UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-08004
Aston Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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120 North LaSalle Street, 25th Floor | | |
Chicago, IL | | 60602 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
Kenneth C. Anderson, President
Aston Funds
120 North LaSalle Street, 25th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 312-268-1400
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007
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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PROXY VOTING RECORD
FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 2006 TO JUNE 30, 2007
ICA File Number: 811-08004
Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 — 06/30/2007
Aston Funds
ASTON BALANCED FUND
AFLAC INCORPORATED
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Ticker: | | AFL | | Security ID: | | 001055102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Daniel P. Amos | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John Shelby Amos, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Paul S. Amos, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Yoshiro Aoki | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Michael H. Armacost | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Kriss Cloninger, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Joe Frank Harris | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Elizabeth J. Hudson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Kenneth S. Janke, Sr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Douglas W. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Robert B. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Charles B. Knapp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director E. Stephen Purdom, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Barbara K. Rimer, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Marvin R. Schuster | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director David Gary Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.17 | | Elect Director Robert L. Wright | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ALCON INC.
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Ticker: | | ACL | | Security ID: | | H01301102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | APPROVAL OF THE 2006 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS OF ALCON, INC. AND THE 2006 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ALCON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS AND PROPOSED DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2006 | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2006 | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | ELECTION OF KPMG KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK GOERDELER SA, ZURICH, AS GROUP AND PARENT COMPANY AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | ELECTION OF ZENSOR REVISIONS AG, ZUG, AS SPECIAL AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WERNER J. BAUER | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: FRANCISCO CASTANER | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: LODEWIJK J.R. DE VINK | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: GERHARD N. MAYR | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | APPROVAL OF SHARE CANCELLATION | | For | | For | | Management |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | AIG | | Security ID: | | 026874107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ellen V. Futter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Stephen L. Hammerman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard C. Holbrooke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director George L. Miles, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Morris W. Offit | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James F. Orr, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Michael H. Sutton | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.13 | | Elect Director Edmund S.W. Tse | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Frank G. Zarb | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
AMGEN, INC.
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Ticker: | | AMGN | | Security ID: | | 031162100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Jerry D. Choate | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Frank C. Herringer | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Develop an Animal Welfare Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Prepare a Sustainability Report | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
CINTAS CORP.
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Ticker: | | CTAS | | Security ID: | | 172908105 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 10, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 18, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard T. Farmer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert J. Kohlhepp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Scott D. Farmer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gerald S. Adolph | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Paul R. Carter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Gerald V. Dirvin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Joyce Hergenhan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Roger L. Howe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director David C. Phillips | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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CIT GROUP INC
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Ticker: | | CIT | | Security ID: | | 125581108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gary C. Butler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William M. Freeman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Susan Lyne | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Marianne Miller Parrs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Timothy M. Ring | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John R. Ryan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Seymour Sternberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Peter J. Tobin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Lois M. Van Deusen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
DELL INC.
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Ticker: | | DELL | | Security ID: | | 24702R101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 21, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 26, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Donald J. Carty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael S. Dell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William H. Gray, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Sallie L. Krawcheck | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Alan (A.G.) Lafley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Judy C. Lewent | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Klaus S. Luft | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alex J. Mandl | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Michael A. Miles | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Kevin B. Rollins | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adopt ILO-Based Code of Conduct | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Compensation Company | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
| | Specific—Declaration of Dividend | | | | | | |
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DOVER CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | DOV | | Security ID: | | 260003108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director D. H. Benson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director R. W. Cremin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director J-P. M. Ergas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Directors K. C. Graham | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director R. L. Hoffman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director J. L. Koley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director R. K. Lochridge | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director T. L. Reece | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director B. G. Rethore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director M. B. Stubbs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director M. A. Winston | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Sustainability Report | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
3 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
ECOLAB, INC.
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Ticker: | | ECL | | Security ID: | | 278865100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard U. DeSchutter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joel W. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Beth M. Pritchard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Hans Van Bylen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
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Ticker: | | ERTS | | Security ID: | | 285512109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 27, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 6, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director M. Richard Asher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gary M. Kusin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gregory B. Maffei | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Timothy Mott | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Vivek Paul | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Lawrence F. Probst, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Richard A. Simonson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Linda J. Srere | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Repricing of Options | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
EMC CORP.
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Ticker: | | EMC | | Security ID: | | 268648102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael W. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John R. Egan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David N. Strohm | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Limit Composition of Committee(s) to Independent Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company Specific-Adopt Simple Majority Vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
9 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
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Ticker: | | ESRX | | Security ID: | | 302182100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gary G. Benanav For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Frank J. Borelli For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Maura C. Breen For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Nicholas J. LaHowchic For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Woodrow A. Myers Jr., M.D. For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John O. Parker, Jr. For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director George Paz For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Samuel K. Skinner For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Seymour Sternberg For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Barrett A. Toan For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Howard L. Waltman For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors For | | For | | Management |
EXXON MOBIL CORP.
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Ticker: | | XOM | | Security ID: | | 30231G102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William W. George For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James R. Houghton For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William R. Howell For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Reatha Clark King For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Philip E. Lippincott For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven S Reinemund For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director J. Stephen Simon For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Against Special Meetings | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Initiate Payment of Cash Dividend Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Officers’ Compensation | | For | | Shareholder |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
8 | | Company-Specific- Amend Article IX of the Against Corporation’s by-laws | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Review Executive Compensation Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Limit Executive Compensation Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements Against | | For | | Shareholder |
12 | | Report on Political Contributions Against | | For | | Shareholder |
13 | | Amend Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Against to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation | | For | | Shareholder |
14 | | Report on Environmental Accountability Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Report on Emission Reduction Goals Against | | For | | Shareholder |
16 | | Report on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Against Information at Gas Stations | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Energy Against Portfolio | | Against | | Shareholder |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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Ticker: | | GE | | Security ID: | | 369604103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William M. Castell For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Susan Hockfield For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jerry R. Immelt For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Andrea Jung For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alan G. Lafley For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Robert W. Lane For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Roger S. Penske For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director Robert C. Wright For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adopt Majority Vote Standard in Director For Elections | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
5 | | Company-Specific-Approve Material Terms For of Senior Officer Performance Goals | | For | | Management |
6 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting Against | | For | | Shareholder |
7 | | Company-Specific — Adopt Policy on Against Overboarded Directors | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company-Specific — One Director from the Against Ranks of Retirees | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against | | For | | Shareholder |
10 | | Limit Dividend and Dividend Equivalent Against Payments to Executives | | For | | Shareholder |
11 | | Report on Charitable Contributions Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
12 | | Report on Global Warming Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
13 | | Adopt Ethical Criteria for Military Against Contracts | | Against | | Shareholder |
14 | | Report on Pay Disparity Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
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Ticker: | | GILD | | Security ID: | | 375558103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 22, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul Berg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John F. Cogan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Etienne F. Davignon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James M. Denny | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Carla A. Hills | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John W. Madigan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John C. Martin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Gordon E. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Nicholas Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.
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Ticker: | | HOG | | Security ID: | | 412822108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 28, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Barry K. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard I. Beattie | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Judson C. Green | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | HAR | | Security ID: | | 413086109 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 2, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP 6, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Edward H. Meyer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gina Harman | | For | | For | | Management |
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
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Ticker: | | ITW | | Security ID: | | 452308109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William F. Aldinger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael J. Birck | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Marvin D. Brailsford | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Susan Crown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Don H. Davis, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Robert C. McCormack | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Robert S. Morrison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director James A. Skinner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Harold B. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director David B. Speer | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
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Ticker: | | JCI | | Security ID: | | 478366107 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 16, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert L. Barnett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Eugenio C. Reyes-Retana | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Joerres | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard F. Teerlink | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
KOHL’S CORP.
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Ticker: | | KSS | | Security ID: | | 500255104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 7, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Steven A. Burd | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Wayne Embry | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James D. Ericson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John F. Herma | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William S. Kellogg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Kevin Mansell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director R. Lawrence Montgomery | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Frank V. Sica | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Peter M. Sommerhauser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Stephen E. Watson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director R. Elton White | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company Specific-Adopt Majority Vote for Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP.
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Ticker: | | LLTC | | Security ID: | | 535678106 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 1, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP 5, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert H. Swanson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David S. Lee | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Lothar Maier | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard M. Moley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Thomas S. Volpe | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MEDTRONIC, INC.
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Ticker: | | MDT | | Security ID: | | 585055106 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 24, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 26, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard H. Anderson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael R. Bonsignore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert C. Pozen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gordon M. Sprenger | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
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Ticker: | | MER | | Security ID: | | 590188108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John D. Finnegan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joseph W. Prueher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ann N. Reese | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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MICROSOFT CORP.
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Ticker: | | MSFT | | Security ID: | | 594918104 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 14, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP 8, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director William H. Gates, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr., Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Dina Dublon | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director David F. Marquardt | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Helmut Panke | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Jon A. Shirley | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Cease Product Sales that Can Be Used to Violate Human Rights | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
12 | | Amend EEO Statement to Not Reference Sexual Orientation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
13 | | Establish Shareholder Advisory Committee | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
OMNICOM GROUP INC.
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Ticker: | | OMC | | Security ID: | | 681919106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 6, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John D. Wren | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Bruce Crawford | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert Charles Clark | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Errol M. Cook | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Susan S. Denison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Michael A. Henning | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director John R. Murphy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director John R. Purcell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Gary L. Roubos | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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PFIZER INC.
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Ticker: | | PFE | | Security ID: | | 717081103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael S. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director M. Anthony Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert N. Burt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director W. Don Cornwell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director William H. Gray, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Constance J. Horner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director William R. Howell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director George A. Lorch | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Dana G. Mead | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Report on Animal Testing Policies | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Amend Animal Welfare Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
PRAXAIR, INC.
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Ticker: | | PX | | Security ID: | | 74005P104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jose P. Alves | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director H. Mitchell Watson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert L. Wood | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
3 | | Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | QCOM | | Security ID: | | 747525103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 13, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Irwin Mark Jacobs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Sherry Lansing | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter M. Sacerdote | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Marc I. Stern | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ROK | | Security ID: | | 773903109 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 11, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Barry C. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William T. Mccormick Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Keith D. Nosbusch | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | SLM | | Security ID: | | 78442P106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ann Torre Bates | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles L. Daley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director W.M. Diefenderfer III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Diane Suitt Gilleland | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Earl A. Goode | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Ronald F. Hunt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Benjamin J. Lambert III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Albert L. Lord | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Barry A. Munitz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director A. Alexander Porter, Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Wolfgang Schoellkopf | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Steven L. Shapiro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Barry L. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | LUV | | Security ID: | | 844741108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Colleen C. Barrett | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David W. Biegler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Louis E. Caldera | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director C. Webb Crockett | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William H. Cunningham, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Travis C. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Herbert D. Kelleher | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Gary C. Kelly | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Nancy B. Loeffler | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director John T. Montford | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company Specific-Adopt Simple Majority Vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | SBUX | | Security ID: | | 855244109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Howard Schultz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Barbara Bass | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Howard P. Behar | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William W. Bradley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director James L. Donald | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Mellody Hobson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Olden Lee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director James G. Shennan, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Javier G. Teruel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Myron E. Ullman, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Craig E. Weatherup | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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STATE STREET CORP. (BOSTON) |
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Ticker: | | STT | | Security ID: | | 857477103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director T. Albright | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director K. Burnes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director P. Coym | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director N. Darehshori | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director A. Fawcett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director A. Goldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director D. Gruber | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director L. Hill | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director C. LaMantia | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director R. Logue | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director M. Miskovic | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director R. Sergel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director R. Skates | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director G. Summe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director D. Walsh | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director R. Weissman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | SYY | | Security ID: | | 871829107 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 10, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP 12, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jonathan Golden | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joseph A. Hafner, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Nancy S. Newcomb | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard J. Schnieders | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Manuel A. Fernandez | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | None | | For | | Shareholder |
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T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC. |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | TROW | | Security ID: | | 74144T108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Edward C. Bernard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James T. Brady | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Donald B. Hebb, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director James A.C. Kennedy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Brian C. Rogers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Dr. Alfred Sommer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Dwight S. Taylor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Anne Marie Whittemore | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | TXN | | Security ID: | | 882508104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director James R. Adams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director David L. Boren | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Daniel A. Carp | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Carrie S. Cox | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Engibous | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director David R. Goode | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Wayne R. Sanders | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons | | For | | Against | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Richard K. Templeton | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman | | For | | Against | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | TJX | | Security ID: | | 872540109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director David A. Brandon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Bernard Cammarata | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David T. Ching | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Michael F. Hines | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Amy B. Lane | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John F. O’Brien | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Robert F. Shapiro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Willow B. Shire | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Fletcher H. Wiley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | WB | | Security ID: | | 929903102 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 31, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | JUL 11, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Issue Shares in Connection with an Acquisition | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | WB | | Security ID: | | 929903102 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ernest S. Rady | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jerry Gitt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John T. Casteen, III | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.4 | | Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Timothy D. Proctor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Van L. Richey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Dona Davis Young | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Company Specific—Provide for Majority Voting | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Approve Report of the Compensation Committee | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | WAG | | Security ID: | | 931422109 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 13, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director David W. Bernauer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William C. Foote | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James J. Howard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Alan G. McNally | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Cordell Reed | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Rein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director David Y. Schwartz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James A. Skinner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Marilou M. von Ferstel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Charles R. Walgreen, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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ASTON VALUE FUND
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ABT | | Security ID: | | 002824100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director R.S. Austin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director W.M. Daley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director W.J. Farrell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director H.L. Fuller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director R.A. Gonzalez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director D.A.L. Owen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director B. Powell Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director W.A. Reynolds | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director R.S. Roberts | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director S.C. Scott III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director W.D. Smithburg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director G.F. Tilton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director M.D. White | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | ACN | | Security ID: | | G1150G111 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 11, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: NOBUYUKI IDEI. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: MARJORIE MAGNER. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DENNIS F. HIGHTOWER. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WILLIAM L. KIMSEY. | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ROBERT I. LIPP. | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WULF VON SCHIMMELMANN. | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | AFL | | Security ID: | | 001055102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Daniel P. Amos | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John Shelby Amos, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Paul S. Amos, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Yoshiro Aoki | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Michael H. Armacost | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Kriss Cloninger, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Joe Frank Harris | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Elizabeth J. Hudson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Kenneth S. Janke, Sr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Douglas W. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Robert B. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Charles B. Knapp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director E. Stephen Purdom, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Barbara K. Rimer, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Marvin R. Schuster | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director David Gary Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.17 | | Elect Director Robert L. Wright | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC. |
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Ticker: | | APD | | Security ID: | | 009158106 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 30, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William L. Davis III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director W. Douglas Ford | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Evert Henkes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Margaret G. Mcglynn | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | ALL | | Security ID: | | 020002101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director James G. Andress | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Robert D. Beyer | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director W. James Farrell | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Ronald T. LeMay | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director J. Christopher Reyes | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Joshua I. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Mary Alice Taylor | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Wilson | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | MO | | Security ID: | | 02209S103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Harold Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Thomas W. Jones | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director George Munoz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Lucio A. Noto | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director John S. Reed | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Disclose Information on Secondhand Smoke | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Cease Add Campaigns Oriented to Prevent Youth Smoking | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Cease Production, Promotion, and Marketing of Tobacco Products | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Adopt Animal Welfare Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | AXP | | Security ID: | | 025816109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ursula M. Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter Chernin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jan Leschly | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Richard C. Levin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Richard A. McGinn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Edward D. Miller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Frank P. Popoff | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Robert D. Walter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | ADI | | Security ID: | | 032654105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 13, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jerald G. Fishman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John C. Hodgson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director F. Grant Saviers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Paul J. Severino | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Performance-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | APA | | Security ID: | | 037411105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 13, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Eugene C. Fiedorek For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Patricia Albjerg Graham For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director F. H. Merelli For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Raymond Plank For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Company-Specific —Reimbursement of Proxy Against Expenses | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | BAC | | Security ID: | | 060505104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 2, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director William Barnet, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director John T. Collins | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Gary L. Countryman | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Tommy R. Franks | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Charles K. Gifford | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director W. Steven Jones | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Walter E. Massey | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Thomas J. May | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Elect Director Robert L. Tillman | | For | | For | | Management |
17 | | Elect Director Jackie M. Ward | | For | | For | | Management |
18 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
19 | | Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
20 | | Change Size of Board of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
21 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE |
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Ticker: | | BK | | Security ID: | | 064057102 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mr. Biondi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Mr. Donofrio | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Mr. Hassell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Mr. Kogan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Mr. Kowalski | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Mr. Luke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Ms. Rein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Mr. Renyi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Mr. Richardson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Mr. Scott | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Mr. Vaughan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE |
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Ticker: | | BK | | Security ID: | | 064057102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Adopt Supermajority Vote Requirement for Mergers | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Authorized Preferred and Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
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BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORP. |
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Ticker: | | BNI | | Security ID: | | 12189T104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alan L. Boeckmann | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Donald G. Cook | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Vilma S. Martinez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Marc F. Racicot | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Roy S. Roberts | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Matthew K. Rose | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Marc J. Shapiro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director J.C. Watts, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Robert H. West | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director J. Steven Whisler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | CMX | | Security ID: | | 141705103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Proxy Contest |
Record Date: | | JAN 15, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | �� | For | | Management |
| | | | | | | | |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | Against | | None | | Management |
2 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | None | | Management |
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Ticker: | | CVX | | Security ID: | | 166764100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Robert E. Denham | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Robert J. Eaton | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Sam Ginn | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
6 | | Elect Director Franklyn G. Jenifer | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director David J. O’Reilly | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Donald B. Rice | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Peter J. Robertson | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Charles R. Shoemate | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director Carl Ware | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
17 | | Adopt Human Rights Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
18 | | Adopt Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goals | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
19 | | Adopt Animal Welfare Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
20 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
21 | | Approve/Amend Terms of Existing Poison Pill | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
22 | | Report on Market Specific Environmental Laws | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | CB | | Security ID: | | 171232101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Zoe Bard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Sheila P. Burke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Joel J. Cohen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John D. Finnegan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Klaus J. Mangold | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director David G. Scholey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Lawrence M. Small | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Daniel E. Somers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Karen Hastie Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter General Matters—Adopt Majority Vote Standard for the Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | CSCO | | Security ID: | | 17275R102 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 15, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP 18, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Carol A. Bartz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael D. Capellas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Larry R. Carter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John T. Chambers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Dr. John L. Hennessy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven M. West | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Jerry Yang | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Report on Internet Fragmentation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | C | | Security ID: | | 172967101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director George David For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director John M. Deutch For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Anne Mulcahy For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Charles Prince For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Judith Rodin For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
13 | | Elect Director Robert E. Rubin For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Ratify Auditors For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Report on Government Service of Employees Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Report on Political Contributions Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
18 | | Report on Charitable Contributions Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
19 | | Approve Report of the Compensation Against Committee | | Against | | Shareholder |
20 | | Report on Pay Disparity Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
21 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
22 | | Stock Retention/Holding Period Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
23 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
24 | | Amend Bylaws to Permit Shareholders to Against Call Special Meetings | | For | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | COP | | Security ID: | | 20825C104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director William R. Rhodes | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director J. Stapleton Roy | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Report on Renewable Energy Sources | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Report on Environmental Damage from Drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
12 | | Report on Indigenous Peoples Rights Policies | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
13 | | Report on Community Impact of Operations | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | CBE | | Security ID: | | G24182100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1a | | Elect Director S.G. Butler | | For | | For | | Management |
1b | | Elect Director D.F. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
1c | | Elect Director G.B. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
1d | | Elect Director M.S. Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
1e | | Elect Director L.D. Kingsley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | AMENDMENT TO COOPER S BYE-LAWS TO | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | INCREASE AUTHORIZED SHARES. ILO Standards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | CVS | | Security ID: | | 126650100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | JAN 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Amend Articles/Increase Common Stock and Change Company Name | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Issue Shares in Connection with an Acquisition | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | CVS | | Security ID: | | 126650100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Edwin M. Banks For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director C. David Brown II For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Edwin Mac Crawford For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director David W. Dorman For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Kristen E. Gibney Williams For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Roger L. Headrick For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Marian L. Heard For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director William H. Joyce For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Million For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Terrence Murray For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
11 | | Elect Director C.A. Lance Piccolo For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director Richard J. Swift For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Ratify Auditors For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For Plan | | For | | Management |
17 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For | | For | | Management |
18 | | Limit Executive Compensation Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
19 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
20 | | Prepare Sustainability Report Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
21 | | Disclose Information on Compensation Against Consultant | | Against | | Shareholder |
22 | | Compensation Specific- Policy on Stock Against Option Grants/Option Backdating | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | DE | | Security ID: | | 244199105 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 31, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Antonio Madero B. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Aulana L. Peters | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | DELL | | Security ID: | | 24702R101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 21, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 26, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Donald J. Carty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael S. Dell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William H. Gray, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Sallie L. Krawcheck | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Alan (A.G.) Lafley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Judy C. Lewent | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Klaus S. Luft | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alex J. Mandl | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.9 | | Elect Director Michael A. Miles | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Kevin B. Rollins | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adopt ILO-Based Code of Conduct | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Compensation Company Specific—Declaration of Dividend | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | DVN | | Security ID: | | 25179M103 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Thomas F. Ferguson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David M. Gavrin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John Richels | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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DIAGEO PLC (FORMERLY GUINNESS PLC) |
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Ticker: | | DEO | | Security ID: | | 25243Q205 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 17, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 31, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS 2006 For | | For | | Management |
2 | | DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT 2006 For | | For | | Management |
3 | | DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND For | | For | | Management |
4 | | RE-ELECTION OF LORD HOLLICK OF NOTTING For HILL (MEMBER OF AUDIT, NOMINATION, REMUNERATION COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF BOARD) | | For | | Management |
5 | | RE-ELECTION OF MR HT STITZER (MEMBER OF For AUDIT, NOMINATION, AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE) | | For | | Management |
6 | | RE-ELECTION OF MR PS WALSH (MEMBER OF For EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF BOARD) | | For | | Management |
7 | | ELECTION OF MS LM DANON (MEMBER OF AUDIT, For NOMINATION, AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE) | | For | | Management |
8 | | Ratify Auditors For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
9 | | AUTHORITY TO ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES For | | Against | | Management |
10 | | DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS For | | For | | Management |
11 | | AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OWN ORDINARY SHARES For | | For | | Management |
12 | | AUTHORITY TO MAKE EU POLITICAL For DONATIONS/EXPENDITURE | | For | | Management |
13 | | ADOPTION OF DIAGEO PLC 2006 IRISH PROFIT For SHARING SCHEME | | For | | Management |
14 | | AMENDMENTS TO DIAGEO EXECUTIVE SHARE For OPTION PLAN | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | D | | Security ID: | | 25746U109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Peter W. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director George A. Davidson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John W. Harris | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert S. Jepson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Mark J. Kington | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Benjamin J. Lambert, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Margaret A. McKenna | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Frank S. Royal, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director David A. Wollard | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Report on Impact of Utilizing National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE |
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Ticker: | | DOW | | Security ID: | | 260543103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Arnold A. Allemang | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James A. Bell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.5 | | Elect Director Barbara H. Franklin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John B. Hess | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Geoffery E. Merszei | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | WITHDRAWN | | None | | Withhold | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director James M. Ringler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Paul G. Stern | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Report on Remediation Policies in Bhopal | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Report on Genetically Modified Organisms | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Report on Environmental Remediation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Evaluate Potential Links Between Company Products and Asthma | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | ETN | | Security ID: | | 278058102 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Christopher M. Connor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael J. Critelli | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Charles E. Golden | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ernie Green | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | LLY | | Security ID: | | 532457108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 15, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Sir Winfried Bischoff | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director J. Michael Cook | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Franklyn G. Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Kathi P. Seifert | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
4 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Report on Animal Welfare | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Report on Animal Testing Policies | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
9 | | Adopt Simple Majority Vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | EQ | | Security ID: | | 29078E105 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Peter C. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Steven A. Davis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Daniel R. Hesse | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John P. Mullen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William A. Owens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Dinesh C. Paliwal | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Stephanie M. Shern | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Laurie A. Siegel | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | ETR | | Security ID: | | 29364G103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Maureen Scannell Bateman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director W. Frank Blount | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Simon D. DeBree | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gary W. Edwards | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Alexis M. Herman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Donald C. Hintz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director J. Wayne Leonard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James R. Nichols | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director William A. Percy, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director W.J. Tauzin | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.12 | | Elect Director Steven V. Wilkinson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EOG | | Security ID: | | 26875P101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director George A. Alcorn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles R. Crisp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Mark G. Papa | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edmund P. Segner, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William D. Stevens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director H. Leighton Steward | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Donald F. Textor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Frank G. Wisner | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | XOM | | Security ID: | | 30231G102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William W. George For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James R. Houghton For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William R. Howell For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Reatha Clark King For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Philip E. Lippincott For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven S Reinemund For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director J. Stephen Simon For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
4 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Initiate Payment of Cash Dividend | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company-Specific- Amend Article IX of the Corporation’s by-laws | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Review Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
12 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
13 | | Amend Equal Employment Opportunity Policy to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
14 | | Report on Environmental Accountability | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Report on Emission Reduction Goals | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
16 | | Report on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Information at Gas Stations | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Energy Portfolio | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. |
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Ticker: | | FD | | Security ID: | | 31410H101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Sara Levinson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Joseph Pichler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Joyce M. Roche | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Karl von der Heyden | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Craig E. Weatherup | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Change Company Name | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Approve Deferred Compensation Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | FPL | | Security ID: | | 302571104 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 15, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 25, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director J. Hyatt Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James L. Camaren | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Lewis Hay, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Michael H. Thaman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Hansel E. Tookes, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Paul R. Tregurtha | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | FPL | | Security ID: | | 302571104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director J. Hyatt Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James L. Camaren | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director J. Brian Ferguson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Lewis Hay, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Toni Jennings | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Rudy E. Schupp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Michael H. Thaman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Hansel E. Tookes, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Paul R. Tregurtha | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | BEN | | Security ID: | | 354613101 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 30, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles Crocker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Joseph R. Hardiman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert D. Joffe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Charles B. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Gregory E. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Thomas H. Kean | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Chutta Ratnathicam | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Peter M. Sacerdote | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Laura Stein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Louis E. Woodworth | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | FRE | | Security ID: | | 313400301 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP 8, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 30, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Geoffrey T. Boisi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michelle Engler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert R. Glauber | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Thomas S. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William M. Lewis, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Shaun F. O’Malley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Ronald F. Poe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Stephen A. Ross | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Richard F. Syron | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | FRE | | Security ID: | | 313400301 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Geoffrey T. Boisi | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Michelle Engler | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Robert R. Glauber | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Thomas S. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director William M. Lewis, Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Shaud F. O Malley | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Nicolas P. Retsinas | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Stephen A. Ross | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Richard F. Syron | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | GNW | | Security ID: | | 37247D106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Frank J. Borelli | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael D. Fraizer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Nancy J. Karch | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director J. Robert Kerrey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Saiyid T. Naqvi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director James A. Parke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director James S. Riepe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Barrett A. Toan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Thomas B. Wheeler | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE |
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Ticker: | | GS | | Security ID: | | 38141G104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 11, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Lord Browne of Madingley | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director John H. Bryan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Gary D. Cohn | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Claes Dahlback | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Stephen Friedman | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director William W. George | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director James A. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Lois D. Juliber | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Jon Winkelried | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
16 | | Sustainability Report | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., THE |
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Ticker: | | HIG | | Security ID: | | 416515104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ramani Ayer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ramon De Oliveira | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Trevor Fetter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Paul G. Kirk, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Thomas M. Marra | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Gail J. Mcgovern | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Michael G. Morris | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Robert W. Selander | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Charles B. Strauss | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director David K. Zwiener | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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Ticker: | | HAS | | Security ID: | | 418056107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 6, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Basil L. Anderson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Alan R. Batkin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John M. Connors, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Michael W.O. Garrett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director E. Gordon Gee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alan G. Hassenfeld | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Claudine B. Malone | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Edward M. Philip | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Paula Stern | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Alfred J. Verrecchia | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Prepare Sustainability Report | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | HES | | Security ID: | | 42809H107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director N.F. Brady | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director J.B. Collins | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director T.H. Kean | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director F.A. Olsen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | None | | For | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | HPQ | | Security ID: | | 428236103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director L.T. Babbio, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director S.M. Baldauf | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director R.A. Hackborn | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director J.H. Hammergren | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director M.V. Hurd | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director R.L. Ryan | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director L.S. Salhany | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director G.K.Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
12 | | Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
13 | | Performance-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | INTC | | Security ID: | | 458140100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Craig R. Barrett | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Susan L. Decker | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director D. James Guzy | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Reed E. Hundt | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Paul S. Otellini | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director James D. Plummer | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director David S. Pottruck | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Jane E. Shaw | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director John L. Thornton | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director David B. Yoffie | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
14 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | IP | | Security ID: | | 460146103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Directors David J. Bronczek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Directors Martha F. Brooks | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Directors Lynn Laverty Elsenhans | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Directors John L. Townsend, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Shareholder |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | JNJ | | Security ID: | | 478160104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 27, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James G. Cullen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Leo F. Mullin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Christine A. Poon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Charles Prince | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven S Reinemund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director David Satcher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director William C. Weldon | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans to Shareholder vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | JCI | | Security ID: | | 478366107 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 16, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert L. Barnett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Eugenio C. Reyes-Retana | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Joerres | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard F. Teerlink | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | K | | Security ID: | | 487836108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gordon Gund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Dorothy A. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ann McLaughlin Korologos | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Prepare a Sustainability Report | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. |
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Ticker: | | LEH | | Security ID: | | 524908100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Michael L. Ainslie | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director John F. Akers | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Roger S. Berlind | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Thomas H. Cruikshank | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Marsha Johnson Evans | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Richard S. Fuld, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Christopher Gent | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Henry Kaufman | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director John D. Macomber | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
13 | | Publish Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | LMT | | Security ID: | | 539830109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director E. C. Aldridge, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Marcus C. Bennett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director James M. Loy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Eugene F. Murphy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Frank Savage | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director James M. Schneider | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Anne Stevens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Robert J. Stevens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director James R. Ukropina | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Douglas C. Yearley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Disclosure of Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Report on Nuclear Weapons | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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Ticker: | | MAS | | Security ID: | | 574599106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Dennis W. Archer | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Lisa A. Payne | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Peter A. Dow | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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MELLON FINANCIAL CORP. | | |
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Ticker: | | MEL | | Security ID: | | 58551A108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jared L. Cohon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ira J. Gumberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert P. Kelly | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director David S. Shapira | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John P. Surma | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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MELLON FINANCIAL CORP. | | |
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Ticker: | | MEL | | Security ID: | | 58551A108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Adopt Supermajority Vote Requirement for Mergers | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Authorized Preferred and Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
MERCK & CO., INC.
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Ticker: | | MRK | | Security ID: | | 589331107 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard T. Clark | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Johnnetta B. Cole, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William B. Harrison, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William N. Kelley, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.6 | | Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Samuel O. Thier, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Peter C. Wendell | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Establish Range For Board Size | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Replace Cumulative Voting to Majority Vote Standard for the Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Publish Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
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Ticker: | | MER | | Security ID: | | 590188108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John D. Finnegan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joseph W. Prueher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ann N. Reese | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
METLIFE, INC
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Ticker: | | MET | | Security ID: | | 59156R108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Burton A. Dole, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James M. Kilts | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.4 | | Elect Director Charles M. Leighton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director David Satcher | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
NALCO HOLDING COMPANY
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Ticker: | | NLC | | Security ID: | | 62985Q101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William H. Joyce | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Rodney F. Chase | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
NESTLE SA
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Ticker: | | NSRGY | | Security ID: | | 641069406 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | APPROVAL OF THE 2006 ANNUAL REPORT, OF THE ACCOUNTS OF NESTLE S.A. AND OF THE CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS OF THE NESTLE GROUP. | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
2 | | RELEASE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OF THE MANAGEMENT. | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
3 | | APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATION OF PROFITS RESULTING FROM THE BALANCE SHEET OF NESTLE S.A., AS SET FORTH IN THE INVITATION | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
4 | | CAPITAL REDUCTION AND CONSEQUENT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 5 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE INVITATION. | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
5 | | RE-ELECTION OF MR. PETER BRABECK-LETMATHE, TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A TERM OF FIVE (5) YEARS. | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
6 | | RE-ELECTION MR. EDWARD GEORGE (LORD GEORGE), TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A TERM OF FOUR (4) YEARS. | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
7 | | MARK THE FOR BOX AT RIGHT IF YOU WISH TO GIVE A PROXY TO THE INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE, MR. JEAN-LUDOVIC HARTMANN (AS FURTHER DISCUSSED IN THE COMPANY S INVITATION). | | None | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
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NEW YORK TIMES CO., THE
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Ticker: | | NYT | | Security ID: | | 650111107 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Raul E. Cesan | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William E. Kennard | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James M. Kilts | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Doreen A. Toben | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
NIKE, INC.
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Ticker: | | NKE | | Security ID: | | 654106103 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP18, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 25, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jill K. Conway | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
NOBLE CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | NE | | Security ID: | | G65422100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael A. Cawley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Luke R. Corbett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jack E. Little | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP.
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Ticker: | | NSC | | Security ID: | | 655844108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alston D. Correll | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Landon Hilliard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Burton M. Joyce | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jane Margaret O’ Brien | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.
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Ticker: | | NOC | | Security ID: | | 666807102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Lewis W. Coleman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Victor H. Fazio | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Donald E. Felsinger | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Stephen E. Frank | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Charles R. Larson | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Richard B. Myers | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Philip A. Odeen | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Aulana L. Peters | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Report on Foreign Arms Sales | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
14 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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ORACLE CORP.
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Ticker: | | ORCL | | Security ID: | | 68389X105 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 9, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 14, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponser |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Donald L. Lucas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Michael J. Boskin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Jack F. Kemp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Safra A. Catz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Charles E Phillips, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
PEPSICO, INC.
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Ticker: | | PEP | | Security ID: | | 713448108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Dina Dublon | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Victor J. Dzau, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Ray L. Hunt | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Sharon Percy Rockefeller | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director James J. Schiro | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Michael D. White | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | PPG | | Security ID: | | 693506107 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James G. Berges | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Victoria F. Haynes | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter General Matters | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Eliminate Cumulative Voting | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Control) to shareholder Vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
PPL CORP.
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Ticker: | | PPL | | Security ID: | | 69351T106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Stuart Heydt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Craig A. Rogerson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director W. Keith Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adopt Simple Majority Vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
PRAXAIR, INC.
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Ticker: | | PX | | Security ID: | | 74005P104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jose P. Alves | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director H. Mitchell Watson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert L. Wood | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
3 | | Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC.
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Ticker: | | PEG | | Security ID: | | 744573106 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 21, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP29, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Caroline Dorsa * | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director E. James Ferland * | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Albert R. Gamper, Jr. * | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ralph Izzo ** | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC.
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Ticker: | | PEG | | Security ID: | | 744573106 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ernest H. Drew | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William V. Hickey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ralph Izzo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard J. Swift | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Eliminate Cumulative Voting | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Eliminate Preemptive Rights | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
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Ticker: | | ROK | | Security ID: | | 773903109 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 11, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Barry C. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William T. Mccormick Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Keith D. Nosbusch | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
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Ticker: | | RCL | | Security ID: | | V7780T103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 31, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William L. Kimsey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gert W. Munthe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Pritzker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Bernt Reitan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS THE COMPANY S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2007. | | For | | For | | Management |
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
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Ticker: | | RDS.B | | Security ID: | | 780259206 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 4, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | ADOPTION OF ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | APPROVAL OF REMUNERATION REPORT | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | ELECTION OF RIJKMAN GROENINK AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | RE-ELECTION OF MALCOLM BRINDED AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | RE-ELECTION OF LINDA COOK AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | RE-ELECTION OF MAARTEN VAN DEN BERGH AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | RE-ELECTION OF NINA HENDERSON AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | RE-ELECTION OF CHRISTINE MORIN-POSTEL AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
10 | | REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OWN SHARES | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE | | For | | For | | Management |
SARA LEE CORP.
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Ticker: | | SLE | | Security ID: | | 803111103 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 26, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP1, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Brenda C. Barnes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director J.T. Battenberg, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Christopher B. Begley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Cynthia B. Carroll | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director James S. Crown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Willie D. Davis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Laurette T. Koellner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Cornelis J.A. Van Lede | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Sir Ian Prosser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Rozanne L. Ridgway | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Jonathan P. Ward | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Approve Report of the Compensation Committee | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO., THE
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | SHW | | Security ID: | | 824348106 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director A.F. Anton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director J.C. Boland | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director C.M. Connor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director D.E. Evans | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director D.F. Hodnik | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.6 | | Elect Director S.J. Kropf | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director R.W. Mahoney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director G.E. McCullough | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director A.M. Mixon, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director C.E. Moll | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director R.K. Smucker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SMURFIT — STONE CONTAINER CORP.
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Ticker: | | SSCC | | Security ID: | | 832727101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James R. Boris | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Connie K. Duckworth | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Alan E. Goldberg | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William T. Lynch, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Patrick J. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director James J. O’Connor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jerry K. Pearlman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Thomas A. Reynolds, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Eugene C. Sit | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director William D. Smithburg | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP
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Ticker: | | S | | Security ID: | | 852061100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Keith J. Bane | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Robert R. Bennett | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Frank M. Drendel | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Gary D. Forsee | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director V. Janet Hill | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
9 | | Elect Director Linda Koch Lorimer | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director William H. Swanson | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
| | Officers’ Compensation | | | | | | |
SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
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Ticker: | | STI | | Security ID: | | 867914103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 27, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jeffrey C. Crowe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director J. Hicks Lanier | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Larry L. Prince | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Frank S. Royal, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Phail Wynn, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director James M. Wells, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Rights and Preferences of Preferred Stock | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | Against | | Management |
SYMANTEC CORP.
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Ticker: | | SYMC | | Security ID: | | 871503108 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP13, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 17, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William T. Coleman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David L. Mahoney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert S. Miller | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director George Reyes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director David Roux | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Daniel H. Schulman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director John W. Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.9 | | Elect Director V. Paul Unruh | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SYNGENTA AG
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Ticker: | | SYT | | Security ID: | | 87160A100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE GROUP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2006 | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
2 | | DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
3 | | REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL BY CANCELLATION OF REPURCHASED SHARES | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
4 | | APPROPRIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET PROFIT 2006 AND DIVIDEND DECISION | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
5 | | REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL BY REPAYMENT OF NOMINAL VALUE OF SHARES | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
6 | | AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION CONCERNING REQUESTS TO INCLUDE ITEMS IN THE AGENDA OF A GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
7 | | RE-ELECTION OF MICHAEL PRAGNELL FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
8 | | RE-ELECTION OF JACQUES VINCENT FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
9 | | RE-ELECTION OF RUPERT GASSER FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
10 | | ELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG AG AS AUDITORS OF SYNGENTA AG AND AS GROUP AUDITORS FOR THE BUSINESS YEAR 2007 | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
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TOLL BROTHERS, INC.
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Ticker: | | TOL | | Security ID: | | 889478103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Zvi Barzilay | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Edward G. Boehne | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard J. Braemer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Carl B. Marbach | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Approve Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TOTAL SA (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A )
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | TOT | | Security ID: | | 89151E109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 11, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 4, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | APPROVAL OF PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | APPROVAL OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | ALLOCATION OF EARNINGS, DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | AGREEMENTS COVERED BY ARTICLE L. 225-38 OF THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL CODE | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | AUTHORIZATION FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO TRADE SHARES OF THE COMPANY | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. THIERRY DESMAREST AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. THIERRY DE RUDDER AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | RENEWAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. SERGE TCHURUK AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR REPRESENTING EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDERS IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 11 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR REPRESENTING EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDERS IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 11 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | | Against | | Against | | Management |
11 | | APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR REPRESENTING EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDERS IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 11 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | | Against | | Against | | Management |
12 | | DETERMINATION OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
13 | | DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE CAPITAL BY ISSUING COMMON SHARES OR ANY SECURITIES PROVIDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL WHILE MAINTAINING SHAREHOLDERS PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE CAPITAL BY ISSUING COMMON SHARES OR ANY SECURITIES PROVIDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL WITHOUT PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS | | For | | Against | | Management |
15 | | DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE CAPITAL UNDER THE CONDITIONS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 443-5 OF THE FRENCH LABOR CODE | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT SUBSCRIPTION OR PURCHASE OPTIONS FOR THE COMPANY S STOCK TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE GROUP AS WELL AS TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY OR OF OTHER GROUP COMPANIES | | For | | For | | Management |
17 | | AUTHORIZATION TO BE GRANTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REDUCE CAPITAL BY CANCELING SHARES | | For | | For | | Management |
18 | | AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 13, PARAGRAPH 2, OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION WITH REGARD TO THE METHODS THAT MAY BE USED TO PARTICIPATE IN BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS | | For | | For | | Management |
19 | | AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 17-2 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT NEW RULES FROM THE DECREE OF DECEMBER 11, 2006 RELATING TO THE COMPANY S BOOK-BASED SYSTEM FOR RECORDING SHARES FOR SHAREHOLDERS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY FORM WH | | For | | For | | Management |
20 | | AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 17-2 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT RULES RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN THE EVENT OF A VOTE CAST VIA TELECOMMUNICATION | | For | | For | | Management |
21 | | NEW PROCEDURE TO NOMINATE THE EMPLOYEE-SHAREHOLDER DIRECTOR | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
22 | | AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT RESTRICTED SHARES OF THE COMPANY TO GROUP EMPLOYEES | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
23 | | AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 18, PARAGRAPH 7 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION IN VIEW OF DELETING THE STATUTORY CLAUSE LIMITING VOTING RIGHTS | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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TYSON FOODS, INC.
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Ticker: | | TSN | | Security ID: | | 902494103 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 11, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Don Tyson | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John Tyson | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard L. Bond | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Scott T. Ford | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Lloyd V. Hackley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jim Kever | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jo Ann R. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Leland E. Tollett | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Barbara A. Tyson | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Albert C. Zapanta | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Report on Progress towards Researching and Implementing CAK Processing Methods | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
UBS AG
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Ticker: | | UBSN | | Security ID: | | H89231338 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | ANNUAL REPORT, GROUP AND PARENT COMPANY ACCOUNTS FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2006, REPORTS OF THE GROUP AND STATUTORY AUDITORS | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
2 | | APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS DIVIDEND FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2006 | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
3 | | DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE GROUP EXECUTIVE BOARD | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
4 | | RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: STEPHAN HAERINGER | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
5 | | RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: HELMUT PANKE | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
6 | | RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: PETER SPUHLER | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
7 | | ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: SERGIO MARCHIONNE | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
8 | | ELECTION OF THE GROUP AND STATUTORY AUDITORS | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
9 | | CAPITAL REDUCTION: CANCELLATION OF SHARES REPURCHASED UNDER THE 2006/2007 SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM AND RESPECTIVE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 4 PARA 1 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
10 | | CAPITAL REDUCTION: APPROVAL OF A NEW SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM FOR 2007-2010 | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
11 | | IN CASE OF AD-HOC SHAREHOLDERS MOTIONS DURING THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, I/WE AUTHORIZE MY/OUR PROXY TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
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Ticker: | | UTX | | Security ID: | | 913017109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 11, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 13, 2007 | | | | |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Louis R. Chenevert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director George David | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John V. Faraci | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Charles R. Lee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Richard D. Mccormick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Harold Mcgraw III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Richard B. Myers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Frank P. Popoff | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Andre Villeneuve | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director H.A. Wagner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Establish Term Limits for Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
4 | | Report on Foreign Military Sales | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
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Ticker: | | UNH | | Security ID: | | 91324P102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 29, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William C. Ballard, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard T. Burke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert J. Darretta | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Company Specific—Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement for Removal of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Amend Articles-Make Stylistic, Clarifying and Conforming Changes | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Establish SERP Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Equal Access to the Proxy for Purpose of Electing a Director | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
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Ticker: | | VZ | | Security ID: | | 92343V104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director James R. Barker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Richard L. Carrion | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director M. Frances Keeth | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Sandra O. Moose | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Thomas H. O’Brien | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Hugh B. Price | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg | �� | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director John W. Snow | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director John R. Stafford | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Elect Director Robert D. Storey | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
17 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
18 | | Eliminate or Restrict Severance Agreements (Change-in-Control) | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
19 | | Disclose Information on Compensation Consultant | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
20 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officer’s Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
21 | | Adopt Policy on Overboarded Director | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
22 | | Approve Terms of Existing Poison Pill | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
23 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
VODAFONE GROUP PLC
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Ticker: | | VOD | | Security ID: | | 92857W100 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 25, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | JUN 13, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO APPROVE THE RETURN OF CAPITAL BY WAY OF A B SHARE SCHEME AND SHARE CONSOLIDATION AND THE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | For | | For | | Management |
3.1 | | Elect Director Sir John Bond | | For | | For | | Management |
3.2 | | Elect Director Arun Sarin | | For | | For | | Management |
3.3 | | Elect Director Thomas Geitner | | For | | For | | Management |
3.4 | | Elect Director Dr Michael Boskin | | For | | For | | Management |
3.5 | | Elect Director Lord Broers | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
3.6 | | Elect Director John Buchanan | | For | | For | | Management |
3.7 | | Elect Director Andrew Halford | | For | | For | | Management |
3.8 | | Elect Director Prof J. Schrempp | | For | | For | | Management |
3.9 | | Elect Director Luc Vandevelde | | For | | For | | Management |
3.10 | | Elect Director Philip Yea | | For | | For | | Management |
3.11 | | Elect Director Anne Lauvergeon | | For | | For | | Management |
3.12 | | Elect Director Anthony Watson | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO APPROVE A FINAL DIVIDEND OF 3.87P PER ORDINARY SHARE | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO AUTHORISE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | TO ADOPT NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION + | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | TO AUTHORISE DONATIONS UNDER THE POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT 2000 | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES UNDER ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE 16.3 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION + | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY S PURCHASE OF ITS OWN SHARES (SECTION 166, COMPANIES ACT 1985) + | | For | | For | | Management |
W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
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Ticker: | | GWW | | Security ID: | | 384802104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Brian P. Anderson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Wilbur H. Gantz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director V. Ann Hailey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William K. Hall | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard L. Keyser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John W. Mccarter, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Neil S. Novich | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Michael J. Roberts | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.10 | | Elect Director Gary L. Rogers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director James T. Ryan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director James D. Slavik | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Harold B. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
WALT DISNEY COMPANY, THE
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DIS | | Security ID: | | 254687106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 8, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John E. Bryson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John S. Chen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Judith L. Estrin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert A. Iger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Steven P. Jobs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director John E. Pepper, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Orin C. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company-Specific—Governance-Related — No Greenmail payments | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Approve/Amend Terms of Existing Poison Pill | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
WELLPOINT INC
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | WLP | | Security ID: | | 94973V107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Sheila P. Burke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Victor S. Liss | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jane G. Pisano, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director George A. Schaefer, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.5 | | Elect Director Jackie M. Ward | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John E. Zuccotti | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Company Specific—Approve Majority Voting for the Non- Contested Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
WPP GROUP PLC
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Ticker: | | WPPGY | | Security ID: | | 929309409 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO RECEIVE AND APPROVE THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO RE-ELECT PHILIP LADER-CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPANY & NOMINATION COMMITTEE AND MEMBER OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO RE-ELECT ESTHER DYSON-MEMBER OF THE COMPENSATION AND AUDIT COMMITTEES AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO RE-ELECT STANLEY MORTEN-MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | TO RE-ELECT JOHN QUELCH AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO RE-ELECT PAUL RICHARDSON AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT EQUITY SECURITIES. | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY TO PURCHASES ITS OWN SHARES. | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | TO AUTHORIZE THE DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS. | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS. | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | TO APPROVE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. | | For | | For | | Management |
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WYETH
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | WYE | | Security ID: | | 983024100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Robert Essner | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director John D. Feerick | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Victor F. Ganzi | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Robert Langer | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director John P. Mascotte | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Raymond J. McGuire | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Mary Lake Polan | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Bernard Poussot | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Gary L. Rogers | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director John R. Torell III | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
17 | | Adopt Animal Welfare Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
18 | | Report on Policy to Limit Drug Supply to Canada | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
19 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
20 | | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
21 | | Company-Specific — Interlocking Directorship | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
22 | | Disclose Information-Proposal Withdrawn. No Vote Required | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
23 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
24 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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ASTON/ OPTIMUM LARGE CAP OPPORTUNITY FUND
AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | AMG | | Security ID: | | 008252108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 31, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard E. Floor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Sean M. Healey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Harold J. Meyerman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William J. Nutt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Rita M. Rodriguez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Patrick T. Ryan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jide J. Zeitlin | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
AMERICA MOVIL SA DE CV
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | AMX | | Security ID: | | 02364W105 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Representatives of Class L Shares to the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Designate Inspector or Shareholder Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
AMPHENOL CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | APH | | Security ID: | | 032095101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Stanley L. Clark | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Andrew E. Lietz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Martin H. Loeffler | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
BARR PHARMACEUTICALS INC
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | BRL | | Security ID: | | 068306109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Bruce L. Downey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Paul M. Bisaro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director George P. Stephan | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.4 | | Elect Director Harold N. Chefitz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard R. Frankovic | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Peter R. Seaver | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director James S. Gilmore, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
BEST BUY CO., INC.
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Ticker: | | BBY | | Security ID: | | 086516101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ronald James | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Elliot S. Kaplan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Matthew H. Paul | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James E. Press | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard M. Schulze | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Mary A. Tolan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Hatim A. Tyabji | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Rogelio M. Rebolledo | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
CATERPILLAR INC.
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Ticker: | | CAT | | Security ID: | | 149123101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 13, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John T. Dillon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Juan Gallardo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William A. Osborn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE
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Ticker: | | KO | | Security ID: | | 191216100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Herbert A. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Ronald W. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Cathleen P. Black | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Barry Diller | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director E. Neville Isdell | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Donald R. Keough | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Donald F. McHenry | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director James D. Robinson, III | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director James B. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
16 | | Report on Chemical and Biological Testing Data | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Report on Environmental Liabilities in India | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
18 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.
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Ticker: | | CL | | Security ID: | | 194162103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 7, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director John T. Cahill | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Jill K. Conway | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director David W. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Richard J. Kogan | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Delano E. Lewis | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Reuben Mark | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
8 | | Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Pay for Superior Performance | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
DANAHER CORP.
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Ticker: | | DHR | | Security ID: | | 235851102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Steven M. Rales | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John T. Schwieters | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Alan G. Spoon | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Amend Deferred Compensation Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Stock Retention/Holding Period | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
ENSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Ticker: | | ESV | | Security ID: | | 26874Q100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director David M. Carmichael | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Thomas L. Kelly II | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Rita M. Rodriguez | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Other Business | | For | | For | | Management |
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC.
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Ticker: | | FCX | | Security ID: | | 35671D857 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | FEB 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Issue Shares in Connection with an Acquisition | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP.
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Ticker: | | GD | | Security ID: | | 369550108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Nicholas D. Chabraja | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director James S. Crown | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director William P. Fricks | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Charles H. Goodman | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Jay L. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director George A. Joulwan | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Paul G. Kaminski | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director John M. Keane | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Deborah J. Lucas | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Lester L. Lyles | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Carl E. Mundy, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Robert Walmsley | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Performance-Based and/or Equity Based Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE
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Ticker: | | GS | | Security ID: | | 38141G104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 11, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Lord Browne of Madingley | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director John H. Bryan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Gary D. Cohn | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Claes Dahlback | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Stephen Friedman | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director William W. George | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
8 | | Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director James A. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Lois D. Juliber | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Jon Winkelried | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
16 | | Sustainability Report | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
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Ticker: | | INFY | | Security ID: | | 456788108 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO RECEIVE, CONSIDER AND ADOPT THE BALANCE SHEET AS AT MARCH 31, 2007 AND THE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2007. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO APPOINT A DIRECTOR IN PLACE OF MR. DEEPAK M. SATWALEKAR, WHO RETIRES BY ROTATION AND, OFFERS HIMSELF FOR RE-ELECTION. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO APPOINT A DIRECTOR IN PLACE OF PROF. MARTI G. SUBRAHMANYAM, WHO RETIRES BY ROTATION AND, OFFERS HIMSELF FOR RE-ELECTION. | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO APPOINT A DIRECTOR IN PLACE OF MR. S. GOPALAKRISHNAN, WHO RETIRES BY ROTATION AND, OFFERS HIMSELF FOR RE-ELECTION. | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | TO APPOINT A DIRECTOR IN PLACE OF MR. S.D. SHIBULAL, WHO RETIRES BY ROTATION AND, OFFERS HIMSELF FOR RE-ELECTION. | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO APPOINT A DIRECTOR IN PLACE OF MR. T.V. MOHANDAS PAI, WHO RETIRES BY ROTATION AND, OFFERS HIMSELF FOR RE-ELECTION. | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | TO APPOINT MR. N.R. NARAYANA MURTHY AS A DIRECTOR LIABLE TO RETIRE BY ROTATION. | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
10 | | TO APPROVE THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF MR. NANDAN M. NILEKANI AS A WHOLE-TIME DIRECTOR FOR 5 YEARS EFFECTIVE 5/1/2007. | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. S. GOPALAKRISHNAN AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | TO APPROVE THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF MR. K. DINESH AS A WHOLE-TIME DIRECTOR FOR 5 YEARS EFFECTIVE 5/1/2007. | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | TO APPROVE THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF MR. S.D. SHIBULAL AS A WHOLE- TIME DIRECTOR FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS EFFECTIVE 1/10/2007. | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF AN ANNUAL REMUNERATION BY COMMISSION OF A SUM NOT EXCEEDING 1% PER ANNUM OF THE NET PROFITS. | | For | | For | | Management |
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.
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Ticker: | | ESI | | Security ID: | | 45068B109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | Proposal | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Rene R. Champagne | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John F. Cozzi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Kevin M. Modany | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Thomas I. Morgan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
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Ticker: | | LH | | Security ID: | | 50540R409 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kerrii B. Anderson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jean-Luc Belingard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director David P. King | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Wendy E. Lane | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.6 | | Elect Director Robert E. Mittelstaedt, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Arthur H. Rubenstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Bradford T. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director M. Smith Weikel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director R. Sanders Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC.
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Ticker: | | WFR | | Security ID: | | 552715104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John Marren | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William E. Stevens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James B. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
METLIFE, INC
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Ticker: | | MET | | Security ID: | | 59156R108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Burton A. Dole, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James M. Kilts | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Charles M. Leighton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director David Satcher | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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MORGAN STANLEY
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Ticker: | | MS | | Security ID: | | 617446448 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Roy J. Bostock | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Erskine B. Bowles | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Howard J. Davies | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director C. Robert Kidder | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director John J. Mack | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Hutham S. Olayan | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Charles E. Phillips, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Griffith Sexton | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Laura D. Tyson | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Klaus Zumwinkel | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
16 | | Approve Report of the Compensation Committee | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC
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Ticker: | | JNC | | Security ID: | | 67090F106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John P. Amboian | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Willard L. Boyd | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
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Ticker: | | TXN | | Security ID: | | 882508104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director James R. Adams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director David L. Boren | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Daniel A. Carp | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Carrie S. Cox | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Engibous | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director David R. Goode | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
8 | | Elect Director Wayne R. Sanders | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Richard K. Templeton | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TRANSOCEAN INC.
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Ticker: | | RIG | | Security ID: | | G90078109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ROBERT L. LONG | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MARTIN B. MCNAMARA | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ROBERT M. SPRAGUE | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: J. MICHAEL TALBERT | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP TO SERVE AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2007. | | For | | For | | Management |
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | UNH | | Security ID: | | 91324P102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 29, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William C. Ballard, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard T. Burke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert J. Darretta | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Company Specific—Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement for Removal of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Amend Articles-Make Stylistic, Clarifying and Conforming Changes | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
9 | | Establish SERP Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Equal Access to the Proxy for Purpose of Electing a Director | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | WFT | | Security ID: | | G95089101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: NICHOLAS F. BRADY | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: WILLIAM E. MACAULAY | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: DAVID J. BUTTERS | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: ROBERT B. MILLARD | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: BERNARD J. DUROC-DANNER | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: ROBERT K. MOSES, JR. | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: SHELDON B. LUBAR | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: ROBERT A. RAYNE | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
XTO ENERGY INC
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Ticker: | | XTO | | Security ID: | | 98385X106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Lane G. Collins | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Scott G. Sherman | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Bob R. Simpson | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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A.G. EDWARDS, INC.
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Ticker: | | AGE | | Security ID: | | 281760108 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert L. Bagby | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director E. Eugene Carter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Peter B. Madoff | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
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Ticker: | | BKS | | Security ID: | | 067774109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Leonard Riggio | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael J. Del Giudice | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William Sheluck, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Lawrence S. Zilavy | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CALLAWAY GOLF CO.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ELY | | Security ID: | | 131193104 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director George Fellows | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ronald S. Beard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John C. Cushman, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Yotaro Kobayashi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Richard L. Rosenfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Anthony S. Thornley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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CENTERPLATE INC
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | CVP | | Security ID: | | 15200E204 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Felix P. Chee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Sue Ling Gin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Alfred Poe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Janet L. Steinmayer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter F. Wallace | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director David M. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Glenn R. Zander | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
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Ticker: | | DLTR | | Security ID: | | 256747106 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director H. Ray Compton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Bob Sasser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Alan L. Wurtzel | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Company Specific — Adopt Simple Majority Vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
FIRSTSERVICE CORP.
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Ticker: | | FSV | | Security ID: | | 33761N109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual/Special |
Record Date: | | MAY 25, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
2.1 | | Elect Director David R. Beatty | | For | | For | | Management |
2.2 | | Elect Director Brendan Calder | | For | | For | | Management |
2.3 | | Elect Director Peter F. Cohen | | For | | For | | Management |
2.4 | | Elect Director Bernard I. Ghert | | For | | For | | Management |
2.5 | | Elect Director Michael D. Harris | | For | | For | | Management |
2.6 | | Elect Director Jay S. Hennick | | For | | For | | Management |
2.7 | | Elect Director Steven S. Rogers | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
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FOOT LOCKER INC
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Ticker: | | FL | | Security ID: | | 344849104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James E. Preston | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Matthew D. Serra | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Dona D. Young | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Christopher A Sinclair | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
INGRAM MICRO, INC.
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Ticker: | | IM | | Security ID: | | 457153104 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 11, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Orrin H. Ingram, Ii | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael T. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gregory M.E. Spierkel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Joe B. Wyatt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Leslie S. Heisz | | For | | For | | Management |
PAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Ticker: | | PTIE | | Security ID: | | 69562K100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael J. O’Donnell | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Nadav Friedmann, Ph.D., M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | SAFT | | Security ID: | | 78648T100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 3, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Frederic H. Lindeberg | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TWEEN BRANDS INC
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Ticker: | | TWB | | Security ID: | | 901166108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director David A. Krinsky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kenneth T. Stevens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Kenneth J. Strottman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
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Ticker: | | UHS | | Security ID: | | 913903100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert H. Hotz | | For | | For | | Management |
ASTON/ABN AMRO GROWTH FUND
AFLAC INCORPORATED
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Ticker: | | AFL | | Security ID: | | 001055102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Daniel P. Amos | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John Shelby Amos, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Paul S. Amos, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Yoshiro Aoki | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Michael H. Armacost | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.6 | | Elect Director Kriss Cloninger, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Joe Frank Harris | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Elizabeth J. Hudson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Kenneth S. Janke, Sr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Douglas W. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Robert B. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Charles B. Knapp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director E. Stephen Purdom, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Barbara K. Rimer, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Marvin R. Schuster | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director David Gary Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.17 | | Elect Director Robert L. Wright | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ALCON INC.
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Ticker: | | ACL | | Security ID: | | H01301102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | APPROVAL OF THE 2006 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS OF ALCON, INC. AND THE 2006 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ALCON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS AND PROPOSED DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2006 | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2006 | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | ELECTION OF KPMG KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK GOERDELER SA, ZURICH, AS GROUP AND PARENT COMPANY AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | ELECTION OF ZENSOR REVISIONS AG, ZUG, AS SPECIAL AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WERNER J. BAUER | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: FRANCISCO CASTANER | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: LODEWIJK J.R. DE VINK | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: GERHARD N. MAYR | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | APPROVAL OF SHARE CANCELLATION | | For | | For | | Management |
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | AIG | | Security ID: | | 026874107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ellen V. Futter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Stephen L. Hammerman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard C. Holbrooke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director George L. Miles, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Morris W. Offit | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James F. Orr, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Michael H. Sutton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Edmund S.W. Tse | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Frank G. Zarb | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
| | Equity Awards | | | | | | |
AMGEN, INC.
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Ticker: | | AMGN | | Security ID: | | 031162100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Jerry D. Choate | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Frank C. Herringer | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Develop an Animal Welfare Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Prepare a Sustainability Report | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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CINTAS CORP.
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Ticker: | | CTAS | | Security ID: | | 172908105 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 10, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 18, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard T. Farmer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert J. Kohlhepp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Scott D. Farmer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gerald S. Adolph | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Paul R. Carter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Gerald V. Dirvin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Joyce Hergenhan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Roger L. Howe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director David C. Phillips | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
CIT GROUP INC
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | CIT | | Security ID: | | 125581108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gary C. Butler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William M. Freeman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Susan Lyne | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Marianne Miller Parrs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Timothy M. Ring | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John R. Ryan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Seymour Sternberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Peter J. Tobin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Lois M. Van Deusen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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DELL INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DELL | | Security ID: | | 24702R101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 21, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 26, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Donald J. Carty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael S. Dell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William H. Gray, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Sallie L. Krawcheck | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Alan (A.G.) Lafley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Judy C. Lewent | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Klaus S. Luft | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alex J. Mandl | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Michael A. Miles | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Kevin B. Rollins | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adopt ILO-Based Code of Conduct | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Compensation Company Specific—Declaration of Dividend | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
DOVER CORPORATION
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DOV | | Security ID: | | 260003108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director D. H. Benson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director R. W. Cremin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director J-P. M. Ergas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Directors K. C. Graham | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director R. L. Hoffman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director J. L. Koley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director R. K. Lochridge | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director T. L. Reece | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director B. G. Rethore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director M. B. Stubbs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director M. A. Winston | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Sustainability Report | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
3 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
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ECOLAB, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ECL | | Security ID: | | 278865100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard U. DeSchutter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joel W. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Beth M. Pritchard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Hans Van Bylen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ERTS | | Security ID: | | 285512109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 27, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 6, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director M. Richard Asher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gary M. Kusin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gregory B. Maffei | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Timothy Mott | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Vivek Paul | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Lawrence F. Probst, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Richard A. Simonson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Linda J. Srere | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Repricing of Options | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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EMC CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EMC | | Security ID: | | 268648102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael W. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John R. Egan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David N. Strohm | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Limit Composition of Committee(s) to Independent Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company Specific-Adopt Simple Majority Vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
9 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ESRX | | Security ID: | | 302182100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gary G. Benanav | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Frank J. Borelli | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Maura C. Breen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Nicholas J. LaHowchic | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Woodrow A. Myers Jr., M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John O. Parker, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director George Paz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Samuel K. Skinner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Seymour Sternberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Barrett A. Toan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Howard L. Waltman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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EXXON MOBIL CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | XOM | | Security ID: | | 30231G102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael J. Boskin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William W. George | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James R. Houghton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William R. Howell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Reatha Clark King | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Philip E. Lippincott | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven S Reinemund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director J. Stephen Simon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Initiate Payment of Cash Dividend | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company-Specific- Amend Article IX of the Corporation’s by-laws | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Review Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
12 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
13 | | Amend Equal Employment Opportunity Policy to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
14 | | Report on Environmental Accountability | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Report on Emission Reduction Goals | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
16 | | Report on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Information at Gas Stations | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Energy Portfolio | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | GE | | Security ID: | | 369604103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William M. Castell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge | | For | | For | | Management |
l.4 | | Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Susan Hockfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jerry R. Immelt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Andrea Jung | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alan G. Lafley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Roger S. Penske | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director Robert C. Wright | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adopt Majority Vote Standard in Director Elections | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company-Specific-Approve Material Terms of Senior Officer Performance Goals | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
7 | | Company-Specific — Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company-Specific — One Director from the Ranks of Retirees | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
10 | | Limit Dividend and Dividend Equivalent Payments to Executives | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
11 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
12 | | Report on Global Warming | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
13 | | Adopt Ethical Criteria for Military | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
| | Contracts | | | | | | |
14 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
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Ticker: | | GILD | | Security ID: | | 375558103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 22, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul Berg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John F. Cogan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Etienne F. Davignon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James M. Denny | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Carla A. Hills | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John W. Madigan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John C. Martin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Gordon E. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Nicholas Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.
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Ticker: | | HOG | | Security ID: | | 412822108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 28, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Barry K. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard I. Beattie | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Judson C. Green | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | HAR | | Security ID: | | 413086109 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 2, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP6, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Edward H. Meyer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gina Harman | | For | | For | | Management |
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
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Ticker: | | ITW | | Security ID: | | 452308109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William F. Aldinger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael J. Birck | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Marvin D. Brailsford | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Susan Crown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Don H. Davis, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Robert C. McCormack | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Robert S. Morrison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director James A. Skinner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Harold B. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director David B. Speer | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
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Ticker: | | JCI | | Security ID: | | 478366107 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 16, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert L. Barnett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Eugenio C. Reyes-Retana | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Joerres | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard F. Teerlink | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
KOHL’S CORP.
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Ticker: | | KSS | | Security ID: | | 500255104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 7, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Steven A. Burd | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Wayne Embry | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James D. Ericson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John F. Herma | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William S. Kellogg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Kevin Mansell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director R. Lawrence Montgomery | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Frank V. Sica | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.9 | | Elect Director Peter M. Sommerhauser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Stephen E. Watson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director R. Elton White | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company Specific-Adopt Majority Vote for Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP.
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Ticker: | | LLTC | | Security ID: | | 535678106 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 1, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP5, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert H. Swanson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David S. Lee | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Lothar Maier | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard M. Moley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Thomas S. Volpe | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MEDTRONIC, INC.
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Ticker: | | MDT | | Security ID: | | 585055106 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 24, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 26, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard H. Anderson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael R. Bonsignore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert C. Pozen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gordon M. Sprenger | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
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Ticker: | | MER | | Security ID: | | 590188108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John D. Finnegan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joseph W. Prueher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ann N. Reese | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
MICROSOFT CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | MSFT | | Security ID: | | 594918104 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 14, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP8, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director William H. Gates, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr., Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Dina Dublon | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director David F. Marquardt | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Helmut Panke | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Jon A. Shirley | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Cease Product Sales that Can Be Used to Violate Human Rights | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
12 | | Amend EEO Statement to Not Reference Sexual Orientation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
13 | | Establish Shareholder Advisory Committee | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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OMNICOM GROUP INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | OMC | | Security ID: | | 681919106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 6, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John D. Wren | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Bruce Crawford | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert Charles Clark | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Errol M. Cook | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Susan S. Denison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Michael A. Henning | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director John R. Murphy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director John R. Purcell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Gary L. Roubos | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
PFIZER INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | PFE | | Security ID: | | 717081103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael S. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director M. Anthony Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert N. Burt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director W. Don Cornwell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director William H. Gray, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Constance J. Horner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director William R. Howell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director George A. Lorch | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Dana G. Mead | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Report on Animal Testing Policies | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Amend Animal Welfare Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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PRAXAIR, INC.
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Ticker: | | PX | | Security ID: | | 74005P104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jose P. Alves | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director H. Mitchell Watson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert L. Wood | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
3 | | Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
QUALCOMM INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | QCOM | | Security ID: | | 747525103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 13, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Irwin Mark Jacobs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Sherry Lansing | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter M. Sacerdote | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Marc I. Stern | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ROK | | Security ID: | | 773903109 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 11, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Barry C. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William T. Mccormick Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Keith D. Nosbusch | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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SLM CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | SLM | | Security ID: | | 78442P106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ann Torre Bates | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles L. Daley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director W.M. Diefenderfer III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Diane Suitt Gilleland | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Earl A. Goode | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Ronald F. Hunt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Benjamin J. Lambert III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Albert L. Lord | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Barry A. Munitz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director A. Alexander Porter, Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Wolfgang Schoellkopf | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Steven L. Shapiro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Barry L. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | LUV | | Security ID: | | 844741108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Colleen C. Barrett | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David W. Biegler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Louis E. Caldera | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director C. Webb Crockett | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William H. Cunningham, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Travis C. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Herbert D. Kelleher | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Gary C. Kelly | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Nancy B. Loeffler | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director John T. Montford | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company Specific-Adopt Simple Majority Vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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STARBUCKS CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | SBUX | | Security ID: | | 855244109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Howard Schultz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Barbara Bass | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Howard P. Behar | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William W. Bradley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director James L. Donald | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Mellody Hobson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Olden Lee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director James G. Shennan, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Javier G. Teruel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Myron E. Ullman, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Craig E. Weatherup | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
STATE STREET CORP. (BOSTON)
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | STT | | Security ID: | | 857477103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director T. Albright | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director K. Burnes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director P. Coym | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director N. Darehshori | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director A. Fawcett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director A. Goldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director D. Gruber | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director L. Hill | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director C. LaMantia | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director R. Logue | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director M. Miskovic | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director R. Sergel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director R. Skates | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.14 | | Elect Director G. Summe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director D. Walsh | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director R. Weissman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SYSCO CORPORATION
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | SYY | | Security ID: | | 871829107 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 10, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP12, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jonathan Golden | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joseph A. Hafner, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Nancy S. Newcomb | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard J. Schnieders | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Manuel A. Fernandez | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | None | | For | | Shareholder |
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | TROW | | Security ID: | | 74144T108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Edward C. Bernard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James T. Brady | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Donald B. Hebb, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director James A.C. Kennedy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Brian C. Rogers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Dr. Alfred Sommer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Dwight S. Taylor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Anne Marie Whittemore | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | TXN | | Security ID: | | 882508104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director James R. Adams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director David L. Boren | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Daniel A. Carp | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Carrie S. Cox | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Engibous | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director David R. Goode | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Pamela H. Patsley | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Wayne R. Sanders | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons | | For | | Against | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Richard K. Templeton | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman | | For | | Against | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TJX COMPANIES, INC., THE
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Ticker: | | TJX | | Security ID: | | 872540109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director David A. Brandon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Bernard Cammarata | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David T. Ching | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Michael F. Hines | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Amy B. Lane | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John F. O’Brien | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Robert F. Shapiro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Willow B. Shire | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Fletcher H. Wiley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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WACHOVIA CORP.
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Ticker: | | WB | | Security ID: | | 929903102 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 31, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | JUL 11, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Issue Shares in Connection with an Acquisition | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
WACHOVIA CORP.
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Ticker: | | WB | | Security ID: | | 929903102 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ernest S. Rady | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jerry Gitt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John T. Casteen, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Timothy D. Proctor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Van L. Richey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Dona Davis Young | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Company Specific—Provide for Majority Voting | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Approve Report of the Compensation Committee | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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WALGREEN CO.
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Ticker: | | WAG | | Security ID: | | 931422109 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 13, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director David W. Bernauer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William C. Foote | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James J. Howard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Alan G. McNally | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Cordell Reed | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Rein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director David Y. Schwartz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James A. Skinner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Marilou M. von Ferstel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Charles R. Walgreen, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
ASTON/ABN AMRO HIGH YIELD BOND FUND
The registrant did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
ASTON/ABN AMRO REAL ESTATE FUND
AMB PROPERTY CORP.
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Ticker: | | AMB | | Security ID: | | 00163T109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Afsaneh M. Beshloss | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director T. Robert Burke | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director David A. Cole | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Lydia H. Kennard | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director J. Michael Losh | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Hamid R. Moghadam | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Frederick W. Reid | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Jeffrey L. Skelton | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Thomas W. Tusher | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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ARCHSTONE SMITH TRUST
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Ticker: | | ASN | | Security ID: | | 039583109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Stephen R. Demeritt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ernest A. Gerardi, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ruth Ann M. Gillis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ned S. Holmes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert P. Kogod | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director James H. Polk, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John C. Schweitzer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director R. Scot Sellers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Robert H. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | AVB | | Security ID: | | 053484101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Bryce Blair | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Bruce A. Choate | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John J. Healy, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gilbert M. Meyer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Timothy J. Naughton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Lance R. Primis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director H. Jay Sarles | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Allan D. Schuster | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Amy P. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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BOSTON PROPERTIES INC.
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Ticker: | | BXP | | Security ID: | | 101121101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mortimer B. Zuckerman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Carol B. Einiger | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard E. Salomon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Report on Energy Efficiency | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
BRE PROPERTIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | BRE | | Security ID: | | 05564E106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert A. Fiddaman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Roger P. Kuppinger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Irving F. Lyons, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edward E. Mace | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Christopher J. Mcgurk | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Matthew T. Medeiros | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Constance B. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Jeanne R. Myerson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Gregory M. Simon | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES CORP.
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Ticker: | | BPO | | Security ID: | | 112900105 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual/Special |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gordon E. Arnell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William T. Cahill | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard B. Clark | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jack L. Cockwell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director J. Bruce Flatt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Roderick D. Fraser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Paul D. McFarlane | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Allan S. Olson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Samuel P.S. Pollock | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Linda D. Rabbitt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Robert L. Stelzl | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Diana L. Taylor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director John E. Zuccotti | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve 2:3 Stock Split for Common and Approve 4:9 Stock Spilt for Class A Redeemable Voting Preferred Shares | | For | | For | | Management |
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.
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Ticker: | | OFC | | Security ID: | | 22002T108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Trustee Douglas M. Firstenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Trustee Clay W. Hamlin, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Trustee Jay H. Shidler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Trustee Kenneth S. Sweet, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
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DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP.
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Ticker: | | DDR | | Security ID: | | 251591103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Fix Number of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
2.1 | | Elect Director Dean S. Adler | | For | | For | | Management |
2.2 | | Elect Director Terrance R. Ahern | | For | | For | | Management |
2.3 | | Elect Director Robert H. Gidel | | For | | For | | Management |
2.4 | | Elect Director Victor B. MacFarlane | | For | | For | | Management |
2.5 | | Elect Director Craig Macnab | | For | | For | | Management |
2.6 | | Elect Director Scott D. Roulston | | For | | For | | Management |
2.7 | | Elect Director Barry A. Sholem | | For | | For | | Management |
2.8 | | Elect Director William B. Summers, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2.9 | | Elect Director Scott A. Wolstein | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine —authorize the Company to notify shareholders of record of shareholder meetings by electronic or other means of communication authorized by the shareholders. | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine —authorize shareholders and other persons entitled to vote at shareholder meetings to appoint proxies by electronic or other verifiable communications. | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Company Specific-Equity-Related —Issue Shares without Physical Certificates | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EQR | | Security ID: | | 29476L107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John W. Alexander | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles L. Atwood | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Stephen O. Evans | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Boone A. Knox | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John E. Neal | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director David J. Neithercut | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Desiree G. Rogers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Gerald A. Spector | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director B. Joseph White | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Samuel Zell | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
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Ticker: | | ESS | | Security ID: | | 297178105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Keith R. Guericke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Issie N. Rabinovitch | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas E. Randlett | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EXR | | Security ID: | | 30225T102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 31, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Kenneth M. Woolley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Anthony Fanticola | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Hugh W. Horne | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Spencer F. Kirk | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Joseph D. Margolis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Roger B. Porter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director K. Fred Skousen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | FRT | | Security ID: | | 313747206 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 13, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jon E. Bortz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David W. Faeder | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Kristin Gamble | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | GGP | | Security ID: | | 370021107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John Bucksbaum | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Alan Cohen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Anthony Downs | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.
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Ticker: | | HCP | | Security ID: | | 421915109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mary A. Cirillo-Goldberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert R. Fanning, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James F. Flaherty III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director David B. Henry | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Michael D. McKee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Harold M. Messmer, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Peter L. Rhein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Kenneth B. Roath | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Richard M. Rosenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Joseph P. Sullivan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | HST | | Security ID: | | 44107P104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 29, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Roberts M. Baylis | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Terence C. Golden | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Ann M. Korologos | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Richard E. Marriott | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Judith A. Mchale | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director John B. Morse Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Christopher J. Nassetta | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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KIMCO REALTY CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | KIM | | Security ID: | | 49446R109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Martin S. Kimmel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Milton Cooper | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard G. Dooley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Michael J. Flynn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Joe Grills | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director David B. Henry | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director F. Patrick Hughes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Frank Lourenso | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Richard Saltzman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Company Specific-Equity-Related —Increase Number of Shares of Authorized Stock to Issue, Common Stock and Excess Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
PROLOGIS
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | PLD | | Security ID: | | 743410102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director K. Dane Brooksher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephen L. Feinberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director George L. Fotiades | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Christine N. Garvey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Donald P. Jacobs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Walter C. Rakowich | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Nelson C. Rising | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Jeffrey H. Schwartz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director D. Michael Steuert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director J. Andre Teixeira | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director William D. Zollars | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Andrea M. Zulberti | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | PSB | | Security ID: | | 69360J107 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Havner, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joseph D. Russell, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director R. Wesley Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Arthur M. Friedman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director James H. Kropp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Harvey Lenkin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Michael V. McGee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alan K. Pribble | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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PUBLIC STORAGE, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | PSA | | Security ID: | | 74460D109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director B. Wayne Hughes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Havner, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Dann V. Angeloff | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William C. Baker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John T. Evans | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Uri P. Harkham | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director B. Wayne Hughes, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Harvey Lenkin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Gary E. Pruitt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Daniel C. Staton | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Change State of Incorporation [From California Corporation to Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust] | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | Against | | Management |
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | SPG | | Security ID: | | 828806109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Birch Bayh | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Melvyn E. Bergstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Karen N. Horn, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Reuben S. Leibowitz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director J. Albert Smith, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Pieter S. van den Berg | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Pay for Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Control) to shareholder Vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
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Ticker: | | SLG | | Security ID: | | 78440X101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Edwin Thomas Burton, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
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Ticker: | | HOT | | Security ID: | | 85590A401 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Bruce W. Duncan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Adam Aron | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jean-Marc Chapus | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Lizanne Galbreath | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Eric Hippeau | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Stephen R. Quazzo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Thomas O. Ryder | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Kneeland C. Youngblood | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend and Restatement of Charter | | For | | For | | Management |
TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
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Ticker: | | TCO | | Security ID: | | 876664103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 22, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jerome A. Chazen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Craig M. Hatkoff | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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VENTAS, INC.
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Ticker: | | VTR | | Security ID: | | 92276F100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Debra A. Cafaro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Douglas Crocker, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jay M. Gellert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ronald G. Geary | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Christopher T. Hannon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Thomas C. Theobald | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Stock Ownership Limitations | | For | | For | | Management |
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
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Ticker: | | VNO | | Security ID: | | 929042109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert P. Kogod | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David Mandelbaum | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard R. West | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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ASTON/MCDONNELL MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
The registrant did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
ASTON/MONTAG & CALDWELL BALANCED FUND
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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Ticker: | | ABT | | Security ID: | | 002824100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director R.S. Austin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director W.M. Daley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director W.J. Farrell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director H.L. Fuller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director R.A. Gonzalez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director D.A.L. Owen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director B. Powell Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director W.A. Reynolds | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director R.S. Roberts | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director S.C. Scott III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director W.D. Smithburg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director G.F. Tilton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director M.D. White | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
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Ticker: | | AXP | | Security ID: | | 025816109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ursula M. Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter Chernin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jan Leschly | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Richard C. Levin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Richard A. McGinn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Edward D. Miller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Frank P. Popoff | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Robert D. Walter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | AIG | | Security ID: | | 026874107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ellen V. Futter | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Stephen L. Hammerman | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard C. Holbrooke | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director George L. Miles, Jr. | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Morris W. Offit | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James F. Orr, III | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Michael H. Sutton | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Edmund S.W. Tse | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Frank G. Zarb | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
4 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Did Not Vote | | Shareholder |
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APPLE, INC.
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Ticker: | | AAPL | | Security ID: | | 037833100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William V. Campbell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Millard S. Drexler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Steven P. Jobs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jerome B. York | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Compensation Specific—Option Dating Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Report on Feasibility of Adopting a Toxic Chemical Elimination Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Stock Retention/Holding Period | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Report on Computer Recycling Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | BHI | | Security ID: | | 057224 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | APPROVE CHARTER AMENDMENT | | For | | For | | Management |
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CAREMARK RX, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | CMX | | Security ID: | | 141705 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Contested Special |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
01 | | APPROVE MERGER AGREEMENT | | For | | Abstain | | Management |
02 | | APPROVE MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING | | For | | Abstain | | Management |
CATERPILLAR INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | CAT | | Security ID: | | 149123101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 13, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John T. Dillon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Juan Gallardo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William A. Osborn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | KO | | Security ID: | | 191216100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Herbert A. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Ronald W. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Cathleen P. Black | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Barry Diller | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director E. Neville Isdell | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Donald R. Keough | | For | | For | | Management |
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| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
7 | | Elect Director Donald F. McHenry | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director James D. Robinson, III | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director James B. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
16 | | Report on Chemical and Biological Testing Data | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Report on Environmental Liabilities in India | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
18 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | COST | | Security ID: | | 22160K |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 31, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 27, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
DEVON ENERGY CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DVN | | Security ID: | | 25179M103 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Thomas F. Ferguson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David M. Gavrin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John Richels | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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EBAY INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EBAY | | Security ID: | | 278642103 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Philippe Bourguignon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Tierney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
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Ticker: | | EMR | | Security ID: | | 291011 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 28, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
GENENTECH, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DNA | | Security ID: | | 368710406 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Herbert W. Boyer, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William M. Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Erich Hunziker, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jonathan K.C. Knowles, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Charles A. Sanders, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | GE | | Security ID: | | 369604103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William M. Castell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Susan Hockfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jerry R. Immelt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Andrea Jung | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alan G. Lafley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Roger S. Penske | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director Robert C. Wright | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adopt Majority Vote Standard in Director Elections | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company-Specific-Approve Material Terms of Senior Officer Performance Goals | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Company-Specific — Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company-Specific — One Director from the Ranks of Retirees | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Limit Dividend and Dividend Equivalent Payments to Executives | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
12 | | Report on Global Warming | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
13 | | Adopt Ethical Criteria for Military Contracts | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
14 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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HALLIBURTON CO.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | HAL | | Security ID: | | 406216101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | �� | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Kathleen M. Bader | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Alan M. Bennett | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director James R. Boyd | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Milton Carroll | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Robert L. Crandall | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director S. Malcolm Gillis | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director W. R. Howell | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director David J. Lesar | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director J. Landis Martin | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Jay A. Precourt | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Review Human Rights Policies | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
16 | | Amend Terms of Existing Poison Pill | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | HPQ | | Security ID: | | 428236 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1A | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1B | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1C | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1D | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1E | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1F | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1G | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1H | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
04 | | S/H PROPOSAL — SEPARATE CHAIRMAN/CEO | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
05 | | S/H PROPOSAL — RESCIND OR ALLOW SHAREHOLDER TO RATIFY POISON PILL | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
06 | | MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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INTEL CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | INTC | | Security ID: | | 458140100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Craig R. Barrett | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Susan L. Decker | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director D. James Guzy | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Reed E. Hundt | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Paul S. Otellini | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director James D. Plummer | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director David S. Pottruck | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Jane E. Shaw | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director John L. Thornton | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director David B. Yoffie | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
KOHL’S CORP.
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Ticker: | | KSS | | Security ID: | | 500255104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 7, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Steven A. Burd | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Wayne Embry | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James D. Ericson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John F. Herma | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William S. Kellogg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Kevin Mansell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director R. Lawrence Montgomery | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Frank V. Sica | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Peter M. Sommerhauser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Stephen E. Watson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director R. Elton White | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company Specific-Adopt Majority Vote for Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
MCDONALD’S CORP.
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Ticker: | | MCD | | Security ID: | | 580135101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Edward A. Brennan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Walter E. Massey | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Roger W. Stone | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Label Genetically Modified Organisms | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Adopt and Implement ILO Based Code of Conduct | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC., THE
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Ticker: | | MHP | | Security ID: | | 580645109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Pedro Aspe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert P. Mcgraw | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director H. Ochoa-Brillembourg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Political Contributions/Activities | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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MEDTRONIC, INC.
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Ticker: | | MDT | | Security ID: | | 585055 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 24, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 26, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | S/H PROPOSAL — CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
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Ticker: | | MER | | Security ID: | | 590188108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John D. Finnegan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joseph W. Prueher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ann N. Reese | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
PAYCHEX, INC.
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Ticker: | | PAYX | | Security ID: | | 704326 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 5, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 7, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 A | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 B | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 C | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 D | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 E | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 F | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 G | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
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PEPSICO, INC.
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Ticker: | | PEP | | Security ID: | | 713448108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Dina Dublon | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Victor J. Dzau, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Ray L. Hunt | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Sharon Percy Rockefeller | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director James J. Schiro | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Michael D. White | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Ticker: | | QCOM | | Security ID: | | 747525 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 13, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
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Ticker: | | RIMM | | Security ID: | | 760975 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 18, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 30, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
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SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED (SCHLUMBERGER N
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Ticker: | | SLB | | Security ID: | | 806857 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 11, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 21, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | APPROVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS,ALLOCATION OF INCOME, AND DISCHARGE DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
STARBUCKS CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | SBUX | | Security ID: | | 855244 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | APPROVE CASH/STOCK BONUS PLAN | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
STRYKER CORP.
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Ticker: | | SYK | | Security ID: | | 863667101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John W. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Howard E. Cox, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Donald M. Engelman, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jerome H. Grossman, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 1.6 | | Elect Director Louise L. Francesconi Elect Director Stephen P. Macmillan | | For For | | For For | | Management Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William U. Parfet | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.8 | | Elect Director Ronda E. Stryker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EL | | Security ID: | | 518439 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 31, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP15, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Ticker: | | PG | | Security ID: | | 742718 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 10, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 11, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | SET/CHANGE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS ON BOARD | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
04 | | AMEND STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN | | For | | For | | Management |
05 | | MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
WALGREEN CO.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | WAG | | Security ID: | | 931422 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 13, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | APPROVE STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN | | For | | For | | Management |
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ASTON/MONTAG & CALDWELL GROWTH FUND
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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Ticker: | | ABT | | Security ID: | | 002824100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director R.S. Austin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director W.M. Daley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director W.J. Farrell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director H.L. Fuller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director R.A. Gonzalez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director D.A.L. Owen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director B. Powell Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director W.A. Reynolds | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director R.S. Roberts | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director S.C. Scott III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director W.D. Smithburg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director G.F. Tilton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director M.D. White | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
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Ticker: | | AXP | | Security ID: | | 025816109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ursula M. Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter Chernin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jan Leschly | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Richard C. Levin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Richard A. McGinn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Edward D. Miller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Frank P. Popoff | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Robert D. Walter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Ronald A. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | AIG | | Security ID: | | 026874107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ellen V. Futter | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Stephen L. Hammerman | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard C. Holbrooke | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director George L. Miles, Jr. | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Morris W. Offit | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James F. Orr, III | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Michael H. Sutton | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Edmund S.W. Tse | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.14 | | Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Frank G. Zarb | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
4 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Did Not Vote | | Shareholder |
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
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Ticker: | | BHI | | Security ID: | | 057224 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | APPROVE CHARTER AMENDMENT | | For | | For | | Management |
CAREMARK RX, INC.
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Ticker: | | CMX | | Security ID: | | 141705 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Contested Special |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | APPROVE MERGER AGREEMENT | | For | | Abstain | | Management |
02 | | APPROVE MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING | | For | | Abstain | | Management |
CATERPILLAR INC.
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Ticker: | | CAT | | Security ID: | | 149123101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 13, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John T. Dillon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Juan Gallardo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William A. Osborn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE
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Ticker: | | KO | | Security ID: | | 191216100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Herbert A. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Ronald W. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Cathleen P. Black | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Barry Diller | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director E. Neville Isdell | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Donald R. Keough | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Donald F. McHenry | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director James D. Robinson, III | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director James B. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
16 | | Report on Chemical and Biological Testing Data | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Report on Environmental Liabilities in India | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
18 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | COST | | Security ID: | | 22160K |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 31, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 27, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
DEVON ENERGY CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DVN | | Security ID: | | 25179M103 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Thomas F. Ferguson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David M. Gavrin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John Richels | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
EBAY INC.
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Ticker: | | EBAY | | Security ID: | | 278642103 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Philippe Bourguignon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Tierney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EMR | | Security ID: | | 291011 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 28, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
GENENTECH, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DNA | | Security ID: | | 368710406 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Herbert W. Boyer, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William M. Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Erich Hunziker, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jonathan K.C. Knowles, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Charles A. Sanders, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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Ticker: | | GE | | Security ID: | | 369604103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William M. Castell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Susan Hockfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jerry R. Immelt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Andrea Jung | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alan G. Lafley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Roger S. Penske | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director Robert C. Wright | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adopt Majority Vote Standard in Director Elections | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company-Specific-Approve Material Terms of Senior Officer Performance Goals | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Company-Specific — Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company-Specific — One Director from the Ranks of Retirees | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Limit Dividend and Dividend Equivalent Payments to Executives | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
12 | | Report on Global Warming | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
13 | | Adopt Ethical Criteria for Military Contracts | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
14 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
GOOGLE INC
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Ticker: | | GOOG | | Security ID: | | 38259P508 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 22, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Eric Schmidt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Sergey Brin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Larry Page | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director L. John Doerr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John L. Hennessy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Ann Mather | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Paul S. Otellini | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director K. Ram Shriram | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Shirley M. Tilghman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Access to the Internet | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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HALLIBURTON CO.
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Ticker: | | HAL | | Security ID: | | 406216101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Kathleen M. Bader | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Alan M. Bennett | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director James R. Boyd | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Milton Carroll | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Robert L. Crandall | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director S. Malcolm Gillis | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director W. R. Howell | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director David J. Lesar | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director J. Landis Martin | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Jay A. Precourt | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Review Human Rights Policies | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
16 | | Amend Terms of Existing Poison Pill | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
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Ticker: | | HPQ | | Security ID: | | 428236 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1A | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1B | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1C | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1D | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1E | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1F | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1G | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1H | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
04 | | S/H PROPOSAL — SEPARATE CHAIRMAN/CEO | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
05 | | S/H PROPOSAL — RESCIND OR ALLOW SHAREHOLDER TO RATIFY POISON PILL | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
06 | | MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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KOHL’S CORP.
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Ticker: | | KSS | | Security ID: | | 500255104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 7, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Steven A. Burd | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Wayne Embry | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James D. Ericson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John F. Herma | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William S. Kellogg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Kevin Mansell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director R. Lawrence Montgomery | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Frank V. Sica | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Peter M. Sommerhauser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Stephen E. Watson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director R. Elton White | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company Specific-Adopt Majority Vote for Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
MCDONALD’S CORP.
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Ticker: | | MCD | | Security ID: | | 580135101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Edward A. Brennan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Walter E. Massey | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Roger W. Stone | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Label Genetically Modified Organisms | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Adopt and Implement ILO Based Code of Conduct | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC., THE
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Ticker: | | MHP | | Security ID: | | 580645109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Pedro Aspe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert P. Mcgraw | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director H. Ochoa-Brillembourg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edward B. Rust, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Political Contributions/Activities | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
MEDTRONIC, INC.
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Ticker: | | MDT | | Security ID: | | 585055 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 24, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 26, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | S/H PROPOSAL — CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
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Ticker: | | MER | | Security ID: | | 590188108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John D. Finnegan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joseph W. Prueher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ann N. Reese | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
PAYCHEX, INC.
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Ticker: | | PAYX | | Security ID: | | 704326 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 5, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 7, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 A | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 B | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 C | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 D | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 E | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 F | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
1 G | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
PEPSICO, INC.
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Ticker: | | PEP | | Security ID: | | 713448108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Dina Dublon | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Victor J. Dzau, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Ray L. Hunt | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Sharon Percy Rockefeller | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director James J. Schiro | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Michael D. White | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Ticker: | | QCOM | | Security ID: | | 747525 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 13, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
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Ticker: | | RIMM | | Security ID: | | 760975 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 18, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 30, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED (SCHLUMBERGER N
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Ticker: | | SLB | | Security ID: | | 806857 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 11, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | APPROVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS,ALLOCATION OF INCOME, AND DISCHARGE DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
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STARBUCKS CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | SBUX | | Security ID: | | 855244 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | APPROVE CASH/STOCK BONUS PLAN | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
STRYKER CORP.
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Ticker: | | SYK | | Security ID: | | 863667101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John W. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Howard E. Cox, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Donald M. Engelman, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jerome H. Grossman, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Louise L. Francesconi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Stephen P. Macmillan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William U. Parfet | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Ronda E. Stryker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
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Ticker: | | EL | | Security ID: | | 518439 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 31, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP15, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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Ticker: | | PG | | Security ID: | | 742718 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 10, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 11, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | SET/CHANGE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS ON BOARD | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
04 | | AMEND STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN | | For | | For | | Management |
05 | | MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
WALGREEN CO.
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Ticker: | | WAG | | Security ID: | | 931422 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 13, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
01 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | | For | | For | | Management |
02 | | RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
03 | | APPROVE STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN | | For | | For | | Management |
ASTON/OPTIMUM MID CAP FUND
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORP.
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Ticker: | | APCC | | Security ID: | | 029066107 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | DEC 6, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
ANDREW CORP.
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Ticker: | | ANDW | | Security ID: | | 034425108 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 11, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director W.L. Bax | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director T.A. Donahoe | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director R.E. Faison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director J.D. Fluno | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director W.O. Hunt | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director G.A. Poch | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director A.F. Pollack | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director G.O. Toney | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director A.L. Zopp | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
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Ticker: | | BEC | | Security ID: | | 075811109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 27, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert G. Funari | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles A. Haggerty | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William N. Kelley, M.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
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BELO CORP. | | | | | | |
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Ticker: | | BLC | | Security ID: | | 080555105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Louis E. Caldera | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Judith L. Craven M.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Dealey D. Herndon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Wayne R. Sanders | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | Against | | Abstain | | Shareholder |
BIOMET, INC.
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Ticker: | | BMET | | Security ID: | | 090613100 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP20, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 13, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jerry L. Ferguson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Daniel P. Hann | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas F. Kearns, Jr. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
BIOMET, INC.
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Ticker: | | BMET | | Security ID: | | 090613100 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | APR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | Against | | Management |
2 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | Against | | Management |
BORG-WARNER, INC.
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Ticker: | | BWA | | Security ID: | | 099724106 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jere A. Drummond | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Timothy M. Manganello | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ernest J. Novak, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
BUNGE LIMITED
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Ticker: | | BG | | Security ID: | | G16962105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO ELECT AS CLASS I DIRECTOR: JORGE BORN, JR. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO ELECT AS CLASS I DIRECTOR: BERNARD DE LA TOUR D AUVERGNE LAURAGUAIS | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
3 | | TO ELECT AS CLASS I DIRECTOR: WILLIAM ENGELS | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO ELECT AS CLASS I DIRECTOR: L. PATRICK LUPO | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO ELECT AS CLASS II DIRECTOR: OCTAVIO CARABALLO | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO APPROVE THE BUNGE LIMITED 2007 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AS SET FORTH IN THE PROXY STATEMENT. | | For | | Against | | Management |
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Ticker: | | CRL | | Security ID: | | 159864107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James C. Foster | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephen D. Chubb | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director George E. Massaro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director George M. Milne, Jr. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Douglas E. Rogers | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Samuel O. Thier | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William H. Waltrip | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO.
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Ticker: | | CBI | | Security ID: | | 167250109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 28, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 9, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | ELECTION OF L. RICHARD FLURY | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | ELECTION OF DAVID P. BORDAGES | | Against | | Abstain | | Management |
3 | | ELECTION OF VINCENT L. KONTNY | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | ELECTION OF SAMUEL C. LEVENTRY | | Against | | Abstain | | Management |
5 | | ELECTION OF PHILIP K. ASHERMAN | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | ELECTION OF LUCIANO REYES | | Against | | Abstain | | Management |
7 | | TO ELECT CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY B.V. AS A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD | | For | | Against | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
8 | | TO ELECT LEALAND FINANCE COMPANY B.V. AS A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD | | Against | | Against | | Management |
9 | | TO AUTHORIZE THE PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND THE ANNUAL REPORT | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO DISCHARGE THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD FROM LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF THE EXERCISE OF THEIR DUTIES | | For | | Against | | Management |
11 | | TO DISCHARGE THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD FROM LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF THE EXERCISE OF THEIR DUTIES | | For | | Against | | Management |
12 | | TO RESOLVE ON THE FINAL DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 | | For | | Abstain | | Management |
13 | | TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD | | For | | Against | | Management |
14 | | TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD TO REPURCHASE UP TO 10% OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD TO ISSUE AND/OR GRANT RIGHTS TO ACQUIRE SHARES | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | TO APPOINT ERNST & YOUNG LLP OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2006. | | For | | For | | Management |
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO.
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Ticker: | | CBI | | Security ID: | | 167250109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO ELECT A) JERRY H. BALLENGEE AS MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD SELECT THE FOR OPTION. TO ELECT B) DAVID P. BORDAGES AS MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD SELECT THE AGAINST OPTION. TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON EITHER NOMINEE SELECT THE ABSTAIN OPTION. | | Against | | Against | | Management |
2 | | TO ELECT C) MICHAEL L. UNDERWOOD AS MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD SELECT THE FOR OPTION. TO ELECT D) SAMUEL C. LEVENTRY AS MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD SELECT THE AGAINST OPTION. TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON EITHER NOMINEE SELECT THE ABSTAIN OPTION. | | Against | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
3 | | TO AUTHORIZE THE PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND THE ANNUAL REPORT AND TO ADOPT THE DUTCH STATUTORY ANNUAL ACCOUNTS. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO DISCHARGE THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD FROM LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF THE EXERCISE OF THEIR DUTIES. | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | TO DISCHARGE THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD FROM LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF THE EXERCISE OF THEIR DUTIES. | | For | | Against | | Management |
6 | | TO RESOLVE ON THE FINAL DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006. | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD TO REPURCHASE UP TO 10% OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY UNTIL NOVEMBER 10, 2008. | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD TO ISSUE AND/OR GRANT RIGHTS TO ACQUIRE SHARES | | For | | Against | | Management |
9 | | TO APPOINT ERNST & YOUNG LLP OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2007. | | For | | For | | Management |
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP.
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Ticker: | | CINF | | Security ID: | | 172062101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 7, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gregory T. Bier | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Dirk J. Debbink | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Douglas S. Skidmore | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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COGNOS INC.
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Ticker: | | CSN | | Security ID: | | 19244C109 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 18, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual/Special |
Record Date: | | SEP6, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert G. Ashe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John E. Caldwell | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Paul D. Damp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Pierre Y. Ducros | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert W. Korthals | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Janet R. Perna | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John J. Rando | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director William V. Russell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James M. Tory | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Renato Zambonini | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
COGNOS INC.
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Ticker: | | CSN | | Security ID: | | 19244C109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual/Special |
Record Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert G. Ashe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John E. Caldwell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Paul D. Damp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Pierre Y. Ducros | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert W. Korthals | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Janet R. Perna | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John J. Rando | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director William V. Russell | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James M. Tory | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Renato Zambonini | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend 2003 Stock Option Plan Re: Increase the Reserve | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Amend Stock Option Plan Re: Update the Amendment Provision | | For | | Against | | Management |
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COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE — VERITAS (FRMLY CIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE)
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Ticker: | | CGV | | Security ID: | | 204386106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | APR 3, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS REPORTS, AND APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | ALLOCATION OF THE NET PROFIT | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | APPROVAL OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | FULL DISCHARGE TO THE DIRECTORS FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR 2006 | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | RENEWAL OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF MR. JEAN DUNAND | | For | | Against | | Management |
6 | | RENEWAL OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF MR. CHRISTIAN MARBACH | | For | | Against | | Management |
7 | | RENEWAL OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF MAZARD & GUERARD, STATUTORY AUDITORS | | For | | Against | | Management |
8 | | RENEWAL OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF ERNST & YOUNG, STATUTORY AUDITORS | | For | | Against | | Management |
9 | | RENEWAL OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF MR. PATRICK DA CAMBOURG, ALTERNATE STATUTORY AUDITOR | | For | | Against | | Management |
10 | | RENEWAL OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF AUDITEX, ALTERNATE STATUTORY AUDITOR | | For | | Against | | Management |
11 | | ALLOCATION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS ATTENDANCE FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PURCHASE COMPANY SHARES | | For | | Against | | Management |
13 | | APPROVE SPECIAL AUDITORS’ REPORT REGARDING RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL THROUGH THE ISSUE OF SHARES, OR ANY OTHER SECURITIES GIVING ACCESS TO THE SHARE CAPITAL, WITH PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS IN FAVOR OF HOLDERS OF EXISTING SHARES | | For | | Against | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
15 | | DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL THROUGH THE ISSUE OF SHARES, OR ANY OTHER SECURITIES GIVING ACCESS TO THE SHARE CAPITAL, WITHOUT PREFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS IN FAVOR OF HOLDERS OF EXISTING SHARES | | For | | Against | | Management |
16 | | DETERMINATION OF THE ISSUE PRICE IN CASE OF ISSUE WITHOUT ANY PREFERENTIAL RIGHT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FIFTEENTH RESOLUTION, WITHIN AN ANNUAL LIMIT OF 10% OF THE SHARE CAPITAL | | For | | Against | | Management |
17 | | DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH RESOLUTIONS | | For | | Against | | Management |
18 | | DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE SHARES CAPITAL BY INCORPORATION OF RESERVES, PROFITS OR SHARE PREMIUMS | | For | | For | | Management |
19 | | AUTHORIZATION GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL IN CONSIDERATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND WITHIN A LIMIT OF 10% OF THE SHARE CAPITAL | | For | | Against | | Management |
20 | | APPROVAL OF THE PARTIAL SPIN-OFF AGREEMENT PROVIDING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SERVICES ACTIVITY BY CGG VERITAS TO CGG SERVICES | | For | | Abstain | | Management |
21 | | DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL BY ISSUE OF SHARES OR SECURITIES GIVING ACCESS TO THE SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY, TO THE MEMBERS OF A COMPANY SAVINGS PLAN ( PLAN D EPARGNE ENTERPRISE ) | | For | | Against | | Management |
22 | | DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SECURITIES GIVING RIGHTS TO RECEIVE DEBT SECURITIES | | For | | Against | | Management |
23 | | AUTHORIZATION GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO GRANT STOCK OPTIONS | | For | | Against | | Management |
24 | | AUTHORIZATION GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO GRANT FREE SHARES OF THE COMPANY TO EMPLOYEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS GROUP | | For | | Against | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
25 | | AUTHORIZATION AND DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SHARE CAPITAL BY CANCELLING SHARES PURCHASED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORIZATION OF PURCHASE OF ITS OWN SHARES BY THE COMPANY | | For | | Against | | Management |
26 | | AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 14-6 OF THE BY-LAWS WITH RESPECT TO SHAREHOLDERS CONDITIONS OF ATTENDANCE TO GENERAL MEETINGS | | For | | For | | Management |
27 | | POWERS FOR PUBLICITY FORMALITIES | | For | | For | | Management |
CON-WAY INC
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Ticker: | | CNW | | Security ID: | | 205944101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John J. Anton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director W. Keith Kennedy, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John C. Pope | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Douglas W. Stotlar | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter W. Stott | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
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Ticker: | | DNR | | Security ID: | | 247916208 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ronald G. Greene | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David I. Heather | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gregory L. McMichael | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gareth Roberts | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Randy Stein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Wieland F. Wettstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Donald D. Wolf | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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DIEBOLD, INC.
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Ticker: | | DBD | | Security ID: | | 253651103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Louis V. Bockius, III | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Phillip R. Cox | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard L. Crandall | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gale S. Fitzgerald | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Phillip B. Lassiter | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John N. Lauer | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Eric J. Roorda | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Thomas W. Swidarski | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Henry D.G. Wallace | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Alan J. Weber | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Articles/Code of Regulations—Modernization and Clarification of Existing Code | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Articles/Code of Regulations—Requirement for the Issuance of Uncertified Shares | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Amend Director and Officer Indemnification | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter—Notice of Shareholder Proposals | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Company Specific—Permit the Board to Amend the Code | | For | | Against | | Management |
8 | | Other Business | | For | | Abstain | | Management |
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | EW | | Security ID: | | 28176E108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert A. Ingram | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Vernon R. Loucks Jr. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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FMC CORP.
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Ticker: | | FMC | | Security ID: | | 302491303 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William F. Reilly | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William G. Walter | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | FTI | | Security ID: | | 30249U101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Asbjorn Larsen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Joseph H. Netherland | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James R. Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
GANNETT CO., INC.
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Ticker: | | GCI | | Security ID: | | 364730101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Charles B. Fruit | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Arthur H. Harper | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John Jeffry Louis | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Company Specific-Governance Related—Require Chairman to be Independent | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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HARRIS CORP.
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Ticker: | | HRS | | Security ID: | | 413875105 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 27, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP1, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Terry D. Growcock | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Leslie F. Kenne | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David B. Rickard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gregory T. Swienton | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.
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Ticker: | | HTV | | Security ID: | | 422317107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director David Pulver | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Seek Sale of Company | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
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Ticker: | | IFF | | Security ID: | | 459506101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Margaret Hayes Adame | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert M. Amen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director GÃ?Â1/4nter Blobel | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director J. Michael Cook | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter A. Georgescu | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Alexandra A. Herzan | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Henry W. Howell, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Burton M. Tansky | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
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INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC., THE
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Ticker: | | IPG | | Security ID: | | 460690100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Frank J. Borelli | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Reginald K. Brack | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jill M. Considine | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard A. Goldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director H. John Greeniaus | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director William T. Kerr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Michael I. Roth | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director J. Phillip Samper | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director David M. Thomas | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Ticker: | | LXK | | Security ID: | | 529771107 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Paul J. Curlander | | For | | Abstain | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director James F. Hardymon | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Kathi P. Seifert | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Jean-Paul L. Montupet | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
LINCARE HOLDINGS, INC.
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Ticker: | | LNCR | | Security ID: | | 532791100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John P. Byrnes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Chester B. Black | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Frank D. Byrne, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William F. Miller, III | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Adopt Board Diversity Policies | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
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Ticker: | | MG.A | | Security ID: | | 559222401 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual/Special |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael D. Harris | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Louis E. Lataif | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Klaus Mangold | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Donald Resnick | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Frank Stronach | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Franz Vranitzky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Donald J. Walker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Siegfried Wolf | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Lawrence D. Worrall | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
MATTEL, INC.
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Ticker: | | MAT | | Security ID: | | 577081102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael J. Dolan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert A. Eckert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Tully M. Friedman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Dominic Ng | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Andrea L. Rich | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Dean A. Scarborough | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.9 | | Elect Director Christopher A. Sinclair | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Kathy Brittain White | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Company Specific- Approve Majority Vote and Eliminate Cumulative Voting | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
7 | | Report Progress on Improving Work and Living Conditions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Pay for Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP.
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Ticker: | | MENT | | Security ID: | | 587200106 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 29, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | OCT 2, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP.
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Ticker: | | MENT | | Security ID: | | 587200106 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Peter L. Bonfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Marsha B. Congdon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James R. Fiebiger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gregory K. Hinckley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Kevin C. Mcdonough | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Patrick B. Mcmanus | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Walden C. Rhines | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Fontaine K. Richardson | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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MOLEX INCORPORATED
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Ticker: | | MOLX | | Security ID: | | 608554101 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 27, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 29, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michelle L. Collins | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David L. Landsittel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Joe W. Laymon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Fred L. Krehbiel | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MOLSON COORS BREWING CO
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Ticker: | | TAP | | Security ID: | | 60871R209 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John E. Cleghorn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles M. Herington | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David P. O’Brien | | For | | For | | Management |
NEW YORK TIMES CO., THE
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Ticker: | | NYT | | Security ID: | | 650111107 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Raul E. Cesan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William E. Kennard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James M. Kilts | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Doreen A. Toben | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
PEARSON PLC
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Ticker: | | PSO | | Security ID: | | 705015105 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO RECEIVE THE COMPANY S ACCOUNTS AND THE REPORTS OF THE DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO RE-ELECT PATRICK CESCAU AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO RE-ELECT RONA FAIRHEAD AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO RE-ELECT SUSAN FUHRMAN AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | TO RE-ELECT JOHN MAKINSON AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO REAPPOINT ROBIN FREESTONE AS A DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | TO RECEIVE AND APPROVE THE REPORT ON DIRECTORS REMUNERATION | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE THE REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITORS | | For | | Against | | Management |
11 | | TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE COMPANY TO ALLOT ORDINARY SHARES | | For | | Against | | Management |
12 | | TO INCREASE THE AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY | | For | | Against | | Management |
13 | | TO WAIVE THE PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS CONFERRED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 TO A LIMITED EXTENT | | For | | Against | | Management |
14 | | TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO PURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO SEND DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY. | | For | | For | | Management |
READER’S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC., THE
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | RDA | | Security ID: | | 755267101 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 17, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP21, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jonathan B. Bulkeley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Herman Cain | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William E. Mayer | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Eric W. Schrier | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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READER’S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC., THE
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | RDA | | Security ID: | | 755267101 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | DEC 21, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | Against | | Management |
2 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | Against | | Management |
SCHOLASTIC CORP.
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Ticker: | | SCHL | | Security ID: | | 807066105 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP20, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 26, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John L. Davies | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John G. Mcdonald | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
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Ticker: | | LUV | | Security ID: | | 844741108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Colleen C. Barrett | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David W. Biegler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Louis E. Caldera | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director C. Webb Crockett | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William H. Cunningham, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Travis C. Johnson | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Herbert D. Kelleher | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Gary C. Kelly | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Nancy B. Loeffler | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director John T. Montford | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company Specific-Adopt Simple Majority Vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | SBL | | Security ID: | | 871508107 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | DEC 5, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
TEKTRONIX, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | TEK | | Security ID: | | 879131100 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP21, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 17, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Pauline Lo Alker | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director A. Gary Ames | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gerry B. Cameron | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director David N. Campbell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Frank C. Gill | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Robin L. Washington | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Richard H. Wills | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Cyril J. Yansouni | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
UNISYS CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | UIS | | Security ID: | | 909214108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Henry C. Duques | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Clayton M. Jones | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Theodore E. Martin | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Prepare Sustainability Report | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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VERITAS DGC INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | VTS | | Security ID: | | 92343P107 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | NOV 18, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | WERN | | Security ID: | | 950755108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gerald H. Timmerman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kenneth M. Bird | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Amend Articles-Company’s purpose and conduct of business | | For | | Abstain | | Management |
4 | | Amend Director and Officer Indemnification Provisions | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Amend Director Liability Provisions | | For | | For | | Management |
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
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Ticker: | | ZBRA | | Security ID: | | 989207105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gerhard Cless | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael A. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ASTON/RIVER ROAD DYNAMIC EQUITY INCOME FUND
3M CO
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Ticker: | | MMM | | Security ID: | | 88579Y101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director George W. Buckley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Vance D. Coffman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Michael L. Eskew | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director W. James Farrell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Robert S. Morrison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Aulana L. Peters | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Rozanne L. Ridgway | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Rescind Fair Price Provision | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC
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Ticker: | | AIB | | Security ID: | | 019228402 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO RECEIVE THE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO DECLARE THE FINAL DIVIDEND | | For | | For | | Management |
3a | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. ADRIAN BURKE | | For | | For | | Management |
3b | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. KIERAN CROWLEY | | For | | For | | Management |
3c | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. COLM DOHERTY | | For | | For | | Management |
3d | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. DONAL FORDE | | For | | For | | Management |
3e | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. DERMOT GLEESON | | For | | For | | Management |
3f | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. DON GODSON | | For | | For | | Management |
3g | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MS. ANNE MAHER | | For | | For | | Management |
3h | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. DANIEL O CONNOR | | For | | For | | Management |
3i | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. JOHN O DONNELL | | For | | For | | Management |
3j | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. SEAN O DRISCOLL | | For | | For | | Management |
3k | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. JIM O LEARY | | For | | For | | Management |
3l | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. EUGENE J. SHEEHY | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
3m | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. BERNARD SOMERS | | For | | For | | Management |
3n | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN | | For | | For | | Management |
3o | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MR. ROBERT G. WILMERS | | For | | For | | Management |
3p | | RE-APPOINT THE DIRECTOR: MS. JENNIFER WINTER | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE THE REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITOR | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO RENEW AUTHORITY FOR THE COMPANY TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF THE COMPANY S SHARES | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | TO SET THE PRICE RANGE FOR THE OFF-MARKET RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO RENEW THE DIRECTORS AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | TO RENEW THE DIRECTORS AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES FOR CASH ON A NON-PRE-EMPTIVE BASIS | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE AIB GROUP PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN 2005 | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO REMOVE KPMG AS AUDITOR | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | TO APPOINT MR. NIALL MURPHY A DIRECTOR | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
ALLSTATE CORP., THE
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Ticker: | | ALL | | Security ID: | | 020002101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director James G. Andress | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Robert D. Beyer | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director W. James Farrell | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Ronald T. LeMay | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director J. Christopher Reyes | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Joshua I. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
12 | | Elect Director Mary Alice Taylor | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Wilson | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
AMERICAN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LTD.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ACAS | | Security ID: | | 024937104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mary C. Baskin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John A. Koskinen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Alvin N. Puryear | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
6 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | AJG | | Security ID: | | 363576109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William L. Bax | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director T. Kimball Brooker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David S. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP.
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Ticker: | | ASBC | | Security ID: | | 045487105 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul S. Beideman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert C. Gallagher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Eileen A. Kamerick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John C. Meng | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Carlos E. Santiago | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP.
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Ticker: | | AF | | Security ID: | | 046265104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John J. Conefry, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas V. Powderly | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP.
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Ticker: | | BAC | | Security ID: | | 060505104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 2, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director William Barnet, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director John T. Collins | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Gary L. Countryman | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Tommy R. Franks | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Charles K. Gifford | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director W. Steven Jones | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Monica C. Lozano | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Walter E. Massey | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Thomas J. May | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Elect Director Robert L. Tillman | | For | | For | | Management |
17 | | Elect Director Jackie M. Ward | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
18 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
19 | | Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
20 | | Change Size of Board of Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
21 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE
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Ticker: | | BK | | Security ID: | | 064057102 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mr. Biondi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Mr. Donofrio | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Mr. Hassell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Mr. Kogan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Mr. Kowalski | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Mr. Luke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Ms. Rein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Mr. Renyi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Mr. Richardson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Mr. Scott | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Mr. Vaughan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE
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Ticker: | | BK | | Security ID: | | 064057102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Adopt Supermajority Vote Requirement for Mergers | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Authorized Preferred and Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
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BARCLAYS PLC
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Ticker: | | BCS | | Security ID: | | 06738E204 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO RECEIVE THE DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS REPORTS AND THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2006. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2006. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | THAT MARCUS AGIUS BE RE-ELECTED A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | THAT FREDERIK SEEGERS BE RE-ELECTED A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | THAT CHRISTOPHER LUCAS BE RE-ELECTED A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | THAT STEPHEN RUSSELL BE RE-ELECTED A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | THAT RICHARD LEIGH CLIFFORD BE RE-ELECTED A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | THAT SIR ANDREW LIKLERMAN BE RE-ELECTED A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | THAT JOHN VARLEY BE RE-ELECTED A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | THAT NIGEL RUDD BE RE-ELECTED A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO SET THE REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITORS. | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | TO AUTHORISE BARCLAYS BANK PLC TO MAKE EU POLITICAL DONATIONS. | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | TO RENEW THE AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT SECURITIES. | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | TO RENEW THE AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT SECURITIES FOR CASH OTHER THAN ON A PRO-RATA BASIS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TO SELL TREASURY SHARES. | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | TO RENEW THE COMPANY S AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES. | | For | | For | | Management |
17 | | TO ADOPT NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
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CALAMOS STRATEGIC TOTAL RETURN FUND
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Ticker: | | CSQ | | Security ID: | | 128125101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 11, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Trustee Stephen B. Timbers | | For | | For | | Management |
CAPITALSOURCE, INC
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Ticker: | | CSE | | Security ID: | | 14055X102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Andrew B. Fremder | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Lawrence C. Nussdrof | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CEDAR FAIR, L.P.
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Ticker: | | FUN | | Security ID: | | 150185106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard S. Ferreira | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard L. Kinzel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas A. Tracy | | For | | For | | Management |
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CENDANT CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | CD | | Security ID: | | 151313103 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 29, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 20, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Henry R. Silverman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Myra J. Biblowit | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James E. Buckman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Martin L. Edelman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director George Herrera | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Stephen P. Holmes | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Louise T. Blouin MacBain | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Cheryl D. Mills | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Brian Mulroney | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Robert E. Nederlander | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Nelson | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Robert W. Pittman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Pauline D.E. Richards | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director Robert F. Smith | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.17 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Nelson | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.18 | | Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.19 | | Elect Director Martin L. Edelman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.20 | | Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.21 | | Elect Director F. Robert Salerno | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.22 | | Elect Director Stender E. Sweeney | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Reverse Stock Split | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Change Company Name | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company Specific-Redesignation of Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Reduce Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Non-Employee Director Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Control) to shareholder Vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
CENTERPLATE INC
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Ticker: | | CVP | | Security ID: | | 15200E204 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Felix P. Chee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Sue Ling Gin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Alfred Poe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Janet L. Steinmayer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter F. Wallace | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director David M. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Glenn R. Zander | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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CHEVRON CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | CVX | | Security ID: | | 166764100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Robert E. Denham | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Robert J. Eaton | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Sam Ginn | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Franklyn G. Jenifer | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director David J. O’Reilly | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Donald B. Rice | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Peter J. Robertson | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Charles R. Shoemate | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director Carl Ware | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
17 | | Adopt Human Rights Policy | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
18 | | Adopt Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goals | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
19 | | Adopt Animal Welfare Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
20 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
21 | | Approve/Amend Terms of Existing Poison Pill | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
22 | | Report on Market Specific Environmental Laws | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP.
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Ticker: | | CINF | | Security ID: | | 172062101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 7, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gregory T. Bier | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Dirk J. Debbink | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Douglas S. Skidmore | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CITIGROUP INC.
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Ticker: | | C | | Security ID: | | 172967101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 21, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director George David | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director John M. Deutch | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Anne Mulcahy | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Richard D. Parsons | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Charles Prince | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Judith Rodin | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Robert E. Rubin | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Report on Government Service of Employees | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
18 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
19 | | Approve Report of the Compensation Committee | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
20 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
21 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
22 | | Stock Retention/Holding Period | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
23 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
24 | | Amend Bylaws to Permit Shareholders to Call Special Meetings | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO.
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Ticker: | | CZN | | Security ID: | | 17453B101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Kathleen Q. Abernathy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Leroy T. Barnes, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael T. Dugan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jeri Finard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Lawton Wehle Fitt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director William M. Kraus | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Howard L. Schrott | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Larraine D. Segil | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Bradley E. Singer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director David H. Ward | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Myron A. Wick, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
COINMACH SERVICE CORP.
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Ticker: | | DRA | | Security ID: | | 19259W107 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 27, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 12, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Stephen R. Kerrigan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James N. Chapman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David A. Donnini | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Woody M. McGee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Bruce V. Rauner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John R. Scheessele | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William M. Kelly | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
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COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC
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Ticker: | | CMP | | Security ID: | | 20451N101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Angelo C. Brisimitzakis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Timothy R. Snider | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
DEAN FOODS COMPANY
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Ticker: | | DF | | Security ID: | | 242370104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alan J. Bernon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gregg L. Engles | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ronald Kirk | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
DIAGEO PLC (FORMERLY GUINNESS PLC)
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Ticker: | | DEO | | Security ID: | | 25243Q205 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 17, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 31, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS 2006 | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT 2006 | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | RE-ELECTION OF LORD HOLLICK OF NOTTING HILL (MEMBER OF AUDIT, NOMINATION, REMUNERATION COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF BOARD) | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | RE-ELECTION OF MR HT STITZER (MEMBER OF AUDIT, NOMINATION, AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE) | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | RE-ELECTION OF MR PS WALSH (MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF BOARD) | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | ELECTION OF MS LM DANON (MEMBER OF AUDIT, NOMINATION, AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE) | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | AUTHORITY TO ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
11 | | AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OWN ORDINARY SHARES | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | AUTHORITY TO MAKE EU POLITICAL DONATIONS/EXPENDITURE | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | ADOPTION OF DIAGEO PLC 2006 IRISH PROFIT SHARING SCHEME | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | AMENDMENTS TO DIAGEO EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION PLAN | | For | | For | | Management |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE
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Ticker: | | DOW | | Security ID: | | 260543103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Arnold A. Allemang | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James A. Bell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Barbara H. Franklin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John B. Hess | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Geoffery E. Merszei | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | WITHDRAWN | | None | | Withhold | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director James M. Ringler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Paul G. Stern | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Report on Remediation Policies in Bhopal | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Report on Genetically Modified Organisms | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Report on Environmental Remediation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
7 | | Evaluate Potential Links Between Company Products and Asthma | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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DOW JONES & CO., INC.
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Ticker: | | DJ | | Security ID: | | 260561105 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jon E. Barfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Lewis B. Campbell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Eduardo Castro-Wright | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John M. Engler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Harvey Golub | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Dieter von Holtzbrinck | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Frank N. Newman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Christopher Bancroft | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director John F. Brock | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Michael B. Elefante | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Leslie Hill | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director M. Peter McPherson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director David K.P. LI | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Paul Sagan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Elizabeth Steele | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director Richard F. Zannino | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
DUKE ENERGY CORP.
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Ticker: | | DUK | | Security ID: | | 26441C105 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 24, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 25, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Roger Agnelli | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Paul M. Anderson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William Barnet, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director G. Alex Bernhardt, Sr. | | For | �� | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Michael G. Browning | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Phillip R. Cox | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William T. Esrey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Ann Maynard Gray | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Dennis R. Hendrix | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Michael E.J. Phelps | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director James T. Rhodes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director James E. Rogers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Dudley S. Taft | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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DUKE ENERGY CORP.
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Ticker: | | DUK | | Security ID: | | 26441C105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William Barnet, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director G. Alex Bernhardt, Sr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael G. Browning | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Phillip R. Cox | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Ann Maynard Gray | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director James T. Rhodes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director James E. Rogers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Mary L. Schapiro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Dudley S. Taft | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ENERPLUS RESOURCES FUND
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Ticker: | | ERF.U | | Security ID: | | 29274D604 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Douglas R.Martin, Edwin V. Dodge, Gordon J. Kerr, Robert L. Normand, Glen D. Roane, W.C. (Mike) Seth, Donald T.West, Harry B. Wheeler and Robert L. Zorich as Directors of EnerMark Inc. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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EQUITY INNS, INC.
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Ticker: | | ENN | | Security ID: | | 294703103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Phillip H. Mcneill, Sr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Raymond E. Schultz | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORP
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Ticker: | | FHN | | Security ID: | | 320517105 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert C. Blattberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael D. Rose | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Luke Yancy III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gerald L. Baker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
FIRST TRUST/ FOUR CORNERS SENIOR FLOATING RATE INCOME FD II
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Ticker: | | FCT | | Security ID: | | 33733U108 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP11, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 10, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Trustee James A. Bowen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Trustee Richard E. Erickson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Trustee Niel B. Nielson | | For | | For | | Management |
FOOT LOCKER INC
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Ticker: | | FL | | Security ID: | | 344849104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James E. Preston | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Matthew D. Serra | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Dona D. Young | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Christopher A Sinclair | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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FORDING CANADIAN COAL TRUST
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Ticker: | | FDG.U | | Security ID: | | 345425102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Trustee Michael A. Grandin | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Trustee Richard T. Mahler | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Trustee Michael S. Parrett | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Trustee Donald A. Pether | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Trustee Warren S.R. Seyffert | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Trustee Peter Valentine | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Trustee John B. Zaozirny | | For | | For | | Management |
8.1 | | Elect Director Dawn L. Farrell | | For | | For | | Management |
8.2 | | Elect Director Michael A. Grandin | | For | | For | | Management |
8.3 | | Elect Director Donald R. Lindsay | | For | | For | | Management |
8.4 | | Elect Director Richard T. Mahler | | For | | For | | Management |
8.5 | | Elect Director Thomas J. O’Neil | | For | | For | | Management |
8.6 | | Elect Director Michael S. Parrett | | For | | For | | Management |
8.7 | | Elect Director Leslie I. Prillaman | | For | | For | | Management |
8.8 | | Elect Director David A. Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Trustees to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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Ticker: | | GE | | Security ID: | | 369604103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William M. Castell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Susan Hockfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jerry R. Immelt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Andrea Jung | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alan G. Lafley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.11 | | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Roger S. Penske | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director Robert C. Wright | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adopt Majority Vote Standard in Director Elections | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company-Specific-Approve Material Terms of Senior Officer Performance Goals | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
7 | | Company-Specific — Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company-Specific — One Director from the Ranks of Retirees | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
10 | | Limit Dividend and Dividend Equivalent Payments to Executives | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
11 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
12 | | Report on Global Warming | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
13 | | Adopt Ethical Criteria for Military Contracts | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
14 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
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Ticker: | | HCN | | Security ID: | | 42217K106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 11, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Raymond W. Braun | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Derosa | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jeffrey H. Donahue | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Fred S. Klipsch | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Authorized Preferred Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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HOME DEPOT, INC.
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Ticker: | | HD | | Security ID: | | 437076102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director David H. Batchelder | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Francis S. Blake | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director John L. Clendenin | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez | | For | | Against | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Milledge A. Hart, III | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Bonnie G. Hill | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Helen Johnson-Leipold | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Lawrence R. Johnston | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Kenneth G. Langone | | For | | Against | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
14 | | Prepare Employment Diversity Report | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
15 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
16 | | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans to Shareholder vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
18 | | Performance-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
19 | | Pay for Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
20 | | Affirm Political Non-partisanship | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
21 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | HPT | | Security ID: | | 44106M102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director William A. Lamkin | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Declaration of Trust—Election of Trustees | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Amend Declaration of Trust—Amend Declaration of Trust-(a)Amend Trust(i)Qualification of | | For | | Against | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
| | Trustees,(ii)Policies(iii)Restrictions, (iv)Special voting rights,business combinations(v)Provisions governing amendments to trust(b)Termination of Trust | | | | | | |
4 | | Amend Declaration of Trust—Authorize Board to divide or combine the oustanding shares, any class or series without shareholder vote. | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Amend Declaration of Trust—Any shareholder violating Declaration of Trust will indemnify and hold us harmless from all costs, expense, penalties and fines, together with interest on such amounts. | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | Against | | Management |
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | HST | | Security ID: | | 44107P104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 29, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Roberts M. Baylis | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Terence C. Golden | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Ann M. Korologos | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Richard E. Marriott | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Judith A. Mchale | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director John B. Morse Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Christopher J. Nassetta | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO S.A.
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Ticker: | | IBA | | Security ID: | | 456463108 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 23, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | NOV 7, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | PRESENTATION AND, IN ITS CASE, APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE BY-LAWS, TO ADJUST THEM TO THE APPLICABLE LEGAL DISPOSITIONS. RESOLUTIONS THEREOF. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL DELEGATES OF THE COMPANY, IN ORDER TO FORMALIZE THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THIS MEETING, AND IN ITS CASE, REGISTER THE CORRESPONDING PUBLIC DOCUMENT IN THE PUBLIC REGISTRY OF COMMERCE. RESOLUTIONS THEREOF. | | For | | For | | Management |
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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO SA DE CV
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Ticker: | | IBA | | Security ID: | | 456463108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Accept Supervisory Board’s and Audit Committee’s Report for Fiscal Year Ended 12-31-06 | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Accept Financial Report for fiscal Year Ended 2006 regarding Adherence to Tax Obligations | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Present Report on Share Repurchase Policy and Set Aggregate Nominal Amount of Share Repurchase Reserve | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Cash Dividends | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Board Members and Board Secretary | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Members to Audit Committee | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Approve Remuneration of Directors, Board Secretary, and Audit Committee Members | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Designate Inspector or Shareholder Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | JNJ | | Security ID: | | 478160104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 27, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James G. Cullen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.4 | | Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Leo F. Mullin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Christine A. Poon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Charles Prince | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven S Reinemund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director David Satcher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director William C. Weldon | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans to Shareholder vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
LANCASTER COLONY CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | LANC | | Security ID: | | 513847103 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 20, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP22, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James B. Bachmann | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Neeli Bendapudi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert S. Hamilton | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | MMP | | Security ID: | | 559080106 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John P. Desbarres | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Patrick C. Eilers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas T. Macejko, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | THE AMENDMENT OF THE MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM | | For | | For | | Management |
| | PARTNERS LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED, TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMON UNITS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE PLAN. | | | | | | |
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MARATHON OIL CORP
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | MRO | | Security ID: | | 565849106 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Charles F. Bolden, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Charles R. Lee | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director John W. Snow | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Usher | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
MCDONALD’S CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | MCD | | Security ID: | | 580135101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Edward A. Brennan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Walter E. Massey | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Roger W. Stone | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Label Genetically Modified Organisms | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Adopt and Implement ILO Based Code of Conduct | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | TAXI | | Security ID: | | 583928106 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mario M. Cuomo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Andrew M. Murstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
3 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
MUNICIPAL MORTGAGE & EQUITY, L.L.C.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | MMA | | Security ID: | | 62624B101 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP5, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 7, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard O. Berndt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael L. Falcone | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert S. Hillman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Barbara B. Lucas | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
NATIONAL CITY CORP.
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Ticker: | | NCC | | Security ID: | | 635405103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director J.E. Barfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director J.S. Broadhurst | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director C.M. Connor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director D.A. Daberko | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director B.P. Healy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director M.B McCallister | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.7 | | Elect Director P.A. Ormond | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director P.E. Raskind | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director G.L. Shaheen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director J.S. Thornton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director M. Weiss | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
NGP CAPITAL RESOURCES COMPANY
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | NGPC | | Security ID: | | 62912R107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Trustee Kenneth A. Hersh | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Trustee James R. Latimer, III | | For | | For | | Management |
NUCOR CORP.
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Ticker: | | NUE | | Security ID: | | 670346105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Daniel R. DiMicco | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James D. Hlavacek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Raymond J. Milchovich | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
PARTNERRE LTD (FRM. PARTNERRE HOLDINGS LTD. )
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Ticker: | | PRE | | Security ID: | | G6852T105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John A. Rollwagen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Vito H. Baumgartner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jean-Paul Montupet | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.4 | | Elect Director Lucio Stanca | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO OUR BYE-LAWS. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
PENN WEST ENERGY TRUST
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Ticker: | | PWT.U | | Security ID: | | 707885109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Fix Number of Directors of PWPL at Nine For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect James E. Allard, William E. Andrew, For George H. Brookman, John A. Brussa, Shirley A. McClellan, Murray N. Nunns, Thomas E. Phillips, Frank Potter and James C. Smith as Directors of PWPL | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | Management |
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
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Ticker: | | PTR | | Security ID: | | 71646E100 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 1, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | SEP20, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | THAT THE CONTINUING CONNECTED TRANSACTIONS ARISING AS A RESULT OF THE ACQUISITION OF A 67% INTEREST IN PETROKAZAKHSTAN INC. BY PETROCHINA THROUGH CNPC EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED ( ACQUISITION ), AS SET OUT IN THE CIRCULAR OF PETROCHINA D | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | THAT THE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE EXISTING ANNUAL CAPS FOR THE THREE YEARS FROM 1 JANUARY 2006 TO 31 DECEMBER 2008 OF EACH OF THE CONTINUING CONNECTED TRANSACTION UNDER THE AMENDED COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT AS A RESULT OF THE ACQUISITION, AS SET OUT IN THE | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
3 | | THAT THE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE EXISTING ANNUAL CAPS FOR THE THREE YEARS FROM 1 JANUARY 2006 TO 31 DECEMBER 2008 OF EACH OF THE CONTINUING CONNECTED TRANSACTION UNDER THE AMENDED COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT AS A RESULT OF CHANGES TO PETROCHINA S PRODUCTION | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | THAT THE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE EXISTING ANNUAL CAPS FOR THE THREE YEARS FROM 1 JANUARY 2006 TO 31 DECEMBER 2008 IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY PETROCHINA AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES TO CHINA RAILWAY MATERIALS AND SUPPLIERS CORPORAT | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF PETROCHINA AS SET OUT IN THE CIRCULAR BE AND ARE HEREBY GENERALLY UNCONDITIONALLY APPROVED. | | For | | For | | Management |
PIMCO FLOATING RATE STRATEGY FUND
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Ticker: | | PFN | | Security ID: | | 72201J104 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 14, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 6, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Trustee R. Peter Sullivan, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Trustee William B. Ogden, IV | | For | | For | | Management |
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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Ticker: | | POR | | Security ID: | | 736508847 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John W. Ballantine | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Rodney L. Brown, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David A. Dietzler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Peggy Y. Fowler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Mark B. Ganz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Corbin A. McNeill, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Neil J. Nelson | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.8 | | Elect Director M. Lee Pelton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Maria M. Pope | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Robert T.F. Reid | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
REDDY ICE HOLDINGS, INC.
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Ticker: | | FRZ | | Security ID: | | 75734R105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William P. Brick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Theodore J. Host | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael S. McGrath | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Tracy L. Noll | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert N. Verdecchio | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jimmy C. Weaver | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC.
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Ticker: | | RPM | | Security ID: | | 749685103 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 5, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 11, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Bruce A. Carbonari | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James A. Karman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Donald K. Miller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Joseph P. Viviano | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Restricted Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | SAFT | | Security ID: | | 78648T100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 3, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Frederic H. Lindeberg | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SIGNET GROUP PLC
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Ticker: | | SIG | | Security ID: | | 82668L872 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO RECEIVE THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS AND ACCOMPANYING REPORTS | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO RE-ELECT BROOK LAND | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO RE-ELECT ROBERT BLANCHARD | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | TO RE-ELECT WALKER BOYD | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO RE-ELECT DALE HILPERT | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT SHARES | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO DISAPPLY STATUTORY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS ON SHARE ALLOTMENTS* | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF ITS OWN SHARES* | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | TO ADOPT NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | | For | | For | | Management |
SIGNET GROUP PLC (FORMERLY RATNERS)
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Ticker: | | SIG | | Security ID: | | 82668L872 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 12, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | NOV 7, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO AMEND THE RIGHTS OF ORDINARY SHARES ON For A WINDING UP IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO APPROVE THE SHARE CAPITAL REDUCTION, For INCREASE AND REDENOMINATION | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION For PURSUANT TO THE REDENOMINATION | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
4 | | TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO ALLOT For SHARES | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO DISAPPLY STATUTORY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS For ON SHARE ALLOTMENTS | | For | | Management |
6 | | TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO MAKE MARKET For PURCHASES OF ITS OWN SHARES | | For | | Management |
SOUTHERN COMPANY
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Ticker: | | SO | | Security ID: | | 842587107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Juanita Powell Baranco | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Dorrit J. Bern | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Francis S. Blake | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Thomas F. Chapman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director H.William Habermeyer, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Donald M. James | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director J.Neal Purcell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director David M. Ratcliffe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director William G. Smith, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Gerald J. St. Pe | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Report on Emission Reduction Goals | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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SYNAGRO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | | | | | | |
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Ticker: | | SYGR | | Security ID: | | 871562203 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 29, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
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U.S. BANCORP
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Ticker: | | USB | | Security ID: | | 902973304 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Victoria Buynisk Gluckman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Olivia F. Kirtley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jerry W. Levin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard G. Reiten | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Approve Report of the Compensation Committee | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Establish SERP Policy | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
UNITED ONLINE, INC.
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Ticker: | | UNTD | | Security ID: | | 911268100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert Berglass | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kenneth L. Coleman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
UNITRIN, INC.
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Ticker: | | UTR | | Security ID: | | 913275103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James E. Annable | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Eric J. Draut | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Donald V. Fites | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Douglas G. Geoga | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Reuben L. Hedlund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jerrold V. Jerome | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William E. Johnston Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Wayne Kauth | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Fayez S. Sarofim | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.10 | | Elect Director Donald G. Southwell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Richard C. Vie | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Ann E. Ziegler | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
VALERO LP
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Ticker: | | VLI | | Security ID: | | 91913W104 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP18, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Written Consent |
Record Date: | | AUG 15, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
|
1 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS | | | | | | |
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Ticker: | | VZ | | Security ID: | | 92343V104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director James R. Barker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Richard L. Carrion | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director M. Frances Keeth | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Sandra O. Moose | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Thomas H. O’Brien | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Hugh B. Price | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director John W. Snow | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director John R. Stafford | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Elect Director Robert D. Storey | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
17 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
18 | | Eliminate or Restrict Severance Agreements (Change-in-Control) | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
19 | | Disclose Information on Compensation Consultant | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
20 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officer’s Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
21 | | Adopt Policy on Overboarded Director | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
22 | | Approve Terms of Existing Poison Pill | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
23 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
VF CORP.
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Ticker: | | VFC | | Security ID: | | 918204108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Edward E. Crutchfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director George Fellows | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Daniel R. Hesse | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
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Ticker: | | WMI | | Security ID: | | 94106L109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Pastora San Juan Cafferty | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Patrick W. Gross | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Thomas I. Morgan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director John C. Pope | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director W. Robert Reum | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director David P. Steiner | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
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Ticker: | | WFC | | Security ID: | | 949746101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John S. Chen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Susan E. Engel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert L. Joss | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Richard D. McCormick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan | | For | | Against | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Philip J. Quigley | | For | | Against | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Donald B. Rice | | For | | Against | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Judith M. Runstad | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Susan G. Swenson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director Michael W. Wright | | For | | Against | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Establish SERP Policy | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Loan Pricing | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Report on Emission Reduction Goals | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
WHITNEY HOLDING CORP.
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Ticker: | | WTNY | | Security ID: | | 966612103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard B. Crowell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael L. Lomax | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Dean E. Taylor | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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Ticker: | | WWE | | Security ID: | | 98156Q108 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP14, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 21, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Vincent K. Mcmahon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Linda E. Mcmahon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert A. Bowman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director David Kenin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Joseph Perkins | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Michael B. Solomon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Michael Sileck | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.
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Ticker: | | ZNT | | Security ID: | | 989390109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Max M. Kampelman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert J. Miller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Leon E. Panetta | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Catherine B. Reynolds | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Alan I. Rothenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director William S. Sessions | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Gerald Tsai, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Michael Wm. Zavis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Stanley R. Zax | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ASTON/RIVER ROAD SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | AE | | Security ID: | | 006351308 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director K.S. Adams, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director F.T. Webster | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director E.C. Reinauer, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director E.J. Webster, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director L.E. Bell | | For | | For | | Management |
AGILYSYS INC.
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Ticker: | | AGYS | | Security ID: | | 00847J105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | JAN 31, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Sale of Company Assets | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
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Ticker: | | ANR | | Security ID: | | 02076X102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mary Ellen Bowers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John S. Brinzo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director E. Linn Draper, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Glenn A. Eisenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John W. Fox, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Michael J. Quillen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Ted G. Wood | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
AMERICAN DAIRY INC
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Ticker: | | ADY | | Security ID: | | 025334103 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 28, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 1, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Leng You-Bin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Liu Hua | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Kevin Likeng Tseng | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.4 | | Elect Director Tracy Lee/lee Hui Lan | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Kirk Gordon Downing | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director James Lewis | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Other Business | | For | | For | | Management |
APTARGROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | ATR | | Security ID: | | 038336103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 8, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alain Chevassus | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephen J. Hagge | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Carl A. Siebel | | For | | For | | Management |
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.
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Ticker: | | ATNI | | Security ID: | | 049079205 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 13, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Martin L. Budd | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Cornelius B. Prior, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Charles J. Roesslien | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Brian A. Schuchman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Henry U. Wheatley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
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Ticker: | | BKS | | Security ID: | | 067774109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Leonard Riggio | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael J. Del Giudice | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William Sheluck, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Lawrence S. Zilavy | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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BARNWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | BRN | | Security ID: | | 068221100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 8, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Morton H. Kinzler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Alan D. Hunter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Erik Hazelhoff-Roelfzema | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Martin Anderson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Murray C. Gardner, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Alexander C. Kinzler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Terry Johnston | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Russell M. Gifford | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Diane G. Kranz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Kevin K. Takata | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Ahron H. Haspel | | For | | For | | Management |
BOSTON PRIVATE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
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Ticker: | | BPFH | | Security ID: | | 101119105 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Eugene S. Colangelo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Allen L. Sinai | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Timothy L. Vaill | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Stephen M. Waters | | For | | For | | Management |
BOWNE & CO., INC.
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Ticker: | | BNE | | Security ID: | | 103043105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director C.J. Crosetto | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director D.B. Fox | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director M.J. Hopper | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director L.A. Stanley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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BRINKS COMPANY, THE
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | BCO | | Security ID: | | 109696104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James R. Barker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas R. Hudson Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Murray D. Martin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Timothy Smart | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Turner | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMUNITIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | CALC | | Security ID: | | 129915203 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Geoffrey W. Arens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Phillip R. Burnaman, Ii | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Raymond J. Pacini | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Thomas W. Sabin, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CALLAWAY GOLF CO.
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Ticker: | | ELY | | Security ID: | | 131193104 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director George Fellows | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ronald S. Beard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John C. Cushman, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Yotaro Kobayashi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Richard L. Rosenfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Anthony S. Thornley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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CANTERBURY PARK HOLDING CORP.
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Ticker: | | ECP | | Security ID: | | 13811E101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 13, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Patrick R. Cruzen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Carin J. Offerman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Curtis A. Sampson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Randall D. Sampson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Dale H. Schenian | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Burton F. Dahlberg | | For | | For | | Management |
CASEY’S GENERAL STORES, INC.
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Ticker: | | CASY | | Security ID: | | 147528103 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP15, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 21, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Donald F. Lamberti | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ronald M. Lamb | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert J. Myers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jack P. Taylor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Johnny Danos | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John R. Fitzgibbon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Patricia Clare Sullivan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Kenneth H. Haynie | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director William C. Kimball | | For | | For | | Management |
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CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
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Ticker: | | CASS | | Security ID: | | 14808P109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Lawrence A. Collett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Wayne J. Grace | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James J. Lindemann | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Andrew J. Signorelli | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John L. Gillis, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CBRL GROUP, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | CBRL | | Security ID: | | 12489V106 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 28, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP29, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James D. Carreker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert V. Dale | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard J. Dobkin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert C. Hilton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Charles E. Jones, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director B.F. Lowery | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Martha M. Mitchell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Erik Vonk | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Andrea M. Weiss | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Jimmie D. White | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Michael A. Woodhouse | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CENTERPLATE INC
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | CVP | | Security ID: | | 15200E204 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Felix P. Chee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Sue Ling Gin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Alfred Poe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Janet L. Steinmayer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter F. Wallace | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director David M. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Glenn R. Zander | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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CHAPARRAL RESOURCES, INC.
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Ticker: | | CHAR | | Security ID: | | 159420306 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP29, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | AUG 24, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | Against | | Management |
CHC HELICOPTER CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | FLY.A | | Security ID: | | 12541C203 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP28, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 1, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Sylvain Allard, Donald Carty, Craig L. Dobbin, Craig C. Dobbin, Mark Dobbin, George N. Gillett Jr., John J. Kelly, Jack M. Mintz, Bob Reid, Guylaine Saucier, William W. Stinson as Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Repeal Bylaw No. 2 | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | The undersigned hereby declares that these shares are owned and controlled by a Canadian (Vote FOR) OR ARE NOT owned or controlled by a Canadian (Vote ABSTAIN) | | None | | Abstain | | Management |
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | COKE | | Security ID: | | 191098102 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director J. Frank Harrison, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director H. W. McKay Belk | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Sharon A. Decker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William B. Elmore | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.5 | | Elect Director Henry W. Flint | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director James E. Harris | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Deborah S. Harrison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Ned R. McWherter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director John W. Murrey, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Carl Ware | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Dennis A. Wicker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Stock Award to Executive | | For | | For | | Management |
COINMACH SERVICE CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DRA | | Security ID: | | 19259W107 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 27, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 12, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Stephen R. Kerrigan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James N. Chapman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David A. Donnini | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Woody M. McGee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Bruce V. Rauner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John R. Scheessele | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William M. Kelly | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
COINMACH SERVICE CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DRA | | Security ID: | | 19259W206 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 27, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 12, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Stephen R. Kerrigan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James N. Chapman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David A. Donnini | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Woody M. McGee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Bruce V. Rauner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John R. Scheessele | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William M. Kelly | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
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COMPUTER SERVICES INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | CSVI | | Security ID: | | 20539A105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Steven A. Powless | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Linda J. Vitale | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert L. Walker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Basil N. Drossos | | For | | For | | Management |
ENCORE ACQUISITION COMPANY
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EAC | | Security ID: | | 29255W100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director I. Jon Brumley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jon S. Brumley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John A. Bailey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Martin C. Bowen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Ted Collins, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Ted A. Gardner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John V. Genova | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director James A. Winne III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EPM | | Security ID: | | 30049A107 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 6, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 1, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert S. Herlin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Laird Q. Cagan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gene Stoever | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director E.J. Dipaolo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William Dozier | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | Against | | Management |
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EXPONENT, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EXPO | | Security ID: | | 30214U102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 6, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Barbara M. Barrett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael R. Gaulke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jon R. Katzenbach | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Stephen C. Riggins | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | FADV | | Security ID: | | 31845F100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 8, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Parker Kennedy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Anand Nallathambi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director J. David Chatham | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Barry Connelly | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Frank Mcmahon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Donald Nickelson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Donald Robert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Jill Kanin-Lovers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director D. Van Skilling | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director David Walker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
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FIRSTSERVICE CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | FSV | | Security ID: | | 33761N109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual/Special |
Record Date: | | MAY 25, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
2.1 | | Elect Director David R. Beatty | | For | | For | | Management |
2.2 | | Elect Director Brendan Calder | | For | | For | | Management |
2.3 | | Elect Director Peter F. Cohen | | For | | For | | Management |
2.4 | | Elect Director Bernard I. Ghert | | For | | For | | Management |
2.5 | | Elect Director Michael D. Harris | | For | | For | | Management |
2.6 | | Elect Director Jay S. Hennick | | For | | For | | Management |
2.7 | | Elect Director Steven S. Rogers | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | FRS | | Security ID: | | 358748101 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 2, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 3, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert J. (RJ) Dourney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Lorrence T. Kellar | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William J. Reik, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Karen F. Maier | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine | | For | | For | | Management |
GUITAR CENTER, INC.
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Ticker: | | GTRC | | Security ID: | | 402040109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Marty Albertson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Larry Livingston | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Pat MacMillan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Bob L. Martin | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director George Mrkonic | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Kenneth Reiss | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Walter Rossi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Peter Starrett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Paul Tarvin | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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GYRODYNE CO. OF AMERICA, INC.
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Ticker: | | GYRO | | Security ID: | | 403820103 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 7, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Proxy Contest |
Record Date: | | OCT 30, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul L. Lamb | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Nader G.M. Salour | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard B. Smith | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | Did Not Vote | | Management |
1.1 | | Elect Director Timothy Brog | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Philip Goldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Andrew Dakos | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison | | For | | For | | Shareholder |
| | Pill) to Shareholder Vote | | | | | | |
HILB ROGAL & HOBBS CO
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Ticker: | | HRH | | Security ID: | | 431294107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Anthony F. Markel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Scott R. Royster | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert S. Ukrop | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Director and Officer Indemnification/Liability Provisions | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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IDT CORP.
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Ticker: | | IDT.C | | Security ID: | | 448947101 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 14, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 20, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Alan Claman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director James A. Courter | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Howard S. Jonas | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Marc E. Knoller | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director James R. Mellor | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Marc J. Oppenheimer | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Judah Schorr | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
10 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
IMATION CORP.
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Ticker: | | IMN | | Security ID: | | 45245A107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Charles A. Haggerty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Glen A. Taylor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Daryl J. White | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO S.A.
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Ticker: | | IBA | | Security ID: | | 456463108 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 23, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | NOV 7, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | PRESENTATION AND, IN ITS CASE, APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE BY-LAWS, TO ADJUST THEM TO THE APPLICABLE LEGAL DISPOSITIONS. RESOLUTIONS THEREOF. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL DELEGATES OF THE COMPANY, IN ORDER TO FORMALIZE THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THIS MEETING, AND IN ITS CASE, REGISTER THE CORRESPONDING PUBLIC DOCUMENT IN THE PUBLIC REGISTRY OF COMMERCE. RESOLUTIONS THEREOF. | | For | | For | | Management |
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INDUSTRIAS BACHOCO SA DE CV
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Ticker: | | IBA | | Security ID: | | 456463108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Accept Supervisory Board’s and Audit Committee’s Report for Fiscal Year Ended 12-31-06 | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Accept Financial Report for fiscal Year Ended 2006 regarding Adherence to Tax Obligations | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Present Report on Share Repurchase Policy and Set Aggregate Nominal Amount of Share Repurchase Reserve | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Cash Dividends | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Board Members and Board Secretary | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Members to Audit Committee | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Approve Remuneration of Directors, Board Secretary, and Audit Committee Members | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Designate Inspector or Shareholder Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
INGRAM MICRO, INC.
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Ticker: | | IM | | Security ID: | | 457153104 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 11, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Orrin H. Ingram, Ii | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael T. Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gregory M.E. Spierkel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Joe B. Wyatt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Leslie S. Heisz | | For | | For | | Management |
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INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP.
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Ticker: | | IBOC | | Security ID: | | 459044103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director L. Avigael | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director I. Greenblum | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director R.D. Guerra | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director R.E. Haynes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director D.B. Hastings, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director I. Navarro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director S. Neiman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director P.J. Newman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director D.E. Nixon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director L. Salinas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director A.R. Sanchez, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
INTERSTATE HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
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Ticker: | | IHR | | Security ID: | | 46088S106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 31, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director James F. Dannhauser | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Ronald W. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director James B. McCurry | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director John J. Russell, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
INVITROGEN CORP.
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Ticker: | | IVGN | | Security ID: | | 46185R100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 27, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Per A. Peterson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Bradley G. Lorimier | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director D.C. U’Prichard | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC.
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Ticker: | | ISLE | | Security ID: | | 464592104 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 26, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 31, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Bernard Goldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert S. Goldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Emanuel Crystal | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Alan J. Glazer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director W. Randolph Baker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jeffrey D. Goldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John G. Brackenbury | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Shaun R. Hayes | | For | | For | | Management |
J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.
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Ticker: | | JJSF | | Security ID: | | 466032109 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 10, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Dennis G. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
LABOR READY, INC.
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Ticker: | | LRW | | Security ID: | | 505401208 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 29, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Steven C. Cooper | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Keith D. Grinstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas E. Mcchesney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gates Mckibbin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director J.P. Sambataro, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director William W. Steele | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Robert J. Sullivan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Craig E. Tall | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Ticker: | | LI | | Security ID: | | 50730R102 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 14, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John F. Chlebowski | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James H. Dickerson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Maria A. Sastre | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | LFG | | Security ID: | | 514936103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 22, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Theodore L. Chandler, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles H. Foster, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Dianne M. Neal | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert T. Skunda | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Marshall B. Wishnack | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Articles-Non-Routine—Modify the Article Pertaining to Shareholder Approval of Certain matters | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | LKI | | Security ID: | | 521078105 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 10, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP14, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Maurice Tempelsman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Leon Tempelsman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Lucien Burstein | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.4 | | Elect Director Myer Feldman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard A. Berenson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Robert A. Del Genio | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MAC-GRAY CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | TUC | | Security ID: | | 554153106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 13, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Edward F. Mccauley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David W. Bryan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Mary Ann Tocio | | For | | For | | Management |
MARTEN TRANSPORT, LTD.
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Ticker: | | MRTN | | Security ID: | | 573075108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Randolph L. Marten | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Larry B. Hagness | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Winkel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jerry M. Bauer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Christine K. Marten | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | MLP | | Security ID: | | 577345101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Miles R. Gilburne | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kent T. Lucien | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David A. Heenan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
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MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP
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Ticker: | | TAXI | | Security ID: | | 583928106 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mario M. Cuomo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Andrew M. Murstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Approve Removal of Fundamental Investment Policy | | For | | For | | Management |
MEDIA GENERAL, INC.
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Ticker: | | MEG | | Security ID: | | 584404107 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Charles A. Davis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Rodney A. Smolla | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Walter E. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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MEREDITH CORP.
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Ticker: | | MDP | | Security ID: | | 589433101 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 8, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP8, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Herbert M. Baum | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James R. Craigie | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Frederick B. Henry | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William T. Kerr | | For | | For | | Management |
MIDLAND CO., THE
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Ticker: | | MLAN | | Security ID: | | 597486109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director J.P. Hayden, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William T. Hayden | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John M. O’Mara | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Francis Marie Thrailkill, Osu | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MORGANS HOTEL GROUP COMPANY
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | MHGC | | Security ID: | | 61748W108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Lance Armstrong | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert Friedman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David T. Hamamoto | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Thomas L. Harrison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Fred J. Kleisner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Edwin L. Knetzger, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director W. Edward Scheetz | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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NIC INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | EGOV | | Security ID: | | 62914B100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jeffery S. Fraser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Harry H. Herington | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John L. Bunce, Jr. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Art N. Burtscher | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Daniel J. Evans | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Ross C. Hartley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Pete Wilson | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
NUCO2, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | NUCO | | Security ID: | | 629428103 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 7, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 20, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director J. Robert Vipond | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Christopher White | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
OMEGA PROTEIN CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | OME | | Security ID: | | 68210P107 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul M. Kearns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director J.L. Von Rosenberg III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
OWENS & MINOR, INC.
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Ticker: | | OMI | | Security ID: | | 690732102 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director A. Marshall Acuff, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.2 | | Elect Director Anne Marie Whittemore | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | GLT | | Security ID: | | 377316104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 8, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Kathleen A. Dahlberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard C. Ill | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Lee C. Stewart | | For | | For | | Management |
PAIN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Ticker: | | PTIE | | Security ID: | | 69562K100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael J. O’Donnell | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Nadav Friedmann, Ph.D., M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO.
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Ticker: | | PFGC | | Security ID: | | 713755106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mary C. Doswell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert C. Sledd | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Steven L. Spinner | | For | | For | | Management |
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PICO HOLDINGS, INC.
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Ticker: | | PICO | | Security ID: | | 693366205 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 4, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 6, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director S.W. Foulkrod, III, Esq | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard D. Ruppert, Md | | For | | For | | Management |
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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Ticker: | | POR | | Security ID: | | 736508847 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John W. Ballantine | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Rodney L. Brown, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David A. Dietzler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Peggy Y. Fowler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Mark B. Ganz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Corbin A. McNeill, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Neil J. Nelson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director M. Lee Pelton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Maria M. Pope | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Robert T.F. Reid | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
PROSPECT ENERGY CORP.
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Ticker: | | PSEC | | Security ID: | | 74348T102 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP21, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director F. Lee Liebolt, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director M. Grier Eliasek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William J. Gremp | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Company Specific-Approve to Sell Shares of Common Stock Below Net Asset Value | | For | | For | | Management |
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REDDY ICE HOLDINGS, INC.
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Ticker: | | FRZ | | Security ID: | | 75734R105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William P. Brick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Theodore J. Host | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael S. McGrath | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Tracy L. Noll | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert N. Verdecchio | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jimmy C. Weaver | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
REGIS CORP.
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Ticker: | | RGS | | Security ID: | | 758932107 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 26, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP15, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Rolf F. Bjelland | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Paul D. Finkelstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas L. Gregory | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Van Zandt Hawn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Susan Hoyt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director David B. Kunin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Myron Kunin | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
REPUBLIC BANCORP, INC. KY
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Ticker: | | RBCAA | | Security ID: | | 760281204 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Bernard M. Trager | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Steven E. Trager | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director A. Scott Trager | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director R. Wayne Stratton | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.5 | | Elect Director Michael T. Rust | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Sandra Metts Snowden | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Susan Stout Tamme | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Charles E. Anderson | | For | | For | | Management |
RUDDICK CORP.
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Ticker: | | RDK | | Security ID: | | 781258108 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 8, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alan T. Dickson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Anna Spangler Nelson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Bailey W. Patrick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert H. Spilman, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve/Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | SAFT | | Security ID: | | 78648T100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 3, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Frederic H. Lindeberg | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SJW CORP.
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Ticker: | | SJW | | Security ID: | | 784305104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director M.L. Cali | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director J.P. Dinapoli | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director D.R. King | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director G.E. Moss | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director W.R. Roth | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.6 | | Elect Director C.J. Toeniskoetter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director F.R. Ulrich, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director R.A. Van Valer | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS, INC.
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Ticker: | | TRK | | Security ID: | | 847788106 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Bruton Smith | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William P. Benton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert L. Rewey | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
STEPAN CO.
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Ticker: | | SCL | | Security ID: | | 858586100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gregory E. Lawton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert G. Potter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director F. Quinn Stepan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edward J. Wehmer | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
STRATTEC SECURITY CORP.
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Ticker: | | STRT | | Security ID: | | 863111100 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 3, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 22, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director David R. Zimmer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Harold M. Stratton, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert Feitler | | For | | For | | Management |
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SUN HYDRAULICS CORP.
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Ticker: | | SNHY | | Security ID: | | 866942105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 11, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Marc Bertoneche | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ferdinand E. Megerlin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Philippe Lemaitre | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Deferred Compensation Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
SYNAGRO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | SYGR | | Security ID: | | 871562203 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 29, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | FEB 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
TBS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Ticker: | | TBSI | | Security ID: | | G86975151 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JOSEPH E. ROYCE | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: GREGG L. MCNELIS | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JAMES W. BAYLEY | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JOHN P. CAHILL | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: RANDEE E. DAY | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: WILLAIM P. HARRINGTON | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: PETER S. SHAERF | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ALEXANDER SMIGELSKI | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | REAPPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP TO SERVE AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM UNTIL THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE BOARD, ACTING THROUGH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, T | | For | | For | | Management |
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TWEEN BRANDS INC
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Ticker: | | TWB | | Security ID: | | 901166108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director David A. Krinsky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kenneth T. Stevens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Kenneth J. Strottman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORP.
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Ticker: | | UMPQ | | Security ID: | | 904214103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ronald F. Angell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Scott D. Chambers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Raymond P. Davis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Allyn C. Ford | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director David B. Frohnmayer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Stephen M. Gambee | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Dan Giustina | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director William A. Lansing | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Theodore S. Mason | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Diane D. Miller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Bryan L. Timm | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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UNITED ONLINE, INC.
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Ticker: | | UNTD | | Security ID: | | 911268100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert Berglass | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kenneth L. Coleman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
UNITRIN, INC.
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Ticker: | | UTR | | Security ID: | | 913275103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James E. Annable | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Eric J. Draut | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Donald V. Fites | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Douglas G. Geoga | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Reuben L. Hedlund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jerrold V. Jerome | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William E. Johnston Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Wayne Kauth | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Fayez S. Sarofim | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Donald G. Southwell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Richard C. Vie | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Ann E. Ziegler | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
VALUE LINE, INC.
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Ticker: | | VALU | | Security ID: | | 920437100 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 25, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 4, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director H.A. Brecher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director E.A. Buttner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director J.B. Buttner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director D.T. Henigson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director H. Pardes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director M.N. Ruth | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director E.J. Shanahan | | For | | For | | Management |
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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC.
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Ticker: | | VLGEA | | Security ID: | | 927107409 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 8, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 6, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James Sumas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Perry Sumas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert Sumas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William Sumas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John Sumas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John J. Mcdermott | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Steven Crystal | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director David C. Judge | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
WCA WASTE CORP.
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Ticker: | | WCAA | | Security ID: | | 92926K103 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 13, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | JUN 26, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Company Specific-Approve Issuance of Preferred Shares Pursuant to Stock Purchase Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
WCA WASTE CORP.
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Ticker: | | WCAA | | Security ID: | | 92926K103 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP15, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 18, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jerome M. Kruszka | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ballard O. Castleman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard E. Bean | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Roger A. Ramsey | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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YRC WORLDWIDE INC
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Ticker: | | YRCW | | Security ID: | | 984249102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Cassandra C. Carr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Howard M. Dean | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John F. Fiedler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Dennis E. Foster | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John C. McKelvey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Phillip J. Meek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William L. Trubeck | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Carl W. Vogt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director William D. Zollars | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ZAPATA CORP.
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Ticker: | | ZAP | | Security ID: | | 989070602 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 13, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Edward S. Glazer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert V. Leffler | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ASTON/TAMRO LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
AES CORP., THE
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Ticker: | | AES | | Security ID: | | 00130H105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard Darman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Paul Hanrahan | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.3 | | Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John A. Koskinen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Philip Lader | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John H. McArthur | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Sandra O. Moose | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Philip A. Odeen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Charles O. Rossotti | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Sven Sandstrom | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ALCOA INC.
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Ticker: | | AA | | Security ID: | | 013817101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Carlos Ghosn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Henry B. Schacht | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditor | | For | | For | | Management |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | AIG | | Security ID: | | 026874107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ellen V. Futter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Stephen L. Hammerman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard C. Holbrooke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director George L. Miles, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Morris W. Offit | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director James F. Orr, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Virginia M. Rometty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Michael H. Sutton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Edmund S.W. Tse | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.14 | | Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director Frank G. Zarb | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.
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Ticker: | | APC | | Security ID: | | 032511107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Larry Barcus | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James L. Bryan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director H. Paulett Eberhart | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James T. Hackett | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | BUD | | Security ID: | | 035229103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director August A. Busch III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director August A. Busch IV | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Carlos Fernandez G. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James R. Jones | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Andrew C. Taylor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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AVERY DENNISON CORP.
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Ticker: | | AVY | | Security ID: | | 053611109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Rolf Borjesson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Peter W. Mullin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Patrick T. Siewert | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
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Ticker: | | BRK.A | | Security ID: | | 084670207 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Warren E. Buffett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles T. Munger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Howard G. Buffett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Susan L. Decker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William H. Gates III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director David S. Gottesman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Charlotte Guyman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Donald R. Keough | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Olson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Walter Scott, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Prohibit Investments in Foreign Corporations Operating in Markets Embargoed by the United States Government | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP.
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Ticker: | | COF | | Security ID: | | 14040H105 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 22, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | JUL 7, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
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CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP.
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Ticker: | | COF | | Security ID: | | 14040H105 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director W. Ronald Dietz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Lewis Hay, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Mayo A. Shattuck, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Articles of Incorporation — Remove Provision of Plurality Voting for the Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
CINTAS CORP.
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Ticker: | | CTAS | | Security ID: | | 172908105 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 10, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 18, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard T. Farmer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert J. Kohlhepp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Scott D. Farmer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gerald S. Adolph | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Paul R. Carter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Gerald V. Dirvin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Joyce Hergenhan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Roger L. Howe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director David C. Phillips | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
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Ticker: | | CSCO | | Security ID: | | 17275R102 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 15, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP18, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Carol A. Bartz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael D. Capellas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Larry R. Carter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John T. Chambers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Dr. John L. Hennessy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven M. West | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Jerry Yang | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Report on Internet Fragmentation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
CITIGROUP INC.
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Ticker: | | C | | Security ID: | | 172967101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director George David | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director John M. Deutch | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Anne Mulcahy | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Richard D. Parsons | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Charles Prince | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Judith Rodin | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Robert E. Rubin | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Report on Government Service of Employees | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
18 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
19 | | Approve Report of the Compensation Committee | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
20 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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# | | Proposal | Mgt Rec | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
21 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
22 | | Stock Retention/Holding Period | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
23 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
24 | | Amend Bylaws to Permit Shareholders to Call Special Meetings | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE
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Ticker: | | KO | | Security ID: | | 191216100 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Herbert A. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Ronald W. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Cathleen P. Black | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Barry Diller | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director E. Neville Isdell | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Donald R. Keough | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Donald F. McHenry | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Sam Nunn | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director James D. Robinson, III | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director James B. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
16 | | Report on Chemical and Biological Testing Data | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Report on Environmental Liabilities in India | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
18 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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COMCAST CORP.
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Ticker: | | CMCSA | | Security ID: | | 20030N101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director S. Decker Anstrom | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edward D. Breen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Julian A. Brodsky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Joseph J. Collins | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director J. Michael Cook | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Brian L. Roberts | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Judith Rodin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Michael I. Sovern | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Prepare Sustainability Report | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Company-Specific — Adopt Recapitalization Plan | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
7 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE
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Ticker: | | DOW | | Security ID: | | 260543103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Arnold A. Allemang | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jacqueline K. Barton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James A. Bell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Barbara H. Franklin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John B. Hess | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Geoffery E. Merszei | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | WITHDRAWN | | None | | Withhold | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director James M. Ringler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Ruth G. Shaw | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Paul G. Stern | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
3 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Report on Remediation Policies in Bhopal | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Report on Genetically Modified Organisms | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Report on Environmental Remediation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
7 | | Evaluate Potential Links Between Company Products and Asthma | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DD | | Security ID: | | 263534109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 2, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard H. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert A. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John T. Dillon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Eleuthere I. du Pont | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Lois D. Juliber | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Masahisa Naitoh | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Sean O’Keefe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director William K. Reilly | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Report on Genetically Modified Organisms | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Evaluate Community Impact of Plant Closures or Layoffs | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Report on PFOA Compounds in DuPont Products | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
7 | | Report on Lobbying Expenditures related to Environmental Pollution | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Prepare a Global Warming Report | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Report on Security of Chemical Facilities | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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EBAY INC.
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Ticker: | | EBAY | | Security ID: | | 278642103 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Philippe Bourguignon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Tierney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
EMC CORP.
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Ticker: | | EMC | | Security ID: | | 268648102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael W. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John R. Egan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David N. Strohm | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Limit Composition of Committee(s) to Independent Directors | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company Specific-Adopt Simple Majority Vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
9 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
EXXON MOBIL CORP.
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Ticker: | | XOM | | Security ID: | | 30231G102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponser |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael J. Boskin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William W. George | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James R. Houghton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William R. Howell | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.5 | | Elect Director Reatha Clark King | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Philip E. Lippincott | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven S Reinemund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Walter V. Shipley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director J. Stephen Simon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Initiate Payment of Cash Dividend | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Company-Specific- Amend Article IX of the Corporation’s by-laws | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Review Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Limit Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
12 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
13 | | Amend Equal Employment Opportunity Policy to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
14 | | Report on Environmental Accountability | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
15 | | Report on Emission Reduction Goals | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
16 | | Report on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Information at Gas Stations | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Energy Portfolio | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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Ticker: | | F | | Security ID: | | 345370860 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John R. H. Bond | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephen G. Butler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Kimberly A. Casiano | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Edsel B. Ford, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William Clay Ford, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.6 | | Elect Director Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Richard A. Manoogian | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Ellen R. Marram | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Alan Mulally | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Homer A. Neal | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Jorma Ollila | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director John L. Thornton | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditor | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Disclosure of Executive Compensation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Adopt Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter — Call Special Meetings | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Company-Specific — Adopt Recapitalization Plan | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
7 | | Report on Global Warming | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
8 | | Amend EEO Policy to Exclude Reference to Sexual Orientation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Performance-Based Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Report on Implications of Rising Health Care Costs | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
FREDDIE MAC
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Ticker: | | FRE | | Security ID: | | 313400301 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP8, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 30, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Geoffrey T. Boisi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michelle Engler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert R. Glauber | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Thomas S. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William M. Lewis, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Shaun F. O’Malley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Ronald F. Poe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Stephen A. Ross | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Richard F. Syron | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE
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Ticker: | | GS | | Security ID: | | 38141G104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 11, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Lord Browne of Madingley | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director John H. Bryan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Gary D. Cohn | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Claes Dahlback | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Stephen Friedman | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director William W. George | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director James A. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Lois D. Juliber | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director Jon Winkelried | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
16 | | Sustainability Report | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
HOME DEPOT, INC.
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Ticker: | | HD | | Security ID: | | 437076102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director David H. Batchelder | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Francis S. Blake | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director John L. Clendenin | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez | | For | | Against | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Milledge A. Hart, III | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Bonnie G. Hill | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Helen Johnson-Leipold | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
10 | | Elect Director Lawrence R. Johnston | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Kenneth G. Langone | | For | | Against | | Management |
12 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
14 | | Prepare Employment Diversity Report | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
15 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
16 | | Claw-back of Payments under Restatements | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
17 | | Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans to Shareholder vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
18 | | Performance-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
19 | | Pay for Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
20 | | Affirm Political Non-partisanship | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
21 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
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Ticker: | | JNJ | | Security ID: | | 478160104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 27, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James G. Cullen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Leo F. Mullin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Christine A. Poon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Charles Prince | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven S Reinemund | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director David Satcher | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director William C. Weldon | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans to Shareholder vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
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Ticker: | | JPM | | Security ID: | | 46625H100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephen B. Burke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James S. Crown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James Dimon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Ellen V. Futter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director William H. Gray, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Robert I. Lipp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director David C. Novak | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Lee R. Raymond | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director William C. Weldon | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Put Repricing of Stock Options to Shareholder Vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
4 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
9 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
10 | | Report on Management Initiatives to Address Links to Slavery and Human Rights Abuse | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
KROGER CO., THE
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Ticker: | | KR | | Security ID: | | 501044101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 28, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 30, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John L. Clendenin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David B. Dillon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director David B. Lewis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Don W. McGeorge | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director W. Rodney McMullen | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jorge P. Montoya | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Clyde R. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Susan M. Phillips | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Steven R. Rogel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director James A. Runde | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Articles/Regulations—i)Rules of Conduct in Connection with Shareholder Meetings and (ii) Meetings Outside Cincinnati | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Report on Climate Change | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
MCDONALD’S CORP.
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Ticker: | | MCD | | Security ID: | | 580135101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Edward A. Brennan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Walter E. Massey | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Roger W. Stone | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Label Genetically Modified Organisms | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Adopt and Implement ILO Based Code of Conduct | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
MICROSOFT CORP.
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Ticker: | | MSFT | | Security ID: | | 594918104 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 14, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP8, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director William H. Gates, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr., Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Dina Dublon | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director David F. Marquardt | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
7 | | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Helmut Panke | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Jon A. Shirley | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Cease Product Sales that Can Be Used to Violate Human Rights | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
12 | | Amend EEO Statement to Not Reference Sexual Orientation | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
13 | | Establish Shareholder Advisory Committee | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC.
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Ticker: | | NOV | | Security ID: | | 637071101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 13, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ben A. Guill | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Roger L. Jarvis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Eric L. Mattson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
PEPSICO, INC.
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Ticker: | | PEP | | Security ID: | | 713448108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Dina Dublon | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Victor J. Dzau, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Ray L. Hunt | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Sharon Percy Rockefeller | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director James J. Schiro | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Daniel Vasella | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Michael D. White | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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PFIZER INC.
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Ticker: | | PFE | | Security ID: | | 717081103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael S. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director M. Anthony Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert N. Burt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director W. Don Cornwell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director William H. Gray, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Constance J. Horner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director William R. Howell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director George A. Lorch | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Dana G. Mead | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Report on Animal Testing Policies | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Amend Animal Welfare Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
RAYTHEON CO.
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Ticker: | | RTN | | Security ID: | | 755111507 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 8, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Barbara M. Barrett | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Vernon E. Clark | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director John M. Deutch | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Frederic M. Poses | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Skates | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director William R. Spivey | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director William H. Swanson | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
12 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
13 | | Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans to Shareholder vote | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
SARA LEE CORP.
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Ticker: | | SLE | | Security ID: | | 803111103 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 26, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP1, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Brenda C. Barnes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director J.T. Battenberg, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Christopher B. Begley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Cynthia B. Carroll | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director James S. Crown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Willie D. Davis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Laurette T. Koellner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Cornelis J.A. Van Lede | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Sir Ian Prosser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Rozanne L. Ridgway | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Jonathan P. Ward | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Approve Report of the Compensation Committee | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP.
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Ticker: | | SGP | | Security ID: | | 806605101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Hans W. Becherer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Colligan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Fred Hassan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director C. Robert Kidder | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Philip Leder, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Carl E. Mundy, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Antonio M. Perez | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.9 | | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Jack L. Stahl | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Robert F.W. van Oordt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Company Specific—Adopt Majority Voting | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
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Ticker: | | LUV | | Security ID: | | 844741108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Colleen C. Barrett | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David W. Biegler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Louis E. Caldera | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director C. Webb Crockett | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William H. Cunningham, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Travis C. Johnson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Herbert D. Kelleher | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Gary C. Kelly | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Nancy B. Loeffler | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director John T. Montford | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company Specific-Adopt Simple Majority Vote | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
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Ticker: | | UPS | | Security ID: | | 911312106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael J. Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Stuart E. Eizenstat | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Michael L. Eskew | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director James P. Kelly | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Ann M. Livermore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Victor A. Pelson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director John W. Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Carol B. Tome | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Ben Verwaayen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
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Ticker: | | UNH | | Security ID: | | 91324P102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 29, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William C. Ballard, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard T. Burke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert J. Darretta | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Company Specific—Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement for Removal of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Amend Articles-Make Stylistic, Clarifying and Conforming Changes | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
9 | | Establish SERP Policy | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
10 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
11 | | Equal Access to the Proxy for Purpose of Electing a Director | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC
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Ticker: | | VOD | | Security ID: | | 92857W100 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 25, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | JUN 13, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO APPROVE THE RETURN OF CAPITAL BY WAY OF A B SHARE SCHEME AND SHARE CONSOLIDATION AND THE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | For | | For | | Management |
3.1 | | Elect Director Sir John Bond | | For | | For | | Management |
3.2 | | Elect Director Arun Sarin | | For | | For | | Management |
3.3 | | Elect Director Thomas Geitner | | For | | For | | Management |
3.4 | | Elect Director Dr Michael Boskin | | For | | For | | Management |
3.5 | | Elect Director Lord Broers | | For | | For | | Management |
3.6 | | Elect Director John Buchanan | | For | | For | | Management |
3.7 | | Elect Director Andrew Halford | | For | | For | | Management |
3.8 | | Elect Director Prof J. Schrempp | | For | | For | | Management |
3.9 | | Elect Director Luc Vandevelde | | For | | For | | Management |
3.10 | | Elect Director Philip Yea | | For | | For | | Management |
3.11 | | Elect Director Anne Lauvergeon | | For | | For | | Management |
3.12 | | Elect Director Anthony Watson | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO APPROVE A FINAL DIVIDEND OF 3.87P PER ORDINARY SHARE | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO AUTHORISE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITORS | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | TO ADOPT NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION + | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | TO AUTHORISE DONATIONS UNDER THE POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT 2000 | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES UNDER ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE 16.3 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION + | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY S PURCHASE OF ITS OWN SHARES (SECTION 166, COMPANIES ACT 1985) + | | For | | For | | Management |
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WAL-MART STORES, INC.
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Ticker: | | WMT | | Security ID: | | 931142103 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Aida M. Alvarez | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director James W. Breyer | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Roger C. Corbett | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Douglas N. Daft | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director David D. Glass | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Allen I. Questrom | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director H. Lee Scott, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Jack C. Shewmaker | | For | | Against | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Jim C. Walton | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | Elect Director S. Robson Walton | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Elect Director Christopher J. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | Elect Director Linda S. Wolf | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
17 | | Report on Charitable Contributions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
18 | | Report on Healthcare Policies | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
19 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
20 | | Report on Equity Compensation by Race and Gender | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
21 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
22 | | Prepare Business Social Responsibility Report | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
23 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
24 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
25 | | Report on Social and Reputation Impact of Failure to Comply with ILO Conventions | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
26 | | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
27 | | Require Director Nominee Qualifications | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
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Ticker: | | WFC | | Security ID: | | 949746101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John S. Chen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Susan E. Engel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert L. Joss | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Richard D. McCormick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan | | For | | Against | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Philip J. Quigley | | For | | Against | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Donald B. Rice | | For | | Against | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Judith M. Runstad | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.14 | | Elect Director Susan G. Swenson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.15 | | Elect Director John G. Stumpf | | For | | For | | Management |
1.16 | | Elect Director Michael W. Wright | | For | | Against | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Separate Chairman and CEO Positions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Establish SERP Policy | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Loan Pricing | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
7 | | Report on Emission Reduction Goals | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
XTO ENERGY INC
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Ticker: | | XTO | | Security ID: | | 98385X106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Lane G. Collins | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Scott G. Sherman | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Bob R. Simpson | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ASTON/TAMRO SMALL CAP FUND
ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | ABD | | Security ID: | | 00081T108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gordon R. Lohman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Patricia O. Ewers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director George V. Bayly | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ANALOGIC CORP.
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Ticker: | | ALOG | | Security ID: | | 032657207 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 29, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 8, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Bernard M. Gordon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John A. Tarello | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Approve Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Restricted Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
ANDREW CORP.
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Ticker: | | ANDW | | Security ID: | | 034425108 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 11, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director W.L. Bax | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director T.A. Donahoe | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director R.E. Faison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director J.D. Fluno | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director W.O. Hunt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director G.A. Poch | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director A.F. Pollack | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director G.O. Toney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director A.L. Zopp | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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BALDOR ELECTRIC CO.
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Ticker: | | BEZ | | Security ID: | | 057741100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jean A. Mauldin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director R.L. Qualls | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Barry K. Rogstad | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ronald E. Tucker | | For | | For | | Management |
BOB EVANS FARMS, INC.
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Ticker: | | BOBE | | Security ID: | | 096761101 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP11, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 14, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Larry C. Corbin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Steven A. Davis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert E.H. Rabold | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
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Ticker: | | CCMP | | Security ID: | | 12709P103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director H. Laurance Fuller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Edward J. Mooney | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | CPKI | | Security ID: | | 13054D109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William C. Baker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Larry S. Flax | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Henry Gluck | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Steven C. Good | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Charles G. Phillips | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Richard L. Rosenfield | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alan I. Rothenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
DOUBLE-TAKE SOFTWARE INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DBTK | | Security ID: | | 258598101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Dean Goodermote | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Paul Birch | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Ashoke (Bobby) Goswami | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director John B. Landry | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Laura L. Witt | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director John W. Young | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
EMULEX CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ELX | | Security ID: | | 292475209 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 30, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 9, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Fred B. Cox | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael P. Downey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Bruce C. Edwards | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Paul F. Folino | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert H. Goon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Don M. Lyle | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director James M. Mccluney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Dean A. Yoost | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | FCH | | Security ID: | | 31430F101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Melinda J. Bush | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert H. Lutz, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert F. Cotter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Thomas C. Hendrick | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | FMD | | Security ID: | | 320771108 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 9, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP22, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Leslie L. Alexander | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephen E. Anbinder | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William R. Berkley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Dort A. Cameron III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director George G. Daly | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Peter S. Drotch | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William D. Hansen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Jack L. Kopnisky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Peter B. Tarr | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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FREDS, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | FRED | | Security ID: | | 356108100 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael J. Hayes | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John R. Eisenman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Roger T. Knox | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John D. Reier | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Thomas H. Tashjian | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director B. Mary McNabb | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Michael T. McMillan | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Adopt ILO based Vendor Standards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
GAMCO INVESTORS INC
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | GBL | | Security ID: | | 361438104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Edwin L. Artzt | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard L.Bready | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John C. Ferrara | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John D. Gabelli | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Mario J. Gabelli | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Karl Otto Pohl | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Robert S. Prather, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Vincent S. Tese | | For | | For | | Management |
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GENERAL CABLE CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | BGC | | Security ID: | | 369300108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John E. Welsh, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
GRAY TELEVISION, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | GTN.A | | Security ID: | | 389375106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard L. Boger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ray M. Deaver | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director T.L. Elder | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Hilton H. Howell, Jr. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William E. Mayher, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Zell B. Miller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Howell W. Newton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Hugh E. Norton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Robert S. Prather, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Harriett J. Robinson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director J. Mack Robinson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC., THE
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | HAIN | | Security ID: | | 405217100 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 30, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 23, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Irwin D. Simon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Barry J. Alperin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Beth L. Bronner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jack Futterman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Daniel R. Glickman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Marina Hahn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Andrew R. Heyer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Roger Meltzer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Mitchell A. Ring | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Lewis D. Schiliro | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Larry S. Zilavy | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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HEADWATERS INCORPORATED
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | HW | | Security ID: | | 42210P102 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 10, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director R. Sam Christensen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William S. Dickinson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Malyn K. Malquist | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | HP | | Security ID: | | 423452101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 10, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Hans Helmerich | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Randy A. Foutch | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Paula Marshall | | For | | For | | Management |
INNKEEPERS USA TRUST
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | KPA | | Security ID: | | 4576J0104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 2, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Randall L. Churchey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jack P. Deboer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Joel F. Zemans | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
INTERNET SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ISSX | | Security ID: | | 46060X107 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 16, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | SEP1, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
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JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | JBLU | | Security ID: | | 477143101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director David Barger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David Checketts | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Virginia Gambale | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Neal Moszkowski | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
KMG AMERICA CORP.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | KMA | | Security ID: | | 482563103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 3, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John H. Flittie | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kenneth U. Kuk | | For | | For | | Management |
KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP INC
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Ticker: | | NITE | | Security ID: | | 499005106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director William L. Bolster | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Gary R. Griffith | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Thomas M. Joyce | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Robert M. Lazarowitz | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Thomas C. Lockburner | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director James T. Milde | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Rodger O. Riney | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Laurie M. Shahon | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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L-1 IDENTITY SOLUTIONS INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ID | | Security ID: | | 50212A106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert V. LaPenta | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert S. Gelbard | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James M. Loy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director H. Mouchly-Weiss | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter Nessen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
LA-Z-BOY INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | LZB | | Security ID: | | 505336107 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 16, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 30, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John H. Foss | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard M. Gabrys | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Nido R. Qubein | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC., THE
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | MTW | | Security ID: | | 563571108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kenneth W. Krueger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert C. Stift | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | MANT | | Security ID: | | 564563104 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director George J. Pedersen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Richard L. Armitage | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.3 | | Elect Director Mary K. Bush | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Barry G. Campbell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert A. Coleman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Walter R. Fatzinger, Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director David E. Jeremiah | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Richard J. Kerr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Kenneth A. Minihan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Stephen W. Porter | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
NBTY, INC.
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Ticker: | | NTY | | Security ID: | | 628782104 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 3, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael L. Ashner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Glenn Cohen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Arthur Rudolph | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
NETFLIX. INC
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Ticker: | | NFLX | | Security ID: | | 64110L106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Timothy M. Haley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael N. Schuh | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gregory S. Stanger | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO, INC.
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Ticker: | | PFCB | | Security ID: | | 69333Y108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Richard L. Federico | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director F. Lane Cadwell, Jr | | For | | Against | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
3 | | Elect Director Lesley H. Howe | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director M. Ann Rhoades | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director James G. Shennan, Jr | | For | | Against | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director R. Michael Welborn | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Kenneth J. Wessels | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | Against | | Management |
PACKETEER, INC.
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Ticker: | | PKTR | | Security ID: | | 695210104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Dave Cote | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gregory E. Myers | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO.
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Ticker: | | PFGC | | Security ID: | | 713755106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mary C. Doswell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert C. Sledd | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Steven L. Spinner | | For | | For | | Management |
PERRIGO CO.
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Ticker: | | PRGO | | Security ID: | | 714290103 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 10, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP15, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gary M. Cohen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David T. Gibbons | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ran Gottfried | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
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PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, INC.
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Ticker: | | PPDI | | Security ID: | | 717124101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Stuart Bondurant, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Frederick Frank | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Terry Magnuson, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Frederic N. Eshelman, Pharm.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director General David L. Grange | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Ernest Mario, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Marye Anne Fox, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Catherine M. Klema | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director John A. McNeill, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
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POLYCOM, INC.
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Ticker: | | PLCM | | Security ID: | | 73172K104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert C. Hagerty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael R. Kourey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Betsy S. Atkins | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John Seely Brown | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director David G. DeWalt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Durk I. Jager | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John A. Kelley, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director William A. Owens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Kevin T. Parker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
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Ticker: | | RJF | | Security ID: | | 754730109 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 11, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Angela M. Biever | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Francis S. Godbold | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director H William Habermeyer Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Chet Helck | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Thomas A. James | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Paul W. Marshall | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Paul C. Reilly | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Kenneth A. Shields | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Hardwick Simmons | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Restricted Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Amend Restricted Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
HIGHTNOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC
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Ticker: | | RNOW | | Security ID: | | 76657R106 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 13, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Greg R. Gianforte | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gregory M. Avis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas W. Kendra | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC.
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Ticker: | | SFE | | Security ID: | | 786449108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Peter J. Boni | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael J. Cody | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Julie A. Dobson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert E. Keith, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Andrew E. Lietz | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.6 | | Elect Director George Mackenzie | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director George D. Mcclelland | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Jack L. Messman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director John W. Poduska, Sr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director John J. Roberts | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SHARPER IMAGE CORP.
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Ticker: | | SHRP | | Security ID: | | 820013100 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 6, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 22, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard J. Thalheimer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Morton E. David | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William bill R.Fields | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Howard Gross | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director George B. James | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Michael S. Koeneke | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jerry W. Levin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Howard M. Liebman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director David M. Meyer | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
STEELCASE INC.
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Ticker: | | SCS | | Security ID: | | 858155203 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James P. Hackett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David W. Joos | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director P. Craig Welch, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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SUNOPTA INC.
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Ticker: | | SOY | | Security ID: | | 8676EP108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual/Special |
Record Date: | | MAR 27, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Steven Bromley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephen Bronfman | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert Fetherstonhaugh | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Katrina Houde | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Cyril Ing | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jeremy Kendall | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director James Rifenbergh | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Joseph Riz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Allan Routh | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Steven Townsend | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | SMMX | | Security ID: | | 87155S108 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 12, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Steven D. Goldby | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Edwin F. Gambrell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Anthony R. Muller | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
TELEFLEX INC.
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Ticker: | | TFX | | Security ID: | | 879369106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Patricia C. Barron | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jeffrey A. Graves | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James W. Zug | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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TIBCO SOFTWARE, INC.
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Ticker: | | TIBX | | Security ID: | | 88632Q103 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Vivek Y. Ranadive | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Bernard J. Bourigeaud | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Eric C.W. Dunn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Narendra K. Gupta | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Peter J. Job | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Philip K. Wood | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TIDEWATER INC.
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Ticker: | | TDW | | Security ID: | | 886423102 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 20, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 24, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Arthur R. Carlson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Jon C. Madonna | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director William C. O’Malley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
TREX COMPANY, INC.
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Ticker: | | TWP | | Security ID: | | 89531P105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William F. Andrews | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Paul A. Brunner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Andrew U. Ferrari | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP.
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Ticker: | | UTHR | | Security ID: | | 91307C102 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Christopher Causey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director R. Paul Gray | | For | | For | | Management |
VAIL RESORTS, INC.
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Ticker: | | MTN | | Security ID: | | 91879Q109 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | NOV 6, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John J. Hannan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas D. Hyde | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert A. Katz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard D. Kincaid | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Joe R. Micheletto | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John F. Sorte | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director William P. Stiritz | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
VALUECLICK, INC.
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Ticker: | | VCLK | | Security ID: | | 92046N102 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 3, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James R. Zarley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David S. Buzby | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Martin T. Hart | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Tom A. Vadnais | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Jeffrey F. Rayport | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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Ticker: | | VISG | | Security ID: | | 92675K205 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 29, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | JUN 30, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Issue Shares in Connection with an Acquisition | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Change Company Name | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Articles/Grant Power and Authority to Board or Fill Vacancies | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Amend Articles To Require Two Third Board Approval to Change The Size of The Board | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter General Matters | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
8.1 | | Elect Director Denis K. Berube | | For | | For | | Management |
8.2 | | Elect Director Buddy G. Beck | | For | | For | | Management |
8.3 | | Elect Director Charles E. Levine | | For | | For | | Management |
8.4 | | Elect Director George J. Tenet | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE INC
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Ticker: | | WW | | Security ID: | | 942712100 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 17, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 2, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
2.1 | | Elect Director John J. Gabarro* | | For | | For | | Management |
2.2 | | Elect Director John J. Haley* | | For | | For | | Management |
2.3 | | Elect Director R. Michael Mccullough* | | For | | For | | Management |
2.4 | | Elect Director Brendan R. O’Neill* | | For | | For | | Management |
2.5 | | Elect Director Linda D. Rabbitt* | | For | | For | | Management |
2.6 | | Elect Director C. Ramamurthy* | | For | | For | | Management |
2.7 | | Elect Director Gilbert T. Ray* | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
2.8 | | Elect Director Roger C. Urwin* | | For | | For | | Management |
2.9 | | Elect Director Gene H. Wickes* | | For | | For | | Management |
2.10 | | Elect Director John C. Wright* | | For | | For | | Management |
2.11 | | Elect Director C. Ramamurthy** | | For | | For | | Management |
2.12 | | Elect Director Gene H. Wickes** | | For | | For | | Management |
2.13 | | Elect Director John J. Haley*** | | For | | For | | Management |
2.14 | | Elect Director R.M. Mccullough*** | | For | | For | | Management |
2.15 | | Elect Director Gilbert T. Ray*** | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Eliminate Class of Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve/Amend Deferred Compensation Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
WHITING PETROLEUM CORP.
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Ticker: | | WLL | | Security ID: | | 966387102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Thomas L. Aller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas P. Briggs | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
WILLBROS GROUP INC
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Ticker: | | WG | | Security ID: | | 969199108 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 2, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 20, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert R. Harl | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Peter A. Leidel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James B. Taylor, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | PROPOSAL TO APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY S RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.05 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, FROM 35,000,000 TO 70,000,000. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 TO THE WILLBROS GROUP, INC. 1996 STOCK PLAN, THE AMENDMENT IS DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE WILLBROS GROUP, INC. 2006 DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN. | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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WILLBROS GROUP INC
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Ticker: | | WG | | Security ID: | | 969199108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John T. Mcnabb, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert L. Sluder | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director S. Miller Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL TO ADOPT A POLICY | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
| | THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BE AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR WHO HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY. | | | | | | |
ASTON/TCH FIXED INCOME FUND
The registrant did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
ASTON/TCH INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND
The registrant did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
ASTON/VEREDUS AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
ADAMS RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTICS INC
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Ticker: | | ARXT | | Security ID: | | 00635P107 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 15, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 23, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Joan P. Neuscheler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William C. Pate | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY
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Ticker: | | ALGT | | Security ID: | | 01748X102 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael S. Falk | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Timothy P. Flynn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Maurice J Gallagher, Jr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director A. Maurice Mason | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Robert L. Priddy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Declan F. Ryan | | For | | For | | Management |
AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, INC.
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Ticker: | | ACLI | | Security ID: | | 025195207 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 29, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Clayton K. Yeutter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Eugene I. Davis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Mark R. Holden | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Richard L. Huber | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Nils E. Larsen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Emanuel L. Rouvelas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director R. Christopher Weber | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC.
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Ticker: | | ASEI | | Security ID: | | 029429107 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP14, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 27, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Anthony R. Fabiano | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Denis R. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Roger P. Heinisch | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Hamilton W. Helmer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Ernest J. Moniz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director William E. Odom | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Mark S. Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Carl W. Vogt | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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Ticker: | | AMKR | | Security ID: | | 031652100 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 8, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 30, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Roger A. Carolin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Winston J. Churchill | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gregory K. Hinckley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James J. Kim | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John T. Kim | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Constantine N. Papadakis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director James W. Zug | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ANSYS, INC.
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Ticker: | | ANSS | | Security ID: | | 03662Q105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jacqueline C. Morby | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ARRIS GROUP INC
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Ticker: | | ARRS | | Security ID: | | 04269Q100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alex B. Best | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Harry L. Bosco | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John Anderson Craig | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Matthew B. Kearney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William H. Lambert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John R. Petty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Robert J. Stanzione | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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Ticker: | | AZPN | | Security ID: | | 045327103 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 7, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 16, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mark E. Fusco | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gary E. Haroian | | For | | For | | Management |
BARE ESCENTUALS INC
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Ticker: | | BARE | | Security ID: | | 067511105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ross M. Jones | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Glen T. Senk | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Ticker: | | BUCY | | Security ID: | | 118759109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 13, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Edward G. Nelson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Theodore C. Rogers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert C. Scharp | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.
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Ticker: | | CRZO | | Security ID: | | 144577103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director S.P. Johnson IV | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Steven A. Webster | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas L. Carter, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Paul B. Loyd, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director F. Gardner Parker | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Roger A. Ramsey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Frank A. Wojtek | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CHARLOTTE RUSSE HOLDINGS INC.
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Ticker: | | CHIC | | Security ID: | | 161048103 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 4, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul R. Del Rossi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Mark A. Hoffman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Allan W. Karp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Leonard H. Mogil | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Mark J. Rivers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jennifer C. Salopek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Bernard Zeichner | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Fix Number of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
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Ticker: | | CMG | | Security ID: | | 169656105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 13, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Albert S. Baldocchi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Neil W. Flanzraich | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Darlene J. Friedman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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CIENA CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | CIEN | | Security ID: | | 171779309 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Lawton W. Fitt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Patrick H. Nettles | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael J. Rowny | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Bruce L. Claflin | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | CCOI | | Security ID: | | 19239V302 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Dave Schaeffer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Steven Brooks | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Lewis H. Ferguson, III. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Erel N. Margalit | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Timothy Weingarten | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Richard T. Liebhaber | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director D. Blake Bath | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP.
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Ticker: | | CMCO | | Security ID: | | 199333105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 31, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 9, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Timothy T. Tevens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Carlos Pascual | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard H. Fleming | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ernest R. Verebelyi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Wallace W. Creek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Stephen Rabinowitz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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CONCEPTUS, INC.
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Ticker: | | CPTS | | Security ID: | | 206016107 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mark M. Sieczkarek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas F. Bonadio | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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Ticker: | | CXW | | Security ID: | | 22025Y407 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William F. Andrews | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John D. Ferguson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Donna M. Alvarado | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Lucius E. Burch, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John D. Correnti | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John R. Horne | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director C. Michael Jacobi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Thurgood Marshall, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Charles L. Overby | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director John R. Prann, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Joseph V. Russell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Henri L. Wedell | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Report on Political Contributions | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
6 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | Against | | Management |
CROCS, INC
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Ticker: | | CROX | | Security ID: | | 227046109 |
Meeting Date: | | OCT 30, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP27, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ronald L. Frasch | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Marie Holman-Rao | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.
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Ticker: | | CCRN | | Security ID: | | 227483104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 15, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Joseph A. Boshart | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Emil Hensel | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director W. Larry Cash | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director C. Taylor Cole, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Thomas C. Dircks | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Gale Fitzgerald | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Joseph Trunfio | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | DKS | | Security ID: | | 253393102 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Emanuel Chirico | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Walter Rossi | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Brian J. Dunn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Larry D. Stone | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORP.
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Ticker: | | BOOM | | Security ID: | | 267888105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Dean K. Allen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Yvon Pierre Cariou | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Bernard Hueber | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Gerard Munera | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard P. Graff | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ECI TELECOM LTD.
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Ticker: | | ECIL | | Security ID: | | 268258100 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP20, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 11, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO ELECT DR. MICHAEL J. ANGHEL AS AN EXTERNAL DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO ELECT SHLOMO DOVRAT AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO ELECT RAANAN COHEN AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO ELECT EYAL DESHEH AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO ELECT CRAIG EHRLICH AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | TO ELECT AVRAHAM FISCHER AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO ELECT COLIN R. GREEN AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | TO ELECT DORON INBAR AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | TO ELECT JONATHAN B. KOLBER AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO ELECT NIEL RANSOM AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | TO ELECT CASIMIR SKRZYPCZAK AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | TO ELECT GERD TENZER AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | TO APPROVE TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR: YOCHEVED DVIR | | For | | Against | | Management |
14 | | TO APPROVE TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR: EYAL DESHEH | | For | | Against | | Management |
15 | | TO APPROVE TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR: COLIN R. GREEN | | For | | Against | | Management |
16 | | TO APPROVE TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR: NIEL RANSOM | | For | | Against | | Management |
17 | | TO APPROVE TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR: GERD TENZER | | For | | Against | | Management |
18 | | TO APPROVE A CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF SERVICES OF DORON INBAR. | | For | | For | | Management |
19 | | TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF RESTRICTED SHARES TO DORON INBAR. | | For | | Against | | Management |
20 | | TO APPROVE THE GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS TO CARMEL V.C. LTD. | | For | | Against | | Management |
21 | | TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF RESTRICTED SHARES TO SHLOMO DOVRAT. | | For | | Against | | Management |
22 | | TO APPROVE ADJUSTMENTS TO TERMS OF STOCK OPTION AWARDS. | | For | | Against | | Management |
23 | | TO REAPPOINT INDEPENDENT AUDITORS AND APPROVE THE FIXING OF THEIR REMUNERATION BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. | | For | | For | | Management |
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ECTEL LTD
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Ticker: | | ECTX | | Security ID: | | M29925100 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP21, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 15, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR — RAMI ENTIN | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR — EITAN NAOR | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | APPROVAL OF THE GRANT OF A BONUS TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR — JONATHAN KOLBER | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | ELECTION OF DIRECTOR — YAIR COHEN | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | ELECTION OF MR. SAMI TOTAH AS EXTERNAL DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO MR. SAMI TOTAH IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXTERNAL DIRECTOR AND THE GRANT TO HIM OF EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION | | For | | Against | | Management |
8 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
EMCOR GROUP, INC.
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Ticker: | | EME | | Security ID: | | 29084Q100 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Frank T. MacInnis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephen W. Bershad | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David A.B. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Larry J. Bump | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Albert Fried, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Richard F. Hamm, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Michael T. Yonker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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FORCE PROTECTION, INC.
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Ticker: | | FRPT | | Security ID: | | 345203202 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 21, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael Moody | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Roger Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
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Ticker: | | GNK | | Security ID: | | Y2685T107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Nathaniel C.A. Kramer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Mark F. Polzin | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
GFI GROUP INC
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Ticker: | | GFIG | | Security ID: | | 361652209 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 13, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Colin Heffron | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John Ward | | For | | For | | Management |
GUESS?, INC.
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Ticker: | | GES | | Security ID: | | 401617105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul Marciano | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Anthony Chidoni | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Judith Blumenthal | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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HEELYS, INC.
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Ticker: | | HLYS | | Security ID: | | 42279M107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 31, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Michael G. Staffaroni | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Roger R. Adams | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Patrick F. Hamner | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Samuel B. Ligon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Richard E. Middlekauff | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jeffrey G. Peterson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director James T. Kindley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
HEICO CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | HEI | | Security ID: | | 422806109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 22, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Samuel L. Higginbottom | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Wolfgang Mayrhuber | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Eric A. Mendelson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Laurans A. Mendelson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Victor H. Mendelson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Albert Morrison, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Joseph W. Pallot | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Alan Schriesheim | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Frank J. Schwitter | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | HITT | | Security ID: | | 43365Y104 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 12, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Yalcin Ayasli | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephen G. Daly | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Bruce R. Evans | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Rick D. Hess | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Cosmo S. Trapani | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Franklin Weigold | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
HOLOGIC, INC.
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Ticker: | | HOLX | | Security ID: | | 436440101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John W. Cumming | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Laurie L. Fajardo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Irwin Jacobs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director David R. Lavance, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Nancy L. Leaming | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Arthur G. Lerner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Lawrence M. Levy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Glenn P. Muir | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Jay A. Stein | | For | | For | | Management |
ILLUMINA, INC.
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Ticker: | | ILMN | | Security ID: | | 452327109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director A. Blaine Bowman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Paul Grint, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jack Goldstein, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director David R. Walt, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Roy A. Whitfield | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
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Ticker: | | ISRG | | Security ID: | | 46120E602 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alan J. Levy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Eric H. Halvorson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director D. Keith Grossman | | For | | For | | Management |
INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC
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Ticker: | | IMA | | Security ID: | | 46126P106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert P. Khederian | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David Scott, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Peter Townsend | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Stock Option Plan Grants | | For | | For | | Management |
JO-ANN STORES, INC.
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Ticker: | | JAS | | Security ID: | | 47758P307 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ira Gumberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Patricia Morrison | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Darrell Webb | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Opt Out of State’s Control Share Acquisition Law | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Declassify the Board of Directors | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Company Specific-Clarify Ability to Issue Shares Not Evidenced by Certificates | | For | | For | | Management |
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LAMSON & SESSIONS CO.
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Ticker: | | LMS | | Security ID: | | 513696104 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 15, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | NOV 7, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
LAYNE CHRISTENSEN CO.
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Ticker: | | LAYN | | Security ID: | | 521050104 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director J. Samuel Butler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Nelson Obus | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Company-Specific- Spin-off of the Water | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
| | and Wastewater Infrastructure Division | | | | | | |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
LAZARD LTD
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Ticker: | | LAZ | | Security ID: | | G54050102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ellis Jones | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Anthony Orsatelli | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Hal S. Scott | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2007 AND AUTHORIZATION OF LAZARD LTD S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACTING BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, TO SET THEIR RENUMERATION. | | For | | For | | Management |
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MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC., THE
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Ticker: | | MTW | | Security ID: | | 563571108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 21, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kenneth W. Krueger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert C. Stift | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
OMNICELL, INC.
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Ticker: | | OMCL | | Security ID: | | 68213N109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Donald C. Wegmiller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James T. Judson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gary S. Petersmeyer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Mary E. Foley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO, INC.
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Ticker: | | PFCB | | Security ID: | | 69333Y108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Richard L. Federico | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director F. Lane Cadwell, Jr | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Lesley H. Howe | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director M. Ann Rhoades | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director James G. Shennan, Jr | | For | | Against | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director R. Michael Welborn | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Kenneth J. Wessels | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | Against | | Management |
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PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORP.
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Ticker: | | PLLL | | Security ID: | | 699157103 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 11, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Edward A. Nash | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Larry C. Oldham | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Martin B. Oring | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ray M. Poage | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Jeffrey G. Shrader | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP.
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Ticker: | | PRXL | | Security ID: | | 699462107 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 14, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 17, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard L. Love | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
PERFICIENT, INC.
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Ticker: | | PRFT | | Security ID: | | 71375U101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John T. McDonald | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ralph C. Derrickson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Max D. Hopper | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Kenneth R. Johnsen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director David S. Lundeen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
PERINI CORP.
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Ticker: | | PCR | | Security ID: | | 713839108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Willard W. Brittain, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert A. Kennedy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ronald N. Tutor | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
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Ticker: | | PQ | | Security ID: | | 716748108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 22, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Charles T. Goodson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William W. Rucks, IV | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director E. Wayne Nordberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Michael L. Finch | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director W.J. Gordon, III | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Charles F. Mitchell, II, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Other Business | | For | | Against | | Management |
POLYCOM, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | PLCM | | Security ID: | | 73172K104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert C. Hagerty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael R. Kourey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Betsy S. Atkins | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John Seely Brown | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director David G. DeWalt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Durk I. Jager | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John A. Kelley, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director William A. Owens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Kevin T. Parker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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QUANTA SERVICES, INC.
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Ticker: | | PWR | | Security ID: | | 74762E102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James R. Ball | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John R. Colson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Ralph R. Disibio | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Bernard Fried | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Louis C. Golm | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Worthing F. Jackman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Bruce Ranck | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Gary A. Tucci | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director John R. Wilson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Pat Wood, III | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
RUTHS CHRIS STEAK HOUSE, INC
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Ticker: | | RUTH | | Security ID: | | 783332109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robin P. Selati | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Craig S. Miller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Carla R. Cooper | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Bannus B. Hudson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Alan Vituli | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SWITCH & DATA FACILITIES COMPANY
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Ticker: | | SDXC | | Security ID: | | 871043105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William Luby | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kathleen Earley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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TALX CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | TALX | | Security ID: | | 874918105 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP7, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 7, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Eugene M. Toombs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director M. Stephen Yoakum | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TEXAS ROADHOUSE, INC.
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Ticker: | | TXRH | | Security ID: | | 882681109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director G.J. Hart | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gregory N. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James F. Parker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TRAMMELL CROW CO.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | TCC | | Security ID: | | 89288R106 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 3, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | JUN 26, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | TRN | | Security ID: | | 896522109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John L. Adams | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Rhys J. Best | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David W. Biegler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ronald J. Gafford | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.5 | | Elect Director Ronald W. Haddock | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jess T. Hay | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Adrian Lajous | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Diana S. Natalicio | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Timothy R. Wallace | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | TQNT | | Security ID: | | 89674K103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul A. Gary | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles Scott Gibson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Nicolas Kauser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ralph G. Quinsey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Walden C. Rhines | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Steven J. Sharp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Willis C. Young | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
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Ticker: | | UA | | Security ID: | | 904311107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Kevin A. Plank | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Byron K. Adams, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Douglas E. Coltharp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director A.B. Krongard | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William R. McDermott | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Harvey L. Sanders | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Sippel | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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URS CORP.
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Ticker: | | URS | | Security ID: | | 903236107 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 6, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director H. Jesse Arnelle | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Armen Der Marderosian | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Mickey P. Foret | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director Martin M. Koffel | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director John D. Roach | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Douglas W. Stotlar | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director William P. Sullivan | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director William D. Walsh | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
WARNACO GROUP, INC., THE
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Ticker: | | WRNC | | Security ID: | | 934390402 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 27, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director David A. Bell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert A. Bowman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Joseph R. Gromek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Sheila A. Hopkins | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Charles R. Perrin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Nancy A. Reardon | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Donald L. Seeley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Cheryl Nido Turpin | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC
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Ticker: | | WNG | | Security ID: | | 938862208 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John R. Alm | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David H. Batchelder | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael R. D’Appolonia | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director C. Scott Greer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Gail E. Hamilton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Stephen G. Hanks | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director William H. Mallender | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Michael P. Monaco | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Cordell Reed | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Dennis R. Washington | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Dennis K. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Company Specific—Adopt Majority Voting | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
ASTON/VEREDUS SCITECH FUND
ACCENTURE LTD BERMUDA
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Ticker: | | ACN | | Security ID: | | G1150G111 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 11, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: NOBUYUKI IDEI. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: MARJORIE MAGNER. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DENNIS F. HIGHTOWER. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WILLIAM L. KIMSEY. | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ROBERT I. LIPP. | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WULF VON SCHIMMELMANN. | | For | | Against | | Management |
7 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ADAMS RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTICS INC
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Ticker: | | ARXT | | Security ID: | | 00635P107 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 15, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 23, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Joan P. Neuscheler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William C. Pate | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.
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Ticker: | | ADBE | | Security ID: | | 00724F101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert K. Burgess | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Carol Mills | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Colleen M. Pouliot | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert Sedgewick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John E. Warnock | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Stock Retention/Holding Period | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | AKAM | | Security ID: | | 00971T101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ronald Graham | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director F. Thomson Leighton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Paul Sagan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Naomi Seligman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC.
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Ticker: | | ASEI | | Security ID: | | 029429107 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP14, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 27, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Anthony R. Fabiano | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Denis R. Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Roger P. Heinisch | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Hamilton W. Helmer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Ernest J. Moniz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director William E. Odom | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Mark S. Thompson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Carl W. Vogt | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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Ticker: | | AMKR | | Security ID: | | 031652100 |
Meeting Date: | | AUG 8, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 30, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Roger A. Carolin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Winston J. Churchill | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gregory K. Hinckley | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James J. Kim | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John T. Kim | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Constantine N. Papadakis | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director James W. Zug | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ANSYS, INC.
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Ticker: | | ANSS | | Security ID: | | 03662Q105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Jacqueline C. Morby | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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APPLE, INC.
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Ticker: | | AAPL | | Security ID: | | 037833100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William V. Campbell | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Millard S. Drexler | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Steven P. Jobs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jerome B. York | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Compensation Specific—Option Dating | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
| | Policy | | | | | | |
7 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Report on Feasibility of Adopting a Toxic | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
| | Chemical Elimination Policy | | | | | | |
9 | | Stock Retention/Holding Period | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
10 | | Report on Computer Recycling Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
ARRIS GROUP INC
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Ticker: | | ARRS | | Security ID: | | 04269Q100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 30, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alex B. Best | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Harry L. Bosco | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director John Anderson Craig | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Matthew B. Kearney | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director William H. Lambert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John R. Petty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Robert J. Stanzione | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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Ticker: | | AZPN | | Security ID: | | 045327103 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 7, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 16, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mark E. Fusco | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Gary E. Haroian | | For | | For | | Management |
AXT, INC.
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Ticker: | | AXTI | | Security ID: | | 00246W103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 22, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Leonard J. LeBlanc | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CIENA CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | CIEN | | Security ID: | | 171779309 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Lawton W. Fitt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Patrick H. Nettles | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael J. Rowny | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Bruce L. Claflin | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
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Ticker: | | CSCO | | Security ID: | | 17275R102 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 15, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP18, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Carol A. Bartz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael D. Capellas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Larry R. Carter | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John T. Chambers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Dr. John L. Hennessy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven M. West | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Jerry Yang | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Report on Internet Fragmentation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC
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Ticker: | | CCOI | | Security ID: | | 19239V302 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Dave Schaeffer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Steven Brooks | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Lewis H. Ferguson, III. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Erel N. Margalit | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Timothy Weingarten | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Richard T. Liebhaber | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director D. Blake Bath | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
CONCEPTUS, INC.
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Ticker: | | CPTS | | Security ID: | | 206016107 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Mark M. Sieczkarek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas F. Bonadio | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ECI TELECOM LTD.
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Ticker: | | ECIL | | Security ID: | | 268258100 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP20, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | AUG 11, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO ELECT DR. MICHAEL J. ANGHEL AS AN EXTERNAL DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO ELECT SHLOMO DOVRAT AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO ELECT RAANAN COHEN AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO ELECT EYAL DESHEH AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO ELECT CRAIG EHRLICH AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | TO ELECT AVRAHAM FISCHER AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO ELECT COLIN R. GREEN AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | TO ELECT DORON INBAR AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | TO ELECT JONATHAN B. KOLBER AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO ELECT NIEL RANSOM AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | TO ELECT CASIMIR SKRZYPCZAK AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | TO ELECT GERD TENZER AS DIRECTOR | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | TO APPROVE TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR: YOCHEVED DVIR | | For | | Against | | Management |
14 | | TO APPROVE TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR: EYAL DESHEH | | For | | Against | | Management |
15 | | TO APPROVE TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR: COLIN R. GREEN | | For | | Against | | Management |
16 | | TO APPROVE TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR: NIEL RANSOM | | For | | Against | | Management |
17 | | TO APPROVE TERMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR: GERD TENZER | | For | | Against | | Management |
18 | | TO APPROVE A CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF SERVICES OF DORON INBAR. | | For | | For | | Management |
19 | | TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF RESTRICTED SHARES TO DORON INBAR. | | For | | Against | | Management |
20 | | TO APPROVE THE GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS TO CARMEL V.C. LTD. | | For | | Against | | Management |
21 | | TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF RESTRICTED SHARES TO SHLOMO DOVRAT. | | For | | Against | | Management |
22 | | TO APPROVE ADJUSTMENTS TO TERMS OF STOCK OPTION AWARDS. | | For | | Against | | Management |
23 | | TO REAPPOINT INDEPENDENT AUDITORS AND APPROVE THE FIXING OF THEIR REMUNERATION BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. | | For | | For | | Management |
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GENENTECH, INC.
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Ticker: | | DNA | | Security ID: | | 368710406 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Herbert W. Boyer, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William M. Burns | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Erich Hunziker, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jonathan K.C. Knowles, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Charles A. Sanders, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
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Ticker: | | GILD | | Security ID: | | 375558103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 22, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul Berg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John F. Cogan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Etienne F. Davignon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James M. Denny | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Carla A. Hills | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John W. Madigan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John C. Martin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Gordon E. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Nicholas Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
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GOOGLE INC
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Ticker: | | GOOG | | Security ID: | | 38259P508 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 22, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Eric Schmidt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Sergey Brin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Larry Page | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director L. John Doerr | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John L. Hennessy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Ann Mather | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Paul S. Otellini | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director K. Ram Shriram | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Shirley M. Tilghman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Access to the Internet | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | HITT | | Security ID: | | 43365Y104 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 12, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 23, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Yalcin Ayasli | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephen G. Daly | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Bruce R. Evans | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Rick D. Hess | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Cosmo S. Trapani | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Franklin Weigold | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
HOLOGIC, INC.
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Ticker: | | HOLX | | Security ID: | | 436440101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John W. Cumming | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Laurie L. Fajardo | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.3 | | Elect Director Irwin Jacobs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director David R. Lavance, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Nancy L. Leaming | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Arthur G. Lerner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Lawrence M. Levy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Glenn P. Muir | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Jay A. Stein | | For | | For | | Management |
ILLUMINA, INC.
| | | | | | |
Ticker: | | ILMN | | Security ID: | | 452327109 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director A. Blaine Bowman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Paul Grint, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Jack Goldstein, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director David R. Walt, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Roy A. Whitfield | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY
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Ticker: | | IGT | | Security ID: | | 459902102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 8, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Neil Barsky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert A. Bittman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard R. Burt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Patti S. Hart | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Leslie S. Heisz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Robert A. Mathewson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Matthews | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Robert Miller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Frederick B. Rentschler | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
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Ticker: | | ISRG | | Security ID: | | 46120E602 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alan J. Levy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Eric H. Halvorson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director D. Keith Grossman | | For | | For | | Management |
INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC
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Ticker: | | IMA | | Security ID: | | 46126P106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 17, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert P. Khederian | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director David Scott, Ph.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Peter Townsend | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Stock Option Plan Grants | | For | | For | | Management |
MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC.
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Ticker: | | WFR | | Security ID: | | 552715104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John Marren | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William E. Stevens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James B. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
OMNICELL, INC.
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Ticker: | | OMCL | | Security ID: | | 68213N109 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 24, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Donald C. Wegmiller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director James T. Judson | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.3 | | Elect Director Gary S. Petersmeyer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Mary E. Foley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP.
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Ticker: | | PRXL | | Security ID: | | 699462107 |
Meeting Date: | | DEC 14, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | OCT 17, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard L. Love | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
PERFICIENT, INC.
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Ticker: | | PRFT | | Security ID: | | 71375U101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John T. McDonald | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Ralph C. Derrickson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Max D. Hopper | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Kenneth R. Johnsen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director David S. Lundeen | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
POLYCOM, INC.
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Ticker: | | PLCM | | Security ID: | | 73172K104 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 30, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert C. Hagerty | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Michael R. Kourey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Betsy S. Atkins | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director John Seely Brown | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director David G. DeWalt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Durk I. Jager | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John A. Kelley, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.8 | | Elect Director William A. Owens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Kevin T. Parker | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP.
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Ticker: | | SGP | | Security ID: | | 806605101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Hans W. Becherer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Colligan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Fred Hassan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director C. Robert Kidder | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Philip Leder, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Carl E. Mundy, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Antonio M. Perez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Jack L. Stahl | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Robert F.W. van Oordt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Company Specific—Adopt Majority Voting | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
SHIRE PLC (FORMERLY SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP PLC)
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Ticker: | | SHPGY | | Security ID: | | 82481R106 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO APPROVE THE ACQUISITION BY THE COMPANY OF NEW RIVER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND APPROVE THE INCREASE IN THE BORROWING LIMITS OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
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SHIRE PLC (FORMERLY SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP PLC)
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Ticker: | | SHPGY | | Security ID: | | 82481R106 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO RECEIVE THE DIRECTORS REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO RE-ELECT DR JAMES HENRY CAVANAUGH AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO RE-ELECT DR BARRY JOHN PRICE AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | TO ELECT MS KATHLEEN ANNE NEALON AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO ELECT DR JEFFREY MARC LEIDEN AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | TO RE-ELECT MR MATTHEW WILLIAM EMMENS AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO RE-ELECT MR DAVID JOHN KAPPLER AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | TO RE-ELECT MR PATRICK LANGLOIS AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO AUTHORISE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITORS. | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006. | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | TO AUTHORISE THE ALLOTMENT OF SHARES. | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | TO AUTHORISE THE DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS. | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | TO AUTHORISE MARKET PURCHASES. | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | TO AUTHORISE DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE INCURRING OF EU POLITICAL EXPENDITURE. | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | TO APPROVE THE RULES OF THE 2007 SHIRE PLC EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN AND TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND TO ESTABLISH FURTHER PLANS. | | For | | For | | Management |
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SWITCH & DATA FACILITIES COMPANY
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Ticker: | | SDXC | | Security ID: | | 871043105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 19, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 30, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William Luby | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kathleen Earley | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TALX CORPORATION
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Ticker: | | TALX | | Security ID: | | 874918105 |
Meeting Date: | | SEP7, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUL 7, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Eugene M. Toombs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director M. Stephen Yoakum | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
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Ticker: | | TQNT | | Security ID: | | 89674K103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 14, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 26, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul A. Gary | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Charles Scott Gibson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Nicolas Kauser | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ralph G. Quinsey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Walden C. Rhines | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Steven J. Sharp | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Willis C. Young | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
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VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
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Ticker: | | VAR | | Security ID: | | 92220P105 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 18, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John Seely Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director R. Andrew Eckert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Mark R. Laret | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Kent J. Thiry | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ASTON/VEREDUS SELECT GROWTH FUND
ACCENTURE LTD BERMUDA
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Ticker: | | ACN | | Security ID: | | G1150G111 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 11, 2006 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: NOBUYUKI IDEI. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: MARJORIE MAGNER. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DENNIS F. HIGHTOWER. | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WILLIAM L. KIMSEY. | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ROBERT I. LIPP. | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WULF VON SCHIMMELMANN. | | For | | Against | | Management |
7 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.
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Ticker: | | ADBE | | Security ID: | | 00724F101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 5, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 12, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert K. Burgess | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Carol Mills | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Colleen M. Pouliot | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Robert Sedgewick | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director John E. Warnock | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Stock Retention/Holding Period | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | AKAM | | Security ID: | | 00971T101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 2, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Ronald Graham | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director F. Thomson Leighton | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Paul Sagan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Naomi Seligman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
AMR CORP.
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Ticker: | | AMR | | Security ID: | | 001765106 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 19, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Gerard J. Arpey | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John W. Bachmann | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David L. Boren | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Armando M. Codina | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Earl G. Graves | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Ann M. Korologos | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Michael A. Miles | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Philip J. Purcell | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.9 | | Elect Director Ray M. Robinson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Judith Rodin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Matthew K. Rose | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Roger T. Staubach | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Provide for Cumulative Voting | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
4 | | Amend Bylaws — Call Special Meetings | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
5 | | Performance-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
6 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
| | Officers’ Compensation | | | | | | |
APPLE, INC.
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Ticker: | | AAPL | | Security ID: | | 037833100 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director William V. Campbell | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Millard S. Drexler | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Steven P. Jobs | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Jerome B. York | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Compensation Specific—Option Dating Policy | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
7 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
8 | | Report on Feasibility of Adopting a Toxic Chemical Elimination Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
9 | | Stock Retention/Holding Period | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
10 | | Report on Computer Recycling Policy | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
11 | | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers’ Compensation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
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BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC., THE
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Ticker: | | BSC | | Security ID: | | 073902108 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director James E. Cayne | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Henry S. Bienen | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Carl D. Glickman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Michael Goldstein | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Alan C. Greenberg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Donald J. Harrington | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Frank T. Nickell | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Paul A. Novelly | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Frederic V. Salerno | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Alan D. Schwartz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Warren J. Spector | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Vincent Tese | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Wesley S. Williams Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Stock Option Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
3 | | Amend Restricted Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Pay For Superior Performance | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC
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Ticker: | | CBG | | Security ID: | | 12497T101 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 4, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Richard C. Blum | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Patrice Marie Daniels | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Thomas A. Daschle | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Curtis F. Feeny | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Michael Kantor | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Frederic V. Malek | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Robert E. Sulentic | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Jane J. Su | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Brett White | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Gary L. Wilson | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.12 | | Elect Director Ray Wirta | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS, INC.
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Ticker: | | CME | | Security ID: | | 167760107 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 4, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | FEB 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Approve Merger Agreement | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Adjourn Meeting | | For | | For | | Management |
CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS, INC.
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Ticker: | | CME | | Security ID: | | 167760107 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Craig S. Donohue | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Terrence A. Duffy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Daniel R. Glickman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director William P. Miller, II | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director James E. Oliff | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John F. Sandner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Terry L. Savage | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
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Ticker: | | CSCO | | Security ID: | | 17275R102 |
Meeting Date: | | NOV 15, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | SEP18, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Carol A. Bartz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director M. Michele Burns | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Michael D. Capellas | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Larry R. Carter | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.5 | | Elect Director John T. Chambers | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Dr. John L. Hennessy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Steven M. West | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Jerry Yang | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
| | Equity Awards | | | | | | |
4 | | Report on Pay Disparity | | Against | | Against | | Shareholder |
5 | | Report on Internet Fragmentation | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
EAGLE MATERIALS INC.
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Ticker: | | EXP | | Security ID: | | 26969P108 |
Meeting Date: | | JUL 27, 2006 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JUN 2, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director F. William Barnett | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director O.G. Dagnan | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David W. Quinn | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
FOSTER WHEELER LTD
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Ticker: | | FWLT | | Security ID: | | G36535139 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 12, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Eugene D. Atkinson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Stephanie Hanbury-Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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GENENTECH, INC.
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Ticker: | | DNA | | Security ID: | | 368710406 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Herbert W. Boyer, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William M. Burns | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Erich Hunziker, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Jonathan K.C. Knowles, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Debra L. Reed | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Charles A. Sanders, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
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Ticker: | | GILD | | Security ID: | | 375558103 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 9, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 22, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul Berg | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director John F. Cogan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Etienne F. Davignon | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director James M. Denny | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Carla A. Hills | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director John W. Madigan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director John C. Martin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Gordon E. Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Nicholas Moore | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
GOOGLE INC
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Ticker: | | GOOG | | Security ID: | | 38259P508 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 22, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Eric Schmidt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Sergey Brin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Larry Page | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director L. John Doerr | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.5 | | Elect Director John L. Hennessy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Ann Mather | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Paul S. Otellini | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director K. Ram Shriram | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Shirley M. Tilghman | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
4 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
| | Access to the Internet | | | | | | |
GUESS?, INC.
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Ticker: | | GES | | Security ID: | | 401617105 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Paul Marciano | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Anthony Chidoni | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Judith Blumenthal | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY
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Ticker: | | IGT | | Security ID: | | 459902102 |
Meeting Date: | | MAR 6, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | JAN 8, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Neil Barsky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert A. Bittman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Richard R. Burt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Patti S. Hart | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Leslie S. Heisz | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Robert A. Mathewson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Matthews | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Robert Miller | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Frederick B. Rentschler | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
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Ticker: | | ISRG | | Security ID: | | 46120E602 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 27, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Alan J. Levy | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Eric H. Halvorson | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director D. Keith Grossman | | For | | For | | Management |
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC.
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Ticker: | | JEC | | Security ID: | | 469814107 |
Meeting Date: | | JAN 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 15, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Robert C. Davidson, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Edward V. Fritzky | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert B. Gwyn | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Benjamin F. Montoya | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Authorize Board to Fill Vacancies | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC., THE
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Ticker: | | MTW | | Security ID: | | 563571108 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 1, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 21, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Kenneth W. Krueger | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Robert C. Stift | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC.
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Ticker: | | WFR | | Security ID: | | 552715104 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 25, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 1, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John Marren | | For | | Withhold | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director William E. Stevens | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director James B. Williams | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
MORGAN STANLEY
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Ticker: | | MS | | Security ID: | | 617446448 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 10, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 9, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | Elect Director Roy J. Bostock | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Elect Director Erskine B. Bowles | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Elect Director Howard J. Davies | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Elect Director C. Robert Kidder | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | Elect Director John J. Mack | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | Elect Director Hutham S. Olayan | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Elect Director Charles E. Phillips, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | Elect Director Griffith Sexton | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | Elect Director Laura D. Tyson | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | Elect Director Klaus Zumwinkel | | For | | Against | | Management |
13 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | Against | | Management |
15 | | Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
16 | | Approve Report of the Compensation Committee | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP.
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Ticker: | | SGP | | Security ID: | | 806605101 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 18, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 28, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Hans W. Becherer | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Thomas J. Colligan | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.3 | | Elect Director Fred Hassan | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director C. Robert Kidder | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Philip Leder, M.D. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Carl E. Mundy, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Antonio M. Perez | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Patricia F. Russo | | For | | For | | Management |
1.10 | | Elect Director Jack L. Stahl | | For | | For | | Management |
1.11 | | Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner | | For | | For | | Management |
1.12 | | Elect Director Robert F.W. van Oordt | | For | | For | | Management |
1.13 | | Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Company Specific—Adopt Majority Voting | | For | | Against | | Management |
5 | | Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards | | Against | | For | | Shareholder |
SHIRE PLC (FORMERLY SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP PLC)
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Ticker: | | SHPGY | | Security ID: | | 82481R106 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 16, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Special |
Record Date: | | MAR 20, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO APPROVE THE ACQUISITION BY THE COMPANY OF NEW RIVER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AND APPROVE THE INCREASE IN THE BORROWING LIMITS OF THE COMPANY. | | For | | For | | Management |
SHIRE PLC (FORMERLY SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP PLC)
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Ticker: | | SHPGY | | Security ID: | | 82481R106 |
Meeting Date: | | JUN 20, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAY 8, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1 | | TO RECEIVE THE DIRECTORS REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006. | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | TO RE-ELECT DR JAMES HENRY CAVANAUGH AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | TO RE-ELECT DR BARRY JOHN PRICE AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
4 | | TO ELECT MS KATHLEEN ANNE NEALON AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
5 | | TO ELECT DR JEFFREY MARC LEIDEN AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
6 | | TO RE-ELECT MR MATTHEW WILLIAM EMMENS AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
7 | | TO RE-ELECT MR DAVID JOHN KAPPLER AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
8 | | TO RE-ELECT MR PATRICK LANGLOIS AS A DIRECTOR. | | For | | For | | Management |
9 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
10 | | TO AUTHORISE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITORS. | | For | | For | | Management |
11 | | TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006. | | For | | For | | Management |
12 | | TO AUTHORISE THE ALLOTMENT OF SHARES. | | For | | For | | Management |
13 | | TO AUTHORISE THE DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS. | | For | | For | | Management |
14 | | TO AUTHORISE MARKET PURCHASES. | | For | | For | | Management |
15 | | TO AUTHORISE DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE INCURRING OF EU POLITICAL EXPENDITURE. | | For | | For | | Management |
16 | | TO APPROVE THE RULES OF THE 2007 SHIRE PLC EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN AND TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND TO ESTABLISH FURTHER PLANS. | | For | | For | | Management |
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
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Ticker: | | SNA | | Security ID: | | 833034101 |
Meeting Date: | | APR 26, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | FEB 26, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John F. Fiedler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director W. Dudley Lehman | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Edward H. Rensi | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
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TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Ticker: | | TRN | | Security ID: | | 896522109 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 7, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | MAR 23, 2007 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John L. Adams | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Rhys J. Best | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director David W. Biegler | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Ronald J. Gafford | | For | | For | | Management |
1.5 | | Elect Director Ronald W. Haddock | | For | | For | | Management |
1.6 | | Elect Director Jess T. Hay | | For | | For | | Management |
1.7 | | Elect Director Adrian Lajous | | For | | For | | Management |
1.8 | | Elect Director Diana S. Natalicio | | For | | For | | Management |
1.9 | | Elect Director Timothy R. Wallace | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Increase Authorized Common Stock | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
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Ticker: | | VAR | | Security ID: | | 92220P105 |
Meeting Date: | | FEB 15, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | DEC 18, 2006 | | | | |
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# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director John Seely Brown | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director R. Andrew Eckert | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Mark R. Laret | | For | | For | | Management |
1.4 | | Elect Director Kent J. Thiry | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
3 | | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | | For | | For | | Management |
4 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Ticker: | | WCC | | Security ID: | | 95082P105 |
Meeting Date: | | MAY 23, 2007 | | Meeting Type: | | Annual |
Record Date: | | APR 9, 2007 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
# | | Proposal | | Mgt Rec | | Vote Cast | | Sponsor |
1.1 | | Elect Director Sandra Beach Lin | | For | | For | | Management |
1.2 | | Elect Director Robert J. Tarr, Jr. | | For | | For | | Management |
1.3 | | Elect Director Kenneth L. Way | | For | | For | | Management |
2 | | Ratify Auditors | | For | | For | | Management |
ASTON/ABN AMRO INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND
The registrant did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
ABN AMRO TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND
The registrant did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
ABN AMRO GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
The registrant did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
ABN AMRO MONEY MARKET FUND
The registrant did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
ABN AMRO TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND
The registrant did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
ABN AMRO INSTITUTIONAL PRIME MONEY MARKET FUND
The registrant did not hold any portfolio securities with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote during the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
END NPX REPORT
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant Aston Funds
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /S/ Kenneth C. Anderson |
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| | Kenneth C. Anderson, President |
| | (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date 8/14/2007
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* | | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |