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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 811-04911
State Street Research Financial Trust
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2690
Richard S. Davis, CEO
One Financial Center, Boston MA 02111-2690
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 617-357-1200
Date of fiscal year end: 2/28 and 10/31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/04 - 1/28/05
================= STATE STREET RESEARCH GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND ================= ITEM 1 PROXY VOTING RECORD There were no matters relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period ended January 28, 2005 with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote. 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 Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds (the "BlackRock Portfolio"). The proxy voting record of the BlackRock Portfolio for the period July 1, 2004 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). ================== STATE STREET RESEARCH HEALTH SCIENCES 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 Health Sciences 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). ABBOTT LABORATORIES Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R.S. Austin For For Management 1.2 Elect Director W.S. Daley For For Management 1.3 Elect Director H.L. Fuller For For Management 1.4 Elect Director R.A. Gonzalez For For Management 1.5 Elect Director J.M. Greenberg For For Management 1.6 Elect Director J.M. Leiden For For Management 1.7 Elect Director D.A.L. Owen For For Management 1.8 Elect Director B. Powell Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director A.B. Rand For For Management 1.10 Elect Director W.A. Reynolds For For Management 1.11 Elect Director R.S. Roberts For For Management 1.12 Elect Director W.D. Smithburg For For Management 1.13 Elect Director J.R. Walter For For Management 1.14 Elect Director M.D. White For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Link Executive Compensation to Government Against Against Shareholder Fines 4 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against For Shareholder 5 Eliminate Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 7 Report on Operational Imact of HIV/AIDS, Against Against Shareholder TB, and Malaria Pandemic 8 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABGENIX, INC. Ticker: ABGX Security ID: 00339B107 Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R. Scott Greer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M.K. Behrens, Ph.D. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director R.S. Kucherlapati Ph.D. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kenneth B. Lee, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Mark B. Logan For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William R. Ringo For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Thomas G. Wiggans For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Other Business For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AETNA INC. Ticker: AET Security ID: 00817Y108 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Betsy Z. Cohen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Garten For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Earl G. Graves For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gerald Greenwald For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael H. Jordan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Joseph P. Newhouse For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John W. Rowe, M.D. For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 5 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 6 Expense Stock Options Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Ticker: ALXN Security ID: 015351109 Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 27, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Leonard Bell, M.D. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director David W. Keiser For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Max Link, Ph.D. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Joseph A. Madri, Ph.D., For For Management M.D. 1.5 Elect Director Larry L. Mathis For For Management 1.6 Elect Director R. Douglas Norby For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Alvin S. Parven For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLERGAN, INC. Ticker: AGN Security ID: 018490102 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Trevor M. Jones For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Karen R. Oscar For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMGEN, INC. Ticker: AMGN Security ID: 031162100 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dr. David Baltimore For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ms. Judith C. Pelham For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Mr. Kevin W. Sharer For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Eliminate Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder 4 Review/Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 5 Adopt Retention Ratio for Executives Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS INC Ticker: ARNA Security ID: 040047102 Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jack Lief For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dominic P. Behan, Ph.D. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Donald D. Belcher For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Scott H. Bice, J.D. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Harry F. Hixson, Jr., For For Management Ph.D. 1.6 Elect Director J. Clayburn La Force, For For Management Jr., Ph.D 1.7 Elect Director Louis J. Lavigne, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Tina S. Nova, Ph.D. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Ticker: ARIA Security ID: 04033A100 Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jay R. Lamarche For Did Not Management Vote 1.2 Elect Director Sandford D. Smith For Did Not Management Vote 1.3 Elect Director Elizabeth H.S. Wyatt For Did Not Management Vote 2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARQULE, INC. Ticker: ARQL Security ID: 04269E107 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 1, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William G. Messenger For Did Not Management Vote 1.2 Elect Director Patrick J. Zenner For Did Not Management Vote 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Did Not Management Vote 3 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option For Did Not Management Plan Vote 4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For Did Not Management Plan Vote 5 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASPECT MEDICAL SYSTEMS Ticker: ASPM Security ID: 045235108 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 12, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Boudewijn L.P.M. Bollen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J. Breckenridge Eagle For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edwin M. Kania For For Management 2 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option For For Management Plan 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Other Business For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASTRAZENECA PLC (FORMERLY ZENECA PLC) Ticker: ZEN Security ID: 046353108 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO RECEIVE THE DIRECTORS REPORT AND For For Management ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 2 TO CONFIRM DIVIDENDS For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTORS TO AGREE THE For For Management REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITOR 5.1 Elect Director Louis Schweitzer For For Management 5.2 Elect Director Hakan Mogren For For Management 5.3 Elect Director Sir Tom Mckillop For For Management 5.4 Elect Director Jonathan Symonds For For Management 5.5 Elect Director John Patterson For For Management 5.6 Elect Director David R. Brennan For For Management 5.7 Elect Director Sir Peter Bonfield For For Management 5.8 Elect Director John Buchanan For For Management 5.9 Elect Director Jane Henney For For Management 5.10 Elect Director Michele Hooper For For Management 5.11 Elect Director Joe Jimenez For For Management 5.12 Elect Director Erna Moller For For Management 5.13 Elect Director Dame Bridget Ogilvie For For Management 5.14 Elect Director Marcus Wallenberg For For Management 6 TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION For For Management REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 7 TO APPROVE THE ASTRAZENECA PERFORMANCE For For Management SHARE PLAN 8 TO AUTHORIZE LIMITED EU POLITICAL For For Management DONATIONS 9 TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT For For Management UNISSUED SHARES 10 TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTORS TO DISAPPLY For For Management PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS 11 TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS For For Management OWN SHARES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: BAX Security ID: 071813109 Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Blake E. Devitt For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Joseph B. Martin, M.D., For For Management Ph. D. 1.3 Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 4 Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Against Against Shareholder Services 5 Declassify the Board of Directors None Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY Ticker: BDX Security ID: 075887109 Meeting Date: FEB 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 6, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Basil L. Anderson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gary A. Mecklenburg For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James E. Perrella For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Alfred Sommer For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. Ticker: BMRN Security ID: 09061G101 Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 20, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jean-Jacques Bienaime For Did Not Management Vote 1.2 Elect Director Franz L. Cristiani For Did Not Management Vote 1.3 Elect Director Elaine J. Heron, Ph.D. For Did Not Management Vote 1.4 Elect Director Joseph Klein, III For Did Not Management Vote 1.5 Elect Director Pierre Lapalme For Did Not Management Vote 1.6 Elect Director Alan J. Lewis For Did Not Management Vote 1.7 Elect Director Erich Sager For Did Not Management Vote 2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. Ticker: BMY Security ID: 110122108 Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director V.D. Coffman For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J.M. Cornelius For For Management 1.3 Elect Director P.R. Dolan For For Management 1.4 Elect Director E.V. Futter For For Management 1.5 Elect Director L.V. Gershtner, Jr. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director L. Johansson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director L.W. Sullivan For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Articles to Eliminate Certain For For Management Supermajority Vote Requirements 4 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 5 Report on Operational Impact of HIV/AIDS, Against Against Shareholder TB, and Malaria Pandemic 6 Eliminate Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder 7 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder 8 Proposal Regarding Restatement Situations Against Against Shareholder 9 Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives Against For Shareholder 10 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder of Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. R. BARD, INC. Ticker: BCR Security ID: 067383109 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 28, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director T. Kevin Dunnigan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gail K. Naughton, Ph.D. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John H. Weiland For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Adopt ILO based Code of Conduct Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARDIOME PHARMA CORP Ticker: COM Security ID: 14159U202 Meeting Date: JUN 6, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 27, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Mark C. Rogers as Director For For Management 1.2 Elect Robert W. Rieder as Director For For Management 1.3 Elect Fred Mermelstein as Director For For Management 1.4 Elect Ralph Snyderman as Director For For Management 1.5 Elect Jackie M. Clegg as Director For For Management 1.6 Elect Harold H. Shlevin as Director For For Management 2 Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 4 Amend 2001 Incentive Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAREMARK RX, INC. Ticker: CMX Security ID: 141705103 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 29, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edwin M. Crawford For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kristen Gibney Williams For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edward L. Hardin For For Management 2 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: CRL Security ID: 159864107 Meeting Date: OCT 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: SEP 13, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: CYH Security ID: 203668108 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dale F. Frey For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John A. Fry For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Expense Stock Options Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COVANCE INC. Ticker: CVD Security ID: 222816100 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J. Randall Macdonald For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kathleen G. Murray For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William C. Ughetta For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CV THERAPEUTICS INC. Ticker: CVTX Security ID: 126667104 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Santo J. Costa For Did Not Management Vote 1.2 Elect Director John Groom For Did Not Management Vote 1.3 Elect Director Barbara J. McNeil, M.D., For Did Not Management Ph.D. Vote 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Did Not Management Vote 3 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CYTYC CORPORATION Ticker: CYTC Security ID: 232946103 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Brock Hattox For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William McDaniel For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Marla S. Persky For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: XRAY Security ID: 249030107 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 24, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael C. Alfano, D.M.D. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Eric K. Brandt For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William F. Hecht For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Francis J. Lunger For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DJ ORTHOPEDICS, INC. Ticker: DJO Security ID: 23325G104 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kirby L. Cramer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Leslie H. Cross For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Lesley H. Howe For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC. Ticker: ESRX Security ID: 302182100 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gary G. Benanav For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Frank J. Borelli For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Maura C. Breen For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Nicholas J. Lahawchic For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas P. MacMahon For For Management 1.6 Elect Director John O. Parker, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director George Paz For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Samuel K. Skinner For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Seymour Sternberg For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Barrett A. Toan For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Howard L. Waltman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: FSH Security ID: 338032204 Meeting Date: AUG 2, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 14, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue Shares in Connection with an For For Management Acquisition 2.1 Elect Director Michael D. Dingman For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Charles A. Sanders M.D. For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENE LOGIC INC. Ticker: GLGC Security ID: 368689105 Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frank L. Douglas, M.D., For For Management Ph.D. 1.2 Elect Director Mark D. Gessler For For Management 1.3 Elect Director J. Stark Thompson, Ph.D. For For Management 2 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option For For Management Plan 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENENTECH, INC. Ticker: DNA Security ID: 368710406 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Herbert W. Boyer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William M. Burns For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Erich Hunziker For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Jonathan K.C. Knowles For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Charles A. Sanders For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENZYME CORP. Ticker: GENZ Security ID: 372917104 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Carpenter For Did Not Management Vote 1.2 Elect Director Charles L. Cooney For Did Not Management Vote 2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For Did Not Management Plan Vote 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For Did Not Management Vote 4 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote 5 Declassify the Board of Directors Against Did Not Shareholder Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC ) Ticker: GSK Security ID: 37733W105 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 DIRECTORS REPORT AND FINANCIAL For For Management STATEMENTS 2 REMUNERATION REPORT For For Management 3 TO ELECT SIR CHRISTOPHER GENT AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 4 TO ELECT SIR DERYCK MAUGHAN AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 5 TO ELECT MR JULIAN HESLOP AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 6 TO RE-ELECT DR JEAN-PIERRE GARNIER AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 7 TO RE-ELECT SIR IAN PROSSER AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 8 TO RE-ELECT DR RONALDO SCHMITZ AS A For For Management DIRECTOR 9 TO RE-ELECT DR LUCY SHAPIRO AS A DIRECTOR For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS For For Management 12 TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO MAKE For For Management DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS AND INCUR EU POLITICAL EXPENDITURE 13 DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS For For Management 14 AUTHORITY FOR THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS For For Management OWN SHARES 15 INSERTION OF NEW ARTICLE 48A INTO For For Management ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 16 DELETION OF ARTICLE 154.2 OF ARTICLES OF For For Management ASSOCIATION 17 AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 81 OF ARTICLES OF For For Management ASSOCIATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUIDANT CORP. Ticker: GDT Security ID: 401698105 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: MAR 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICOS CORP. Ticker: ICOS Security ID: 449295104 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Teresa Beck For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jack W. Schuler For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gary L. Wilcox, Ph.D. For For Management 2 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Change State of Incorporation From For For Management Delaware to Washington 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management 6 Declassify the Board of Directors Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Ticker: IDIX Security ID: 45166R204 Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J-P. Sommadossi, Ph.D. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Charles W. Cramb For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Thomas Ebeling For For Management 1.4 Elect Director W.T. Hockmeyer, Ph.D. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert E. Pelzer For For Management 1.7 Elect Director D. Pollard-Knight Ph.D. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Pamela Thomas-Graham For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Other Business For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERMUNE INC. Ticker: ITMN Security ID: 45884X103 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 11, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James I. Healy, M.D., For For Management Ph.D. 1.2 Elect Director William R. Ringo, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVITROGEN CORP. Ticker: IVGN Security ID: 46185R100 Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Balakrishnan S. Iyer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ronald A. Matricaria For For Management 1.3 Elect Director W. Ann Reynolds, Ph.D. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Jay M. Short, Ph.D. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IVAX CORP. Ticker: IVX Security ID: 465823102 Meeting Date: JUL 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 24, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Betty G. Amos For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Mark Andrews For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ernst Biekert, Ph.D. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Paul L. Cejas For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jack Fishman, Ph.D. For Withhold Management 1.6 Elect Director Neil Flanzraich For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Phillip Frost, M.D. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Bruce W. Greer For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jane Hsiao, Ph.D. For For Management 1.10 Elect Director David A. Lieberman For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr. For Withhold Management 1.12 Elect Director Bertram Pitt, M.D. For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. Ticker: KIND Security ID: 494580103 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edward L. Kuntz For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Thomas P. Cooper, M.D. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Paul J. Diaz For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Embler For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Garry N. Garrison For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Isaac Kaufman For For Management 1.7 Elect Director John H. Klein For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Eddy J. Rogers, Jr. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. Ticker: KCI Security ID: 49460W208 Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James R. Leininger, M.D. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dennert O. Ware For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC. Ticker: LPNT Security ID: 53219L109 Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 16, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kenneth C. Donahey For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Richard H. Evans For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael P. Haley For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORP. Ticker: MATK Security ID: 572901106 Meeting Date: MAR 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Henry Linsert, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Sandra Panem, Ph.D. For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC Ticker: MHS Security ID: 58405U102 Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 4, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John L. Cassis For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael Goldstein For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Blenda J. Wilson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan 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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MERCK & CO., INC. Ticker: MRK Security ID: 589331107 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William G. Bowen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Samuel O. Thier For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Prohibit Awards to Executives Against Against Shareholder 4 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder 5 Eliminate Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder 6 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder 7 Report on Product Availability in Canada Against Against Shareholder 8 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 9 Report on Operational Impact of HIV/AIDS, Against Against Shareholder TB, and Malaria Pandemic - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. Ticker: MMSI Security ID: 589889104 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 20, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James J. Ellis For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Franklin J. Miller, M.D. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael E. Stillabower, For For Management M.D. 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC Ticker: MNTA Security ID: 60877T100 Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Alan L. Crane For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Peter Barton Hutt For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Marsha H. Fanucci For For Management 2 Approve Grant of Stock Options to For For Management Non-Employee Directors 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVARTIS AG Ticker: NVS Security ID: 66987V109 Meeting Date: MAR 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 27, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE For For Management FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NOVARTIS AG AND THE GROUP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2004. 2 APPROVAL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD For For Management OF DIRECTORS. 3 APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS OF For For Management NOVARTIS AG AS PER BALANCE SHEET AND DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND. 4 REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL. For For Management 5 FURTHER SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM. For For Management 6 RE-ELECTION OF DR. H.C. BIRGIT BREUEL FOR For For Management A TWO-YEAR TERM. 7 RE-ELECTION OF PROF. DR. PETER BURCKHARDT For For Management FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM. 8 RE-ELECTION OF ALEXANDRE F. JETZER FOR A For For Management THREE-YEAR TERM. 9 RE-ELECTION OF PIERRE LANDOLT FOR A THREE For For Management YEAR TERM. 10 RE-ELECTION OF PROF. DR. ULRICH LEHNER For For Management FOR A THREE YEAR TERM. 11 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OMNICARE, INC. Ticker: OCR Security ID: 681904108 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 30, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edward L. Hutton For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Joel F. Gemunder For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John T. Crotty For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Charles H. Erhart, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director David W. Froesel, Jr. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Sandra E. Laney For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Andrea R. Lindell, DNSc, For For Management RN 1.8 Elect Director John H. Timoney For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Amy Wallman For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OSI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Ticker: OSIP Security ID: 671040103 Meeting Date: MAR 16, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 21, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert A. Ingram For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Colin Goddard, Ph.D. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael G. Atieh For For Management 1.4 Elect Director G. Morgan Browne For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Daryl K. Granner, M.D. For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Walter M Lovenberg, Ph.D. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Viren Mehta For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Herbert Pinedo, M.D., For For Management Ph.D. 1.9 Elect Director Sir Mark Richmond, Ph.D For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John P. White For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFIZER INC. Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael S. Brown For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert N. Burt For For Management 1.4 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William H. Gray III For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William R. Howell For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Stanley O. Ikenberry For For Management 1.9 Elect Director George A. Lorch For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Dana G. Mead For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons For For Management 1.13 Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Jean-Paul Valles For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Establish Term Limits for Directors Against Against Shareholder 4 Report on Pharmaceutical Price Restraint Against Against Shareholder 5 Review and Report on Drug Reimportation Against Against Shareholder Policy 6 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 7 Report on Product Availability in Canada Against Against Shareholder 8 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO ) Ticker: Security ID: 80105N105 Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 8, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis For For Management by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of 19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis Minority Shareholders 2 Approve Accounting Treatment of For For Management Absorption 3 Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding For For Management Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants 4 Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million For For Management Outstanding Aventis Stock Options; Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Stock Options 5 Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of For For Management Merger and Related Capital Increase to Aventis Minority Shareholders 6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management Capital 7 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO ) Ticker: Security ID: 80105N105 Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 25, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPROVAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPANY For For Management FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2 APPROVAL OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL For For Management STATEMENTS 3 APPROPRIATION OF PROFITS; DECLARATION OF For For Management DIVIDEND 4 APPROVAL OF TRANSACTIONS COVERED BY THE For For Management STATUTORY AUDITORS SPECIAL REPORT 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management 6 Ratify Auditors For For Management 7 AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For For Management TO CARRY OUT TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES ISSUED BY THE COMPANY 8 TERMINATION OF THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE For For Management BONDS 9 TO CARRY OUT INCREASES IN THE SHARE For For Management CAPITAL BY ISSUANCE, WITH PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS MAINTAINED 10 TO CARRY OUT INCREASES IN THE SHARE For For Management CAPITAL BY ISSUANCE, WITHOUT PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS 11 TO CARRY OUT INCREASES IN THE SHARE For For Management CAPITAL BY INCORPORATION OF SHARE PREMIUM, RESERVES, PROFITS OR OTHER ITEMS 12 TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE For For Management ISSUED IN THE EVENT OF A CAPITAL INCREASE WITH OR WITHOUT PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS 13 TO CARRY OUT INCREASES IN THE SHARE For For Management CAPITAL BY ISSUANCE OF SHARES RESERVED FOR EMPLOYEES WITH WAIVER OF PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS 14 DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF For For Management AUTHORITY TO GRANT OPTIONS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE SHARES 15 DELEGATION TO THE BOARD TO ALLOT EXISTING For For Management OR NEW SHARES FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL OR SOME SALARIED EMPLOYEES OF THE GROUP 16 DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF For For Management POWERS TO REDUCE THE SHARE CAPITAL BY CANCELLATION OF TREASURY SHARES 17 POWERS FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF For For Management FORMALITIES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP PLC Ticker: Security ID: 82481R106 Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAY 17, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE DIRECTORS For For Management REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004. 2 TO RE-ELECT MR MATTHEW WILLIAM EMMENS AS For For Management A DIRECTOR. 3 TO RE-ELECT MR RONALD MAURICE NORDMANN AS For For Management A DIRECTOR. 4 TO RE-ELECT DR BARRY JOHN PRICE AS A For For Management DIRECTOR. 5 Ratify Auditors For For Management 6 TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO For For Management DETERMINE THE REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITORS. 7 TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION For For Management REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004. 8 TO AUTHORIZE THE ALLOTMENT OF SHARES. For For Management 9 TO AUTHORIZE THE DISAPPLICATION OF For For Management PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS. 10 TO AUTHORIZE MARKET PURCHASES. For For Management 11 TO AUTHORIZE DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL For For Management ORGANIZATIONS AND THE INCURRING OF EU POLITICAL EXPENDITURE. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. Ticker: STJ Security ID: 790849103 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard R. Devenuti For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stuart M. Essig For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Thomas H. Garrett III For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Wendy L. Yarno For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Against Against Shareholder Services - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEWART ENTERPRISES, INC. Ticker: STEI Security ID: 860370105 Meeting Date: APR 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 8, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James W. Mcfarland For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Kenneth C. Budde For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Alden J. McDonald, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John C. McNamara For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THRESHOLD PHARMACEUTICALS INC Ticker: THLD Security ID: 885807107 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Dr. Michael F. Powell For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dr. Harold E. Selick For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC. Ticker: TRI Security ID: 89579K109 Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael J. Parsons For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Thomas G. Loeffler, Esq. For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Uwe E. Reinhardt, Ph.D. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED Ticker: UNH Security ID: 91324P102 Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 7, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas H. Kean For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert L. Ryan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William G. Spears For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D. For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against For Shareholder 4 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. Ticker: UHS Security ID: 913903100 Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 22, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John F. Williams Jr. Md For For Management 2 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management Plan 5 Adopt Policy to Prohibit Discrimination Against For Shareholder based on Sexual Orientation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Ticker: VRTX Security ID: 92532F100 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Roger W. Brimblecombe For Did Not Management Vote 1.2 Elect Director Stuart J.M. Collinson, For Did Not Management Ph.D. Vote 1.3 Elect Director Matthew W. Emmens For Did Not Management Vote 2 Approve Increase in Size of Board For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WATERS CORP. Ticker: WAT Security ID: 941848103 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Joshua Bekenstein For Did Not Management Vote 1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Berendt, Ph. D. For Did Not Management Vote 1.3 Elect Director Douglas A. Berthiaume For Did Not Management Vote 1.4 Elect Director Edward Conard For Did Not Management Vote 1.5 Elect Director Laurie H. Glimcher For Did Not Management Vote 1.6 Elect Director William J. Miller For Did Not Management Vote 1.7 Elect Director Thomas P. Salice For Did Not Management Vote 2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Did Not Management Vote 4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For Did Not Management Vote 5 Other Business For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELLPOINT INC Ticker: WLP Security ID: 94973V107 Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William H.T. Bush For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Warren Y. Jobe For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William G. Mays For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Senator Donald W. Riegle, For For Management Jr. 1.5 Elect Director William J. Ryan For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Performance- Based/Indexed Options Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC Ticker: ZMH Security ID: 98956P102 Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2005 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director J. Raymond Elliott For For Management 2 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Against Against Shareholder Services ========== 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 Financial Trust
/s/ Richard S. Davis,
Chairman
Date August 22, 2005