ARTICLE 17 For For Management
LIT. B, 25 LIT. C, 31 PARA. 1 AND 2 AND
TITLE D OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)
5 RE-ELECTION OF MEMBER THE BOARD OF None Abstain Management
DIRECTORS: MARCEL OSPEL
6 RE-ELECTION OF MEMBER THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS: PETER VOSER
7 RE-ELECTION OF MEMBER THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS: LAWRENCE A. WEINBACH
8 ELECTION OF A NEW MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS: DAVID SIDWELL
9 POTENIAL ELECTION OF A NEW BOARD MEMBER. For For Management
AT THE TIME OF PRINTING, THE NEW DIRECTOR
HAS NOT YET BEEN NOMINATED, HIS NAME CAN
BE OBTAINED FROM 4/1/2008 BY CALLING
TOLL-FREE 1-266-541-9689 OR VIA THE WEB
AT WWW.UBS.COM/AGM
10 RE-ELECTION OF THE AUDITORS (ERNST & For For Management
YOUNG LTD. BASEL)
11 ORDINARY CAPITAL INCREASE. RIGHTS For For Management
OFFERING
12 IN CASE OF AD-HOC SHAREHOLDERS MOTIONS For Against Management
DURING THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, I/WE
AUTHORIZE MY/OUR PROXY TO ACT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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UBS AG
Ticker: Security ID: H89231338
Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JAN 28, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL AUDIT Against Did Not Shareholder
(SONDERPRUFUNG) BY ETHOS Vote
2 STOCK DIVIDEND CREATION OF AUTHORIZED For Did Not Management
CAPITAL APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 4B OF THE Vote
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
3 CAPITAL INCREASE PROPOSAL BY THE BOARD OF For Did Not Management
DIRECTORS: MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE NOTES Vote
CREATION OF CONDITIONAL CAPITAL APPROVAL
OF ARTICLE 4A PARA. 3 OF THE ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION
4 ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL BY PROFOND: ORDINARY Against Did Not Shareholder
CAPITAL INCREASE RIGHTS OFFERING Vote
5 IN CASE OF AD-HOC SHAREHOLDERS MOTIONS For Did Not Management
DURING THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING, Vote
I/WE AUTHORIZE MY/OUR PROXY TO ACT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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United Technologies Corp.
Ticker: UTX Security ID: 913017109
Meeting Date: APR 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Louis R. Chenevert For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George David For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John V. Faraci For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Harold McGraw III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management
1.10 Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Andre Villeneuve For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Abstain Shareholder
5 Improve Human Rights Standards or Against Abstain Shareholder
Policies
6 Pay For Superior Performance Against For Shareholder
7 Report on Foreign Military Sales Against Abstain Shareholder
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Verizon Communications
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management
2 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management
4 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose For For Management
5 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management
6 Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management
7 Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien For For Management
8 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
9 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management
10 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management
11 Elect Director John W. Snow For For Management
12 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
15 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Abstain Shareholder
Discrimination based on Gender Identity
16 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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Wachovia Corp.
Ticker: WB Security ID: 929903102
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 14, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John D. Baker, II For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Peter C. Browning For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John T. Casteen, III For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jerry Gitt For For Management
1.5 Elect Director William H. Goodwin, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert A. Ingram For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Donald M. James For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Timothy D. Proctor For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Ernest S. Rady For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Van L. Richey For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Lanty L. Smith For For Management
1.16 Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson For For Management
1.17 Elect Director Dona Davis Young For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
4 Report on Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder
5 Require Two Candidates for Each Board Against Against Shareholder
Seat
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Wells Fargo & Company
Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert L. Joss 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 Against Management
1.9 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For Against Management
1.11 Elect Director Donald B. Rice For Against Management
1.12 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1.14 Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Michael W. Wright For Against Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
7 Pay For Superior Performance Against For Shareholder
8 Report on Human Rights Investment Against Abstain Shareholder
Policies
9 Adopt EEO Policy Without Reference to Against Abstain Shareholder
Sexual Orientation
10 Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities Against Abstain Shareholder
in Loan Pricing
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Wyeth
Ticker: WYE Security ID: 983024100
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Robert M. Amen For For Management
2 Elect Director Michael J. Critelli For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert Essner For For Management
4 Elect Director John D. Feerick For For Management
5 Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson For For Management
6 Elect Director Victor F. Ganzi For For Management
7 Elect Director Robert Langer For For Management
8 Elect Director John P. Mascotte For For Management
9 Elect Director Raymond J. McGuire For For Management
10 Elect Director Mary Lake Polan For For Management
11 Elect Director Bernard Poussot For For Management
12 Elect Director Gary L. Rogers For For Management
13 Elect Director John R. Torell III For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
16 Amend Non-Employee Director Restricted For For Management
Stock Plan
17 Report on Political Contributions Against Abstain Shareholder
18 Claw-back of Payments under Restatements Against Against Shareholder
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Yum Brands, Inc.
Ticker: YUM Security ID: 988498101
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Massimo Ferragamo For For Management
1.3 Elect Director J. David Grissom For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bonnie G. Hill For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert Holland, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kenneth G. Langone For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jonathan S. Linen For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas C. Nelson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Jing-Shyh S. Su For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Jackie Trujillo For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Robert D. Walter For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management
Election of Directors
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
5 Adopt MacBride Principles Against Abstain Shareholder
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
7 Report on Sustainability and Food Safety Against Abstain Shareholder
in the Supply Chain
8 Report on Animal Welfare Policies Against Abstain Shareholder
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant): Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund, Inc.
By (Signature and Title)*: John V. Murphy
John V. Murphy, President and Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 15, 2008
*By: /s/ Randy Legg
Randy Legg, Attorney in Fact
Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund
Filed: 18 Aug 08, 12:00am