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 811-03595
Name of Fund: BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.
Fund Address: P.O. Box 9011
Princeton, NJ 08543-9011
Name and address of agent for service:
Robert C. Doll, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Healthcare
Fund, Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing
address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 282-2800
Date of fiscal year end: 04/30
Date of reporting period: 07/01/06 - 06/30/07
Item 1 - Proxy Voting Record
The information contained herein discloses the following information for each
matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting
held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which the
registrant was entitled to vote:
(a) The name of the issuer of the portfolio security;
(b) The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security;
(c) The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ("CUSIP")
number for the portfolio security;
(d) The shareholder meeting date;
(e) A brief identification of the matter voted on;
(f) Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder;
(g) Whether the registrant cast its vote on the matter;
(h) How the registrant cast its vote; and
(i) Whether the registrant cast its vote for or against management.
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ICA File Number: 811-03595
Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007
BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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 Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
4 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
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AETNA INC.
Ticker: AET Security ID: 00817Y108
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frank M. Clark For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Betsy Z. Cohen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Molly J. Coye, M.D. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Garten For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Earl G. Graves, Sr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Gerald Greenwald For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Joseph P. Newhouse For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Company Specific-Majority Vote Standard For For Management
for the Election of Directors in
Uncontested Election
4 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
5 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder
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ALTUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Ticker: ALTU Security ID: 02216N105
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 30, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John P. Richard For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stewart Hen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Harry H. Penner, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP
Ticker: ABC Security ID: 03073E105
Meeting Date: FEB 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 20, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edward E. Hagenlocker For Did Not Management
Vote
1.2 Elect Director Kurt J. Hilzinger For Did Not Management
Vote
1.3 Elect Director Henry W. McGee For Did Not Management
Vote
2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
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ASPECT MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Ticker: ASPM Security ID: 045235108
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 3, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David W. Feigal, Jr., M.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John J. O'Connor For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald R. Stanski, M.D. For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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BARR PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Ticker: BRL Security ID: 068306109
Meeting Date: NOV 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 15, 2006
# 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
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
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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: BAX Security ID: 071813109
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Blake E. Devitt For For Management
2 Elect Director John D. Forsyth For For Management
3 Elect Director Gail D. Fosler For For Management
4 Elect Director Carole J. Shapazian For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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BAYER AG
Ticker: BAYZF Security ID: DE0005752000
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 6, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of
Income and Dividends of EUR 1 per Share
for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
4a Elect Paul Achleitner to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4b Elect Clemens Boersig to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4c Elect Hans-Olaf Henkel to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4d Elect Klaus Kleinfeld to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4e Elect Helmut Panke to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4f Elect Manfred Schneider to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
4g Elect Ekkehard Schulz to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4h Elect Klaus Sturany to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4i Elect Juergen Weber to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4j Elect Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
5 Approve Creation of 195 Million Pool of For For Management
Capital with Preemptive Rights
(Authorized Capital II)
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Bayer Schering GmbH
8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
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BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Ticker: BEC Security ID: 075811109
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert G. Funari For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles A. Haggerty For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William N. Kelley, M.D. For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.
Ticker: BSX Security ID: 101137107
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ursula M. Burns For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Marye Anne Fox For For Management
1.3 Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John E. Pepper For For Management
2 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
3 Approve Increase in Size of Board For For Management
4 Approve Repricing of Options For Against Management
5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
7 Other Business For Against Management
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CAREMARK RX, INC.
Ticker: CMX Security ID: 141705103
Meeting Date: MAR 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest
Record Date: JAN 15, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For Did Not Management
Vote
2 Adjourn Meeting For Did Not Management
Vote
1 Approve Merger Agreement Against Did Not Management
Vote
2 Adjourn Meeting For Did Not Management
Vote
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CELGENE CORP.
Ticker: CELG Security ID: 151020104
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 26, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sol J. Barer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Hugin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael D. Casey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Rodman L. Drake For For Management
1.5 Elect Director A. Hull Hayes, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gilla Kaplan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James J. Loughlin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard C. E. Morgan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Walter L. Robb For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CEPHALON, INC.
Ticker: CEPH Security ID: 156708109
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William P. Egan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Martyn D. Greenacre For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Vaughn M. Kailian For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kevin E. Moley For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles A. Sanders, M.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Dennis L. Winger For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CERNER CORPORATION
Ticker: CERN Security ID: 156782104
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director G.E. Bisbee, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nancy-Ann Deparle For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael E. Herman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: CRL Security ID: 159864107
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2007
# 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 For Management
1.5 Elect Director Douglas E. Rogers For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Samuel O. Thier For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William H. Waltrip For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
Ticker: 4519 Security ID: JP3519400000
Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 12,
Final JY 18, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For Against Management
- Limit Rights of Odd-lot Holders -
Update Terminology to Match that of New
Corporate Law - Limit Liability of
Outside Statutory Auditors
3.1 Elect Director For For Management
3.2 Elect Director For For Management
3.3 Elect Director For For Management
4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management
Directors
6 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Directors
7 Approve Stock Option Plan for Directors For Against Management
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COVANCE INC.
Ticker: CVD Security ID: 222816100
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Joseph L. Herring For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Irwin Lerner For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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DEXCOM INC
Ticker: DXCM Security ID: 252131107
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Donald L. Lucas For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald A. Lucas For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jay S. Skyler, M.D. For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS CORP.
Ticker: DP Security ID: 252450101
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUN 19, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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ELEKTA AB
Ticker: Security ID: SE0000163628
Meeting Date: SEP 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
2 Elect Bertil Villard as Chairman of For Did Not Management
Meeting Vote
3 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For Did Not Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting Vote
6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
8 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
9 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of SEK 1 per Share Vote
10 Approve Discharge of Board and President For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Receive Report on the Work of the None Did Not Management
Nominating Committee Vote
12 Determine Number of Members (7) and For Did Not Management
Deputy Members (0) of Board Vote
13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For Did Not Management
Aggregate Amount of SEK 2 Million; Vote
Approve Remuneration of Auditors
14 Reelect Akbar Seddigh (Chairman), Magnus For Did Not Management
Schmidt, Carl Palmstierna, Tommy Vote
Karlsson, Laurent Leksell, Hans Barella,
and Birgitta Goeransson as Directors
15 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Did Not Management
Terms of Employment For Executive Vote
Management
16 Amend Articles Re: Set Ranges for Minimum For Did Not Management
(40 Million) and Maximum (160 Million) Vote
Number of Issued Shares; Various Changes
to Comply with New Swedish Companies Act
17 Approve SEK 1.6 Million Reduction In For Did Not Management
Share Capital via Share Cancellation Vote
18 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital and Reissuance of Vote
Repurchased Shares
19A Approve Grants under 2004 Share Unit Plan For Did Not Management
Vote
19B Approve Creation of SEK 4.4 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights Vote
of 2004 Share Unit Plan
20 Authorize Board Chairman and Three to For Did Not Management
Five Representatives of Company's Largest Vote
Shareholders to Serve on Nominating
Committee
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ELI LILLY AND CO.
Ticker: LLY Security ID: 532457108
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 15, 2007
# 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, For For Management
M.D., Ph.D.
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
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 For Shareholder
8 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder
Articles/Bylaws/Charter
9 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder
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EMDEON CORPORATION
Ticker: HLTH Security ID: 290849108
Meeting Date: SEP 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 25, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul A. Brooke For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James V. Manning For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Martin J. Wygod For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EXELIXIS, INC
Ticker: EXEL Security ID: 30161Q104
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alan M. Garber For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Vincent T. Marchesi For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Carl B. Feldbaum For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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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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FLAMEL TECHNOLOGIES S.A.
Ticker: FLML Security ID: 338488109
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 10, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 APPROVAL OF STATUTORY ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR For For Management
ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2006.
2 ALLOCATION OF RESULTS TO RETAINED For For Management
EARNINGS.
3 RENEWAL OF MR. ELIE VANNIER AS DIRECTOR. For For Management
4 RENEWAL OF MR. COR BOONSTRA AS DIRECTOR. For For Management
5 RENEWAL OF MR. FREDERIC LEMOINE AS For For Management
DIRECTOR.
6 RENEWAL OF MR. JOHN L. VOGELSTEIN AS For For Management
DIRECTOR.
7 RENEWAL OF MR. STEPHEN H. WILLARD AS For For Management
DIRECTOR.
8 RENEWAL OF MR LODEWIJK J.R. DE VINK AS For For Management
DIRECTOR.
9 DETERMINATION OF THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF For For Management
DIRECTORS ATTENDANCE FEES.
10 APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS REFERRED TO IN For Against Management
ARTICLE L. 225-38 ET SEQ. OF THE
COMMERCIAL CODE.
11 AUTHORIZATION TO BE GRANTED TO THE BOARD For Against Management
OF DIRECTORS FOR ALLOCATION OF FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND (500,000) STOCK OPTIONS.
12 AUTHORIZATION TO BE GRANTED TO THE BOARD For Against Management
OF DIRECTORS WITH A VIEW TO ALLOCATION OF
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND (200,000) SHARES.
13 AUTHORIZATION TO BE GRANTED TO THE BOARD For Against Management
FOR ISSUE OF A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND STOCK
WARRANTS.
14 AUTHORIZATION TO BE GRANTED TO THE BOARD Against For Management
OF DIRECTORS FOR INCREASING THE SHARE
CAPITAL.
15 POWERS FOR FORMALITIES. For For Management
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FOREST LABORATORIES, INC.
Ticker: FRX Security ID: 345838106
Meeting Date: AUG 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 20, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Howard Solomon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nesli Basgoz For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William J. Candee, III For For Management
1.4 Elect Director George S. Cohan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Dan L. Goldwasser For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kenneth E. Goodman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Lester B. Salans For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GEN-PROBE, INC.
Ticker: GPRO Security ID: 36866T103
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Mae C. Jemison, M.D. For Against Management
2 Elect Director Armin M. Kessler For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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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 Did Not Management
Vote
1.2 Elect Director William M. Burns For Did Not Management
Vote
1.3 Elect Director Erich Hunziker, Ph.D. For Did Not Management
Vote
1.4 Elect Director Jonathan K.C. Knowles, For Did Not Management
Ph.D. Vote
1.5 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. For Did Not Management
Vote
1.6 Elect Director Debra L. Reed For Did Not Management
Vote
1.7 Elect Director Charles A. Sanders, M.D. For Did Not Management
Vote
2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
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GENMAB AS
Ticker: Security ID: DK0010272202
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Report of Board None None Management
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Report; Approve Discharge of
Directors
3 Approve Treatment of Loss For For Management
4 Reelect Anders Gersel Pedersen as For For Management
Director; Elect Burton G. Malkiel and
Hans Henrik Munch-Jensen as New Directors
5 Reapprove PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditor
6a Approve Creation of up to DKK 15 Million For Against Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights
6b Approve Issuance of Warrants to Board For For Management
Members, Employees, and Consultants;
Approve Creation of DKK 1 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
6c Authorize Share Repurchase Program from For For Management
Existing Warrant Holders up to 2 Percent
of Share Capital
6d Amend Articles Re: Change Registrar to VP For For Management
Investor Services
6e Amend Articles Re: Stipulate that Meeting For For Management
Notices May Also be Published in the
Electronic Information System of the
Danish Commerce and Companies Agency
6f Amend Articles to Reflect Company's For For Management
Application of Current Accounting
Regulations
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
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 For For Management
Plan
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GPC BIOTECH AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005851505
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 4, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
5.1 Reelect Juergen Drews to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.2 Reelect Metin Colpan to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.3 Elect Don Soltysiak to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 1.7 Million;
Approve Creation of EUR 1.7 Million Pool
of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
7 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan; For For Management
Approve Creation of EUR 1.2 Million Pool
of Capital for Employee Stock Purchase
Plan
8 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 150 Million
9 Approve Creation of EUR 3.4 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights to
Guarantee Conversion Rights
10 Approve Cancellation of 2004 AGM Pool of For For Management
Capital
11 Approve Creation of EUR 12.9 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
(Pool of Capital I/2007)
12 Approve Creation of EUR 3.5 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
(Pool of Capital II/2007)
13 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
14.1 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management
14.2 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
14.3 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management
Decision Making
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HANSEN MEDICAL INC
Ticker: HNSN Security ID: 411307101
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Thomas C. Mcconnell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James M. Shapiro For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HEMOSENSE, INC.
Ticker: HEM Security ID: 423691104
Meeting Date: MAR 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 19, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edward F. Brennan, Ph D For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HOLOGIC, INC.
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
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HUMANA INC.
Ticker: HUM Security ID: 444859102
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director David A. Jones, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director Frank A. D'Amelio For For Management
3 Elect Director W. Roy Dunbar For For Management
4 Elect Director Kurt J. Hilzinger For For Management
5 Elect Director Michael B. McCallister For For Management
6 Elect Director James J. O'Brien For For Management
7 Elect Director W. Ann Reynolds For For Management
8 Elect Director James O. Robbins For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Ticker: INFI Security ID: 45665G303
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 2, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Eric S. Lander, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Elect Director Franklin H. Moss, Ph.D. For For Management
3 Elect Director Herm Rosenman For For Management
4 Elect Director James B. Tananbaum, Ph.D. For For Management
5 Amend Articles-Declassify the Board and For For Management
Allow Removal of Directors With or
Without Cause
6 Amend Bylaws- Consistency with Articles For For Management
of Incorporation on Declassification of
the Board and Removal of Directors
7 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
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
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ITHAKA ACQUISITION CORP
Ticker: ITHK Security ID: 465707107
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For Against Management
2 Exercise Conversion Rights None Against Management
3 Change Company Name For Against Management
4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management
5 Amend Articles- To Remove Sections A For Against Management
through D of Articles of Incorporation
6 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
7 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management
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LEXICON GENETICS, INC.
Ticker: LEXG Security ID: 528872104
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan S. Nies, M.D. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Clayton S. Rose For For Management
2 Change Company Name For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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LUMINEX CORP
Ticker: LMNX Security ID: 55027E102
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 11, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Cresci For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas W. Erickson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gerard Vaillant For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MEDAREX, INC.
Ticker: MEDX Security ID: 583916101
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 5, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Abhijeet J. Lele For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Irwin Lerner For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Julius A. Vida, Ph.D. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert C. Dinerstein For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC
Ticker: MHS Security ID: 58405U102
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Howard W. Barker, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David B. Snow, Jr. For For Management
2 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MEDTRONIC, INC.
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 For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
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NABI BIOPHARMACEUTICALS
Ticker: NABI Security ID: 629519109
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jason M. Aryeh For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David L. Castaldi For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Geoffrey F. Cox, Ph.D. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Peter B. Davis For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard A. Harvey, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Leslie Hudson, Ph.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Linda Jenckes For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Timothy P. Lynch For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Stephen G. Sudovar For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NOVARTIS AG
Ticker: Security ID: CH0012005267
Meeting Date: MAR 6, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 1.35 per Share Vote
4.1 Retirement of Birgit Breuel (Non-Voting) None Did Not Management
Vote
4.2.1 Reelect Hans-Joerg Rudloff as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2.2 Reelect Daniel Vasella as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.3 Elect Marjorie Yang as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For Did Not Management
Auditors Vote
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PHARMING GROUP N.V.
Ticker: Security ID: NL0000377018
Meeting Date: NOV 1, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 25, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect B. Giannetti to Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
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POZEN INC.
Ticker: POZN Security ID: 73941U102
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 17, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul J. Rizzo For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jacques F. Rejeange For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Ticker: PGNX Security ID: 743187106
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kurt W. Briner For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul F. Jacobson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Charles A. Baker For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Mark F. Dalton For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Stephen P. Goff For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Paul J. Maddon For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David A. Scheinberg For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Nicole S. Williams For For Management
2 Amend Bundled Compensation Plans For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Other Business For Against Management
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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO)
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000120578
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 28, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.75 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Against Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Gerard Van Kemmel as Director For For Management
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Against Management
of Issued Share Capital
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 1.4 Billion
8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 800 Million
9 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
10 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
11 Amend Employee Savings-Related Share For For Management
Purchase Plan
12 Approve Stock Option Plans Grants For For Management
13 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
14 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
15 Allow Board to Use Authorizations and For Against Management
Delegations Granted in Items 6 to 14
Above in the Event of a Public Tender
Offer
16 Amend Articles of Association Re: Attend For For Management
and Vote to the General Meetings through
Videoconference and Telecommunication
17 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SHIRE PLC (FORMERLY SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: GB00B0KQX869
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Increase In Borrowing Powers to For For Management
USD 4 Billion; Approve Acquisition of New
River Pharmaceuticals Inc
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SHIRE PLC (FORMERLY SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: GB00B0KQX869
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Re-elect James Cavanaugh as Director For For Management
3 Re-elect Barry Price as Director For For Management
4 Elect Kathleen Nealon as Director For For Management
5 Elect Jeffrey Leiden as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Matthew Emmens as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect David Kappler as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Patrick Langlois as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
10 Authorise Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
11 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 9,208,819
13 Subject to the Passing of Resolution 12, For For Management
Authorise Issue of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 1,381,461
14 Authorise 55,258,441 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
15 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 25,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 25,000
16 Approve 2007 Shire Plc Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
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SHIRE PLC (FORMERLY SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP PLC)
Ticker: SHPGY Security ID: 82481R106
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO RECEIVE THE DIRECTORS REPORT AND For For Management
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2006.
2 TO RE-ELECT DR JAMES HENRY CAVANAUGH AS A For For Management
DIRECTOR.
3 TO RE-ELECT DR BARRY JOHN PRICE AS A For For Management
DIRECTOR.
4 TO ELECT MS KATHLEEN ANNE NEALON AS A For For Management
DIRECTOR.
5 TO ELECT DR JEFFREY MARC LEIDEN AS A For For Management
DIRECTOR.
6 TO RE-ELECT MR MATTHEW WILLIAM EMMENS AS For For Management
A DIRECTOR.
7 TO RE-ELECT MR DAVID JOHN KAPPLER AS A For For Management
DIRECTOR.
8 TO RE-ELECT MR PATRICK LANGLOIS AS A For For Management
DIRECTOR.
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
10 TO AUTHORISE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO For For Management
DETERMINE THE REMUNERATION OF THE
AUDITORS.
11 TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION For For Management
REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2006.
12 TO AUTHORISE THE ALLOTMENT OF SHARES. For For Management
13 TO AUTHORISE THE DISAPPLICATION OF For For Management
PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS.
14 TO AUTHORISE MARKET PURCHASES. For For Management
15 TO AUTHORISE DONATIONS TO EU POLITICAL For For Management
ORGANISATIONS AND THE INCURRING OF EU
POLITICAL EXPENDITURE.
16 TO APPROVE THE RULES OF THE 2007 SHIRE For For Management
PLC EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN AND TO
AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO MAKE
MODIFICATIONS AND TO ESTABLISH FURTHER
PLANS.
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SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
Ticker: SNN Security ID: 83175M205
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO ADOPT THE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For For Management
2 TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT For For Management
3 TO CONFIRM THE INTERIM DIVIDENDS For For Management
4 TO RE-ELECT SIR CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL For For Management
5 TO RE-ELECT MR. ADRIAN HENNAH For For Management
6 TO RE-ELECT MR. WARREN KNOWLTON For For Management
7 TO RE-ELECT MR. RICHARD DE SCHUTTER For For Management
8 TO RE-ELECT DR. ROLF STOMBERG For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
10 TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE For For Management
THE REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITORS
11 TO RENEW THE DIRECTORS AUTHORITY TO For For Management
ALLOT SHARES
12 TO RENEW THE DIRECTORS AUTHORITY FOR THE For For Management
DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS
13 TO RENEW THE DIRECTORS LIMITED AUTHORITY For For Management
TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF THE COMPANY S
OWN SHARES
14 TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION FOR For For Management
DIVIDEND TRANSLATION TIMING
15 TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION FOR For For Management
BORROWING POWERS
16 TO ENABLE DELIVERY OF SHAREHOLDER For For Management
DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY
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SONOSITE INC.
Ticker: SONO Security ID: 83568G104
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kirby L. Cramer For Did Not Management
Vote
1.2 Elect Director Carmen L. Diersen For Did Not Management
Vote
1.3 Elect Director Kevin M. Goodwin For Did Not Management
Vote
1.4 Elect Director Edward V. Fritzky For Did Not Management
Vote
1.5 Elect Director S.R. Goldstein For Did Not Management
Vote
1.6 Elect Director Paul V. Haack For Did Not Management
Vote
1.7 Elect Director Robert G. Hauser For Did Not Management
Vote
1.8 Elect Director W.G. Parzybok, Jr. For Did Not Management
Vote
1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey Pfeffer For Did Not Management
Vote
1.10 Elect Director Jacques Souquet For Did Not Management
Vote
2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
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SPEEDEL HOLDING AG
Ticker: Security ID: CH0021483885
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports; Receive Auditor Report Vote
2 Approve Carrying Forward of Net Loss For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
4.1 Reelect Ernst Schweizer as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2 Elect Michel Burnier as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.3 Elect Bradley Bolzon as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For Did Not Management
Auditors Vote
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ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Ticker: STJ Security ID: 790849103
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael A. Rocca For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stefan K. Widensohler For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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STRYKER CORP.
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 Against Against Shareholder
Equity Awards
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SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUS. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: INE044A01028
Meeting Date: SEP 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividend of INR 5.50 Per Share For For Management
3 Reappoint K.M. Mistry as Director For For Management
4 Reappoint H.S. Shah as Director For For Management
5 Approve Deloitte Haskins & Sells as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
6 Approve Revision in the Remuneration of For For Management
D.S. Shanghvi, Chairman & Managing
Director
7 Approve Revision in the Remuneration of For For Management
S.V. Valia, Executive Director
8 Approve Revision in the Remuneration of For For Management
S.T. Desai, Executive Director
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THERAVANCE, INC.
Ticker: THRX Security ID: 88338T104
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director P. Roy Vagelos, M.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Rick E. Winningham For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Drazan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert V. Gunderson, Jr. For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Arnold J. Levine, Ph.D. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Eve E. Slater, M.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William H. Waltrip For For Management
1.8 Elect Director George M. Whitesides, For Withhold Management
Ph.D.
1.9 Elect Director William D. Young For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
Ticker: TMO Security ID: 883556102
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Marijn E. Dekkers For For Management
2 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For Against Management
Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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THORATEC CORP.
Ticker: THOR Security ID: 885175307
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Gerhard F. Burbach For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Howard E. Chase For For Management
1.3 Elect Director J. Daniel Cole For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Neil F. Dimick For For Management
1.5 Elect Director D. Keith Grossman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director J. Donald Hill, M.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Daniel M. Mulvena For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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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 For For Management
Election of Directors
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement for For For Management
Removal of Directors
5 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
6 Amend Articles-Make Stylistic, Clarifying For For Management
and Conforming Changes
7 Ratify Auditors For For Management
8 Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Against Against Shareholder
Equity Awards
9 Establish SERP Policy Against For Shareholder
10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
11 Equal Access to the Proxy for Purpose of Against For Shareholder
Electing a Director
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VARIAN INC
Ticker: VARI Security ID: 922206107
Meeting Date: FEB 1, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 11, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John G. Mcdonald For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Wayne R. Moon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: VMSI Security ID: 92276H106
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Ratify Auditors For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Rod Dammeyer For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Christopher Gleeson For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Edward Giles For For Management
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VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Ticker: VRTX Security ID: 92532F100
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 3, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Joshua S. Boger For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles A. Sanders For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Elaine S. Ullian For For Management
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VICAL INCORPORATED
Ticker: VICL Security ID: 925602104
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert H. Campbell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gary A. Lyons For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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VOLCANO CORP
Ticker: VOLC Security ID: 928645100
Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 27, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Carlos A. Ferrer For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director James C. Blair, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WEBMD HEALTH CORP
Ticker: WBMD Security ID: 94770V102
Meeting Date: SEP 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 25, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mark J. Adler, M.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Neil F. Dimick For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Wayne T. Gattinella For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jerome C. Keller For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James V. Manning For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Abdool Rahim Moossa, Md For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Stanley S. Trotman, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Martin J. Wygod For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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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
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 For Management
for the Non- Contested Election of
Directors
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WOCKHARDT LTD
Ticker: Security ID: INE049B01025
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Reappoint A. Mehta as Director For For Management
3 Reappoint B. Patel as Director For For Management
4 Approve S.R. Batliboi & Co. as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
5 Appoint R.B. Gandhi as Director For For Management
6 Approve Appointment and Remuneration of For For Management
R.B. Gandhi, Director - Finance &
Information
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ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC
Ticker: ZMH Security ID: 98956P102
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Larry C. Glasscock For For Management
2 Elect Director John L. McGoldrick For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
5 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder
========== END NPX REPORT
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.
By: /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr.
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Robert C. Doll, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.
Date: August 15, 2007