UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 | ||
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FORM N-PX | ||
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annual report of proxy voting record of | ||
registered management investment company | ||
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Investment Company Act file number: | 811- 3081 |
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Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, Inc. | ||
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||
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c/o The Dreyfus Corporation | ||
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) | ||
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Michael A. Rosenberg, Esq. 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 | ||
(Name and address of agent for service) | ||
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 922-6000 | ||
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Date of fiscal year end: 12/31 | ||
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011 |
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 02, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Alpern For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W. James Farrell For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director H. Laurance Fuller For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William A. Osborn For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Miles D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Adopt Policy on Pharmaceutical Price Against Against Shareholder
Restraint
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AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
Ticker: APD Security ID: 009158106
Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 30, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Chadwick C. Deaton For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Donahue For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Ursula O. Fairbairn For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Lawrence S. Smith For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
Ticker: MO Security ID: 02209S103
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey For Against Management
2 Elect Director Gerald L. Baliles For Against Management
3 Elect Director John T. Casteen III For Against Management
4 Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre For For Management
5 Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell II For Against Management
6 Elect Director Thomas W. Jones For Against Management
7 Elect Director George Munoz For For Management
8 Elect Director Nabil Y. Sakkab For For Management
9 Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
12 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency None One Year Management
13 Cease Production of Flavored Tobacco Against Against Shareholder
Products
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APPLE INC.
Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100
Meeting Date: FEB 23, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 27, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William V. Campbell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Millard S. Drexler For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Steven P. Jobs For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
5 Adopt Policy on Succession Planning Against Against Shareholder
6 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
Ticker: ADP Security ID: 053015103
Meeting Date: NOV 09, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 10, 2010
# 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 Linda R. Gooden For For Management
1.7 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John P. Jones For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Sharon T. Rowlands For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Enrique T. Salem For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gregory L. Summe For For Management
2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Ticker: BDX Security ID: 075887109
Meeting Date: FEB 01, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 10, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Basil L. Anderson For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Henry P. Becton, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Edward F. Degraan For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director C.M. Fraser-Liggett For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Christopher Jones For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Adel A.F. Mahmoud For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gary A. Mecklenburg For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Cathy E. Minehan For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James F. Orr For Withhold Management
1.12 Elect Director Willard J. Overlock, Jr For Withhold Management
1.13 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For Withhold Management
1.14 Elect Director Alfred Sommer For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency None One Year Management
5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder
Special Meetings
6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Ticker: BRK.B Security ID: 084670108
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 02, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Warren E. Buffett For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles T. Munger For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Howard G. Buffett For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Gates III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David S. Gottesman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charlotte Guyman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Donald R. Keough For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ronald L. Olson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Walter Scott, Jr. For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
4 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Abstain Shareholder
Products and Operations
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CATERPILLAR INC.
Ticker: CAT Security ID: 149123101
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 11, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David L. Calhoun For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Daniel M. Dickinson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Eugene V. Fife For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Juan Gallardo For For Management
1.5 Elect Director David R. Goode For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jesse J. Greene, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Peter A. Magowan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Dennis A. Muilenburg For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman For For Management
1.10 Elect Director William A. Osborn For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Charles D. Powell For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Susan C. Schwab For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Joshua I. Smith For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Miles D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
5 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
6 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
7 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
8 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
9 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
10 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
11 Review and Assess Human Rights Policies Against Against Shareholder
12 Adopt a Policy in which the Company Against Against Shareholder
will not Make or Promise to Make Any
Death Benefit Payments to Senior
Executives
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CHEVRON CORPORATION
Ticker: CVX Security ID: 166764100
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 01, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director L.F. Deily For For Management
2 Elect Director R.E. Denham For For Management
3 Elect Director R.J. Eaton For For Management
4 Elect Director C. Hagel For For Management
5 Elect Director E. Hernandez For For Management
6 Elect Director G.L. Kirkland For For Management
7 Elect Director D.B. Rice For For Management
8 Elect Director K.W. Sharer For For Management
9 Elect Director C.R. Shoemate For For Management
10 Elect Director J.G. Stumpf For For Management
11 Elect Director R.D. Sugar For For Management
12 Elect Director C. Ware For Against Management
13 Elect Director J.S. Watson For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
16 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
17 Request Director Nominee with Against Against Shareholder
Environmental Qualifications
18 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
19 Include Sustainability as a Performance Against Against Shareholder
Measure for Senior Executive
Compensation
20 Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection Against Against Shareholder
21 Report on Financial Risks of Climate Against Against Shareholder
Change
22 Report on Environmental Impacts of Against For Shareholder
Natural Gas Fracturing
23 Report on Offshore Oil Wells and Spill Against Against Shareholder
Mitigation Measures
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CHRISTIAN DIOR
Ticker: CDI Security ID: F26334106
Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 28, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Auditors' Special Report on For Against Management
Related-Party Transactions
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.11 per Share
5 Elect Bernard Arnault as Director For Against Management
6 Elect Sidney Toledano as Director For For Management
7 Elect Pierre Gode as Director For Against Management
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
9 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 80 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
10 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 80 Million
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 80 Million
13 Approve Issuance of Shares up to 20 For Against Management
Percent of Issued Capital Per Year, up
to EUR 80 Million Reserved for
Qualified Investors or Restricted
Number of Investors
14 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For Against Management
10 Percent Per Year of Issued Capital
Pursuant to Issue Authority without
Preemptive Rights under Items 12 and 13
15 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Against Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related
to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder
Vote Above under Items 11, 12 and 13
16 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For Against Management
80 Million for Future Exchange Offers
17 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For Against Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
18 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
19 Set Total Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management
Result from All Issuance Requests Above
at EUR 80 Million
20 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plan
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: NOV 18, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 20, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
3 Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
4 Elect Director Larry R. Carter For For Management
5 Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management
6 Elect Director Brian L. Halla For For Management
7 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
8 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management
9 Elect Director Roderick C. Mcgeary For For Management
10 Elect Director Michael K. Powell For For Management
11 Elect Director Arun Sarin For For Management
12 Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
13 Elect Director Jerry Yang For For Management
14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
16 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Environmental
Sustainability
17 Report on Internet Fragmentation Against Against Shareholder
18 Adopt Policy Prohibiting Sale of Against Against Shareholder
Products in China if they Contribute to
Human Rights Abuses
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CONOCOPHILLIPS
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Richard L. Armitage For Against Management
2 Elect Director Richard H. Auchinleck For Against Management
3 Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. For Against Management
4 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For Against Management
5 Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin For Against Management
6 Elect Director Harold W. McGraw III For Against Management
7 Elect Director James J. Mulva For Against Management
8 Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For Against Management
9 Elect Director Harald J. Norvik For Against Management
10 Elect Director William K. Reilly For Against Management
11 Elect Director Victoria J. Tschinkel For Against Management
12 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For Against Management
13 Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr. For Against Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
16 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency None One Year Management
17 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
18 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder
Discrimination based on Gender Identity
19 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
20 Report on Lobbying Expenses Against Against Shareholder
21 Report on Accident Risk Reduction Against Against Shareholder
Efforts
22 Adopt Policy to Address Coastal Against Against Shareholder
Louisiana Environmental Impacts
23 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder
Products and Operations
24 Report on Financial Risks of Climate Against Against Shareholder
Change
25 Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Against Against Shareholder
Sands Operations in Canada
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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
Ticker: XOM Security ID: 30231G102
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 06, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director M.J. Boskin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director P. Brabeck-Letmathe For For Management
1.3 Elect Director L.R. Faulkner For For Management
1.4 Elect Director J.S. Fishman For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director K.C. Frazier For For Management
1.6 Elect Director W.W. George For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director M.C. Nelson For For Management
1.8 Elect Director S.J. Palmisano For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director S.S. Reinemund For For Management
1.10 Elect Director R.W. Tillerson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr. For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
7 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder
Discrimination based on Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity
8 Adopt Policy on Human Right to Water Against Against Shareholder
9 Report on Environmental Impact of Oil Against Against Shareholder
Sands Operations in Canada
10 Report on Environmental Impacts of Against Against Shareholder
Natural Gas Fracturing
11 Report on Energy Technologies Against Against Shareholder
Development
12 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder
Products and Operations
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FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO S.A.B. DE C.V. (FEMSA)
Ticker: FEMSAUBD Security ID: 344419106
Meeting Date: MAR 25, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Report of Board of Directors on For For Management
Financial Statements and Statutory
Reports for Fiscal Year 2010, Receive
CEO's Report and Audit and Corporate
Practices Committees Chairmen Report
2 Approve Tax Report on Fiscal For For Management
Obligations
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Distribution of Dividends of MXN 0.22
per Series B Shares; MXN 0.28 per
Series D Shares; Corresponding to a
Total of MXN 1.14 per B Unit and MXN
1.37 per BD Unit
4 Set Aggregate Nominal Share Repurchase For For Management
Reserve to a Maximum Amount of up to
MXN 3 Billion
5 Elect Directors and Secretaries, Verify For Against Management
Independence of Directors, and Approve
their Remuneration
6 Elect Members and Chairmen of Finance For Against Management
and Planning Committee, Audit Committee
and Corporate Practices Committee;
Approve Their Remuneration
7 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
8 Approve Minutes of Meeting For For Management
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
Ticker: BEN Security ID: 354613101
Meeting Date: MAR 15, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 18, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost For For Management
2 Elect Director Charles Crocker For For Management
3 Elect Director Joseph R. Hardiman For For Management
4 Elect Director Charles B. Johnson For For Management
5 Elect Director Gregory E. Johnson For For Management
6 Elect Director Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. For For Management
7 Elect Director Mark C. Pigott For For Management
8 Elect Director Chutta Ratnathicam For For Management
9 Elect Director Peter M. Sacerdote For For Management
10 Elect Director Laura Stein For For Management
11 Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock For For Management
12 Elect Director Geoffrey Y. Yang For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
16 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC.
Ticker: FCX Security ID: 35671D857
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard C. Adkerson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert A. Day For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gerald J. Ford For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director H. Devon Graham, Jr. For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles C. Krulak For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Bobby Lee Lackey For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy For For Management
1.10 Elect Director James R. Moffett For For Management
1.11 Elect Director B.M. Rankin, Jr. For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Stephen H. Siegele For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Request Director Nominee with Against Against Shareholder
Environmental Qualifications
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director W. Geoffrey Beattie For For Management
2 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For Against Management
3 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
4 Elect Director Susan Hockfield For For Management
5 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management
6 Elect Director Andrea Jung For Against Management
7 Elect Director Alan G. Lafley For For Management
8 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For Against Management
9 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For Against Management
10 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
11 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management
12 Elect Director Sam Nunn For Against Management
13 Elect Director Roger S. Penske For For Management
14 Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa For For Management
15 Elect Director James S. Tisch For For Management
16 Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III For Against Management
17 Ratify Auditors For For Management
18 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
19 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
20 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
21 Performance-Based Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
22 Withdraw Stock Options Granted to Against Against Shareholder
Executive Officers
23 Report on Climate Change Business Risk Against Against Shareholder
24 Report on Animal Testing and Plans for Against Against Shareholder
Reduction
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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Ticker: HSBA Security ID: 404280406
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 11, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3a Re-elect Safra Catz as Director For For Management
3b Elect Laura Cha as Director For For Management
3c Re-elect Marvin Cheung as Director For For Management
3d Re-elect John Coombe as Director For For Management
3e Re-elect Rona Fairhead as Director For For Management
3f Re-elect Douglas Flint as Director For For Management
3g Re-elect Alexander Flockhart as For For Management
Director
3h Re-elect Stuart Gulliver as Director For For Management
3i Re-elect James Hughes-Hallett as For For Management
Director
3j Re-elect William Laidlaw as Director For For Management
3k Re-elect Janis Lomax as Director For For Management
3l Elect Iain Mackay as Director For For Management
3m Re-elect Gwyn Morgan as Director For For Management
3n Re-elect Nagavara Murthy as Director For For Management
3o Re-elect Sir Simon Robertson as For For Management
Director
3p Re-elect John Thornton as Director For For Management
3q Re-elect Sir Brian Williamson as For For Management
Director
4 Reappoint KPMG Audit plc as Auditors For For Management
and Authorise Their Remuneration
5 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
6 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
7 Approve Share Plan 2011 For For Management
8 Approve Fees Payable to Non-Executive For For Management
Directors
9 Authorise the Company to Call EGM with For For Management
Two Weeks' Notice
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INTEL CORPORATION
Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management
2 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management
3 Elect Director John J. Donahoe For Against Management
4 Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management
5 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management
6 Elect Director James D. Plummer For For Management
7 Elect Director David S. Pottruck For Against Management
8 Elect Director Jane E. Shaw For For Management
9 Elect Director Frank D. Yeary For For Management
10 Elect Director David B. Yoffie For Against Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
13 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
15 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency None One Year Management
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director A. J. P. Belda For Against Management
2 Elect Director W. R. Brody For For Management
3 Elect Director K. I. Chenault For For Management
4 Elect Director M. L. Eskew For For Management
5 Elect Director S. A. Jackson For For Management
6 Elect Director A. N. Liveris For Against Management
7 Elect Director W. J. McNerney, Jr. For For Management
8 Elect Director J. W. Owens For For Management
9 Elect Director S. J. Palmisano For For Management
10 Elect Director J. E. Spero For For Management
11 Elect Director S. Taurel For Against Management
12 Elect Director L. H. Zambrano For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
15 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
16 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
17 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
18 Report on Lobbying Expenses Against Against Shareholder
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Ticker: ISRG Security ID: 46120E602
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Floyd D. Loop For Against Management
2 Elect Director George Stalk Jr. For Against Management
3 Elect Director Craig H. Barratt For Against Management
4 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
7 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 01, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management
2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management
3 Elect Director Ian E.L. Davis For For Management
4 Elect Director Michael M.e. Johns For Against Management
5 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management
6 Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For Against Management
7 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management
8 Elect Director William D. Perez For Against Management
9 Elect Director Charles Prince For Against Management
10 Elect Director David Satcher For For Management
11 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
15 Adopt Policy to Restrain Pharmaceutical Against Against Shareholder
Price Increases
16 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder
Discrimination Based on Applicant's
Health Status
17 Adopt Animal-Free Training Methods Against Against Shareholder
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles For For Management
2 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For Against Management
3 Elect Director David M. Cote For For Management
4 Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management
5 Elect Director James Dimon For For Management
6 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management
7 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
8 Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. For For Management
9 Elect Director David C. Novak For Against Management
10 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For Against Management
11 Elect Director William C. Weldon For Against Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
15 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
16 Affirm Political Non-Partisanship Against Against Shareholder
17 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
18 Report on Loan Modifications Against Against Shareholder
19 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
20 Institute Procedures to Prevent Against Against Shareholder
Investments in Companies that
Contribute to Genocide or Crimes
Against Humanity
21 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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KRAFT FOODS INC.
Ticker: KFT Security ID: 50075N104
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Ajaypal S. Banga For Against Management
2 Elect Director Myra M. Hart For For Management
3 Elect Director Peter B. Henry For For Management
4 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For Against Management
5 Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum For Against Management
6 Elect Director Richard A. Lerner For For Management
7 Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald For For Management
8 Elect Director John C. Pope For Against Management
9 Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds For For Management
10 Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld For For Management
11 Elect Director J.F. Van Boxmeer For Against Management
12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
13 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
14 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MCDONALD'S CORPORATION
Ticker: MCD Security ID: 580135101
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Susan E. Arnold For Against Management
2 Elect Director Richard H. Lenny For Against Management
3 Elect Director Cary D. McMillan For For Management
4 Elect Director Sheila A. Penrose For For Management
5 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
8 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
9 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
for Transactions With Interested
Shareholders
10 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
Relating to the Board of Directors
11 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
for Shareholder Action
12 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
13 Require Suppliers to Adopt CAK Against Against Shareholder
14 Report on Policy Responses to Against Against Shareholder
Children's Health Concerns and Fast
Food
15 Report on Beverage Container Against Against Shareholder
Environmental Strategy
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MEDTRONIC, INC.
Ticker: MDT Security ID: 585055106
Meeting Date: AUG 25, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 28, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David L. Calhoun For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Victor J. Dzau For For Management
1.4 Elect Director William A. Hawkins For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Shirley A. Jackson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Robert C. Pozen For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Rosso For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Jack W. Schuler For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
2 Elect Director Thomas R. Cech For For Management
3 Elect Director Richard T. Clark For For Management
4 Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier For For Management
5 Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management
6 Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone For For Management
7 Elect Director William B. Harrison. Jr. For For Management
8 Elect Director Harry R. Jacobson For For Management
9 Elect Director William N. Kelley For For Management
10 Elect Director C. Robert Kidder For For Management
11 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
12 Elect Director Carlos E. Represas For For Management
13 Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management
14 Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk For For Management
15 Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock For For Management
16 Elect Director Craig B. Thompson For For Management
17 Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
18 Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For For Management
19 Ratify Auditors For For Management
20 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
21 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 16, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 03, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management
2 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
3 Elect Director William H. Gates III For For Management
4 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management
5 Elect Director Reed Hastings For For Management
6 Elect Director Maria M. Klawe For For Management
7 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management
8 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management
9 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Environmental
Sustainability
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NESTLE SA
Ticker: NESN Security ID: 641069406
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 07, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.85 per Share
4.1.1 Reelect Paul Bulcke as Director For For Management
4.1.2 Reelect Andreas Koopmann as Director For For Management
4.1.3 Reelect Rolf Haenggi as Director For For Management
4.1.4 Reelect Jean-Pierre Meyers as Director For For Management
4.1.5 Reelect Naina Lal Kidwai as Director For For Management
4.1.6 Reelect Beat Hess as Director For For Management
4.2 Elect Ann Veneman as Director For For Management
4.3 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
5 Approve CHF 16.5 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of 165
Million Shares
6 Additional And/or Counter-proposals None Against Management
Presented At The Meeting
7 Mark the box at the right if you wish None Against Management
to give a Proxy to the independent
representative, Mr. Jean-Ludovic
Hartmann
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NEWS CORPORATION
Ticker: NWS Security ID: 65248E203
Meeting Date: OCT 15, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 16, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jose Maria Aznar For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Natalie Bancroft For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Peter L. Barnes For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Chase Carey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kenneth E. Cowley For For Management
1.6 Elect Director David F. DeVoe For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Viet Dinh For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sir Roderick I. For For Management
Eddington
1.9 Elect Director Andrew S.B. Knight For For Management
1.10 Elect Director James R. Murdoch For For Management
1.11 Elect Director K. Rupert Murdoch For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Lachlan K. Murdoch For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Thomas J. Perkins For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Arthur M. Siskind For For Management
1.15 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Establish Human Rights Committee Against Against Shareholder
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Spencer Abraham For Against Management
2 Elect Director Howard I. Atkins For For Management
3 Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen For For Management
4 Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian For Against Management
5 Elect Director John E. Feick For For Management
6 Elect Director Margaret M. Foran For For Management
7 Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez For For Management
8 Elect Director Ray R. Irani For For Management
9 Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian For Against Management
10 Elect Director Rodolfo Segovia For Against Management
11 Elect Director Aziz D. Syriani For For Management
12 Elect Director Rosemary Tomich For Against Management
13 Elect Director Walter L. Weisman For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
16 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency None One Year Management
17 Review Political Expenditures and Against Against Shareholder
Processes
18 Request Director Nominee with Against Against Shareholder
Environmental Qualifications
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PEPSICO, INC.
Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 04, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director S.L. Brown For Against Management
2 Elect Director I.M. Cook For For Management
3 Elect Director D. Dublon For For Management
4 Elect Director V.J. Dzau For Against Management
5 Elect Director R.L. Hunt For Against Management
6 Elect Director A. Ibarguen For For Management
7 Elect Director A.C. Martinez For Against Management
8 Elect Director I.K. Nooyi For For Management
9 Elect Director S.P. Rockefeller For Against Management
10 Elect Director J.J. Schiro For For Management
11 Elect Director L.G. Trotter For For Management
12 Elect Director D. Vasella For Against Management
13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
14 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
16 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management
Election of Directors
17 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder
Special Meetings
18 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: PM Security ID: 718172109
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Harold Brown For For Management
2 Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta For For Management
3 Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri For For Management
4 Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn For For Management
5 Elect Director Jennifer Li For For Management
6 Elect Director Graham Mackay For For Management
7 Elect Director Sergio Marchionne For For Management
8 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management
9 Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu For For Management
10 Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
13 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
14 Report on Effect of Marketing Practices Against Against Shareholder
on the Poor
15 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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PRAXAIR, INC.
Ticker: PX Security ID: 74005P104
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 07, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen F. Angel For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Oscar Bernardes For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward G. Galante For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Claire W. Gargalli For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ira D. Hall For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Raymond W. LeBoeuf For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Larry D. McVay For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Wayne T. Smith For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert L. Wood For Withhold Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
3 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Ticker: QCOM Security ID: 747525103
Meeting Date: MAR 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 10, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Stephen M. Bennett For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald G. Cruickshank For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas W. Horton For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Irwin Mark Jacobs For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Paul E. Jacobs For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert E. Kahn For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Sherry Lansing For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Duane A. Nelles For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director Francisco Ros For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Brent Scowcroft For Withhold Management
1.13 Elect Director Marc I. Stern For Withhold 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 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
6 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
7 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
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RIO TINTO PLC
Ticker: RIO Security ID: 767204100
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 09, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
3 Re-elect Tom Albanese as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Robert Brown as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Vivienne Cox as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Jan du Plessis as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Guy Elliott as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Michael Fitzpatrick as For For Management
Director
9 Re-elect Ann Godbehere as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Richard Goodmanson as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Andrew Gould as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Lord Kerr as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Paul Tellier as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Sam Walsh as Director For For Management
15 Elect Stephen Mayne Against Against Shareholder
16 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Their
Remuneration
17 Amend Performance Share Plan For For Management
18 Amend Share Ownership Plan For For Management
19 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
20 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
21 Authorise Market Purchase For For Management
22 Authorise the Company to Call EGM with For For Management
Two Weeks' Notice ��
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
Ticker: RDSB Security ID: 780259206
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 04, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Elect Linda Stuntz as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Josef Ackermann as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Malcolm Brinded as Director For For Management
6 Elect Guy Elliott as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Simon Henry as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Charles Holliday as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Lord Kerr of Kinlochard as For For Management
Director
10 Elect Gerard Kleisterlee as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Christine Morin-Postel as For For Management
Director
12 Re-elect Jorma Ollila as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Jeroen van der Veer as For For Management
Director
14 Re-elect Peter Voser as Director For For Management
15 Re-elect Hans Wijers as Director For For Management
16 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
17 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
18 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
19 Authorise Issue of Equity without For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights
20 Authorise Market Purchase For For Management
21 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure
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SYSCO CORPORATION
Ticker: SYY Security ID: 871829107
Meeting Date: NOV 12, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director John M. Cassaday For For Management
2 Elect Director Manuel A. Fernandez For For Management
3 Elect Director Hans-joachim Koerber For For Management
4 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward For For Management
5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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TARGET CORPORATION
Ticker: TGT Security ID: 87612E106
Meeting Date: JUN 08, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 11, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin For For Management
2 Elect Director Calvin Darden For Against Management
3 Elect Director Mary N. Dillon For Against Management
4 Elect Director James A. Johnson For Against Management
5 Elect Director Mary E. Minnick For For Management
6 Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
7 Elect Director Derica W. Rice For For Management
8 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For Against Management
9 Elect Director Gregg W. Steinhafel For For Management
10 Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management
11 Elect Director Solomon D. Trujillo For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For Against Management
Officers' Compensation
15 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
16 Adopt Compensation Benchmarking Policy Against Against Shareholder
17 Report on Electronics Recycling and Against Against Shareholder
Preventing E-Waste Export
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Ticker: TXN Security ID: 882508104
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director R.W. Babb, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director D.A. Carp For For Management
3 Elect Director C.S. Cox For For Management
4 Elect Director S.P. MacMillan For For Management
5 Elect Director P.H. Patsley For For Management
6 Elect Director R.E. Sanchez For For Management
7 Elect Director W.R. Sanders For For Management
8 Elect Director R.J. Simmons For For Management
9 Elect Director R.K. Templeton For For Management
10 Elect Director C.T. Whitman For For Management
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
12 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Three One Year Management
Years
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Ticker: KO Security ID: 191216100
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Herbert A. Allen For For Management
2 Elect Director Ronald W. Allen For For Management
3 Elect Director Howard G. Buffett For For Management
4 Elect Director Barry Diller For For Management
5 Elect Director Evan G. Greenberg For For Management
6 Elect Director Alexis M. Herman For For Management
7 Elect Director Muhtar Kent For For Management
8 Elect Director Donald R. Keough For For Management
9 Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino For For Management
10 Elect Director Donald F. McHenry For For Management
11 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management
12 Elect Director James D. Robinson III For For Management
13 Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth For For Management
14 Elect Director Jacob Wallenberg For Against Management
15 Elect Director James B. Williams For For Management
16 Ratify Auditors �� For For Management
17 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
18 Amend Restricted Stock Plan For For Management
19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
20 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
21 Publish Report on Chemical Bisphenol-A Against Against Shareholder
(BPA)
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THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
Ticker: EL Security ID: 518439104
Meeting Date: NOV 09, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 15, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Aerin Lauder For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William P. Lauder For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lynn Forester de For For Management
Rothschild
1.4 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard F. Zannino For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: MHP Security ID: 580645109
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 07, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Pedro Aspe For For Management
2 Elect Director Winfried Bischoff For For Management
3 Elect Director Douglas N. Daft For For Management
4 Elect Director William D. Green For For Management
5 Elect Director Linda Koch Lorimer For For Management
6 Elect Director Harold McGraw III For For Management
7 Elect Director Robert P. McGraw For For Management
8 Elect Director Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg For For Management
9 Elect Director Michael Rake For For Management
10 Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. For For Management
11 Elect Director Kurt L. Schmoke For For Management
12 Elect Director Sidney Taurel For For Management
13 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management
14 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
15 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against For Shareholder
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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109
Meeting Date: OCT 12, 2010 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 13, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Angela F. Braly For For Management
2 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management
3 Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management
4 Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta For For Management
5 Elect Director Robert A. Mcdonald For For Management
6 Elect Director W. James Mcnerney, Jr. For For Management
7 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers For For Management
8 Elect Director Mary A. Wilderotter For For Management
9 Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz For For Management
10 Elect Director Ernesto Zedillo For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
Ticker: DIS Security ID: 254687106
Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 24, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Susan E. Arnold For For Management
2 Elect Director John E. Bryson For For Management
3 Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management
4 Elect Director Judith L. Estrin For For Management
5 Elect Director Robert A. Iger For For Management
6 Elect Director Steven P. Jobs For For Management
7 Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer For For Management
8 Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis For For Management
9 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For For Management
10 Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat For For Management
11 Elect Director John E. Pepper, Jr. For For Management
12 Elect Director Sheryl Sandberg For For Management
13 Elect Director Orin C. Smith For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
17 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
18 Prohibit Retesting Performance Goals Against For Shareholder
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TOTAL SA
Ticker: FP Security ID: 89151E109
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 05, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.28 per Share
4 Approve Auditors' Special Report on For For Management
Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
6 Reelect Patricia Barbizet as Director For Against Management
7 Reelect Paul Desmarais Jr. as Director For Against Management
8 Reelect Claude Mandil as Director For For Management
9 Elect Marie-Christine Coisne as For For Management
Director
10 Elect Barbara Kux as Director For For Management
11 Authorize up to 0.8 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plan
A Amend Article 9 of Bylaws Re: Share Against Against Shareholder
Ownership Disclosure Threshold
Publication
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Ticker: UTX Security ID: 913017109
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 15, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Louis R. Chenevert For For Management
2 Elect Director John V. Faraci For For Management
3 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier For For Management
4 Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management
5 Elect Director Edward A. Kangas For For Management
6 Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management
7 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management
8 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management
9 Elect Director Harold McGraw III For For Management
10 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management
11 Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert For For Management
12 Elect Director Andre Villeneuve For For Management
13 Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
17 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency None One Year Management
18 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
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WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Ticker: WMT Security ID: 931142103
Meeting Date: JUN 03, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 06, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Aida M. Alvarez For For Management
2 Elect Director James W. Breyer For For Management
3 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
4 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
5 Elect Director Roger C. Corbett For For Management
6 Elect Director Douglas N. Daft For For Management
7 Elect Director Michael T. Duke For For Management
8 Elect Director Gregory B. Penner For For Management
9 Elect Director Steven S Reinemund For For Management
10 Elect Director H. Lee Scott, Jr. For For Management
11 Elect Director Arne M. Sorenson For For Management
12 Elect Director Jim C. Walton For For Management
13 Elect Director S. Robson Walton For For Management
14 Elect Director Christopher J. Williams For For Management
15 Elect Director Linda S. Wolf For For Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
18 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency One Year One Year Management
19 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder
Discrimination based on Gender Identity
20 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
21 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
22 Require Suppliers to Produce Against Against Shareholder
Sustainability Reports
23 Report on Climate Change Business Risks Against Against Shareholder
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WALGREEN CO.
Ticker: WAG Security ID: 931422109
Meeting Date: JAN 12, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 15, 2010
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director David J. Brailer For For Management
2 Elect Director Steven A. Davis For For Management
3 Elect Director William C. Foote For For Management
4 Elect Director Mark P. Frissora For For Management
5 Elect Director Ginger L. Graham For For Management
6 Elect Director Alan G. McNally For For Management
7 Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For For Management
8 Elect Director David Y. Schwartz For For Management
9 Elect Director Alejandro Silva For For Management
10 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
11 Elect Director Gregory D. Wasson For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Amend Articles of Incorporation to For For Management
Revise the Purpose Clause
14 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
15 Rescind Fair Price Provision For For Management
16 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder
Special Meetings
17 Performance-Based Equity Awards Against For Shareholder
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WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
Ticker: WFM Security ID: 966837106
Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2011 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 03, 2011
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John Elstrott For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gabrielle Greene For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Shahid (Hass) Hassan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stephanie Kugelman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John Mackey For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Walter Robb For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jonathan Seiffer For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Morris (Mo) Siegel For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Jonathan Sokoloff For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ralph Sorenson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director W. (Kip) Tindell, III For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
4 Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency Two Years One Year Management
5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Against For Shareholder
Removal of Directors
6 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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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.
Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak | |
Bradley J. Skapyak President
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Date: | August 23, 2011 |
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