UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
The New Germany Fund
A Series of The New Germany Fund, Inc.
Investment Company Act file number 811-5983
The New Germany Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
John Millette
Secretary
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-295-1000
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/05-6/30/06
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ICA File Number: 811-05983
Reporting Period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006
New Germany Fund Inc.
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AMB GENERALI HOLDINGS AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0008400029
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 27, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements None None Management
and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
(Non-Voting)
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.05 per Share
4a Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
6 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to New German Legislation (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of the Right
of Avoidance)
7 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
8 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For For Management
Publications for Meeting Announcements;
Elemination of Paper Deeds; Use of
Electronic Means at Board Meetings
9 Authorize Management Board Not to For Against Management
Disclose Individualized Remuneration of
its Members
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ARQUES INDUSTRIES AG(FRMLY AG BAD SALZSCHLIRF)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005156004
Meeting Date: MAR 1, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 7, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
2 Approve Vote of No-Confidence for Stefan For For Management
Gross
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AWD HOLDING AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005085906
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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BANCA ITALEASE S.P.A.
Ticker: Security ID: IT0000226503
Meeting Date: APR 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management
Accounts, and Statutory Reports Relative
to the Fiscal Year Ended on Dec. 31, 2005
2 Fix Number of Directors on the Board; For For Management
Elect Directors
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BEIERSDORF AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005200000
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 26, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.70 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
8 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For For Management
Publications for Meeting Announcements
9 Approve EUR 37 Million Capitalization of For For Management
Reserves; Approve 3:1 Stock Split;
Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board
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BILFINGER BERGER AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005909006
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 27, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers For For Management
Aktiengesellschaft as Auditors for Fiscal
2006
6 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management
7 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
8 Approve Cancellation of Conditional For For Management
Capital I and II
9 Approve Creation of EUR 34 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital with Particular Exclusion of
Preemptive Rights
10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
11 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Bilfinger Berger Facility
Services GmbH
12 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Bilfinger Berger
Verkehrswegebau GmbH
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BIOPETROL INDUSTRIES AG
Ticker: Security ID: CH0023225938
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4 Ratify KPMG Fides Peat as Auditors For For Management
5 Change Company Name to BIOPETROL For For Management
INDUSTRIES AG
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CELESIO AG (FORMERLY GEHE AG)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005858005
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 6, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and an For For Management
Ordinary Dividends of EUR 1.35 and a
Special Dividends of EUR 0.05 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Elect Eckhard Cordes to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006
7.a Approve 2:1 Stock Split For For Management
7.b Convert Form of Securities For For Management
7.c Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management
Capital
8 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
9 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiary Admenta Deutschland GmbH
10 Authorize Management Board Not to For Against Shareholder
Disclose Individualized Remuneration of
its Members
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CELESIO AG (FORMERLY GEHE AG)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005858005
Meeting Date: NOV 2, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For Did Not Management
Publications for Meeting Announcements Vote
and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings
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DEPFA BANK PLC
Ticker: Security ID: IE0072559994
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Declare a Final Dividend For For Management
3a Re-elect Dermot Cahillane as Director For For Management
3b Re-elect Dr. Reinhard Grzesik as Director For For Management
3c Re-elect Dr. Alexander Hemmelrath as For Against Management
Director
3d Re-elect Maurice O'Connell For Against Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors For Against Management
6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to an Aggregate Nominal Amount
of EUR 24,194,086
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
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DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007480204
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
6 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 150
Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 4.8 Million Pool of
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
7 Amend Articles Re: Allocation of Income For For Management
8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
9 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006
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DEUTSCHE POSTBANK AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0008001009
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.25 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers For For Management
Aktiengesellschaft as Auditors for Fiscal
2006
6.1 Elect Joerg Asmussen to the Supervisory For Against Management
Board
6.2 Elect Edgar Ernst to the Supervisory For Against Management
Board
6.3 Elect Ralf Krueger to the Supervisory For Against Management
Board
6.4 Elect Hans-Dieter Petram to the For Against Management
Supervisory Board
6.5 Elect Bernd Pfaffenbach to the For Against Management
Supervisory Board
6.6 Elect Klaus Schlede to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6.7 Elect Klaus Zumwinkel to the Supervisory For Against Management
Board
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Five For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital for
Trading Purposes
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
9 Approve Creation of EUR 137 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital with Preemptive Rights
(Authorized Capital II)
10 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Deutsche Post Retail GmbH
11 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
12 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Supervisory Board Meetings
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DOUGLAS HOLDING AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006099005
Meeting Date: MAR 15, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2004/2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2004/2005
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
6 Elect Detlef Bierbaum, August Oetker, For Against Management
Heinz Schmidt and Ernst Schroeder as
Supervisory Board Members
7 Ratify Susat & Partner OHG Auditors For For Management
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EADS, EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE & SPACE N.V.
Ticker: Security ID: NL0000235190
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Board Report Including Chapter on For Did Not Management
Corporate Governance, Dividend Policy and Vote
Remuneration Policy
2 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 0.65 per Share Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Ratify Ernst & Young Accountants and KPMG For Did Not Management
Accountants N.V. as Auditors Vote
6 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares up For Did Not Management
to 1 Percent of Authorized Share Capital, Vote
Including Specific Powers to Approve LTIP
as well as ESOP Plans
7 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of 6.7 Million Shares Vote
8 Authorize Share Repurchase For Did Not Management
Vote
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FRAPORT AG FRANKFURT AIRPORT SERVICES WORLDWIDE
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005773303
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.90 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006
6.1 Elect Joerg Hennerkes to the Supervisory For Against Management
Board
6.2 Elect Wolfgang Mayrhuber to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to New German Legislation (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of the Right
of Avoidance)
9 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
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FRESENIUS AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005785638
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Creation of EUR 12.8 Million and For For Management
EUR 6.4 Million Pools of Capital without
Preemptive Rights
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FUNKWERK AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005753149
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 27, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.35 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify Roedl & Partner GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
6.1 Elect Maximilian Ardelt to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6.2 Elect Niels Chrestensen to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6.3 Elect Christian Hufnagl to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
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GEA GROUP AG (FORMERLY MG TECHNOLOGIES AG)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006602006
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.10 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH For For Management
Wirtschaftspruefungsgesellschaft as
Auditors for Fiscal 2006
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7.1 Elect Juergen Heraeus to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7.2 Elect Dieter Ammer to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7.3 Elect Ahmad Bastaki to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7.4 Elect Louis Graf von Zech to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7.5 Elect Dietmar Kuhnt to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7.6 Elect Helmut Perlet to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
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GPC BIOTECH AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005851505
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 3, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
5 Elect James Frates to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Elect Michael Lytton to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Elect Peter Preuss to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
8 Amend Articles Re: Fixed Remuneration of For For Management
Supervisory Board Members
9 Amend Articles Re: Varibale Remuneration For For Management
of Supervisory Board Members
10 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 900,000 Pool of Capital
to Guarantee Conversion Rights
11 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan; For Against Management
Approve Creation of EUR 415,000 Pool of
Capital for Employee Stock Purchase Plan
12 Approve Creation of EUR 4.3 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
(Authorized Capital I/2006)
13 Approve Creation of EUR 3.3 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital with Preemptive Rights
(Authorized Capital II/2006)
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HANNOVER RUECKVERSICHERUNG AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0008402215
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Amend Articles Re: Calling and Conducting For For Management
of Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
7 Authorize Share Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
8 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached with
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 500 Million; Approve
Creation of EUR 60.3 Million Pool of
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
9 Approve Issuance of Convertible Income For For Management
Bonds with Preemptive Rights up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 500
Million; Approve Creation of EUR 60.3
Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
10 Approve Issuance of Convertible For For Management
Participation Certificates with
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 500 Million; Approve
Creation of EUR 60.3 Million Pool of
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
11 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management
Capital
12 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Zweite Hannover Rueck
Beteiligung Verwaltungs-GmbH
13 Approve Amended Affiliation Agreement For For Management
with Subsidiary Hannover Rueck
Beteiligung Verwaltungs-GmbH
14 Authorize Management Board Not to For Against Management
Disclose Individualized Remuneration of
its Members
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HUGO BOSS AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005245500
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1 per Common Share and
EUR 1.01 per Preference Share;
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
6 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management
Remuneration Scheme
7 Authorize Management Board Not to For Against Management
Disclose Individualized Remuneration of
its Members
8 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
as Auditors for 2006
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HYPO REAL ESTATE HOLDING AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0008027707
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 17, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Approve Creation of EUR 201.1 Million For Against Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7 Amend Articles Re: Compensation of For For Management
Supervisory Board Members
8 Amend Articles Re: Appointment of Proxies For For Management
9 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
as Auditors for Fiscal 2006
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INTERHYP AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005121701
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
6.1 Elect Peter Droste to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6.2 Elect Roland Folz to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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INTERSEROH AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006209901
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 1, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.86 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
as Auditors for Fiscal 2006
6 Elect Joachim Hunold to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Amend Articles Re: Calling of Shareholder For For Management
Meetings due to New German Legislation
(Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
8 Amend Articles Re: Registration for For For Management
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
9 Approve Affiliation Agreements with ISR For For Management
INTERSEROH Rohstoffe GmbH
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IVG IMMOBILIEN AG(FRMLY IVG HOLDING AG)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006205701
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 8, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.38 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Amend Articles Re: Fix Number of For For Management
Supervisory Board Members to Nine;
Conducting of Supervisory Board Meetings
6a Elect Eckart von Freyend to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6b Elect Paul Marcuse to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6c Elect Friedrich Merz to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Amend Articles Re: Remuneration of For For Management
Supervisory Board Members
8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
10 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006
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K+S AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007162000
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.80 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.5
Billion with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 54.4 Million Pool of
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
8 Approve Creation of EUR 54.4 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital with Particular Exclusion of
Preemptive Rights
9 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
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KRONES AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006335003
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Against Management
Dividends of EUR 1.40 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5.1 Elect Lorenz Raith to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.2 Elect Ernst Baumann to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.3 Elect Jochen Klein to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.4 Elect Norman Kronseder to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management
Remuneration Scheme
8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to New German Legislation (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of the Right
of Avoidance)
9 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
10 Authorize Management Board Not to For Against Management
Disclose Individualized Remuneration of
its Members
11 Ratify Bayerische Treuhand AG as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
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LANXESS AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005470405
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
4 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006
5 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
6 Amend Articles Re: Remuneration of For For Management
Supervisory Board Members
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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MERCK KGAA
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006599905
Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 9, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports for Fiscal 2005
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.85 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Personally Liable For For Management
Partners for Fiscal 2005
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
6 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2006
7 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Merck OLED Materials GmbH
8.1 Elect Rolf Krebs to the Supervisory Board For For Management
8.2 Elect Arend Oetker to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
8.3 Elect Wilhelm Simson to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
8.4 Elect Theo Siegert to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
9 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For For Management
Publications for Meeting Announcements
and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings
10 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management
Capital due to Issuance of Shares under
Stock Option Plan
11 Authorize Exclusion of Preemptive Rights For For Management
for Issuance of Shares Against
Contributions in Kind from Existing EUR
64.3 Million Pool of Capital
12 Amend Existing Pool of Capital Reserved For For Management
for Options to Reflect Amount Already
Used
13 Increase Amount of Existing Pool of For For Management
Capital (Bedingtes Kapital I) to EUR 66.4
Million
14 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
15 Amend Articles Re: Sharing of Profits and For For Management
Losses with Personally Liable Partner E.
Merck OHG
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MLP AG(FRMLY MARSCHOLLEK, LAUTENSCHLAEGER UND PARTNER AG)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006569908
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and an For For Management
Ordinary Dividends of EUR 0.30 and a
Special Dividens of EUR 0.30 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Creation of EUR 21 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
8 Change Location of Registered Office For For Management
Headquarters to Wiesloch, Germany
9 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to New German Legislation (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of the Right
of Avoidance)
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MPC MUENCHMEYER PETERSEN CAPITAL AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005187603
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 4 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Elect Ulrich Ellerbeck to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
in the Amount of EUR 30,000
7 Authorize Management Board Not to For Against Management
Disclose Individualized Remuneration of
its Members
8 Ratify Hansetreuhand GmbH as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
9 Approve Creation of EUR 5.3 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
11 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary MPC Muenchmeyer Petersen
Financial Services
12 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary MPC Muenchmeyer Petersen Life
Plus Consulting GmbH
13 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
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MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE000A0D9PT0
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.73 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5.1 Elect Juergen Geissinger to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
5.2 Elect Louis Hughes to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY AG
Ticker: PFFVF Security ID: DE0006916604
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.35 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5.1 Elect Michael Anderson to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.2 Elect Wilfried Glaum to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.3 Elect Michael Oltmanns to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.4 Elect Goetz Timmerbeil to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Amend Articles Re: Remuneration of For For Management
Supervisory Board Members
7 Authorize Management Board Not to For Against Management
Disclose Individualized Remuneration of
its Members
8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to New German Legislation (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of the Right
of Avoidance)
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
10 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
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PUMA AG RUDOLF DASSLER SPORT
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006969603
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 2.00 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2005 Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal 2005 Vote
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For Did Not Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006 Vote
6.1 Elect Guenter Herz to the Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Vote
6.2 Elect Rainer Kutzner to the Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Vote
6.3 Elect Hinrich Stahl als Alternate For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board Member Vote
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Vote
Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For Did Not Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due Vote
to New German Legislation (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of the Right
of Avoidance)
9 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For Did Not Management
Shareholder Meetings due to New German Vote
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
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Q-CELLS AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005558662
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 8, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
as Auditors for Fiscal 2006
6 Amend 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
7 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Against Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 1.5 Million;
Approve Creation of EUR 14.8 Million Pool
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
8 Approve EUR 37.3 Million Increase in For For Management
Authorized Capital
9 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management
Capital due to Issuance of Shares under
Stock Option Plan
10 Approve Creation of EUR 36.9 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
11 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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RHEINMETALL AG (FORMERLY RHEINMETALL BERLIN AG)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007030009
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.90 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
6 Approve Creation of 18.4 Million Pool of For For Management
Capital with Preemptive Rights
7 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Oerlikon Contraves GmbH
8 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
9 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiaries Rheinmetall Berlin
Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH and
Rheinmetall Industrie Ausruestungen GmbH
10 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006
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SALZGITTER AG (PREUSSAG STAHL AG)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006202005
Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 18, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and an For For Management
Ordinary Dividends of EUR 0.50 and a
Special Dividens of EUR 0.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers For For Management
Aktiengesellschaft as Auditors for Fiscal
2006
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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SCHWARZ PHARMA AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007221905
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.20 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 700
Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 20.8 Million Pool of
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
8.1 Elect Terence Eaves to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
8.2 Elect Eberhard Peill to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
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SGL CARBON AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007235301
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 7, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
6 Approve Cancellation of 2000 AGM For For Management
Conditional Capital Issuance
7 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan; For For Management
Approve Creation of EUR 4.7 Million Pool
of Capital for Employee Stock Purchase
Plan
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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SIXT AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007231326
Meeting Date: JUN 1, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 11, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.80 per Ordinary Share
and EUR 0.82 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
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SOFTWARE AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0003304002
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.80 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify BDO Deutschewarentreuhand For For Management
Aktiengesellschaft as Auditors for Fiscal
2006
6 Approve Creation of EUR 42 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to New German Legislation (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of the Right
of Avoidance)
9 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
10 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management
Remuneration Scheme
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SOLARWORLD AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005108401
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 3, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006
6 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to New German Legislation (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of the Right
of Avoidance)
7 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
8 Authorize Management Board Not to For Against Management
Disclose Individualized Remuneration of
its Members
9 Approve EUR 41.9 Million Capitalization For For Management
of Reserves in order to Issue 41.9
Million Shares
10 Approve Creation of EUR 7 Million Pool of For For Management
Capital without Preemptive Rights
11 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and For For Management
Bonds with Warrants Attached with
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 1,000 Million; Approve
Creation of EUR 7 Million Pool of Capital
to Guarantee Conversion Rights
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STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007251803
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.39 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify TREUROG GmbH as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7a Amend Articles Re: Calling of Shareholder For For Management
Meetings due to New German Legislation
(Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
7b Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management
7c Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management
Regarding Capital Changes
7d Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
8 Authorize Management Board Not to For Against Management
Disclose Individualized Remuneration of
its Members
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SUESS MICROTEC AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007226706
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 30, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
4 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
as Auditors for Fiscal 2006
5 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings
6 Elect Gerhard Rauter to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
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UNITED INTERNET AG (FORMERLY 1 & 1 AG )
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005089031
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Cancellation of 1998 AGM For For Management
Conditional Capital Issuance
8 Approve EUR 186.8 Million Capitalization For For Management
of Reserves; Approve 1:3 Stock Split
9 Approve Creation of EUR 124.6 Million For Against Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights
10 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
11 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
12 Approve Affiliation Agreements with 1&1 For For Management
Internet AG
13 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
United Internet Beteiligungen GmbH
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UTIMACO SAFEWARE AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007572406
Meeting Date: NOV 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2004/2005
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2004/2005
4 Ratify PKF Pannell Kerr Forster as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2005/2006
5 Elect Helmut Coqui, Manfred Schlottke, For For Management
Hans Starck-Zimmermann, and Julius Marcus
to the Supervisory Board
6 Approve Stock Option Plan for Key For For Management
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR
480,000 Pool of Conditional Capital to
Guarantee Conversion Rights
7 Amend Articles Re: Performance-Based For For Management
Compensation for Supervisory Board
Members
8 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Shareholder Meetings due to Pending
Changes in German Law (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits)
9 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to Pending Changes in German Law (Law on
Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits)
10 Amend Articles Re: Remove Right of For For Management
Investcorp Technologies Ventures LLP to
Appoint One Supervisory Board Member
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WINCOR NIXDORF AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE000A0CAYB2
Meeting Date: FEB 21, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.10 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2004/2005
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2004/2005
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft as Auditors for
Fiscal 2005/2006
6 Amend Articles Re: Calling of, For For Management
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
7a Reelect Johannes Huth to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7b Reelect Alexander Dibelius to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7c Reelect Edward Gilhuly to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
8 Amend 2004 Stock Option Plan For For Management
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
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SIGNATURES
[See General Instruction F]
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) | The New Germany Fund, Inc. |
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Michael G. Clark
| Michael G. Clark, Chief Executive Officer |
Date 8/22/06
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.