Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund (OGMCX)
Filed: 21 Aug 06, 12:00am
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: 811-3694
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
Address of principal executive offices: 6803 South Tucson Way
Centennial, CO 80112
Name and address of agent for service: 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: 6/30
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2005-06/30/2006
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
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ICA File Number: 811-03694
Reporting Period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LTD.
Ticker: AEM. Security ID: 008474108
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 27, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Leanne M. Baker For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Douglas R. Beaumont For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sean Boyd For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bernard Kraft For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Mel Leiderman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James D. Nasso For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Eberhard Scherkus For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Howard R. Stockford For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Pertti Voutilainen For For Management
2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management
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ALAMOS GOLD INC.
Ticker: AGI. Security ID: 011527108
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Eight For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Alan R. Hill For For Management
2.2 Elect Director John A. McCluskey For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Leonard Harris For For Management
2.4 Elect Director James M. McDonald For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Richard W. Hughes For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Brian W. Penny For For Management
2.7 Elect Director Mark Wayne For For Management
2.8 Elect Director John F. Van De Beuken For For Management
3 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
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AMERIGO RESOURCES LTD.
Ticker: ARG. Security ID: 03074G109
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 2, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
2 Elect Steven G. Dean as Class III For For Management
Director
3 Elect Sidney Robinson as Class III For For Management
Director
4 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management
5 Other Business For Against Management
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ANGANG NEW STEEL COMPANY
Ticker: Security ID: Y0132D105
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 19, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Report of the Board of Directors For For Management
2 Accept Report of the Supervisory For For Management
Committee
3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
4 Approve Proposed Profit Distribution Plan For For Management
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors and For For Management
Supervisors
6 Approve Auditors for 2006 and Authorize For For Management
Board to Fix Their Remuneration
7a Elect Liu Jie as Executive Director For For Management
7b Elect Tang Fuping as Executive Director For For Management
7c Elect Yang Hua as Executive Director For For Management
7d Elect Wang Chunming as Executive Director For For Management
7e Elect Huang Haodong as Executive Director For For Management
7f Elect Lin Daqing as Executive Director For For Management
7g Elect Fu Wei as Executive Director For For Management
7h Elect Fu Jihui as Executive Director For For Management
7i Elect Yu Wanyuan as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
7j Elect Wu Xichun as Independent For Against Management
Non-Executive Director
7k Elect Wang Linsen as Independent For For Management
Non-Executive Director
7l Elect Liu Yongze as Independent For For Management
Non-Executive Director
7m Elect Francis Li Chak Yan as Independent For For Management
Non-Executive Director
7n Elect Wang Xiaobin as Independent For For Management
Non-Executive Director
8a Elect Qi Cong as Supervisor For For Management
8b Elect Zhang Lifen as Supervisor For For Management
8c Elect Shan Mingyi as Supervisor For For Management
9 Change Company Name For For Management
10 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
11 Amend Rules of Procedure for the General For For Management
Meetings of the Shareholders
12 Amend Rules of Procedure for the Meetings For For Management
of the Board of Directors
13 Amend Rules of Procedure for the For For Management
Meeetings of the Supervisory Committee
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ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD.
Ticker: AU Security ID: 035128206
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAR 24, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 RESOLVED AS AN ORDINARY RESOLUTION AND AS For For Management
A SPECIFIC AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SECURITIES
FOR CASH IN TERMS OF THE LISTINGS
REQUIREMENTS OF THE JSE LIMITED ( JSE ),
ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY
STATEMENT.
2 DIRECTORS AUTHORITY TO ALLOT AND ISSUE For For Management
SHARES FOR CASH SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC
AUTHORITY, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN
THE PROXY STATEMENT.
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BALLARAT GOLDFIELDS NL
Ticker: Security ID: Q1253P124
Meeting Date: MAR 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAR 25, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Ratify Past Issuance of 150 Million For For Management
Shares Made on Nov. 28, 2005 at AUD 0.30
Each to Institutional Clients to Raise
AUD 45 Million
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BARRICK GOLD CORP.
Ticker: ABX. Security ID: 067901108
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 16, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director H.L. Beck For For Management
1.2 Elect Director C.W.D. Birchall For For Management
1.3 Elect Director D.J. Carty For For Management
1.4 Elect Director G. Cisneros For For Management
1.5 Elect Director M.A. Cohen For For Management
1.6 Elect Director P.A. Crossgrove For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J.W. Crow For For Management
1.8 Elect Director R.M. Franklin For For Management
1.9 Elect Director P.C. Godsoe For For Management
1.10 Elect Director J.B. Harvey For For Management
1.11 Elect Director B. Mulroney For For Management
1.12 Elect Director A. Munk For For Management
1.13 Elect Director P. Munk For For Management
1.14 Elect Director J.L. Rotman For For Management
1.15 Elect Director S.J. Shapiro For For Management
1.16 Elect Director G.C. Wilkins For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
3 Approve Continuance and Arrangement of For For Management
the Corporation
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BEMA GOLD CORPORATION
Ticker: BGO. Security ID: 08135F107
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 4, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Nine For Did Not Management
Vote
2.1 Elect Director Clive T. Johnson For Did Not Management
Vote
2.2 Elect Director R. Stuart Angus For Did Not Management
Vote
2.3 Elect Director Barry D. Rayment For Did Not Management
Vote
2.4 Elect Director Cole E. McFarland For Did Not Management
Vote
2.5 Elect Director Eulogio Perez-Cotapos For Did Not Management
Vote
2.6 Elect Director Thomas I.A. Allen For Did Not Management
Vote
2.7 Elect Director Jerry R. Korpan For Did Not Management
Vote
2.8 Elect Director Robert M.D. Cross For Did Not Management
Vote
2.9 Elect Director Robert J. Gayton For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as For Did Not Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Vote
Remuneration of Auditors
4 Amend Stock Option Plan For Did Not Management
Vote
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BEMA GOLD CORPORATION
Ticker: BGO. Security ID: 08135F107
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 4, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Nine For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Clive T. Johnson For For Management
2.2 Elect Director R. Stuart Angus For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Barry D. Rayment For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Cole E. McFarland For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Eulogio Perez-Cotapos For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Thomas I.A. Allen For For Management
2.7 Elect Director Jerry R. Korpan For For Management
2.8 Elect Director Robert M.D. Cross For For Management
2.9 Elect Director Robert J. Gayton For For Management
3 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
4 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management
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BEMAX RESOURCES NL(FRMELY PEREGRINE RESOURCES)
Ticker: Security ID: Q14558102
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 20, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Peter Joseph Carroll as Director For For Management
2 Adopt the Remuneration Report for the For For Management
Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005
3 Approve the Change of Company's Legal For For Management
Status to a Public Co Ltd by Shares and
Name to Bemax Resources Ltd
4 Adopt New Constitution For For Management
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BREAKWATER RESOURCES LTD.
Ticker: BWR. Security ID: 106902307
Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 9, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors Garth A.C. MacRae, George For For Management
E. Pirie, Ned Goodman, Jonathan C.
Goodman, Donald K. Charter, Grant A. Edey
and A. Murray Sinclair Jr.
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
3 Amend Share Incentive Plan For Against Management
4 Approve Reduction in Share Capital For For Management
5 Allow Board to Appoint Additional For For Management
Directors Between Annual Meetings
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CAMBIOR INC.
Ticker: CBJ. Security ID: 13201L103
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 15, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Alexander Balogh as Director For For Management
1.2 Elect Guy Dusfresne as Director For For Management
1.3 Elect Jean-Andre Elie as Director For For Management
1.4 Elect Graham Farquarson as Director For For Management
1.5 Elect Michel Gaucher as Director For For Management
1.6 Elect Louis Gignac as Director For For Management
1.7 Elect John Hick as Director For For Management
1.8 Elect Hubert Lacroix as Director For For Management
1.9 Elect Robert Normand as Director For For Management
2 Ratify PricewatrhouseCoopers as Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For For Management
Pill)
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CAMECO CORP.
Ticker: CCO. Security ID: 13321L108
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John S. Auston For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John H. Clappison For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joe F. Colvin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Harry D. Cook For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James R. Curtiss For For Management
1.6 Elect Director George S. Dembroski For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Gerald W. Grandey For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Nancy E. Hopkins For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Oyvind Hushovd For For Management
1.10 Elect Director J.W. George Ivany For For Management
1.11 Elect Director A. Neil McMillan For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Robert W. Peterson For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Victor J. Zaleschuk For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management
4 The Undersigned Holder of Record of None None Management
Shares Declares that all Shares are Held,
Beneficially owned or Controlled by One
or More Canadian Residents (Residents
mark the FOR Box; One or more
Non-Residents mark the ABSTAIN box)
5 If you are unable to complete Item #4 None None Management
then please complete this item. The
Undersigned Holder of Shares Declares
that the Undersigned is a Canadian
Resident (Residents mark the FOR Box;
Non-Residents mark the ABSTAIN Box)
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CELTIC RESOURCES HOLDINGS PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G1994A122
Meeting Date: SEP 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Reelect Peter Hannen as Director For For Management
3 Reelect Kevin Foo as Director For For Management
4 Reelect Boris Karlov as Director For For Management
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors For For Management
6 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to the Authorized but Unissued
Share Capital
8 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities for Cash without
Preemptive Rights up to the Aggregate
Nominal Value of 10 Percent of the
Authorized Share Capital
9 Approve Issuance of Shares up to EUR For For Management
250,000 to Staff, Consultants and
Advisers
10 Approve Increase in Authorized Share For Against Management
Capital from EUR 25,145,000 to EUR
37,500,000; Amend Memorandum and Articles
of Association
11 Authorize General Meetings at a Location For For Management
Outside Ireland as Determined by the
Directors
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CENTERRA GOLD INC.
Ticker: CG. Security ID: 152006102
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors Ian G. Austin, John S. For For Management
Auston, Almazbek S. Djakypov, Gerald W.
Grandey, Leonard A. Homeniuk, Patrick M.
James, Terry V. Rogers, Josef Spross and
Anthony J. Webb
2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
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CHINA SPECIAL STEEL HOLDINGS CO LTD
Ticker: Security ID: G2111A102
Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Reelect Lee Han Yau, Florence as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Reelect Yang Tianjun as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Reelect Wong Chi Keung as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Reappoint Ernst & Young as Auditors and For Did Not Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration Vote
6a Approve Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights
6b Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
6c Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Did Not Management
Shares Vote
7 Approve Grant to Dong Shutong of Options For Did Not Management
to Subscribe for 5 Million Shares Vote
Pursuant to the Share Option Scheme
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CHINA SPECIAL STEEL HOLDINGS CO LTD
Ticker: Security ID: G2111A102
Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Reelect Lee Han Yau, Florence as Director For For Management
3 Reelect Yang Tianjun as Director For For Management
4 Reelect Wong Chi Keung as Director For For Management
5 Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration For For Management
of Directors
6 Reappoint Ernst & Young as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
7a Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
7b Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
7c Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
8 Approve Grant to Dong Shutong of Options For Against Management
to Subscribe for 5 Million Shares
Pursuant to the Share Option Scheme
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CHINA SPECIAL STEEL HOLDINGS CO LTD
Ticker: Security ID: G2111A102
Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
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COEUR D' ALENE MINES CORP.
Ticker: CDE Security ID: 192108108
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Cecil D. Andrus For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James J. Curran For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Andrew Lundquist For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert E. Mellor For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John H. Robinson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director J. Kenneth Thompson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Alex Vitale For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Timothy R. Winterer For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Dennis E. Wheeler For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CONSTELLATION COPPER CORP.
Ticker: CCU. Security ID: 21036T209
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
2 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
3.1 Elect Director Ross R. Bhappu For For Management
3.2 Elect Director Gregory A. Hahn For For Management
3.3 Elect Director Patrick M. James For For Management
3.4 Elect Director Allen J. Palmiere For For Management
3.5 Elect Director Frank D. Wheatley For For Management
4 Other Business For Against Management
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CRYSTALLEX INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Ticker: KRY. Security ID: 22942F101
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 24, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors Robert A. Fung, Todd For Did Not Management
Bruce, Michael J.H. Brown, C. William Vote
Longden, Harry J. Near, Marc J.
Oppenheimer, Johan C. van't Hof and
Armando F. Zullo
2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For Did Not Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration Vote
of Auditors
3 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Other Business For Did Not Management
Vote
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CUMBERLAND RESOURCES LTD.
Ticker: CLG. Security ID: 23077R100
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 19, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Seven For Did Not Management
Vote
2.1 Elect Director Glen D. Dickson For Did Not Management
Vote
2.2 Elect Director Kerry M. Curtis For Did Not Management
Vote
2.3 Elect Director Jonathan A. Rubenstein For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Fix terms of Director Glen Dickson to One For Did Not Management
Year Vote
5 Fix terms of Director Kerry Curtis to For Did Not Management
Three Years Vote
6 Fix terms of Director Jonathan Rubenstein For Did Not Management
to Three Years Vote
7 Approval and Ratification of Rolling 10% For Did Not Management
Stock Option Plan Vote
8 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan For Did Not Management
Vote
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DESERT SUN MINING CORP
Ticker: DEZ Security ID: 25043V107
Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: FEB 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors Gerald P. McCarvill, Stan For Did Not Management
Bharti, Bruce Humphrey, Peter Bojtos, Vote
Nancy McInerney-Lacombe and Kenneth
Taylor
2 Ratify McGovern, Hurley, Cunningham, LLP For Did Not Management
as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Vote
Remuneration of Auditors
3 Approve Plan of Arrangement For Did Not Management
Vote
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DOWA MINING CO. LTD.
Ticker: 5714 Security ID: J12432126
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0,
Final JY 12, Special JY 2
2 Approve Adoption of Holding Company For For Management
Structure and Spin-off of Businesses to
New Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries
3 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management
- Change Company Name to Dowa Holdings
Co. Ltd.
4 Amend Articles to: Authorize Board to For Against Management
Determine Income Allocation - Increase
Authorized Capital - Decrease Maximum
Board Size
5 Amend Articles to: Limit Rights of For For Management
Odd-lot Holders - Update Terminology to
Match that of New Corporate Law
6.1 Elect Director For For Management
6.2 Elect Director For For Management
6.3 Elect Director For For Management
6.4 Elect Director For For Management
6.5 Elect Director For For Management
6.6 Elect Director For For Management
6.7 Elect Director For For Management
7.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
7.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
7.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
8 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management
Auditor
9.1 Appoint External Audit Firm For For Management
9.2 Appoint External Audit Firm For For Management
10 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Directors
11 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Statutory
Auditors
12 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For Against Management
and Statutory Auditors and Special
Payments to Continuing Directors and
Statutory Auditor in Connection with
Abolition of Retirement Bonus System
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DRDGOLD (FRMLY DURBAN ROODEPOORT DEEP LTD.)
Ticker: DRONF Security ID: S22362107
Meeting Date: FEB 17, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Sale of DRD (Isle of Man) Ltd. to For For Management
DRD (Offshore) Ltd.
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EUROPEAN GOLDFIELDS LIMITED
Ticker: EGU Security ID: 298774100
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management
2.1 Elect Director David J. Reading For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Timothy M. Morgan-Wynne For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Jeffrey O'Leary For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Philip I. Johnson For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Robert P. Kaplan For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Dimitrios Koutras For For Management
3 Approve BDO Dunwoody LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
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EUROZINC MINING CORP.
Ticker: EZM. Security ID: 298804105
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 6, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Nine For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Colin K. Benner For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Christian Bue For For Management
2.3 Elect Director John A. Greig For For Management
2.4 Elect Director David Mullen For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Ryan T. Bennett For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Ronald Simkus For For Management
2.7 Elect Director John Shanahan For For Management
2.8 Elect Director Graham Mascall For For Management
2.9 Elect Director Dale Peniuk For For Management
3 Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan For Against Management
5 Other Business For Against Management
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FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD.
Ticker: FM. Security ID: 335934105
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Philip K.R. Pascall For For Management
1.2 Elect Director G. Clive Newall For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Martin R. Rowley For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Rupert Pennant-Rea For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Peter St. George For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Andrew B. Adams For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditor
3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
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FRONTERA COPPER CORP.
Ticker: FCC Security ID: 359043106
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 3, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors Gary A. Loving, Patrick For For Management
J. Ryan, Hugh R. Snyder, Wayne G. Beach,
Mark O'Dea and Christopher M.T. Thompson
2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
3 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For For Management
Pill)
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GAMMON LAKE RESOURCES INC.
Ticker: GAM. Security ID: 364915108
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 7, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors Fred George, Bradley H. For For Management
Langille, Colin P. Sutherland, Alejandro
Caraveo, Dale M. Hendrick, Kent L.
Noseworthy, Frank Conte and Canek Rangel
2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
3 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management
4 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants and For Against Management
Authorize Board to Amend Terms of
Existing Options
5 Amend Bylaws For Against Management
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GLAMIS GOLD LTD.
Ticker: GLG. Security ID: 376775102
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 13, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management
2.1 Elect Director A. Dan Rovig For Withhold Management
2.2 Elect Director C. Kevin McArthur For For Management
2.3 Elect Director A. Ian S. Davidson For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Jean Depatie For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Kenneth F. Williamson For For Management
2.6 Elect Director P. Randy Reifel For For Management
3 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize For For Management
Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors
4 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For For Management
Pill)
5 Other Business For Against Management
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GOLD FIELDS LIMITED
Ticker: GFI Security ID: 38059T106
Meeting Date: NOV 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 11, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 ADOPTION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Dr A Grigorian For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Mr S Stefanovich For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Mr J M Mcmahon For For Management
2.4 Elect Director C I Von Christierson For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Mr A J Wright For For Management
3 PLACEMENT OF SHARES UNDER THE CONTROL OF For For Management
THE DIRECTORS
4 ISSUING SHARES FOR CASH For For Management
5 ADOPTION OF THE GOLD FIELDS LIMITED 2005 For For Management
SHARE PLAN
6 PLACEMENT OF UNISSUED SHARES UNDER THE For For Management
CONTROL OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
THE GOLD FIELDS 2005 SHARE PLAN
7 PLACEMENT OF UNISSUED SHARES UNDER THE For For Management
CONTROL OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
THE GF MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE SCHEME,
APPROVED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ON 10
NOVEMBER 1999
8 AWARD OF RIGHTS TO NON-EXECUTIVE For For Management
DIRECTORS UNDER THE GOLD FIELDS 2005
NON-EXECUTIVE SHARE PLAN
9 INCREASE OF DIRECTORS FEES For For Management
10 ACQUISITION OF COMPANY S OWN SHARES For For Management
11 AWARD OF RIGHTS IN TERMS OF THE GOLD For For Management
FIELDS LIMITED 2005 NON-EXECUTIVE SHARE
PLAN
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GOLDCORP INC.
Ticker: G. Security ID: 380956409
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 20, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Nine For For Management
2.1 Elect Director David R. Beatty For For Management
2.2 Elect Director John P. Bell For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Lawrence I. Bell For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Bev Briscoe For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Douglas M. Holtby For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Antonio Madero For For Management
2.7 Elect Director Donald R.M. Quick For For Management
2.8 Elect Director Michael L. Stein For For Management
2.9 Elect Director Ian W. Telfer For For Management
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration
of Auditors
4 Adopt New By-laws For For Management
5 Approve Issuance of Warrants Upon the For For Management
Early Exercise of Five Series of
Outstanding Share Warrants
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GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD.
Ticker: GSC. Security ID: 38119T104
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James E. Askew For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Peter J. Bradford For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David K. Fagin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ian MacGregor For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Martin P. Martineau For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael A. Terrell For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
3 Amend Bylaws Re: Shareholder Meeting For For Management
Record Date
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HARMONY GOLD MINING LTD.
Ticker: HMY Security ID: 413216300
Meeting Date: NOV 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 3, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 ADOPTION OF 2004/2005 AUDITED FINANCIAL For For Management
STATEMENTS
2 TO FIX THE REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
3 TO ELECT DIRECTOR IN TERMS OF THE COMPANY For For Management
S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION: MR JA CHISSANO
4 TO RE-ELECT DIRECTOR IN TERMS OF HARMONY For For Management
S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION: MR F ABBOTT
5 TO RE-ELECT DIRECTOR IN TERMS OF HARMONY For For Management
S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION: MR PT MOTSEPE
6 TO RE-ELECT DIRECTOR IN TERMS OF HARMONY For For Management
S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION: MR CMA SAVAGE
7 GRANTING AUTHORITY FOR SHARE REPURCHASES For For Management
8 AMENDING CLAUSE 3.2 OF THE HARMONY (2003) For Against Management
SHARE OPTION SCHEME
9 PLACING 10% OF THE UNISSUED ORDINARY For For Management
SHARES OF THE COMPANY UNDER DIRECTORS
CONTROL
10 AUTHORISING THE DIRECTORS TO ISSUE SHARES For For Management
FOR CASH
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HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.
Ticker: HERO Security ID: 427093109
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Randall D. Stilley For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Steven A. Webster For Withhold Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HIGH RIVER GOLD MINES LTD.
Ticker: HRG Security ID: 42979J107
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 20, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors Alexandr Balabanov, For For Management
Michael Y.C. Chieng, Laurence Curtis,
Valery Dmitriev, David V. Mosher,
Vladimir P. Polevanov, David Davidson,
Mark Rachovides and Donald A. Whalen
2 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management
3 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
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HIGHLAND GOLD MINING LTD
Ticker: Security ID: G4472X101
Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Reelect Ivan Koulakov as a Director For For Management
3 Elect Henry Horne as a Director For For Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
6 Resolve that the Aggregate Remuneration For For Management
of all Non-Executive Directors in any
12-Month Period, or Pro-rata for any
Lesser Period Shall Not Exceed GBP
500,000
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IAMGOLD CORPORATION
Ticker: IMG. Security ID: 450913108
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 18, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles to Increase the Maximum For For Management
Number of Directors from 10 to 12
2 Elect Wiliam D. Pugliese, Derek Bullock, For For Management
Donald K. Charter, Joseph F. Conway, W.
Robert Dengler, Stephen Freedhoff,
Mahendra Naik, Robert A. Quartermain,
John Shaw, John Caldwell, Peter Jones as
Directors
3 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
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IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: S37840105
Meeting Date: OCT 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Reelect DH Brown as Director For For Management
1.2 Reelect LJ Paton as Director For For Management
1.3 Reelect TV Mokgatlha as Director For For Management
1.4 Reelect MV Mennell as Director For For Management
2 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management
under Control of Directors
3 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
5 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Chairman of the Board
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IMPERIAL METALS CORP.
Ticker: III Security ID: 452892102
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 14, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Four For For Management
2.1 Elect Director J. Brian Kynoch For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Pierre Lebel For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Larry G.J. Moeller For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Edward A. Yurkowski For For Management
3 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration
of Auditors
4 Approval & Ratification of Rolling 10% For For Management
Stock Option Plan
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IVERNIA INC.
Ticker: IVW. Security ID: 46582W108
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director J. Trevor Eyton For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan De'Ath For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kenneth Sangster For For Management
1.4 Elect Director David Armstrong For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Walter Murray For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Peter Cassidy For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
3 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management
Pill)
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KAZAKHMYS PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G5221U108
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 20.6856 Pence For For Management
Per Ordinary Share
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Re-elect James Rutland as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Yong Keu Cha as Director For For Management
6 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
of the Company
7 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
8 Authorise Cancellation of Special Share For For Management
Capital of GBP 1
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 31,164,946
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 4,674,742
11 Authorise 46,747,420 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
12 Adopt New Articles of Association; Amend For For Management
Memorandum of Association
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KINROSS GOLD CORP.
Ticker: K. Security ID: 496902404
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 30, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect J.A. Brough, T.W. Burt, S.A. For For Management
Caldwell, J.K. Carrington, R.S. Hallisey,
J.M.H. Huxley, J.A. Keyes, C.
McLeod-Seltzer, G.A. Michals, J.E.
Oliver, T.C.W. Reid as Directors
2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
3 Amend Share Incentive Plan to Increase For For Management
the Size
4 Approve Share Incentive Plan to Extend For For Management
Expiry Dates Through Blackout Periods
5 Amend Restricted Stock Plan For For Management
6 Approve Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For For Management
Pill)
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KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
Ticker: 6370 Security ID: J37221116
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 11,
Final JY 11, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management
- Update Terminology to Match that of New
Corporate Law - Allow Appointment of
Alternate Statutory Auditors
3 Elect Director For For Management
4 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management
Auditor
5 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Directors and
Statutory Auditors
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LIHIR GOLD LIMITED
Ticker: LHG Security ID: Y5285N149
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive the Financial Statements of the None None Management
Company and the Reports of the Directors
and Auditor for the Year Ended Dec. 31,
2005
2 Elect Bruce Brook as Director For For Management
3 Elect Ross Garnaut as Director For For Management
4 Elect John O'Reilly as Director For For Management
5 Approve the Appointment of For For Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor
6 Approve the Lihir Senior Executive Share For Against Management
Plan, Including the Issue of Securities
Under the Plan
7 Approve the Grant of 225,733 Share Rights For Against Management
Under the Lihir Senior Executive Share
Plan to, and the Acquisition of Any
Shares Pursuant to Such Rights by, the
Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer, Arthur Hood
8 Authorize the Board to Increase the For For Management
Maximum Aggregate Remuneration of
Non-executive Directors' from $300,000 to
$750,000 with Effect from Jan. 1, 2006
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LINGBAO GOLD COMPANY LTD
Ticker: Security ID: Y52794107
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Report of the Board of Directors For For Management
2 Accept Report of the Supervisory For For Management
Committee
3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
4 Authorize Board to Decide on Matters For For Management
Relating to the Payment of Final Dividend
5 Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration For For Management
of Directors and Supervisors
6 Reappoint Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management
Fix Their Remuneration
7 Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
8 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
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MAJOR DRILLING GROUP INTL INC
Ticker: MDI. Security ID: 560909103
Meeting Date: SEP 8, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 29, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Collin K. Benner For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David A. Fennell For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jonathan Goodman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John D. Harvey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director David A. Hope For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Terrance A. MacGibbon For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Francis P. McGuire For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John H. Schiavi For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David B. Tennant For For Management
2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration
of Auditors
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MERIDIAN GOLD INC.
Ticker: MNG. Security ID: 589975101
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors Richard P. Graff, Robert For For Management
A. Horn, Brian J. Kennedy, Christopher R.
Lattanzi, Malcolm W. MacNaught, Gerard E.
Munera and Carl L. Renzoni
2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
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METALLICA RESOURCES INC.
Ticker: MR. Security ID: 59125J104
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 21, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors Craig J. Nelsen, Richard For For Management
J. Hall, Oliver Lennox-King, J. Alan
Spence, Ian A. Shaw, Jorge Mendizabal,
Amjad Ali and Robert Martinez
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
3 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For For Management
Pill)
4 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management
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MINARA RESOURCES LIMITED(FRMLY ANACONDA NICKEL LT)
Ticker: Security ID: Q6120A101
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 24, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2a Elect W Strothotte as Director For Against Management
2b Elect M Macpherson as Director For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
4 Approve the Grant of Up to 504,000 For Against Management
Options and Options Up to the Value of
A$930,000 to Peter Brendan Johnston
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MINEFINDERS CORP
Ticker: MFL. Security ID: 602900102
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 22, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Mark H. Bailey For For Management
2.2 Elect Director James Martin Dawson For For Management
2.3 Elect Director H. Leo King For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Robert L. Leclerc For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Anthonie Luteijn For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Paul C. MacNeill For For Management
3 Ratify BDO Dunwoody LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants and For Against Management
Authorize Board to Amend Terms of
Existing Options
6 Other Business For Against Management
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NEWCREST MINING LTD.
Ticker: NCM Security ID: Q6651B114
Meeting Date: OCT 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 25, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Nora Scheinkestel as Director For For Management
2 Elect Michael O'Leary as Director For For Management
3 Amend Constitution Re: Definition and For For Management
Interpretation; Registration of Share
Transfers; Proxies and Voting Rights;
Dividends and Distributions; Notices Sale
of Unmarketable Parcels of Shares; and
Proportional Takeover Bids
4 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the None For Management
Amount of AUD 1.3 Million Per Annum
6 Approve Restricted Share Plan For For Management
7 Approve Grant of Up to 35,000 Rights For For Management
Under the Restricted Share Plan to
Anthony Palmer, Managing Director
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NEWMONT MINING CORP. (HOLDING COMPANY)
Ticker: NEM Security ID: 651639106
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Glen A. Barton For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Noreen Doyle For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Veronica M. Hagen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael S. Hamson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Leo I. Higdon, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Pierre Lassonde For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert J. Miller For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Robin A. Plumbridge For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John B. Prescott For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Donald C. Roth For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Seymour Schulich For For Management
1.14 Elect Director James V. Taranik For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Provide for an Independent Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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NORTHERN ORION RESOURCES INC
Ticker: NNO. Security ID: 665575106
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 12, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Fix Number of Directors at Six For For Management
2.1 Elect Director David Cohen For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Robert Cross For For Management
2.3 Elect Director John K. Burns For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Robert Gayton For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Michael Beckett For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Richard Knight For For Management
3 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Other Business For Against Management
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NORTHGATE MINERALS CORPORATION
Ticker: NGX. Security ID: 666416102
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director C. William Daniel For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Patrick D. Downey For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Douglas P. Hayhurst For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Klaus V. Konigsmann For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Keith C. Hendrick For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Terrence A. Lyons For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Conrad A. Pinette For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Kenneth G. Stowe For For Management
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
4 Other Business For Against Management
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NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC.
Ticker: NG. Security ID: 66987E206
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 7, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director George Brack For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael H. Halvorson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gerald J. McConnell For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Cole McFarland For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Clynton Nauman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James Philip For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
3 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management
Pill)
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OCEANA GOLD LTD
Ticker: Security ID: Q7055U104
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 2, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive the Financial Report of the None None Management
Company and the Reports of the Directors
and Auditor for the Year Ended Dec. 31,
2005
2a Elect Clifford Lawrenson as Director For Against Management
2b Elect Kerry McDonald as Director For For Management
3 Approve Issuance of 80,014 Shares with a For For Management
Maximum Value of AUD 54,185 to Stephen
Orr in Lieu of 50 Percent of His Cash
Salary for the Three Months of Oct. to
Dec. 2005
4 Adopt the Remuneration Report for the For For Management
Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005
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OXIANA LTD (FRMLY OXIANA RESOURCE N L)
Ticker: OXR Security ID: Q7186A100
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive the Company's Financial Report, None None Management
Directors' Report, Directors'
Declaration, and Auditor's Report for the
Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005
2 Adopt the Remuneration Report for the For Against Management
Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005
3 Elect Michael Eager as Director For For Management
4 Ratify Past Issuance of 1,050 Convertible For For Management
Bonds to Australian and European
Institutional Investors at an Issue Price
of $100,000 Per Bond on April 15, 2005,
Convertible into Ordinary Shares at
$1.005 Per Share
5 Ratify Past Issuance of 81.5 Million For For Management
Shares in the Capital of the Company to
Newmont Capital Ltd at the Deemend Price
of AUD 0.92 Per Share on July 26, 2005
6 Approve the Appointment of KPMG Chartered For For Management
Accountants as New Auditor
7 Approve the Grant of 2 Million Options For For Management
Exercisable at AUD 2.50 Per Share to Owen
Hegarty or His Nominee
8 Authorize the Board to Increase the None For Management
Maximum Total Amount of Non-executive
Directors' Fees by AUD 400,000, from AUD
400,000 to AUD 800,000 Per Annum
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RANDGOLD RESOURCES LTD.
Ticker: GOLD Security ID: 752344309
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 ORDINARY RESOLUTION - ADOPTION OF THE For For Management
DIRECTORS REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
2 ORDINARY RESOLUTION - RE-ELECTION OF For Against Management
DIRECTORS: AL PAVERD
3 ORDINARY RESOLUTION - RE-ELECTION OF For Against Management
DIRECTORS: BH ASHER
4 ORDINARY RESOLUTION - ADOPTION OF THE For Against Management
REPORT OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
5 ORDINARY RESOLUTION - APPROVE THE FEES For For Management
PAYABLE TO THE DIRECTORS
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
7 SPECIAL RESOLUTION - AUTHORISE THE For For Management
PURCHASE OF SHARES FOR CASH
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RIO NARCEA GOLD MINES, LTD.
Ticker: RNG Security ID: 766909105
Meeting Date: JUN 6, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 5, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Anthony Bloom For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Clifford Davis For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David Murray For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Rupert Pennant-Rea For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Eric Schwitzer For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Hugh Snyder For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Chris Von Christierson For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Other Business For Against Management
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ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Ticker: RGLD Security ID: 780287108
Meeting Date: NOV 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 16, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director S. Oden Howell, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Edwin W. Peiker, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald Worth For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SEMAFO INC
Ticker: SMF. Security ID: 816922108
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Patrick de Saint Simon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Benoit La Salle For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jean Lamarre For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John LeBoutillier For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Lefebvre For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gilles Masson For For Management
2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
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SESA GOA LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: Y7673N111
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Remuneration of L.A. Dean, For For Management
Managing Director
2 Approve Appointment and Remuneration of For For Management
P.K. Mukherjee, Managing Director
3 Approve Remuneration of A.K. Rai, For For Management
Executive Director
4 Approve Remuneration of H.P.U.K Nair, For For Management
Executive Director
5 Approve Change in Location of Registered For For Management
Office of Karvy Computershare Pvt. Ltd.,
Registrar & Transfer Agent, from
Bangalore to Hyderabad
6 Amend Articles 110 (b) and 130 of the For For Management
Articles of Association Re: Retirement
Directors and Appointment of Directors as
Managing/Executive Directors
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SESA GOA LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: Y7673N111
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2006 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Amalgamation of Sesa For Did Not Management
Industries Ltd with Sesa Goa Ltd Vote
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SHORE GOLD INC.
Ticker: SGF. Security ID: 824901102
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 4, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors Kenneth E. MacNeill, For For Management
Brian M. Menell, Harvey J. Bay, A. Neil
McMillan, Arnie E. Hillier, Robert A.
McCallum, James R. Rothwell and William
E. Stanley
2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
3 Adopt By-law No. 1A For For Management
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SINO GOLD LTD
Ticker: Security ID: Q8505T101
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adopt the Remuneration Report for the For For Management
Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005
2 Elect Peter Cassidy as Director For For Management
3 Elect Xu Hanjing as Director For Against Management
4 Ratify Past Issuance of 18.5 Million For For Management
Shares at a Price of AUD 3.30 Per Share
to Clients of Austock Securities Ltd and
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc Made on February
2006 to Raise AUD 61.05 Million
5 Approve the Grant of Up to 500,000 For For Management
Options to Jacob Klein with an Exercise
Price of AUD 3.29 Each and Expiry Date of
Dec. 31, 2010, Pursuant to the Company's
Executive and Employee Option Plan
6 Approve the Grant of Up to 300,000 For For Management
Options to Xu Hanjing with an Exercise
Price of AUD 3.29 Each and Expiry Date of
Dec. 31, 2010, Pursuant to the Company's
Executive and Employee Option Plan
7 Authorize the Board to Increase the For For Management
Maximum Aggregate Remuneration Payable to
the Directors by AUD 175,000, from AUD
475,000 to AUD 650,000 Per Annum
8 Approve the Grant of Options under the For For Management
Company's Executive and Employee Plan to
Persons Eligible to Participate in the
Plan
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STRAITS RESOURCES LIMITED SRL
Ticker: Security ID: Q8785Z108
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 2, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive the Financial Report of the None None Management
Company and the Reports of the Directors
and Auditor for the Year Ended Dec. 31,
2005
2 Elect Alvin David Toms as Director For For Management
3 Elect Martin David Purvis as Director For Against Management
4 Elect Alan James Good as Director For Against Management
5 Adopt the Remuneration Report for the For Against Management
Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005
6 Approve Issuance of 300,000 Shares to For Against Management
Martin David Purvis Under the Terms and
Conditions of the Company's Executive
Share Acquisition Plan
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VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G9328D100
Meeting Date: MAR 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 3,275,956
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YAMANA GOLD INC.
Ticker: YRI Security ID: 98462Y100
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUN 28, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Issuance Common Shares Upon the For For Management
Early Exercise of Warrants
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YAMANA GOLD INC.
Ticker: YRI Security ID: 98462Y100
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 15, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Peter Marrone, Victor Bradley, For Did Not Management
Patrick Mars, Juvenal Mesquita Filho, Vote
Antenor Silva Jr, Nigel Lees, Dino
Titaro, Stan Bharti and Bruce Humphrey as
Directors
2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For Did Not Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration Vote
of Auditors
3 Amend Share Incentive Plan For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Issuance of Shares to Officers For Did Not Management
and Employees as Security Based Vote
Compensation
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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.
(Registrant): Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund
By (Signature and Title)*: /s/ John V. Murphy
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John V. Murphy, President
Date: August 18, 2006
*By: /s/ Randy Legg
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Randy Legg, Attorney in Fact