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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-04256
State Street Research Exchange Trust
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2690
Richard S. Davis, Chairman
One Financial Center, Boston MA 02111-2690
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 617-357-1200
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/04 - 1/28/05
===================== STATE STREET RESEARCH EXCHANGE FUND ====================== ITEM 1 PROXY VOTING RECORD The fund's proxy voting record reported on this form is for the period July 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005, the date on which the fund reorganized with the BlackRock Exchange Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds (the "BlackRock Portfolio"). The proxy voting record of the BlackRock Portfolio for the period January 31, 2005 (inception of investment operations) through June 30, 2005 may be found on its Form N-PX filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on, or shortly before, August 31, 2005 (CIK # 0000844779, File No. 811-05742). DELL INC. Ticker: DELL Security ID: 24702R101 Meeting Date: JUL 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 21, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Donald J. Carty For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Dell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas W. Luce, III For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Klaus S. Luft For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Alex J. Mandl For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Michael A. Miles For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr. For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Kevin B. Rollins For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Expense Stock Options Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL MILLS, INC. Ticker: GIS Security ID: 370334104 Meeting Date: SEP 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 29, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Stephen R. Demeritt For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Livio D. Desimone For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William T. Esrey For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Judith R. Hope For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert L. Johnson For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director Heidi G. Miller For For Management 1.8 Elect Director H. Ochoa-Brillembourg For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Michael D. Rose For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 1.11 Elect Director A. Michael Spence For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Dorothy A. Terrell For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Establish Range For Board Size For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDTRONIC, INC. Ticker: MDT Security ID: 585055106 Meeting Date: AUG 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 2, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William R. Brody, M.D., For For Management Ph.D. 1.2 Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., For For Management M.D., D. Phil. 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORP. Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104 Meeting Date: NOV 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 10, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William H. Gates III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James I. Cash Jr., Ph.D. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Ann McLaughlin Korologos For For Management 1.6 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Dr. Helmut Panke For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jon A. Shirley For For Management 2 Amend Bundled Compensation Plans For For Management 3 Amend Bundled Compensation Plans For For Management 4 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109 Meeting Date: OCT 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUL 30, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R. Kerry Clark For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Joseph T. Gorman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ralph Snyderman, M.D. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert D. Storey For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Management 5 Implement/ Report on Animal Welfare Against Against Shareholder Standards - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., THE Ticker: STA Security ID: 792860108 Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 4, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Howard P. Berkowitz For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bialkin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Carolyn H. Byrd For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John H. Dasburg For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Leslie B. Disharoon For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Janet M. Dolan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jay S. Fishman For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Meryl D. Hartzband For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson For For Management 1.12 Elect Director William H. Kling For For Management 1.13 Elect Director James A. Lawrence For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Robert I. Lipp For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie For For Management 1.16 Elect Director Glen D. Nelson, M.D. For For Management 1.17 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management 1.18 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek For For Management 1.19 Elect Director Nancy A. Roseman For For Management 1.20 Elect Director Charles W. Scharf For For Management 1.21 Elect Director Gordon M. Sprenger For For Management 1.22 Elect Director Frank J. Tasco For For Management 1.23 Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: Security ID: 92857W100 Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 11, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS For For Management AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT For For Management 3 TO RE-ELECT PETER BAMFORD AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 4 TO RE-ELECT JULIAN HORN-SMITH AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 5 TO RE-ELECT SIR DAVID SCHOLEY AS A For For Management DIRECTOR (MEMBER OF THE NOMINATIONS AND GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE) 6 TO ELECT LUC VANDEVELDE AS A DIRECTOR For For Management (MEMBER OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE) 7 TO APPROVE A FINAL DIVIDEND OF 1.07800 For For Management PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management 9 TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO For For Management DETERMINE THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION 10 TO AUTHORIZE DONATIONS UNDER THE For For Management POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT 2000 11 TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES UNDER For For Management ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 12 TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO DISAPPLY For For Management PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE 16.3 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION+ 13 TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY S PURCHASE OF For For Management ITS OWN SHARES+ 14 TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY S PURCHASE OF For For Management ITS OWN SHARES PURSUANT TO CONTINGENT PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND OFF-MARKET PURCHASES+ ========== END NPX REPORT
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) State Street Research Exchange Trust
/s/ Richard S. Davis,
Chairman
Date August 22, 2005