UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
DWS International Equity Portfolio
Investment Company Act file number 811-6702
DWS International Equity Portfolio
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
John Millette
Secretary
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108-3106
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-295-1000
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/07-6/30/08
Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
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ICA File Number: 811-06702
Reporting Period: 07/01/2007 - 06/30/2008
DWS International Equity Portfolio
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3I GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G88473114
Meeting Date: JUL 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 10.3 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Robert Swannell as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Baroness Hogg as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Fred Steingraber as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Philip Yea as Director For For Management
8 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
10 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 12,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 12,000
11 Authorise 3i Plc to Make EU Political For For Management
Organisation Donations up to GBP 12,000
and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up
to GBP 12,000
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 96,502,000
13 Subject to the Passing of Resolution 12, For For Management
Authorise Issue of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 14,475,000
14 Authorise 46,111,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
15 Authorise 8,629,980 B Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
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3I GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G88473114
Meeting Date: JUL 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Increase in Capital to GBP For For Management
416,699,863; Capitalise Share Premium
Account and Issue Equity with Rights up
to GBP 6,513,700.20; Approve Share
Consolidation and Sub-Division; Authorise
651,370,020 B Shares for Market Purchase
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INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL (INDITEX)
Ticker: Security ID: E6282J109
Meeting Date: JUL 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports and Discharge
Directors for Fiscal Year Ended January
31, 2007
2 Approve Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports and Discharge
Directors for Fiscal Year Ended January
31, 2007
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
4 Ratify and Elect Director For For Management
5 Reelect Auditors For For Management
6 Amend General Meeting Guidelines to For For Management
Adhere to Unified Code of Good
Governance: Preamble and Article 6 on
Competencies of General Meeting, Article
9 on Information, and Article 22 on
Voting
7 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management
8 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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STATOIL ASA
Ticker: Security ID: R8412T102
Meeting Date: JUL 5, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None Abstain Management
2 Registration of Attending Shareholders None Abstain Management
and Proxies
3 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
4 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
5 Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda For For Management
6 Receive Information on Merger of None Abstain Management
Petroleum Activities Between Company and
Norsk Hydro ASA
7 Approve Plan for Merger of Petroleum For For Management
Activities Between Company and Norsk
Hydro ASA
8.1 Issue 1.043 Billion Shares in Connection For For Management
with Acquisition of Norsk Hydro ASA
8.2 Amend Articles to Reflect Merger For For Management
Including Name Change and New Share
Capital
8.3 Elect Members and Deputy Members of For For Management
Corporate Assembly
8.4 Elect Olaug Svarva, Benedicte Schilbred For For Management
Fasmer, Tom Rathke, and Bjoern Staale
Haavik as Members of Nominating Committee
9 Approve NOK 50.4 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Treasury Shares and Redemption of Shares
Held by Norwegian State; Amend Articles
to Reflect Changes in Capital
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G93882135
Meeting Date: JUL 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Re-elect Sir John Bond as Director For For Management
3 Re-elect Arun Sarin as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Michael Boskin as Director For Against Management
5 Re-elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Andy Halford as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Anne Lauvergeon as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Jurgen Schrempp as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Anthony Watson as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Philip Yea as Director For For Management
12 Elect Vittorio Colao as Director For For Management
13 Elect Alan Jebson as Director For For Management
14 Elect Nick Land as Director For For Management
15 Elect Simon Murray as Director For For Management
16 Approve Final Dividend of 4.41 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
17 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
18 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
19 Authorise Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
20 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 1,000,000,000
21 Subject to the Passing of Resolution 20, For For Management
Authorise Issue of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 290,000,000
22 Authorise 5,200,000,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management
for Market Purchase
23 Authorise the Company to Use Electronic For For Management
Communication
24 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
25 Amend Articles of Association to Enable Against Against Shareholder
Shareholders to Direct Management by
Ordinary Resolution
26 Alter the Capital Structure of the Against Against Shareholder
Company by Receiving Tracking Shares or
Adopting a Scheme of Arrangement to
Introduce a New Holding Company and
Receive New Holding Company Shares in
Respect to Vodafone's Holding in Verizon
Wireless
27 Authorise Scheme of Arrangement to Against Against Shareholder
Introduce a New Holding Company with a
New Capital Structure which Includes the
Issue of Bonds Directly to Shareholders
28 Amend Articles of Association Re: Against Against Shareholder
Protection of the Borrowing Capacity by
Capping the Amount that the Company can
Spend on Acquisitions Without Seeking
Shareholder Approval
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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) | DWS International Equity Portfolio |
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Michael G. Clark
| Michael G. Clark, Chief Executive Officer |
Date 8/15/08
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.