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 811-21621 Name of Fund: Defined Strategy
Fund Inc. (DSF) Fund Address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ 08543-9011
Name and address of agent for service: Mitchell M. Cox, Chief Executive
Officer, Defined Strategy Fund Inc., 4 World Financial Center, 6(th) Floor, New
York, New York 10080.
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (877) 449-4742 Date of
fiscal year end: 9/30 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.
Defined Strategy Fund Inc.
By: /s/ Mitchell M. Cox
Mitchell M. Cox
Chief Executive Officer of Defined Strategy Fund Inc.
Date: August 25, 2008
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ICA File Number: 811-21621
Reporting Period: 07/01/2007 - 06/30/2008
Defined Strategy Fund Inc.
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AGCO CORP.
Ticker: AG Security ID: 001084102
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Herman Cain For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Wolfgang Deml For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director David E. Momot For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Martin Richenhagen For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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AK STEEL HOLDING CORP.
Ticker: AKS Security ID: 001547108
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 1, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard A. Abdoo For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John S. Brinzo For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Dennis C. Cuneo For For Management
1.4 Elect Director William K. Gerber For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Bonnie G. Hill For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert H. Jenkins For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Daniel J. Meyer For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ralph S. Michael, III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Shirley D. Peterson For For Management
1.10 Elect Director James A. Thomson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James L. Wainscott For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
Ticker: MO Security ID: 02209S103
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey For For Management
2 Elect Director Gerald L. Baliles For For Management
3 Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre For For Management
4 Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell II For For Management
5 Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley For For Management
6 Elect Director Thomas W. Jones For For Management
7 Elect Director George Munoz For For Management
8 Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
11 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
12 Adopt the Marketing and Advertising Against Against Shareholder
Provisions of the U.S. Master Settlement
Agreement Globally
13 Cease Advertising Campaigns Oriented to Against Against Shareholder
Prevent Youth Smoking
14 Implement the "Two Cigarette" Marketing Against Against Shareholder
Approach
15 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
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APPLE, INC.
Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100
Meeting Date: MAR 4, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 15, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William V. Campbell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Millard S. Drexler For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Steven P. Jobs For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jerome B. York For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Sustainability
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AT&T INC
Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management
2 Elect Director William F. Aldinger III For For Management
3 Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio For For Management
4 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management
5 Elect Director James H. Blanchard For For Management
6 Elect Director August A. Busch III For For Management
7 Elect Director James P. Kelly For For Management
8 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management
9 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management
10 Elect Director John B. McCoy For For Management
11 Elect Director Mary S. Metz For For Management
12 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management
13 Elect Director Laura D' Andrea Tyson For For Management
14 Elect Director Patricia P. Upton For For Management
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
16 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
17 Exclude Pension Credits from Earnings Against For Shareholder
Performance Measure
18 Require Independent Lead Director Against For Shareholder
19 Establish SERP Policy Against For Shareholder
20 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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AUTOZONE, INC.
Ticker: AZO Security ID: 053332102
Meeting Date: DEC 12, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 15, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Charles M. Elson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sue E. Gove For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Earl G. Graves, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director N. Gerry House For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J.R. Hyde, III For For Management
1.6 Elect Director W. Andrew McKenna For For Management
1.7 Elect Director George R. Mrkonic, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William C. Rhodes, III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Theodore W. Ullyot For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
Ticker: BBBY Security ID: 075896100
Meeting Date: JUL 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 14, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Warren Eisenberg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stanley F. Barshay For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Patrick R. Gaston For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Victoria A. Morrison For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Climate Change Policies Against Against Shareholder
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
5 Report on Product Safety Against Against Shareholder
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CITIGROUP INC.
Ticker: C Security ID: 172967101
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For For Management
2 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For Against Management
3 Elect Director Sir Winfried Bischoff For For Management
4 Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr For Against Management
5 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management
6 Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez For For Management
7 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management
8 Elect Director Anne Mulcahy For Against Management
9 Elect Director Vikram Pandit For For Management
10 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For Against Management
11 Elect Director Judith Rodin For For Management
12 Elect Director Robert E. Rubin For For Management
13 Elect Director Robert L. Ryan For For Management
14 Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas For For Management
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
16 Disclose Prior Government Service Against Against Shareholder
17 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
18 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
19 Require More Director Nominations Than Against Against Shareholder
Open Seats
20 Report on the Equator Principles Against Against Shareholder
21 Adopt Employee Contract Against For Shareholder
22 Amend GHG Emissions Policies to Limit Against Against Shareholder
Coal Financing
23 Report on Human Rights Investment Against Against Shareholder
Policies
24 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
25 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
26 Indicate If You Would Like to Keep Your None For Management
Vote Confidential Under Current Policy
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COACH, INC.
Ticker: COH Security ID: 189754104
Meeting Date: NOV 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lew Frankfort For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Susan Kropf For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gary Loveman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ivan Menezes For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Irene Miller For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Keith Monda For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael Murphy For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jide Zeitlin For For Management
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DELL INC.
Ticker: DELL Security ID: 24702R101
Meeting Date: DEC 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 26, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Donald J. Carty For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Dell For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Sallie L. Krawcheck For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Alan (A.G.) Lafley For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Klaus S. Luft For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas W. Luce, III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Alex J. Mandl For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael A. Miles For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder
5 Declaration of Dividend Against Against Shareholder
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E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.
Ticker: DD Security ID: 263534109
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard H. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert A. Brown For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John T. Dillon For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Eleuthere I. du Pont For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Marillyn A. Hewson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Sean O'Keefe For For Management
1.12 Elect Director William K. Reilly For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Plant Closures Against Against Shareholder
4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
5 Report on Global Warming Against Against Shareholder
6 Amend Human Rights Policies Against Against Shareholder
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC
Ticker: FRP Security ID: 305560104
Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Claude C. Lilly For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert S. Lilien For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas F. Gilbane, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ticker: F Security ID: 345370860
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John R.H. Bond For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Stephen G. Butler For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kimberly A. Casiano For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edsel B. Ford II For For Management
1.5 Elect Director William Clay Ford, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard A. Manoogian For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ellen R. Marram For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Alan Mulally For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Homer A. Neal For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Jorma Ollila For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Gerald L. Shaheen For For Management
1.13 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
5 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
6 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
7 Company-Specific -- Adopt Against For Shareholder
Recapitalization Plan
8 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
9 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
10 Report on Global Warming Against Against Shareholder
11 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
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FOREST LABORATORIES, INC.
Ticker: FRX Security ID: 345838106
Meeting Date: AUG 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 21, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Howard Solomon For For Management
1.2 Elect L.S. Olanoff, M.D., PHD For For Management
1.3 Elect Nesli Basgoz, M.D. For For Management
1.4 Elect William J. Candee, III For For Management
1.5 Elect George S. Cohan For For Management
1.6 Elect Dan L. Goldwasser For For Management
1.7 Elect Kenneth E. Goodman For For Management
1.8 Elect Lester B. Salans, M.D. For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director William M. Castell For For Management
3 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
4 Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez For Against Management
5 Elect Director Susan Hockfield For For Management
6 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management
7 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
8 Elect Director Alan G. Lafley For For Management
9 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management
10 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For For Management
11 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
12 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management
13 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management
14 Elect Director Roger S. Penske For For Management
15 Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa For For Management
16 Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III For For Management
17 Ratify Auditors For For Management
18 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
19 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
20 Claw-back of Payments under Restatements Against Against Shareholder
21 Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors Against For Shareholder
22 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
23 Report on Global Warming Against Against Shareholder
24 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Ticker: GM Security ID: 370442105
Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Percy N. Barnevik For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Erskine B. Bowles For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John H. Bryan For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Armando M. Codina For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director George M.C. Fisher For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director E. Neville Isdell For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Karen Katen For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Kent Kresa For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Philip A. Laskawy For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Kathryn V. Marinello For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Eckhard Pfeiffer For For Management
1.14 Elect Director G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Publish Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
4 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
5 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
7 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products Against For Shareholder
and Operations
8 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
9 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
10 Performance-Based Awards Against For Shareholder
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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 Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Nancy L. Leaming For Withhold 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 Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Daniel J. Levangie For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Sally W. Crawford For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director C. William McDaniel For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director Wayne Wilson For Withhold 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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HOME DEPOT, INC.
Ticker: HD Security ID: 437076102
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman For For Management
2 Elect Director David H. Batchelder For For Management
3 Elect Director Francis S. Blake For For Management
4 Elect Director Ari Bousbib For For Management
5 Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman For For Management
6 Elect Director Albert P. Carey For For Management
7 Elect Director Armando Codina For For Management
8 Elect Director Brian C. Cornell For For Management
9 Elect Director Bonnie G. Hill For For Management
10 Elect Director Karen L. Katen For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
13 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
14 Affirm Political Nonpartisanship Against Against Shareholder
15 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
16 Report on Employment Diversity Against For Shareholder
17 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
18 Pay For Superior Performance Against For Shareholder
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INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC.
Ticker: ICE Security ID: 45865V100
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Charles R. Crisp For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jean-Marc Forneri For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Fred W. Hatfield For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Terrence F. Martell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Sir Robert Reid For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Frederic V. Salerno For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Frederick W. Schoenhut For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey C. Sprecher For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Vincent Tese For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles For For Management
2 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management
3 Elect Director David M. Cote For For Management
4 Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management
5 Elect Director James Dimon For For Management
6 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management
7 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
8 Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. For For Management
9 Elect Director Robert I. Lipp For For Management
10 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management
11 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management
12 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
15 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
16 Report on Government Service of Employees Against Against Shareholder
17 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder
18 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
20 Require More Director Nominations Than Against Against Shareholder
Open Seats
21 Report on Human Rights Investment Against Against Shareholder
Policies
22 Report on Lobbying Activities Against Against Shareholder
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LAM RESEARCH CORP.
Ticker: LRCX Security ID: 512807108
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James W. Bagley For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David G. Arscott For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert M. Berdahl For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard J. Elkus, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jack R. Harris For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Grant M. Inman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Catherine P. Lego For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Stephen G. Newberry For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director Seiichi Watanabe For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Patricia S. Wolpert For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NASDAQ OMX GROUP, INC., THE
Ticker: NDAQ Security ID: 631103108
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Soud Ba'alawy For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Urban Backstrom For For Management
1.3 Elect Director H. Furlong Baldwin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael Casey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Lon Gorman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert Greifeld For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Glenn H. Hutchins For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Birgitta Kantola For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Essa Kazim For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John D. Markese For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Hans Munk Nielsen For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Thomas F. O'Neill For For Management
1.13 Elect Director James S. Riepe For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Michael R. Splinter For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Lars Wedenborn For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Deborah L. Wince-Smith For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC.
Ticker: NOV Security ID: 637071101
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Robert E. Beauchamp For For Management
2 Elect Director Jeffery A. Smisek For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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NVIDIA CORPORATION
Ticker: NVDA Security ID: 67066G104
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Steven Chu, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Elect Director Harvey C. Jones For For Management
3 Elect Director William J. Miller For For Management
4 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ORACLE CORP.
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: NOV 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 7, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald L. Lucas For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jack F. Kemp For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For For Management
1.9 Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles E Phillips, Jr. For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
5 Issue an Open Source Report Against Against Shareholder
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PFIZER INC.
Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management
2 Elect Director Michael S. Brown For For Management
3 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns For For Management
4 Elect Director Robert N. Burt For For Management
5 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
6 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
7 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management
8 Elect Director William R. Howell For For Management
9 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
10 Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler For For Management
11 Elect Director George A. Lorch For For Management
12 Elect Director Dana G. Mead For For Management
13 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
14 Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. For For Management
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
16 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
17 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder
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ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Ticker: STJ Security ID: 790849103
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard R. Devenuti For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stuart M. Essig For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas H. Garrett III For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Wendy L. Yarno For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management
Election of Directors
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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TEREX CORP.
Ticker: TEX Security ID: 880779103
Meeting Date: JUL 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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TRANSOCEAN INC.
Ticker: RIG Security ID: G90073100
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JON A. MARSHALL For For Management
2 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MARTIN B. MCNAMARA For For Management
3 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ROBERT E. ROSE For For Management
4 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: IAN C. STRACHAN For For Management
5 APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & For For Management
YOUNG LLP TO SERVE AS OUR INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR
2008.
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management
2 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management
4 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose For For Management
5 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management
6 Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management
7 Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien For For Management
8 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management
9 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management
10 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management
11 Elect Director John W. Snow For For Management
12 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
15 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder
Discrimination based on Gender Identity
16 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
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BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
Ticker: BBBY Security ID: 075896100
Meeting Date: JUL 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 14, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Warren Eisenberg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stanley F. Barshay For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Patrick R. Gaston For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Victoria A. Morrison For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Climate Change Policies Against Against Shareholder
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
5 Report on Product Safety Against Against Shareholder
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TEREX CORP.
Ticker: TEX Security ID: 880779103
Meeting Date: JUL 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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