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Company Name: | Meyer Burger Technology AG | | | |
Ticker: | | CUSIP: | H5498Z110 | |
Meeting Date: | 4/29/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | For | Yes | For |
2 | Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends | For | Yes | For |
3 | Approve Discharge of Board and Senior Management | For | Yes | For |
4.1 | Reelect Peter Wagner as Director | For | Yes | Against |
4.2 | Reelect Alexander Vogel as Director | For | Yes | Against |
4.3 | Elect Heinz Roth as Director | For | Yes | For |
5 | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as Auditors | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | Conergy AG | | | |
Ticker: | | CUSIP: | D1607X108 | |
Meeting Date: | 8/28/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 8/7/2008 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2007 (Non-Voting) | No | |
2.1 | Postpone Vote on Discharge of Management Board Member Hans-Martin Rueter for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | For |
2.2 | Postpone Vote on Discharge of Management Board Member Heiko Piossek for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | For |
2.3 | Postpone Vote on Discharge of Management Board Member Nikolaus Krane for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | For |
2.4 | Postpone Vote on Discharge of Management Board Member Edmund Stassen for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | For |
2.5 | Postpone Vote on Discharge of Management Board Member Christian Langen for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | For |
2.6 | Postpone Vote on Discharge of Management Board Member Albert Christian Edelmann for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | For |
2.7 | Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Dieter Ammer for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | For |
2.8 | Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Joerg Spiekerkoetter for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | For |
2.9 | Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Pepyn R. Dinandt for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | For |
2.1 | Approve Discharge of Management Board Member Philip-Alexander von Schmeling-Diringshofen for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | For |
3 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2007 | For | Yes | Against |
4 | Elect Hans Jetter to the Supervisory Board | For | Yes | For |
5 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal 2008 | For | Yes | For |
6 | Appropve EUR 450 Million Increase in Share Capital | For | Yes | For |
7 | Approve Creation of EUR 3.5 Million Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | MOTECH INDUSTRIES CO LTD | | | |
Ticker: | 6244.TWO | CUSIP: | Y61397108 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/16/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 4/17/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Approve 2008 Business Operations Report and Financial Statements | For | Yes | For |
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2 | Approve 2008 Allocation of Income and Dividends | For | Yes | For |
3 | Amend Articles of Association | For | Yes | For |
4 | Approve Capitalization of 2008 Dividends and Employee Profit Sharing | For | Yes | For |
5 | Approve Amendment on the Procedures for Loans to Other Parties | For | Yes | For |
6 | Approve Amendment on the Procedures for Endorsement and Guarantee | For | Yes | For |
7 | Transact Other Business (Non-Voting) | | No | |
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Company Name: | ULVAC INC. | | | |
Ticker: | 6728 | CUSIP: | J94048105 | |
Meeting Date: | 9/29/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 6/30/2008 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JY 21 | For | Yes | For |
2 | Amend Articles To Amend Business Lines | For | Yes | For |
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3.1 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.2 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.3 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.4 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.5 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.6 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.7 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.8 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.9 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.1 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.11 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.12 | Elect Director | For | Yes | Against |
4 | Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor | For | Yes | For |
5 | Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to Directors | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | ADA-ES, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | ADES | CUSIP: | 005208103 | |
Meeting Date: | 12/5/2008 | Meeting Type: | Special | |
Record Date: | 11/4/2008 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Approve Issuance of Shares for a Private Placement | For | Yes | For |
2 | Approve Stock Issuance Plan | For | Yes | For |
3 | Other Business | For | Yes | Against |
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Company Name: | ADA-ES, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | ADES | CUSIP: | 005208103 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/17/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 4/30/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert N. Caruso | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael D. Durham | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John W. Eaves | For | Yes | For |
1.399 | Elect Director Derek C. Johnson | For | Yes | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Ronald B. Johnson | For | Yes | For |
1.6 | Elect Director W. Phillip Marcum | For | Yes | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Mark H. McKinnies | For | Yes | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Jeffrey C. Smith | For | Yes | For |
1.899 | Elect Director Richard J. Swanson | For | Yes | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | Aixtron AG - Meeting for Holders of ADRs | | | |
Ticker: | AIXG | CUSIP: | 009606104 | |
Meeting Date: | 5/20/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 4/15/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of Eur 0.09 per Share | For | Yes | For |
2 | Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal 2008 | For | Yes | For |
3 | Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal 2008 | For | Yes | For |
4 | Ratify Deloitte & Touche Gmbh as Auditors for Fiscal 2009 | For | Yes | For |
5 | Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Shares | For | Yes | For |
6 | Change Location of Registered Office Headquarters to Herzogenrath | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | Ascent Solar Technologies Inc | | | |
Ticker: | ASTI | CUSIP: | 043635101 | |
Meeting Date: | 7/1/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 5/2/2008 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Amit Kumar | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Joel Porter | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Einar Glomnes | For | Yes | For |
1.399 | Elect Director Mohan Misra | For | Yes | For |
2 | Approve Restricted Stock Plan | For | Yes | For |
3 | Amend Stock Option Plan | For | Yes | Against |
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Company Name: | Ascent Solar Technologies Inc | | | |
Ticker: | ASTI | CUSIP: | 043635101 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/30/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 5/11/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Amit Kumar | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Ron Eller | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard Swanson | For | Yes | For |
1.399 | Elect Director Richard Erskine | For | Yes | For |
2 | Amend Stock Option Plan | For | Yes | Against |
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Company Name: | Amtech Systems, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | ASYS | CUSIP: | 032332504 | |
Meeting Date: | 3/12/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 1/21/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Jong S. Whang | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael Garnreiter | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director Alfred W. Giese | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.399 | Elect Director Brian L. Hoekstra | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director Robert F. King | For | Yes | Withhold |
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Company Name: | Cree, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | CREE | CUSIP: | 225447101 | |
Meeting Date: | 10/30/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 9/2/2008 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Charles M. Swoboda | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director John W. Palmour, Ph.D. | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director Dolph W. Von Arx | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.399 | Elect Director Clyde R. Hosein | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director Franco Plastina | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.6 | Elect Director Harvey A. Wagner | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.7 | Elect Director Thomas H. Werner | For | Yes | Withhold |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | For | Yes | For |
3 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | For | Yes | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | Canadian Solar Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | CSIQ | CUSIP: | 136635109 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/29/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual/Special | |
Record Date: | 6/5/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Elect Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu, Arthur Chien, Robert McDermott, Lars-Eric Johansson and Michael G. Potter as Directors | For | Yes | For |
2 | Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA, Ltd. as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | For | Yes | For |
3 | Approve Reorganization of Subsidiaries | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | Clipper Windpower plc | | | |
Ticker: | CWP.L | CUSIP: | G2326A103 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/17/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | For | Yes | Against |
2 | Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Their Remuneration | For | Yes | For |
3 | Re-elect Sidney Tassin as Director | For | Yes | Against |
4 | Re-elect Anthony Durrant as Director | For | Yes | Against |
5 | Re-elect James Dehlsen as Director | For | Yes | For |
6 | Elect Kenneth Brown as Director | For | Yes | Against |
7 | Approve Increase in Authorised Ordinary Share Capital from GBP 16,550,000 to GBP 22,050,000 | For | Yes | For |
8 | Subject to the Passing of Resolution 7, Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 8,670,352 | For | Yes | For |
9 | Subject to the Passing of Resolution 8, Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 650,276 | For | Yes | For |
10 | Authorise 13,005,528 Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | Echelon Corporation | | | |
Ticker: | ELON | CUSIP: | 27874N105 | |
Meeting Date: | 5/14/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 3/23/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert J. Finocchio, Jr. | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director Armas Clifford Markkula, Jr. | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert R. Maxfield | For | Yes | Withhold |
2 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | For | Yes | Against |
3 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | EMCORE Corp. | | | |
Ticker: | EMKR | CUSIP: | 290846104 | |
Meeting Date: | 4/30/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 3/6/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director John Gillen | For | Yes | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
3 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | For | Yes | For |
4 | Amend Stock Option Plan | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | ENER | CUSIP: | 292659109 | |
Meeting Date: | 11/18/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 10/1/2008 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Joseph A. Avila | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Alan E. Barton | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Christopher P. Belden | For | Yes | For |
1.399 | Elect Director Robert I. Frey | For | Yes | For |
1.5 | Elect Director William J. Ketelhut | For | Yes | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Mark D. Morelli | For | Yes | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Stephen Rabinowitz | For | Yes | For |
1.8 | Elect Director George A Schreiber, Jr. | For | Yes | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | ENERGY RECOVERY INC | | | |
Ticker: | ERII | CUSIP: | 29270J100 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/12/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 4/15/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Paul M. Cook | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Fred Olav Johannessen | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Marie Elisabeth Pate-Cornell | For | Yes | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | FuelCell Energy, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | FCEL | CUSIP: | 35952H106 | |
Meeting Date: | 3/26/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 2/4/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director R. Daniel Brdar | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Christof von Branconi | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Richard A. Bromley | For | Yes | For |
1.4 | Elect Director James Herbert England | For | Yes | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Glenn H. Epstein | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.6 | Elect Director James D. Gerson | For | Yes | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Thomas L. Kempner | For | Yes | For |
1.8 | Elect Director William A. Lawson | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.9 | Elect Director George K. Petty | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.1 | Elect Director John A. Rolls | For | Yes | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Togo Dennis West, Jr. | For | Yes | For |
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2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | Gamesa Corporacion Technologica S.A | | | |
Ticker: | GAM.MC | CUSIP: | E54667113 | |
Meeting Date: | 5/28/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Accept Individual and Consolidated Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2008 | For | Yes | For |
2 | Approve Allocation of Income for the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2008 | For | Yes | For |
3 | Approve Management Report of Individual and Consolidated Companies for the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2008 | For | Yes | For |
4 | Approve Discharge of Directors | For | Yes | For |
5 | Elect Iberdrola S.A. as a Director | For | Yes | For |
6 | Elect Carlos Fernandez-Lerga Garralda as a Director | For | Yes | For |
7 | Appoint External Auditors for Fiscal Year 2009 | For | Yes | For |
8 | Authorize Repurchase of Shares Up to 5 Percent of Capital; Void Previous Authorization Granted by the AGM on May 30, 2008 | For | Yes | For |
9 | Approve Stock for Salary Bonus Plan for Executives under the Long Term Incentive Program to Achieve the Objectives of the Strategic Plan 2009-2011 | For | Yes | For |
10 | Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute Approved Resolutions | For | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | Corning Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | GLW | CUSIP: | 219350105 | |
Meeting Date: | 4/30/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 2/26/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director James B. Flaws | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director James R. Houghton | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James J. O'Connor | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.399 | Elect Director Deborah D. Rieman | For | Yes | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Peter F. Volanakis | For | Yes | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Mark S. Wrighton | For | Yes | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
Shareholder Proposal | | | | |
3 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | Yes | Against |
4 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Against | Yes | For |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director James B. Flaws | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director James R. Houghton | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director James J. O'Connor | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.399 | Elect Director Deborah D. Rieman | For | Yes | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Peter F. Volanakis | For | Yes | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Mark S. Wrighton | For | Yes | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
Shareholder Proposal | | | | |
3 | Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors | Against | Yes | Against |
4 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Against | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | HON | CUSIP: | 438516106 | |
Meeting Date: | 4/27/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 2/27/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune | For | Yes | Against |
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1.2 | Elect Director Jaime Chico Pardo | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
1.3 | Elect Director David M. Cote | For | Yes | For |
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1.399 | Elect Director D. Scott Davis | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
1.5 | Elect Director Linnet F. Deily | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
1.6 | Elect Director Clive R. Hollick | For | Yes | Against |
| | | | |
1.7 | Elect Director George Paz | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
1.8 | Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares | For | Yes | Against |
| | | | |
1.899 | Elect Director John R. Stafford | For | Yes | Against |
| | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Michael W. Wright | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
Shareholder Proposal | | | | |
3 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Against | Yes | For |
4 | Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform | Against | Yes | Against |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Against | Yes | Against |
6 | Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy | Against | Yes | For |
7 | Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings | Against | Yes | For |
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Company Name: | U.S. Geothermal Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | HTM | CUSIP: | 90338S102 | |
Meeting Date: | 8/21/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual/Special | |
Record Date: | 7/18/2008 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
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Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Douglas J. Glaspey | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director Daniel J. Kunz | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director Paul A. Larkin | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.4 | Elect Director Leland L. Mink | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director John H. Walker | For | Yes | Withhold |
2 | Ratify Williams & Webster as Auditors | For | Yes | For |
3 | Increase Authorized Common Stock to 250,000,000 | For | Yes | Against |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Itron, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | ITRI | CUSIP: | 465741106 | |
Meeting Date: | 5/5/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 2/27/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Elect Director Michael B. Bracy | For | Yes | For |
2 | Elect Director Kirby A. Dyess | For | Yes | For |
3 | Elect Director Graham M. Wilson | For | Yes | For |
4 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | JCI | CUSIP: | 478366107 | |
Meeting Date: | 1/21/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 11/20/2008 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Dennis W. Archer | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director Richard Goodman | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Southwood J. Morcott | For | Yes | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
Shareholder Proposal | | | | |
3 | Adopt Policy to Obtain Shareholder Approval of Survivor Benefits | Against | Yes | Against |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Kyocera Corp. - Meeting for Holders of ADRs | | | |
Ticker: | KYO | CUSIP: | 501556203 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/25/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 3/31/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Approve Allocation of Income, with a Final Dividend of Japanese Yen 60 | For | Yes | For |
2 | Amend Articles to Reflect Digitalization of Share Certificates | For | Yes | For |
3.1 | Elect Director Makoto Kawamura | For | Yes | For |
3.2 | Elect Director Yuzo Yamamura | For | Yes | For |
3.299 | Elect Director Tetsuo Kuba | For | Yes | For |
3.399 | Elect Director Tatsumi Maeda | For | Yes | For |
3.5 | Elect Director Hisao Hisaki | For | Yes | For |
3.6 | Elect Director Rodney N. Lanthome | For | Yes | For |
3.7 | Elect Director John S. Gilbertson | For | Yes | For |
3.799 | Elect Director Yasuyuki Ymamoto | For | Yes | For |
3.899 | Elect Director Yoshihiro Kano | For | Yes | For |
3.1 | Elect Director Gorou Yamaguchi | For | Yes | For |
3.109 | Elect Director Shoichi Aoki | For | Yes | For |
3.12 | Elect Director Katsumi Komaguchi | For | Yes | For |
4.099 | Appoint Statutory Auditor Yoshihiko Nishikawa | For | Yes | For |
4.2 | Appoint Statutory Auditor Yoshinari Hara | For | Yes | For |
5 | Approve Annual Bonus Payment to Directors | For | Yes | For |
6 | Approve Adjustment to Aggregate Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors | For | Yes | For |
7 | Approve Retirement Bonuses and Special Payments in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | METABOLIX INC | | | |
Ticker: | MBLX | CUSIP: | 591018809 | |
Meeting Date: | 5/28/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 3/30/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Richard P. Eno | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Edward M. Giles | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Anthony J. Sinskey | For | Yes | Withhold |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Metalico Inc | | | |
Ticker: | MEA | CUSIP: | 591176102 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/23/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 5/4/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Elect Director Carlos E. Agüero | For | Yes | For |
2 | Elect Director Michael J. Drury | For | Yes | For |
3 | Elect Director Earl B. Cornette | For | Yes | Against |
4 | Elect Director Bret R. Maxwell | For | Yes | Against |
5 | Elect Director Walter H. Barandiaran | For | Yes | Against |
6 | Elect Director Paul A. Garrett | For | Yes | For |
7 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
8 | Approve Conversion of Securities | For | Yes | For |
9 | Other Business | For | Yes | Against |
| | | | |
Company Name: | 3M CO | | | |
Ticker: | MMM | CUSIP: | 88579Y101 | |
Meeting Date: | 5/12/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 3/13/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director George W. Buckley | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Vance D. Coffman | For | Yes | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Michael L. Eskew | For | Yes | For |
1.5 | Elect Director W. James Farrell | For | Yes | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel | For | Yes | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Edward M. Liddy | For | Yes | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert S. Morrison | For | Yes | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Aulana L. Peters | For | Yes | For |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert J. Ulrich | For | Yes | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
Shareholder Proposal | | | | |
3 | Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings | Against | Yes | For |
4 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Against | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Orion Energy Systems, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | OESX | CUSIP: | 686275108 | |
Meeting Date: | 9/10/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 7/25/2008 | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Thomas A. Quadracci | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael J. Potts | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Russell M. Flaum | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Power Integrations, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | POWI | CUSIP: | 739276103 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/18/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 4/22/2009 | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Balu Balakrishnan | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Alan D. Bickell | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Nicholas E. Brathwaite | For | Yes | For |
1.399 | Elect Director James Fiebiger | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
1.5 | Elect Director Balakrishnan S. Iyer | For | Yes | For |
1.6 | Elect Director E. Floyd Kvamme | For | Yes | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Steven J. Sharp | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.8 | Elect Director William George | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Renewable Energy Corporation ASA | | | |
Ticker: | REC.OL | CUSIP: | R7199U100 | |
Meeting Date: | 5/19/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | | | | |
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# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Open Meeting; Registration of Attending Shareholders and Proxies | | No | |
2 | Elect Thomas Aanmoen as Chairman of Meeting; Designate Reidar Lund as Inspector of Minutes of Meeting | For | Yes | For |
3 | Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda | For | Yes | For |
4 | Approve Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of NOK 350,000 for Chair, 220,000 for Vice-chair, and 200,000 for Other Directors; Approve Additional Compensation for Committee Work; Approve Remuneration of Members of Nominating Committee | For | Yes | For |
5 | Approve Remuneration of Auditors for 2008 in the Amount of NOK 2.24 Million | For | Yes | For |
6 | Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends | For | Yes | For |
7.1 | Approve Remuneration Policy And Other Terms of Employment For Executive Management (Concerning non-Equity Compensation) | For | Yes | For |
7.2 | Approve Remuneration Policy And Other Terms of Employment For Executive Management (Concerning Equity-Based Compensation) | For | Yes | For |
8 | Declassify the Board of Directors | For | Yes | For |
9 | Approve Creation of NOK 49 Million Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights for General Purposes; Approve Creation of NOK 100 Million Pool of Capital for Use in Employee Share Purchase Program | For | Yes | Against |
10 | Authorize Repurchase of Shares and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | For | Yes | For |
11 | Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of NOK 49 Million | For | Yes | For |
12 | Elect Dag Opedal, Grace Skaugen, Hilde Myrberg, and Odd Hansen as New Directors | For | Yes | Against |
13 | Elect Torkild Nordberg (Committee Chair), and Christian Berg as Members of Nominating Committee | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Renewable Energy Corporation ASA | | | |
Ticker: | REC.OL | CUSIP: | R7199U100 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/5/2009 | Meeting Type: | Special | |
Record Date: | | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Open Meeting; Registration of Attending Shareholders and Proxies | | No | |
2 | Elect Chairman of Meeting; Designate Inspector(s) of Minutes of Meeting | For | Yes | For |
3 | Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda | For | Yes | For |
4 | Approve Creation of up to NOK 400 Million Pool of Capital with Preemptive Rights; Amend Articles Accordingly | For | Yes | For |
5 | Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of NOK 6 Billion; Approve Creation of NOK 60 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights; Amend Articles Accordingly | For | Yes | Against |
6 | Approve Creation of NOK 60 Million Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights; Amend Articles Accordingly | For | Yes | Against |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Sharp Corp. | | | |
Ticker: | SHARP | CUSIP: | J71434112 | |
Meeting Date: | 6/23/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 3/31/2009 | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Approve Allocation of Income, With a Final Dividend of JPY 7 | For | Yes | For |
2 | Amend Articles To Reflect Digitalization of Share Certificates - Indemnify Directors - Amend Business Lines | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
3.1 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.2 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.3 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.4 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.5 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.6 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.7 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.8 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.9 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.1 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
3.11 | Elect Director | For | Yes | For |
4 | Approve Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill) | For | Yes | Against |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | |
Ticker: | SOLF | CUSIP: | 83415U108 | |
Meeting Date: | 10/29/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 9/25/2008 | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Elect Directors (Bundled) | For | Yes | Against |
2 | Amend 2007 Equity Incentive Plan | For | Yes | Against |
3 | Ratify Ernst and Young as Auditors | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Spire Corp. | | | |
Ticker: | SPIR | CUSIP: | 848565107 | |
Meeting Date: | 5/21/2009 | Meeting Type: | Special | |
Record Date: | 3/27/2009 | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Udo Henseler | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director David R. Lipinski | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Mark C. Little | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.399 | Elect Director Roger G. Little | For | Yes | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director Michael J. Magliochetti | For | Yes | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Guy L. Mayer | For | Yes | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Roger W. Redmond | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | SunPower Corp. | | | |
Ticker: | SPWRA | CUSIP: | 867652307 | |
Meeting Date: | 5/8/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 3/10/2009 | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Uwe-Ernst Bufe | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
1.2 | Elect Director Pat Wood III | For | Yes | Withhold |
| | | | |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Trina Solar Ltd. | | | |
Ticker: | TSL | CUSIP: | 89628E104 | |
Meeting Date: | 8/29/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 7/22/2008 | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Reelect Junfeng Li as a Director | For | Yes | For |
2 | Reelect Liping Qiu as a Director | For | Yes | For |
3 | Elect Sean Hsiyuan Tzou as a Director | For | Yes | For |
4 | Increase Number of Shares Reserved Under the Company's Share Incentive Plan from 102,718,350 Ordinary Shares to 202,718,350 Ordinary Shares | For | Yes | For |
5 | Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2008 | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Valence Technology, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | VLNC | CUSIP: | 918914102 | |
Meeting Date: | 8/22/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 7/7/2008 | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Carl E. Berg | For | Yes | Withhold |
| | | | |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert L. Kanode | For | Yes | Withhold |
| | | | |
1.3 | Elect Director Vassilis G. Keramidas | For | Yes | For |
1.399 | Elect Director Donn V. Tognazzini | For | Yes | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Bert C. Roberts | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | Vestas Wind System AS | | | |
Ticker: | VWSYF.PK | CUSIP: | K9773J128 | |
Meeting Date: | 3/26/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Receive Report of Board | | No | |
2 | Receive and Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports | For | Yes | For |
3 | Approve Allocation of Income and Omission of Dividends | For | Yes | For |
4a | Reelect Bent Carlsen as Director | For | Yes | For |
4b | Reelect Torsten Rasmussen as Director | For | Yes | For |
4c | Reelect Freddy Frandsen as Director | For | Yes | For |
4d | Reelect Joergen Rasmussen as Director | For | Yes | For |
4e | Reelect Joern Ankaer Thomsen as Director | For | Yes | For |
4f | Reelect Kurt Anker Nielsen as Director | For | Yes | For |
4g | Elect Haakan Eriksson as New Director | For | Yes | For |
4h | Elect Ola Rollen as New Director | For | Yes | For |
5a | Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor | For | Yes | For |
5b | Ratify KPMG as Auditor | For | Yes | For |
6.1 | Approve Guidelines for Incentive-Based Compensation for Executive Management | For | Yes | For |
6.2 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | For | Yes | For |
7 | Other Business (Non-Voting) | | No | |
| | | | |
Company Name: | WaterFurnace Renewable Energy Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | WFI | CUSIP: | 9415EQ108 | |
Meeting Date: | 5/6/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual/Special | |
Record Date: | 4/1/2009 | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | Elect Bruce Ritchey, James R. Shields, Timothy E. Shields, Thomas C. Dawson, J. David Day, Charles R. Diltz and Geoffrey W.J. Pottow as Directors | For | Yes | For |
2 | Approve Grant Thornton LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | For | Yes | For |
3 | Adopt By-Law No. 4 | For | Yes | For |
4 | Approve Funding of Deferred Compensation Plan with Company Stock | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. | | | |
Ticker: | WFR | CUSIP: | 552715104 | |
Meeting Date: | 4/21/2009 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 2/26/2009 | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1.1 | Elect Director Robert J. Boehlke | For | Yes | For |
1.2 | Elect Director C. Douglas Marsh | For | Yes | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Michael McNamara | For | Yes | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |
| | | | |
Company Name: | YINGLI GREEN ENERGY HLDG CO LTD | | | |
Ticker: | YGE | CUSIP: | 98584B103 | |
Meeting Date: | 8/4/2008 | Meeting Type: | Annual | |
Record Date: | 7/1/2008 | | | |
| | | | |
# | Description | Mgmt Rec | Voted | Vote Cast |
| | | | |
Management Proposal | | | | |
1 | TO CONSIDER AND ADOPT THE COMPANY S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007. | For | Yes | For |
2 | TO ADOPT THE COMPANY S AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007. | For | Yes | For |
3 | TO RE-ELECT MR. GEORGE JIAN CHUANG AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | For | Yes | For |
4 | TO ELECT MR. MING HUANG AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | For | Yes | For |
5 | TO ELECT MR. JUNMIN LIU AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. | For | Yes | For |
6 | Ratify Auditors | For | Yes | For |