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)
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
David Goldman
Secretary
345 Park Avenue, Floor 27
New York, NY 10154-0004
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-454-6778
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/06-6/30/07
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ICA File Number: 811-05983
Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007
New Germany Fund Inc.
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AAREAL BANK AG
Ticker: Security ID: D00379111
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
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 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 5 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital for Trading
Purposes
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Aareal First Financial
Solutions AG
9 Elect Hans Lohneiss to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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AMB GENERALI HOLDINGS AG
Ticker: Security ID: D0353Q119
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements None None Management
and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.30 per Share
4a Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
6 Approve Decrease in Size of Supervisory For For Management
Board to 16 Members
7 Amend Articles Re: Location of General For For Management
Meeting
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BANCA ITALEASE S.P.A.
Ticker: Security ID: IT0000226503
Meeting Date: NOV 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 7, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management
1 Approve Plan of Merger by Incorporation For For Management
of Leasimpresa SpA in Banca Italease SpA;
Approve Capital Increase of up to Maximum
EUR 37.8 Million, Through the Issuance of
n. 7,325,500 Million Shares with Par
Value EUR 5.16
2 Authorize Capital Increase in the Maximum For For Management
Amount of EUR 300 Million With Preemptive
Rights, Within a One Year Term
3 Authorize Board of Directors to Increase For For Management
Capital up to EUR 2.58 Million Through
the Issuance of up to 500,000 Ordinary
Shares Without Preemptive Rights and
Within a Five-Year Term, to Be Reserved
to Managers and/or Employees and/or
Collaborators of the Co
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BAYERISCHE HYPO- UND VEREINSBANK AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0008022005
Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 4, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Tranfer of Bank Austria For For Management
Creditanstalt AG Shares to UniCredito
Italiano SPA
2 Approve Tranfer of Joint Stock Commercial For For Management
Bank HVB Bank Ukraine Shares to
UniCredito Italiano SPA
3 Approve Tranfer of Closed Joint Stock For For Management
Company International Moscow Bank Equity
to Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG
4 Approve Tranfer of HVB Bank Latvia Shares For For Management
to Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG
5 Approve Tranfer of HVB Niederlassung For For Management
Vilnius Assets to HVB Bank Latvia
6 Approve Tranfer of HVB Niederlassung For For Management
Tallinn Assets to HVB Bank Latvia
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BEIERSDORF AG
Ticker: BEI Security ID: D08792109
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 5, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.60 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Elect Stefan Pfander to the Supervisory For Against Management
Board; Elect Andreas Rittstieg as
Alternate Supervisory Board Member
8 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
9 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Florena Cosmetic GmbH
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BILFINGER BERGER AG
Ticker: GBF Security ID: D11648108
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 2, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
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 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Bilfinger Berger Industrial
Services AG
8 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Bilfinger Berger Power
Services AG
9 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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BUSINESS & DECISION
Ticker: Security ID: F1232V103
Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: JUN 21, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends
3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Against Management
of Issued Share Capital
6 Authorize up to 3 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 150,000
8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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CELESIO AG (FORMERLY GEHE AG)
Ticker: Security ID: D1497R112
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.75 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Approve Creation of 43.5 Million Pool of For For Management
Capital with Preemptive Rights
8 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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DEPFA BANK PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G27230104
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend For Against Management
3a Re-elect Dr. Thomas Kolbeck as Director For For Management
3b Re-elect Dr. Jacques Poos as Director For For Management
3c Re-elect Mr. Hans Reich as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Amend Articles Re: Delegate Powers of For Against Management
Directors
6 Amend Articles Re: Signature Under the For For Management
Company's Seal
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DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP AG
Ticker: Security ID: D1854M102
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
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 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
6 Approve 2:1 Stock Split; Approve EUR 12.4 For For Management
Million Capitalization of Reserves for
Stock Split
7 Approve Creation of EUR 17.2 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
8 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
9 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
10 Amend Articles Re: Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
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EADS, EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE & SPACE N.V.
Ticker: EAD Security ID: F17114103
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Board Report Including Chapter on For Against Management
Corporate Governance
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Against Management
Dividends
4 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For For Management
5 Ratify Ernst & Young and KPMG Accountants For Against Management
as Auditors
6 Elect Michel Pebereau to Board of For For Management
Directors
7 Elect Bodo Uebber to Board of Directors For Against Management
8 Amend Articles For For Management
9 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares and For For Management
Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights
10 Cancellation of Shares Repurchased by the For For Management
Company
11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
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ELRINGKLINGER AG
Ticker: Security ID: D2462K108
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
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 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2007
6 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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FRESENIUS AG
Ticker: Security ID: D27348107
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 25, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006 Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 0.57 per Common Share Vote
and EUR 0.58 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2006 Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal 2006 Vote
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For Did Not Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for Vote
Fiscal 2007
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GEA GROUP AG (FORMERLY MG TECHNOLOGIES AG)
Ticker: G1A Security ID: D28304109
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Approve Creation of 77 Million Pool of For For Management
Capital with Preemptive Rights
8 Approve Cancellation of 2000 AGM Pool of For For Management
Capital
9 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiary GEA Ecoflex GmbH
10 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiary GEA Happel Klimatechnik GmbH
11 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiary GEA Klilma- und Filtertechnik
Wurzen GmbH
12 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiary GEA IT Services GmbH
13 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million;
Approve Creation of EUR 48.6 Million Pool
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
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GPC BIOTECH AG
Ticker: Security ID: D2027G105
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 4, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
5.1 Reelect Juergen Drews to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.2 Reelect Metin Colpan to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.3 Elect Don Soltysiak to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 1.7 Million;
Approve Creation of EUR 1.7 Million Pool
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
7 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan; For For Management
Approve Creation of EUR 1.2 Million Pool
of Capital for Employee Stock Purchase
Plan
8 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 150 Million
9 Approve Creation of EUR 3.4 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights to
Guarantee Conversion Rights
10 Approve Cancellation of 2004 AGM Pool of For For Management
Capital
11 Approve Creation of EUR 12.9 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
(Pool of Capital I/2007)
12 Approve Creation of EUR 3.5 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
(Pool of Capital II/2007)
13 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
14.1 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management
14.2 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
14.3 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management
Decision Making
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HANNOVER RUECKVERSICHERUNG AG
Ticker: Security ID: D3015J135
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.60 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5a Reelect Wolf-Dieter Baumgartl to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
5b Reelect Paul Wieandt to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5c Reelect Herbert Haas to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5d Reelect Karl Midunsky to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5e Reelect Immo Querner to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5f Reelect Klaus Sturany to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares without Preemptive Rights
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HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007314007
Meeting Date: JUL 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 29, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005/2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.65 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005/2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005/2006
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006/2007
6 Amend Articles Re: Representation of the For For Management
Management Board; Supervisory Board
Election; Corporate Purpose; Conducting
of Shareholder Meetings due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity and
Modernization of the Right of Avoidance)
7 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)
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 21.3 Million Pool of
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
9 Approve Creation of EUR 63.8 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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HOCHTIEF AG
Ticker: HOT Security ID: D33134103
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.10 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares; Authorize Use of Financial
Derivatives When Repurchasing
7 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary HOCHTIEF ViCon GmbH
8 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management
9 Allow Electronic Distribution of Company For For Management
Communications
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HUGO BOSS AG
Ticker: Security ID: D12432114
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.19 per Common Share
and EUR 1.20 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
6 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2007
7 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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INTERHYP AG
Ticker: Security ID: D3515M109
Meeting Date: JUN 1, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.60 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
6 Elect Gunther Strothe to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
9 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Hausfinanz
Beratungsgesellschaft mbH
10 Amend Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Prohyp GmbH
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IVG IMMOBILIEN AG (FRMLY IVG HOLDING AG)
Ticker: Security ID: D36953103
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 3, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
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 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Elect Hans Gaul to the Supervisory Board For For Management
6 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 1.5 Billion;
Approve Creation of EUR 22 Million Pool
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
9 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
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IWKA AG
Ticker: Security ID: D35414107
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 25, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
4 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
5 Amend Articles Re: Change Company Name to For For Management
KUKA AG; Change Location of Headquarters
to Augsburg, Germany
6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
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K+S AG
Ticker: Security ID: D37808108
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal 2007
6 Elect Ralf Bethke to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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KLOECKNER & CO. AG
Ticker: Security ID: D40376101
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
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 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5a Elect Jochen Melchior to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5b Elect Hans-Georg Vater to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Ratify KPMG Hartkopf und Rentrop Treuhand For For Management
KG as Auditors for Fiscal 2007
7 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
9 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 350 Million
10 Approve Creation of EUR 11.6 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights of Holders of
Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds with
Warrants Attached
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KONTRON AG
Ticker: KBC Security ID: DE0006053952
Meeting Date: JUL 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 5, 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 for
Fiscal 2005
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends for Fiscal 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005
6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
8 Approve Creation of EUR 4.9 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
(Authorized Capital 2006)
9 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 120
Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 8 Million Pool of Capital
to Guarantee Conversion Rights
(Conditional Capital 2006)
10 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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KONTRON AG
Ticker: KBC Security ID: D2233E118
Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 6, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.15 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Elect Georg Baumgartner to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6 Amend Articles Re: Remuneration of For For Management
Supervisory Board
7 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
9 Allow Electronic Distribution of Company For For Management
Communications
10 Cancel 2003 AGM Authorization to Issue For For Management
Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds with
Warrants Attached without Preemptive
Rights; Cancel/Reduce Existing Pools of
Capital
11 Approve Stock Option Plan for Key For For Management
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 1.5
Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
12 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH
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KRONES AG
Ticker: Security ID: D47441171
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Against Management
Dividends of EUR 1.60 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
6 Approve EUR 13.1 Million Capitalization For For Management
of Reserves
7 Approve 3:1 Stock Split For For Management
8 Approve Creation of EUR 10 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital with Preemptive Rights
9 Amend Articles Re: Remuneration of For For Management
Supervisory Board
10 Allow Electronic Distribution of Company For For Management
Communications
11 Ratify Bayerische Treuhandgesellschaft AG For For Management
as Auditors for Fiscal 2007
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LANXESS AG
Ticker: Security ID: D5032B102
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.25 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
6 Amend Existing Pool of Capital without For For Management
Preemptive Rights
7 Approve Creation of EUR 5.8 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
8 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million;
Approve Creation of EUR 21.2 Million Pool
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
9 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million;
Approve Creation of EUR 21.2 Million Pool
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
11 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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MERCK KGAA
Ticker: Security ID: D5357W103
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 6, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports for Fiscal 2006
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.90 per Share and a
Bonus Dividend of EUR 0.15 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Personally Liable For For Management
Partners for Fiscal 2006
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
6 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2007
7 Approve Creation of EUR 84 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
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MOBILCOM AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006622400
Meeting Date: AUG 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 7, 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
5a Elect Andrew Dechet to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5b Elect Bastian Lueken to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5c Elect Konrad Schmidt to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7 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)
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 Confirm Januar 2003 EGM Resolution to For For Management
Accept MC Settlement Agreement
10 Approve Existence and Defence of the MC For For Management
Settlement Agreement
11 Confirm August 2005 EGM Resolution to For For Management
Merge with MobilCom Holding GmbH
12 Confirm August 2005 EGM Resolution to For For Management
Merge with freenet.de AG and telunico
holding AG
13 Authorisation to Cancel the Merger For For Management
between mobilcom AG, freenet.de AG and
telunico holding AG; Cancel the Merger
between mobilcom AG and MobilCom Holding
GmbH
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MPC MUENCHMEYER PETERSEN CAPITAL AG
Ticker: Security ID: D5514A101
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 5.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify Hansetreuhand GmbH as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
8 Amend Articles Re: Re-write Article 5.3 For For Management
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MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG
Ticker: Security ID: D5565H104
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.82 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Elect Klaus Eberhardt to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal 2007
7 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
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NORDEX AG
Ticker: Security ID: D5736K135
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 24, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
4 Allow Electronic Distribution of Company For For Management
Communications
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
6 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 300 Million;
Approve Creation of EUR 15.1 Million Pool
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
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PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY AG
Ticker: PFFVF Security ID: D6058X101
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Approve Cancellation of Unused Capital For For Management
Pool
6 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
7 Amend Articles Re: Majority Requirements For Against Management
at General Meeting for Removing
Supervisory Board Members
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
9 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
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PUMA AG RUDOLF DASSLER SPORT
Ticker: Security ID: D62318148
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
6a Reelect Guenter Herz to the Supervisory For Against Management
Board
6b Elect Hinrich Stahl to the Supervisory For Against Management
Board
6c Elect Johann Lindenberg to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6d Reelect Thore Ohlsson to the Supervisory For Against Management
Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Approve Creation of EUR 7.5 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital with Preemptive Rights
9 Approve Creation of EUR 7.5 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
10 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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Q-CELLS AG
Ticker: Security ID: D6232R103
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 24, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2007
6 Approve Creation of EUR 54.5 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
7 Approve Stock Option Plan for Key For For Management
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 5.8
Million Pool of Capital for Stock Option
Plan; Amend Existing Pools of Capital
8 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Against Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 3 Billion; Approve
Creation of EUR 43.6 Million Pool of
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
9 Elect Richard Kauffman to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
11 Amend Articles Re: Location of General For For Management
Meeting
12 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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QSC AG (FORMERLY QS COMMUNICATIONS AG)
Ticker: Security ID: D59710109
Meeting Date: JUN 5, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
6 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
7 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Q-DSL home GmbH
8 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary EPAG Domainservices GmbH
9 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary 010090 GmbH
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RCM BETEILIGUNGS AG
Ticker: Security ID: D6362N104
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 25, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
4 Approve Creation of 4.6 Million Pool of For Against Management
Capital without Preemptive Rights
5 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Against Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 20 Million; Approve
Creation of EUR 4.6 Million Pool of
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
6 Ratify BW Revision Jakobus & Partner GmbH For For Management
as Auditors
7 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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RHEINMETALL AG (FORMERLY RHEINMETALL BERLIN AG)
Ticker: Security ID: D65111102
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 17, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
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 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
7a Reelect Eckhard Cordes to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7b Reelect Andreas Georgi to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7c Reelect Klaus Greinert to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7d Reelect Peter Mihatsch to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7e Reelect Peter Mitterbauer to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7f Reelect Henning von Ondarza to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7g Reelect Frank Richter to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7h Elect Reinhard Sitzmann to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
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RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007042301
Meeting Date: JUL 19, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 28, 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 0.45 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 AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7 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)
8 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Supervisory Board Meetings
9 Amend Articles Re: Compensation of For For Management
Supervisory Board
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RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG
Ticker: Security ID: D6530N119
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 10, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Against Management
Dividends of EUR 0.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
8 Elect Jens-Peter Neumann to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
9 Approve EUR 207.4 Million Capitalization For For Management
of Reserves
10 Approve 2:1 Stock Split For For Management
11 Approve Creation of EUR 129.6 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital with Preemptive Rights
12 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
13 Amend Articles Re: Quorum Requirement at For Against Management
General Meeting to Recall Supervisory
Board Members
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SALZGITTER AG (FRMLY PREUSSAG STAHL AG)
Ticker: Security ID: D80900109
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 2, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Against Management
Dividends of EUR 1 per Share and a
Special Dividend of EUR 1 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
6a Elect Hasan Cakir (Employee For For Management
Representative) to the Supervisory Board
6b Elect Lothar Hageboelling to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Approve Creation of EUR 64 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
9 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 Billion; Approve
Creation of EUR 48.5 Million Pool of
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
10 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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SGL CARBON AG
Ticker: SGL Security ID: D6949M108
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 6, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends for Fiscal 2006
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
6 Approve Creation of EUR 23.9 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
(Authorized Capital III)
7 Amend Articles Re: Approve Increase in For For Management
Remuneration for Supervisory Board
Members
8 Amend Articles Re: Amend Articles Re: For For Management
Allow Electronic Distribution of Company
Communications
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Sharesof Repurchased Shares
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SIXT AG
Ticker: Security ID: D6989S106
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 22, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Creation of EUR 31.8 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
2 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Against Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 250 Million;
Approve Creation of EUR 13.4 Million Pool
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
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SIXT AG
Ticker: Security ID: D69899116
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 22, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.05 per Common Share
and EUR 1.07 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Elect Ralf Teckentrup to the Supervisory For For Management
Board; Elect Wolfgang Richter as an
Alternate Supervisory Board Member
6 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal 2007
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Approve Creation of EUR 31.8 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
9 Approve Cancellation of 1999 AGM Pool of For For Management
Capital
10 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Against Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 250
Million without Preemptive Rights;
Approve Creation of EUR 13.4 Million Pool
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
11 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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SOFTWARE AG
Ticker: Security ID: D7045M133
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
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 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Elect Frank Beelitz and Alf Wulf to the For Against Management
Supervisory Board
6 Ratify BDO Detsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Allow Electronic Distribution of Company For For Management
Communications
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SOLARWORLD AG
Ticker: Security ID: D7045Y103
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 3, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
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 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
6 Approve EUR 55.9 Million Capitalization For For Management
of Reserves; Approve 2:1 Stock Split
7 Approve Creation of EUR 20.9 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital with Preemptive Rights
8 Approve Cancellation of 2006 AGM Pool of For For Management
Capital
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
10 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG
Ticker: SAZ Security ID: D76226113
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.62 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify TREUROG GmbH as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Approve Creation of EUR 75.8 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
8 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 Billion; Approve
Creation of EUR 65.3 Million Pool of
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
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UNITED INTERNET AG (FORMERLY 1 & 1 AG)
Ticker: Security ID: D8542B125
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.18 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
8 Amend Articles Re: Editorial Changes For For Management
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UTIMACO SAFEWARE AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007572406
Meeting Date: NOV 17, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2005/2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.15 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005/2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005/2006
5 Ratify PKF Pannell Kerr Forster as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2006/2007
6 Elect Georg Reisch to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Remove Right of Horst For For Management
Goertz Foundation to Appoint One
Supervisory Board Member
9 Amend Articles Re: Allocations to For For Management
Reserves
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WACKER CHEMIE AG
Ticker: Security ID: D9540Z106
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.00 per Share, and a
Special Dividend of EUR 0.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2007
6 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Wacker Biotech GmbH
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
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WINCOR NIXDORF AG
Ticker: WIN Security ID: DE000A0CAYB2
Meeting Date: JAN 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 8, 2007
# 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 2.80 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2005/2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2005/2006
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft as Auditors for
Fiscal 2005/2006
6 Elect Karl-Heinz Stiller to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
8 Approve EUR 16.5 Million Capital Increase For For Management
for 2:1 Stock Split; Approve EUR 95.4
Million Transfer from Capital Reserves to
Free Reserves; Approve Proportional
Reduction in Conditional Capital Reserved
for Stock Option Plan
9 Amend Stock Option Plan to Change For For Management
Allocation of Options Between Groups
10 Approve Increase in Remuneration for For For Management
Supervisory Board Chairman
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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 8/22/07
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.