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: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, 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: (800) 441-7762 Date of
fiscal year end: 04/30 Date of reporting period: 07/01/2007 -- 06/30/2008 Item
1 -- Proxy Voting Record -- Attached hereto.
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.
BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ Donald C. Burke
Donald C. Burke
Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.
Date: August 25, 2008
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ICA File Number: 811-03595
Reporting Period: 07/01/2007 - 06/30/2008
BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2008
# 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 W.A. Osborn 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 Amend Human Rights Policy to Address Against Against Shareholder
Access to Medicines
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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AETNA INC.
Ticker: AET Security ID: 00817Y108
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2008
# 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 For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Roger N. Farah For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Garten For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Earl G. Graves For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gerald Greenwald For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Joseph P. Newhouse For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
4 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder
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ARK THERAPEUTICS GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0034251727
Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Increase Auth. Cap. to GBP 2.5M; Issue For For Management
Equity with Rights up to GBP 356,362.89
(Placing and Open Offer), Otherwise up to
GBP 480,610.31; Issue Equity without
Rights up to 35,636,289 New Ord. Shares
(Placing and Open Offer), Otherwise up to
GBP 100,969.48
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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: BAX Security ID: 071813109
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Wayne T. Hockmeyer For For Management
2 Elect Director Joseph B. Martin For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson For For Management
4 Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp For For Management
5 Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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BAYER AG
Ticker: BAYZF Security ID: DE0005752000
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of
Income and Dividends of EUR 1.35 per
Share for Fiscal 2007
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2007
4 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
5a Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with For For Management
Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds with
Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights up
to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 6
Billion
5b Approve Creation of EUR 195.6 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion
Rights
6a Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with For For Management
Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds with
Partial Exclusion of Preemptive Rights up
to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 6
Billion
6b Approve Creation of EUR 195.6 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion
Rights
7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiaries Fuenfte Bayer VV GmbH,
Sechste Bayer VV GmbH, and Erste Bayer VV
Aktiengesellschaft
8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2008
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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.
Ticker: BMY Security ID: 110122108
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Lewis B. Campbell For For Management
2 Elect Director James M. Cornelius For For Management
3 Elect Director Louis J. Freeh For For Management
4 Elect Director Laurie H. Glimcher For For Management
5 Elect Director Michael Grobstein For For Management
6 Elect Director Leif Johansson For For Management
7 Elect Director Alan J. Lacey For For Management
8 Elect Director Vicki L. Sato For For Management
9 Elect Director Togo D. West, Jr. For For Management
10 Elect Director R. Sanders Williams For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against For Shareholder
Compensation
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CELGENE CORP.
Ticker: CELG Security ID: 151020104
Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2008
# 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 Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Gilla Kaplan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James J. Loughlin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ernest Mario For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Walter L. Robb For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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CERNER CORPORATION
Ticker: CERN Security ID: 156782104
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John C. Danforth For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Neal L. Patterson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William D. Zollars For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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COUGAR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Ticker: CGRB Security ID: 222083107
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Arie S. Belldegrun For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan H. Auerbach For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Harold J. Meyers For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael S. Richman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Russell H. Ellison For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas R. Malley For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Samuel R. Saks For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
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COVANCE INC.
Ticker: CVD Security ID: 222816100
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kathleen G. Bang For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gary E. Costley, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Approve Non-Employee Director Stock For For Management
Option Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC.
Ticker: CVH Security ID: 222862104
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Joel Ackerman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Lawrence N. Kugelman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Dale B. Wolf For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CVS CAREMARK CORP
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Edwin M. Banks For For Management
2 Elect Director C. David Brown II For For Management
3 Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
4 Elect Director Kristen E. Gibney Williams For For Management
5 Elect Director Marian L. Heard For For Management
6 Elect Director William H. Joyce For For Management
7 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Million For For Management
8 Elect Director Terrence Murray For For Management
9 Elect Director C.A. Lance Piccolo For For Management
10 Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg For For Management
11 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management
12 Elect Director Richard J. Swift For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
15 Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy Against For Shareholder
16 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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CYTORI THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Ticker: CYTX Security ID: 23283K105
Meeting Date: AUG 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 4, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Christopher J. Calhoun For For Management
2 Elect Director Paul W. Hawran For For Management
3 Elect Director Marc H. Hedrick For For Management
4 Elect Director Ronald D. Henriksen For For Management
5 Elect Director E. Carmack Holmes For For Management
6 Elect Director David M. Rickey For For Management
7 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CYTRX CORPORATION
Ticker: CYTR Security ID: 232828301
Meeting Date: JUL 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 11, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Louis Ignarro, Ph.D. For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph Rubinfeld, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CYTYC CORPORATION
Ticker: CYTC Security ID: 232946103
Meeting Date: OCT 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 22, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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ELAN CORPORATION PLC
Ticker: ELNCF Security ID: 284131208
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE FINANCIAL For For Management
STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
31, 2007.
2 TO RE-ELECT MR. ANN MAYNARD GRAY WHO For For Management
RETIRES FROM THE BOARD BY ROTATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION.
3 TO RE-ELECT MR. KIERAN MCGOWAN WHO For For Management
RETIRES FROM THE BOARD BY ROTATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION.
4 TO RE-ELECT MR. KYRAN MCLAUGHLIN WHO For For Management
RETIRES FROM THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE COMBINED CODE.
5 TO RE-ELECT DR. DENNIS SELKOE WHO RETIRES For For Management
FROM THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
COMBINED CODE.
6 TO ELECT DR. FLOYD BLOOM WHO RETIRES FROM For For Management
THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES
OF ASSOCIATION.
7 TO ELECT MR. JONAS FRICK WHO RETIRES FROM For For Management
THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES
OF ASSOCIATION.
8 TO ELECT MR. GILES KERR WHO RETIRES FROM For For Management
THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES
OF ASSOCIATION.
9 TO ELECT MR. JEFFREY SHAMES WHO RETIRES For For Management
FROM THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
10 TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO FIX THE For For Management
REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITORS.
11 TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO ISSUE For For Management
SECURITIES.
12 TO APPROVE THE 2006 LONG TERM INCENTIVE For Against Management
PLAN.
13 TO AUTHORISE THE DISAPPLICATION OF For For Management
PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS ON THE ALLOTMENT OF UP
TO 40 MILLION SHARES.
14 TO AUTHORISE THE COMPANY TO MAKE MARKET For For Management
PURCHASES OF ITS OWN SHARES.
15 TO SET THE RE-ISSUE PRICE RANGE FOR For For Management
TREASURY SHARES.
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EURAND N.V.
Ticker: EURX Security ID: N31010106
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 5, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO ADOPT THE COMPANY S ANNUAL ACCOUNTS For Did Not Management
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2007, AS AUDITED Vote
BY OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM.
2 TO GRANT A DISCHARGE TO THE DIRECTORS IN For Did Not Management
RESPECT OF THEIR MANAGEMENT DURING THE Vote
FINANCIAL YEAR 2007.
3 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
4 TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF NICHOLAS For Did Not Management
J. LOWOOCK AS PROPOSED TO THE AGM BY THE Vote
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE.
5 APPROVE THE INCREASE OF THE SHARES For Did Not Management
ISSUABLE UNDER THE EQUITY COMPENSATION Vote
PLAN AS PROPOSED TO THE AGM BY THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
6 TO GRANT IRREVOCABLE AUTHORIZATION TO THE For Did Not Management
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ISSUE OR GRANT Vote
RIGHTS TO ACQUIRE SUCH NUMBER OF SHARES
IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY.
7 GRANT AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF For Did Not Management
DIRECTORS TO ACQUIRE AS MANY SHARES IN Vote
THE CAPITAL AS IS PERMITTED BY THE LAW.
8 TO APPROVE ANY OTHER RESOLUTION TABLED IN None Did Not Management
CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE. Vote
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EXELIXIS, INC
Ticker: EXEL Security ID: 30161Q104
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director S. Papadopoulos For For Management
1.2 Elect Director G.A. Scangos For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Frank McCormick For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lance Willsey For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
Ticker: ESRX Security ID: 302182100
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2008
# 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. 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
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For Against Management
Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Other Business For Against Management
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GEN-PROBE, INC.
Ticker: GPRO Security ID: 36866T103
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore For For Management
2 Election of Director Abraham D. Sofaer For For Management
3 Elect Director Phillip M. Schneider For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GENENTECH, INC.
Ticker: DNA Security ID: 368710406
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 19, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Herbert W. Boyer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William M. Burns For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Erich Hunziker For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Jonathan K.C. Knowles For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Debra L. Reed For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Charles A. Sanders For For Management
2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GENMAB AS
Ticker: Security ID: DK0010272202
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2008
# 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 Net Loss For For Management
4 Reelect Michael Widmer and Karsten For For Management
Havkrog Pedersen as Directors
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors For For Management
6a Amend Articles Re: Remove Obsolete For For Management
Article adnd Attachment Relating to
Warrants
6b Amend Articles Re: Remove Obsolete For For Management
Reference
6c Amend Articles Re: Renumber Articles to For For Management
Reflect Changes under Items 6a and 6b
6d Approve Issuance of Warrants to Board For Against Management
Members, Employees, and Consultants;
Approve Creation of DKK 1.5 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
6e Authorize Repurchase of Shares Amounting For For Management
to Up to 2 Percent of Share Capital from
Participants in Warrant Programs
6f Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds up For Against Management
to Aggregate Nominal Amount of DKK 2,000
Million
6g Amend Articles Re: Remove Requirement to For For Management
Publish General Meeting Notice in Danish
Paper; Stipulate General Meeting Notice
Be Published Electronically
6h Amend Articles Re: Simplify Provisions on For For Management
Staggered Board Elections
6i Approve Guidelines for Incentive-Based For For Management
Compensation for Executive Management and
Board
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GENOPTIX, INC.
Ticker: GXDX Security ID: 37243V100
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael A. Henos For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Tina Nova Bennett, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GENZYME CORP.
Ticker: GENZ Security ID: 372917104
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Douglas A. Berthiaume For For Management
2 Elect Director Gail K. Boudreaux For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert J. Carpenter For For Management
4 Elect Director Charles L. Cooney, Ph.D. For For Management
5 Elect Director Richard F. Syron For Against Management
6 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
7 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock For For Management
Plan
8 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2008
# 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 For 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 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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HANSEN MEDICAL INC
Ticker: HNSN Security ID: 411307101
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 30, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John G. Freund, M.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Christopher P. Lowe For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joseph M. Mandato For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HEALTH NET, INC.
Ticker: HNT Security ID: 42222G108
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Vicki B. Escarra For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas T. Farley For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gale S. Fitzgerald For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Patrick Foley For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jay M. Gellert For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Roger F. Greaves For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Bruce G. Willison For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Frederick C. Yeager For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HLTH CORP.
Ticker: HLTH Security ID: 40422Y101
Meeting Date: SEP 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mark J. Adler, M.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kevin M. Cameron For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Herman Sarkowsky For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HOLOGIC, INC.
Ticker: HOLX Security ID: 436440101
Meeting Date: OCT 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 22, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
2 Issue Shares in Connection with an For For Management
Acquisition
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
5 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management
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HOLOGIC, INC.
Ticker: HOLX Security ID: 436440101
Meeting Date: MAR 11, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 18, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John W. Cumming For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Patrick J. Sullivan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David R. LaVance, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Nancy L. Leaming For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Lawrence M. Levy For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Glenn P. Muir For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Elaine S. Ullian For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Daniel J. Levangie For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Sally W. Crawford For For Management
1.10 Elect Director C. William McDaniel For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Wayne Wilson For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management
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INTERCELL AG
Ticker: Security ID: AT0000612601
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports (Non-Voting) Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
3a Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
3b Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Members Vote
3c Approve Stock Option Plan for Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Members Vote
4 Reelect Supervisory Board Members For Did Not Management
(Bundled) Vote
5a Approve Stock Option Plan for Key For Did Not Management
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 3 Vote
Million Pool of Conditional Capital to
Guarantee Conversion Rights
5b Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For Did Not Management
Capital Vote
5c Amend Stock Option Plans 2001 and 2006 For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Approve Creation of EUR 15 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights Vote
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote
8 Amend Articles Re: Broadcasting of the For Did Not Management
General Meeting Vote
9 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Ticker: ISRG Security ID: 46120E602
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert W. Duggan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Floyd D. Loop For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George Stalk Jr. For For Management
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ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Ticker: ISIS Security ID: 464330109
Meeting Date: JUN 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Spencer R. Berthelsen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director B. Lynne Parshall For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joseph H. Wender For For Management
2 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option For For Management
Plan
3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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KYPHON INC
Ticker: KYPH Security ID: 501577100
Meeting Date: OCT 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Ticker: LXRX Security ID: 528872104
Meeting Date: AUG 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUL 20, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Issuance of Shares for a Private For For Management
Placement
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Ticker: LXRX Security ID: 528872104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Samuel L. Barker, Ph.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Christopher J. Sobecki For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Judith L. Swain, M.D. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kathleen M. Wiltsey For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MASIMO CORP.
Ticker: MASI Security ID: 574795100
Meeting Date: JUN 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director S.J. Barker For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Sanford Fitch For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
Ticker: MHS Security ID: 58405U102
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director John L. Cassis For For Management
2 Elect Director Michael Goldstein For For Management
3 Elect Director Blenda J. Wilson For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
6 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 589331107
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Richard T. Clark For For Management
2 Elect Director Johnnetta B. Cole, Ph.D. For For Management
3 Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management
4 Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone For For Management
5 Elect Director William B. Harrison, Jr. For For Management
6 Elect Director Harry R. Jacobson, M.D. For For Management
7 Elect Director William N. Kelley, M.D. For For Management
8 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
9 Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk, Ph.D. For For Management
10 Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock For For Management
11 Elect Director Samuel O. Thier, M.D. For For Management
12 Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
13 Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
17 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
18 Adopt a bylaw to Require an Independent Against For Shareholder
Lead Director
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NANOSPHERE INC
Ticker: NSPH Security ID: 63009F105
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William P. Moffitt III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark Slezak For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Crisan For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Andre De Bruin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Chad A. Mirkin, Ph.D. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James J. Nahirny For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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OMRIX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC
Ticker: OMRI Security ID: 681989109
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Larry Ellberger For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Bernard Horowitz For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Pamela McNamara For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kevin Rakin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Philippe Romagnoli For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Steven St. Peter For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert Taub For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Ticker: ONXX Security ID: 683399109
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Magnus Lundberg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director N. Anthony Coles For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Ticker: PGNX Security ID: 743187106
Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kurt W. Briner For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul F. Jacobson For Withhold 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, Ph.D. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Paul J. Maddon, M.D., For For Management
Ph.D.
1.7 Elect Director David A. Scheinberg, For For Management
M.D., Ph.D
1.8 Elect Director Nicole S. Williams For For Management
2 Amend Bundled Compensation Plans For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Other Business For Against Management
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SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC
Ticker: SGMO Security ID: 800677106
Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edward O. Lanphier, II For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William G. Gerber, M.D. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John W. Larson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Margaret A. Liu, M.D. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Steven J. Mento, Ph.D. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas G. Wiggans For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael C. Wood For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Ticker: SVNT Security ID: 80517Q100
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Christopher G. Clement For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Herbert Conrad For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Alan L. Heller For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stephen O. Jaeger For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Joseph Klein III For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lee S. Simon, M.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Virgil Thompson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
Ticker: SGEN Security ID: 812578102
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Srinivas Akkaraju For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David W. Gryska For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John P. Mclaughlin For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SONOSITE INC.
Ticker: SONO Security ID: 83568G104
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 22, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kirby L. Cramer For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Carmen L. Diersen For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Kevin M. Goodwin For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward V. Fritzky For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director S.R. Goldstein, M.D. For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Paul V. Haack For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert G. Hauser, M.D. For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director W.G. Parzybok, Jr. For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Jacques Souquet, Ph.D. For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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STRYKER CORP.
Ticker: SYK Security ID: 863667101
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2008
# 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 For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jerome H. Grossman 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 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
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SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUS. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: INE044A01028
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to an Aggregate
Amount of INR 35 Billion
2 Approve Increase in Borrowing Powers to For Against Management
INR 50 Billion
3 Approve Corporate Guarantees of up to INR For Against Management
50 Billion
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SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUS. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: INE044A01028
Meeting Date: SEP 5, 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 Dividend of INR 6.75 Per Share For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Reappoint S.V. Valia as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Reappoint A.S. Dani as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Approve Deloitte Haskins & Sells as For Did Not Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Vote
Remuneration
6 Approve Reclassification of Authorized For Did Not Management
Share Capital to INR 1.5 Billion Divided Vote
into 295 Million Equity Shares of INR 5
Each and 25 Million Preference Shares of
INR 1.00 Each
7 Amend Article 4 of the Articles of For Did Not Management
Association to Reflect Changes in Vote
Authorized Share Capital
8 Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of For Did Not Management
D.S. Shanghvi, Chairman and Managing Vote
Director
9 Approve Commission Remuneration for For Did Not Management
Non-Executive Directors Vote
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SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP
Ticker: SNTA Security ID: 87162T206
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lan Bo Chen, Ph.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W.S. Reardon, C.P.A. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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TERCICA INC
Ticker: TRCA Security ID: 88078L105
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ross G. Clark For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Faheem Hasnain For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David L. Mahoney For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624209
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 22, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of NIS 1.60 Per For For Management
Share
3 Elect Eli Hurvitz as Director For For Management
4 Elect Ruth Cheshin as Director For For Management
5 Elect Harold Snyder as Director For For Management
6 Elect Joseph (Yosi) Nitzani as Director For For Management
7 Elect Ory Slonim as Director For For Management
8 Appoint Leora (Rubin) Meridor as External For For Management
Director
9 Approve Director/Officer Liability and For For Management
Indemnification Insurance
10 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
11 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
12 Approve Kesselman & Kesselman as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
Ticker: TMO Security ID: 883556102
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Scott M. Sperling For For Management
2 Elect Director Bruce L. Koepfgen For For Management
3 Elect Director Michael E. Porter For For Management
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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VICAL INCORPORATED
Ticker: VICL Security ID: 925602104
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert C. Merton, Ph.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Vijay B. Samant For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WATERS CORPORATION
Ticker: WAT Security ID: 941848103
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Joshua Bekenstein For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Berendt For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Douglas A. Berthiaume For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward Conard For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Laurie H. Glimcher For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Christopher A. Kuebler For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William J. Miller For For Management
1.8 Elect Director JoAnn A. Reed For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Thomas P. Salice For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WEBMD HEALTH CORP
Ticker: WBMD Security ID: 94770V102
Meeting Date: SEP 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 8, 2007
# 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 James V. Manning For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Wayne T. Gattinella For For Management
1.5 Elect Director A. R. Moossa, M.D. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stanley S Trotman, Jr For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jerome C. Keller For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Martin J. Wygod For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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