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 811-03450 Name of Fund: BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc. Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809 Name and address of agent for service: Anne Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc., 40 East 52(nd) Street, New York City, NY 10022. Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762 Date of fiscal year end: 06/30 Date of reporting period: 07/01/2008 -- 06/30/2009 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 Focus Value Fund, Inc. By: /s/ Anne Ackerley Anne Ackerley Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc. Date: August 14, 2009 ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-03450 Reporting Period: 07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009 BlackRock Focus Value Fund, Inc. ======================= BLACKROCK FOCUS VALUE FUND, INC. ======================= ACE LTD. Ticker: ACE Security ID: H0023R105 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 31, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Election Of Director: Michael G. Atieh For For Management 2 Election Of Director: Mary A. Cirillo For For Management 3 Election Of Director: Bruce L. Crockett For For Management 4 Election Of Director: Thomas J. Neff For For Management 5 Approval Of The Annual Report For For Management 6 Approval Of The Statutory Financial For For Management Statements Of Ace Limited 7 Approval Of The Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements 8 Allocation Of Disposable Profit For For Management 9 Discharge Of The Board Of Directors For For Management 10 Amendment Of Articles Of Association For For Management Relating To Special Auditor 11 Election Of Pricewaterhousecoopers Ag For For Management (zurich) As Our Statutoryauditor Until Our Next Annual Ordinary General Meeting 12 Ratification Of Appointment Of For For Management Independent Registered Publicaccounting Firm Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 13 Election Of Bdo Visura (zurich) As For For Management Special Auditing Firm Until our Next Annual Ordinary General Meeting 14 Approval Of The Payment Of A Dividend For For Management In The Form Of Adistribution Through A Reduction Of The Par Value Of Our Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP. Ticker: APC Security ID: 032511107 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 25, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Peter J. Fluor For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John W. Poduska, Sr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 4 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against For Shareholder Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANALOG DEVICES, INC. Ticker: ADI Security ID: 032654105 Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James A. Champy For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Yves-Andre Istel For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Neil Novich For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. Ticker: AMAT Security ID: 038222105 Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 12, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Aart J. de Geus For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen R. Forrest For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Philip V. Gerdine For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Thomas J. Iannotti For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Alexander A. Karsner For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Charles Y.S. Liu For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Gerhard H. Parker For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Dennis D. Powell For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Willem P. Roelandts For For Management 1.10 Elect Director James E. Rogers For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Michael R. Splinter For For Management 2 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Ticker: ADM Security ID: 039483102 Meeting Date: NOV 6, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 12, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director George W. Buckley For For Management 2 Elect Director Mollie Hale Carter For For Management 3 Elect Director Victoria F. Haynes For For Management 4 Elect Director Antonio Maciel Neto For For Management 5 Elect Director Patrick J. Moore For For Management 6 Elect Director M. Brian Mulroney For For Management 7 Elect Director Thomas F. O Neill For For Management 8 Elect Director Kelvin R. Westbrook For For Management 9 Elect Director Patricia A. Woertz For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 Adopt ILO Based Code of Conduct Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVNET, INC. Ticker: AVT Security ID: 053807103 Meeting Date: NOV 6, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 8, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Eleanor Baum For For Management 1.2 Elect Director J. Veronica Biggins For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Lawrence W. Clarkson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Ehud Houminer For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Frank R. Noonan For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Ray M. Robinson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William P. Sullivan For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Gary L. Tooker For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Roy Vallee For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF AMERICA CORP. Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104 Meeting Date: DEC 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: OCT 10, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Issue Shares in Connection with For For Management Acquisition 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 4 Adjourn Meeting For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP., THE Ticker: BK Security ID: 064058100 Meeting Date: APR 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert P. Kelly For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski For For Management 1.8 Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Robert Mehrabian For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein For For Management 1.12 Elect Director William C. Richardson For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III For For Management 1.14 Elect Director John P. Surma For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BJ SERVICES COMPANY Ticker: BJS Security ID: 055482103 Meeting Date: JAN 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: DEC 8, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John R. Huff For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael E. Patrick For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. Ticker: BMY Security ID: 110122108 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director L. Andreotti For For Management 2 Elect Director L. B. Campbell For For Management 3 Elect Director J. M. Cornelius For For Management 4 Elect Director L. J. Freeh For For Management 5 Elect Director L. H. Glimcher For For Management 6 Elect Director M. Grobstein For For Management 7 Elect Director L. Johansson For For Management 8 Elect Director A. J. Lacy For For Management 9 Elect Director V. L. Sato For For Management 10 Elect Director T. D. West, Jr. For For Management 11 Elect Director R. S. Williams For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against For Shareholder Compensation 14 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder 15 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder Special Meetings 16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARNIVAL CORP. Ticker: CCL Security ID: 143658300 Meeting Date: APR 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 17, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 DIRECTOR MICKY ARISON For For Management 1.2 DIRECTOR A. RICHARD G. CAPEN, JR For For Management 1.3 DIRECTOR ROBERT H. DICKINSON For For Management 1.4 DIRECTOR ARNOLD W. DONALD For For Management 1.5 DIRECTOR PIER LUIGI FOSCHI For For Management 1.6 DIRECTOR HOWARD S. FRANK For For Management 1.7 DIRECTOR RICHARD J. GLASIER For For Management 1.8 DIRECTOR MODESTO A. MAIDIQUE For For Management 1.9 DIRECTOR SIR JOHN PARKER For For Management 1.10 DIRECTOR PETER G. RATCLIFFE For For Management 1.11 DIRECTOR STUART SUBOTNICK For For Management 1.12 DIRECTOR LAURA WEIL For For Management 1.13 DIRECTOR RANDALL J. WEISENBURGER For For Management 1.14 DIRECTOR UZI ZUCKER For For Management 2 TO RE-APPOINT PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS For For Management LLP AS INDEPENDENTAUDITORS FOR CARNIVAL PLC. 3 TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF For For Management CARNIVAL PLC TO AGREE TO THE REMUNERATION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. 4 TO RECEIVE THE UK ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS For For Management OF THE DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS OF CARNIVAL PLC FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008. 5 TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION For Against Management REPORT OF CARNIVAL PLC FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008. 6 TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE For For Management AUTHORIZED BUT UNISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF CARNIVAL PLC. 7 TO ADOPT THE AMENDED AND RESTATED For For Management ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF CARNIVAL PLC. 8 TO APPROVE CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE For For Management ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF CARNIVAL PLC, TO TAKE EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 1, 2009. 9 TO APPROVE THE GIVING OF AUTHORITY FOR For For Management THE ALLOTMENT OF NEW SHARES BY CARNIVAL PLC. 10 TO APPROVE THE DISAPPLICATION OF For For Management PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS IN RELATION TO THE ALLOTMENT OF NEW SHARES BY CARNIVAL PLC. 11 TO APPROVE A GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR For For Management CARNIVAL PLC TO BUY BACK CARNIVAL PLC ORDINARY SHARES IN THE OPEN MARKET. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHEVRON CORPORATION Ticker: CVX Security ID: 166764100 Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 1, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director S. H. Armacost For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L. F. Deily For For Management 1.3 Elect Director R. E. Denham For For Management 1.4 Elect Director R. J. Eaton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director E. Hernandez For For Management 1.6 Elect Director F. G. Jenifer For For Management 1.7 Elect Director S. Nunn For For Management 1.8 Elect Director D. J. O'Reilly For For Management 1.9 Elect Director D. B. Rice For For Management 1.10 Elect Director K. W. Sharer For For Management 1.11 Elect Director C. R. Shoemate For For Management 1.12 Elect Director R. D. Sugar For For Management 1.13 Elect Director C. Ware For For Management 1.14 Elect Director J. S. Watson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation 7 Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Against Against Shareholder Products and Operations 8 Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection Against For Shareholder 9 Adopt Human Rights Policy Against For Shareholder 10 Report on Market Specific Environmental Against Against Shareholder Laws - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORNING INC. Ticker: GLW Security ID: 219350105 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 26, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James B. Flaws For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James R. Houghton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James J. O'Connor For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Deborah D. Rieman For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Peter F. Volanakis For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Mark S. Wrighton For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder Election of Directors 4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COVIDIEN LTD. Ticker: COV Security ID: G2552X108 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Court Record Date: APR 17, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Reincorporation from Bermuda to For For Management Ireland through Scheme of Arrangement 2 Approve the Creation of Distributable For For Management Reserves of Covidien plc 3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEVON ENERGY CORP. Ticker: DVN Security ID: 25179M103 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert L. Howard For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael M. Kanovsky For For Management 1.3 Elect Director J. Todd Mitchell For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Larry Nichols For For Management 2 Elect Director Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr. For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder Election of Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. Ticker: DD Security ID: 263534109 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 4, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Samuel W. Bodman For For Management 2 Elect Director Richard H. Brown For For Management 3 Elect Director Robert A. Brown For For Management 4 Elect Director Bertrand P. Collomb For For Management 5 Elect Director Curtis J. Crawford For For Management 6 Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler For For Management 7 Elect Director John T. Dillon For For Management 8 Elect Director Eleuthere I. Du Pont For For Management 9 Elect Director Marillyn Hewson For For Management 10 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management 11 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management 12 Elect Director Ellen J. Kullman For For Management 13 Elect Director William K. Reily For For Management 14 Ratify Auditors For For Management 15 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William M. Castell For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Susan Hockfield For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley For Against Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management 1.11 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Roger S. Penske For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa For For Management 1.15 Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation 5 Evaluate the Potential Conversion of Against Against Shareholder the Corporation's Business Units into Four or More Public Corporations and Distribute New Shares 6 Adopt Policy to Cease the Payments of Against Against Shareholder Dividends or Equivalent Payments to Senior Executives for Shares Not Owned 7 Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Against For Shareholder Control) to shareholder Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HALLIBURTON CO. Ticker: HAL Security ID: 406216101 Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James R. Boyd For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Milton Carroll For For Management 1.4 Elect Director S. Malcolm Gillis For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James T. Hackett For For Management 1.6 Elect Director David J. Lesar For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert A. Malone For For Management 1.8 Elect Director J. Landis Martin For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jay A. Precourt For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Debra L. Reed 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 5 Review and Asses Human Rights Policies Against Against Shareholder 6 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 7 Adopt Low Carbon Energy Policy Against Against Shareholder 8 Disclose Information on Compensation Against For Shareholder Consultant 9 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder Special Meetings 10 Establish Independent Director Against Against Shareholder Committee to Review and Report on Financial Misconducts and Human Rights Abuses - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESCO LTD. (FORMERLY INVESCO PLC) Ticker: IVZ Security ID: G491BT108 Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Election Of Director: Martin L. For For Management Flanagan 2 Election Of Director: Ben F. Johnson, For For Management III 3 Election Of Director: J. Thomas Presby, For For Management Cpa 4 To Appoint Ernst & Young Llp As The For For Management Company S Independentregistered Public Accounting Firm For The Fiscal Year Endingdecember 31, 2009 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100 Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 20, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David M. Cote For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James Dimon For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management 1.11 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 4 Disclose Prior Government Service Against Against Shareholder 5 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 6 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder Special Meetings 7 Report on Predatory Lending Policies Against Against Shareholder 8 Amend Key Executive Performance Plan Against Against Shareholder 9 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 10 Prepare Carbon Principles Report Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. Ticker: KMB Security ID: 494368103 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John R. Alm For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Dennis R. Beresford For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John F. Bergstrom For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Abelardo E. Bru For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert W. Decherd For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Thomas J. Falk For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mae C. Jemison For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ian C. Read For For Management 1.9 Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management 4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LSI CORP Ticker: LSI Security ID: 502161102 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 17, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Charles A. Haggerty For For Management 2 Elect Director Richard S. Hill For For Management 3 Elect Director John H.F. Miner For For Management 4 Elect Director Arun Netravali For For Management 5 Elect Director Matthew J. O?Rourke For For Management 6 Elect Director Gregorio Reyes For For Management 7 Elect Director Michael G. Strachan For For Management 8 Elect Director Abhijit Y. Talwalkar For For Management 9 Elect Director Susan Whitney For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARATHON OIL CORP. Ticker: MRO Security ID: 565849106 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Charles F. Bolden, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director David A. Daberko For For Management 1.5 Elect Director William L. Davis For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Philip Lader For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Michael E. J. Phelps For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Seth E. Schofield For For Management 1.12 Elect Director John W. Snow For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Thomas J. Usher For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- METLIFE, INC Ticker: MET Security ID: 59156R108 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director C. Robert Henrikson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John M. Keane For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Catherine R. Kinney For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Ticker: MU Security ID: 595112103 Meeting Date: DEC 11, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: OCT 15, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Teruaki Aoki For For Management 2 Elect Director Steven R. Appleton For For Management 3 Elect Director James W. Bagley For For Management 4 Elect Director Robert L. Bailey For For Management 5 Elect Director Mercedes Johnson For For Management 6 Elect Director Lawrence N. Mondry For For Management 7 Elect Director Robert E. Switz For For Management 8 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 9 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOKIA CORP. Ticker: NOK Security ID: 654902204 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 17, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Calling the Meeting to Order None None Management 3 Designate Inspector or Shareholder None None Management Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting 4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting None None Management 5 Prepare and Approve List of None None Management Shareholders 6 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports; Receive CEO's Review 7 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 8 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.40 Per Share 9 Approve Discharge of Board and For For Management President 10 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management the Amount of EUR 440,000 for Chairman, EUR 150,000 for Vice Chairman, and EUR 130,000 for Other Directors; Approve Remuneration for Committee Work 11 Fix Number of Directors at 11 For For Management 12.1 Reelect Georg Ehrnrooth as Director For For Management 12.2 Reelect Lalita D. Gupte as Director For For Management 12.3 Reelect Bengt Holmstrom as Director For For Management 12.4 Reelect Henning Kagermann as Director For For Management 12.5 Reelect Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo as For For Management Director 12.6 Reelect Per Karlsson as Director For For Management 12.7 Reelect Jorma Ollila as Director For For Management 12.8 Reelect Marjorie Scardino as Director For For Management 12.9 Reelect Risto Siilasmaa as Director For For Management 12.10 Reelect Keijo Suila as Directors as For For Management Director 12.11 Elect Isabel Marey-Semper as New For For Management Director 13 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management 14 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy as For For Management Auditors 15 Authorize Repurchase of up to 360 For For Management Million Nokia Shares 16 Close Meeting None None Management 17 MARK THE FOR BOX IF YOU WISH TO None Against Management INSTRUCT THE DEPOSITARY TO GIVE A PROXY TO LEENA SIIRALA OR ESA NIINIMAKI, BOTH LEGALCOUNSELS OF NOKIA CORPORATION, TO VOTE, IN THEIR DISCRETION, ONYOUR BEHALF ONLY UPON ITEM 17. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCOR CORP. Ticker: NUE Security ID: 670346105 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Clayton C. Daley, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Harvey B. Gantt For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Bernard L. Kasriel For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Christopher J. Kearney For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder Election of Directors 4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder 5 Review and Assess Human Rights Policies Against Against Shareholder 6 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP. Ticker: OXY Security ID: 674599105 Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 11, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Spencer Abraham For Against Management 1.2 Elect Director Ronald W. Burkle For Against Management 1.3 Elect Director John S. Chalsty For Against Management 1.4 Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian For Against Management 1.5 Elect Director John E. Feick For Against Management 1.6 Elect Director Ray R. Irani For Against Management 1.7 Elect Director Irvin W. Maloney For Against Management 1.8 Elect Director Avedick B. Poladian For Against Management 1.9 Elect Director Rodolfo Segovia For Against Management 1.10 Elect Director Aziz D. Syriani For Against Management 1.11 Elect Director Rosemary Tomich For Against Management 1.12 Elect Director Walter L. Weisman For Against Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide Right to Call Special Meeting For For Management 4 Report on Host Country Social and Against Against Shareholder Environmental Laws - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. Ticker: PMTC Security ID: 699173209 Meeting Date: MAR 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 5, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Donald K. Grierson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James E. Heppelmann For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Oscar B. Marx, III For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEABODY ENERGY CORP. Ticker: BTU Security ID: 704549104 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William E. James For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert B. Karn III For For Management 1.4 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Henry E. Lentz For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Ticker: PRU Security ID: 744320102 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 13, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Frederic K. Becker For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gaston Caperton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Gilbert F. Casellas For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management 1.7 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Mark B. Grier For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Jon F. Hanson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Karl J. Krapek For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Christine A. Poon For For Management 1.13 Elect Director John R. Strangfield For For Management 1.14 Elect Director James A. Unruh For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation 4 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. Ticker: Q Security ID: 749121109 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edward A. Mueller For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Charles L. Biggs For For Management 1.4 Elect Director K. Dane Brooksher For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Peter S. Hellman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director R. David Hoover For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Patrick J. Martin For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Caroline Matthews For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Jan L. Murley For For Management 1.11 Elect Director James A. Unruh For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Anthony Welters For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Terms of Severance Payments to For For Management Executives 4 Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote Against For Shareholder 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder 7 Reincorporate in Another State Against Against Shareholder [Delaware to North Dakota] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAYTHEON CO. Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Vernon E. Clark For For Management 2 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management 3 Elect Director Frederic M. Poses For For Management 4 Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers For For Management 5 Elect Director Ronald L. Skates For For Management 6 Elect Director William R. Spivey For For Management 7 Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz For For Management 8 Elect Director William H. Swanson For For Management 9 Ratify Auditors For For Management 10 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 11 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder Special Meetings 12 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 13 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder 14 Submit SERP to Shareholder Vote Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP. Ticker: SGP Security ID: 806605101 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Thomas J. Colligan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Fred Hassan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director C. Robert Kidder For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Antonio M. Perez For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jack L. Stahl For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Craig B. Thompson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Robert F.W. van Oordt For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder Special Meetings - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME WARNER CABLE INC. Ticker: TWC Security ID: 88732J207 Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Carole Black For For Management 2 Elect Director Glenn A. Britt For For Management 3 Elect Director Thomas H. Castro For For Management 4 Elect Director David C. Chang For For Management 5 Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. For For Management 6 Elect Director Peter R. Haje For For Management 7 Elect Director Donna A. James For For Management 8 Elect Director Don Logan For For Management 9 Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr. For For Management 10 Elect Director Wayne H. Pace For For Management 11 Elect Director Edward D. Shirley For For Management 12 Elect Director John E. Sununu For For Management 13 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME WARNER INC Ticker: TWX Security ID: 887317105 Meeting Date: JAN 16, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: NOV 20, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Reverse Stock Split For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIME WARNER INC Ticker: TWX Security ID: 887317303 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Herbert M. Allison, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James L. Barksdale For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey L. Bewkes For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Stephen F. Bollenbach For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Frank J. Caufield For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert C. Clark For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Mathias Dopfner For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Michael A. Miles For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Kenneth J. Novack For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Deborah C. Wright For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 5 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder Special Meetings 6 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., THE Ticker: TRV Security ID: 89417E109 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Alan L. Beller For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John H. Dasburg For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Janet M. Dolan For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jay S. Fishman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Cleve L. Killingsworth, For For Management Jr. 1.10 Elect Director Robert I. Lipp For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. Ticker: TYC Security ID: G9143X208 Meeting Date: MAR 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JAN 6, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Edward D. Breen as Director For For Management 1.2 Elect Timothy M. Donahue as Director For For Management 1.3 Elect Brian Duperreault as Director For For Management 1.4 Elect Bruce S. Gordon as Director For For Management 1.5 Elect Rajiv Gupta as Director For For Management 1.6 Elect John A. Krol as Director For For Management 1.7 Elect Brendan R. O' Neil as Director For For Management 1.8 Elect William S. Stavropoulos as For For Management Director 1.9 Elect Sandra Wijnberg as Director For For Management 1.10 Elect Jerome B. York as Director For For Management 1.11 Elect David Yost as Director For For Management 2 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management Fix Their Remuneration 3 Amend 2004 Stock and Incentive Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. Ticker: TYC Security ID: G9143X208 Meeting Date: MAR 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: JAN 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Change of Domicile For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Capital For For Management 3 Change Company Name to Tyco For For Management International Ltd. 4 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management 5 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 6 Confirmation of Swiss Law as the For For Management Authoritative Governing Legislation 7 Approve Schaffhausen, Switzerland as For For Management Our Principal Place of Business 8 Appoint PriceWaterhouseCoopers AG, For For Management Zurich as Special Auditor 9 Ratify Deloitte AG as Auditors For For Management 10 Approve Dividends in the Form of a For For Management Capital Reduction 11 Adjourn Meeting For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNILEVER N.V. Ticker: UN Security ID: 904784709 Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: SEP 24, 2008 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Appointment of Paul Polman as For Did Not Vote Management Executive Director - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNILEVER N.V. Ticker: UN Security ID: 904784709 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 16, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Report of Management Board None Did Not Vote Management (Non-Voting) 2 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Vote Management Allocation of Income 3 Approve Discharge of Executive For Did Not Vote Management Directors 4 Approve Discharge of Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Directors 5 Elect L.A. Lawrence as Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 6 Elect P.G.J.M. Polman as Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 7 Reelect L. Brittan of Spennithorne as For Did Not Vote Management Non-Executive Director 8 Reelect W. Dik as Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 9 Reelect C.E. Golden as Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 10 Reelect B.E. Grote as Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 11 Reelect N. Murthy as Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 12 Reelect H. Nyasulu as Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 13 Reelect K.J. Storm as Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 14 Reelect M. Treschow as Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 15 Reelect J. van der Veer as For Did Not Vote Management Non-Executive Director 16 Elect L.O. Fresco as Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 17 Elect A.M. Fudge as Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 18 Elect P. Walsh as Non-Executive For Did Not Vote Management Director 19 Ratify PwC as Auditors For Did Not Vote Management 20 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For Did Not Vote Management Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus Additional 10 Percent in Case of Takeover/Merger and Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights 21 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For Did Not Vote Management Percent of Issued Share Capital 22 Approve Reduction in Share Capital by For Did Not Vote Management Cancellation of Shares 23.1 Amend Articles Re: Move to Quarterly For Did Not Vote Management Dividends 23.2 Amend Articles Re: Move to Quarterly For Did Not Vote Management Dividends 24 Allow Questions None Did Not Vote Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Ticker: VZ Security ID: 92343V104 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 9, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion For For Management 1.2 Elect Director M. Frances Keeth For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Hugh B. Price For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John W. Snow For For Management 1.12 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management Officers' Compensation 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 6 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder 7 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder Special Meetings 8 Require Independent Board Chairman Against For Shareholder 9 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 10 Adopt a Policy in which the Company Against Against Shareholder will not Make or Promise to Make Any Death Benefit Payments to Senior Executives - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD Ticker: WFT Security ID: H27013103 Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 3, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Reelect Bernhard Duroc-Danner as For For Management Director 1.2 Reelect Nicholas Brady as Director For For Management 1.3 Reelect David Butters as Director For For Management 1.4 Reelect William Macaulay as Director For For Management 1.5 Reelect Robert Millard as Director For For Management 1.6 Reelect Robert Moses as Director For For Management 1.7 Reelect Robert Rayne as Director For For Management 2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Independent For For Management Registered Public Accounting Firm and Ernst & Young AG as Statutory Auditors 3 Transact Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XEROX CORPORATION Ticker: XRX Security ID: 984121103 Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 23, 2009 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Glenn A. Britt For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ursula M. Burns For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Richard J. Harrington For For Management 1.4 Elect Director William Curt Hunter For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert A. McDonald For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management 1.7 Elect Director N. J. Nicholas, Jr. For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Ann N. Reese For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management ========== END NPX REPORT