SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-06028
AllianceBernstein New Europe Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Alliance Capital Management L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York l0105
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:
(800) 221-5672
MARK R. MANLEY
Alliance Capital Management L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York l0105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copies of communications to:
Patricia A. Poglinco
Seward & Kissel LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York 10004
Date of fiscal year end: July 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
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ICA File Number: 811-06028
Reporting Period: 07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005
AllianceBernstein New Europe Fund, Inc.
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ACCOR
Ticker: Security ID: F00189120
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.30 per Share Vote
5 Reelect Renau d'Elissagaray as For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board Member Vote
6 Reelect Franck Riboud as Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Member Vote
7 Elect Paul Dubrule as Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Member Vote
8 Elect Thomas J. Barrack as Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Member Vote
9 Elect Sebastien Bazin as Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Member Vote
10 Elect Dominique Marcel as Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Member Vote
11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For Did Not Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 305,000 Vote
12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 19 Million For Did Not Management
Shares Vote
13 Authorize Issuance of 116,279 Convertible For Did Not Management
Bonds to ColLife SARL Vote
14 Authorize Issuance of 128,205 Convertible For Did Not Management
Bonds to ColLife SARL Vote
15 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
16 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 200 Million
17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 100 Million
18 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For Did Not Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future Vote
Acquisitions
19 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Did Not Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Vote
Proposed in Items 16 and 17
20 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management
Up to EUR 200 Million for Bonus Issue or Vote
Increase in Par Value
21 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For Did Not Management
Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR Vote
300 Million
22 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
23 Authorize Up to Eight Percent of Issued For Did Not Management
Capital for Restricted Stock Plan Vote
24 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect For Did Not Management
Recent Legal Changes Vote
25 Amend Articles to Reduce Board Terms From For Did Not Management
Six to Four Years Vote
26 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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ALLEANZA ASSICURAZIONI SPA
Ticker: Security ID: T02772134
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Elect Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Appoint Board of Internal Statutory For Did Not Management
Auditors and its Chairman; Approve Vote
Remuneration of Auditors
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ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC
Ticker: AIB Security ID: G02072117
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Declare the Final Dividend of EUR 0.39 For For Management
3A Elect Michael Buckley as a Director For For Management
3B Elect Adrian Burke as a Director For For Management
3C Elect Kieran Crowley as a Director For For Management
3D Elect Colm Doherty as a Director For For Management
3E Elect Padraic M. Fallon as a Director For For Management
3F Elect Dermot Gleeson as a Director For For Management
3G Elect Don Godson as a Director For For Management
3H Elect Derek Higgs as a Director For For Management
3I Elect Gary Kennedy as a Director For For Management
3J Elect John B. McGuckian as a Director For For Management
3K Elect Aidan McKeon as a Director For For Management
3L Elect Jim O'Leary as a Director For For Management
3M Elect Michael J. Sullivan as a Director For For Management
3N Elect Robert G. Wilmers as a Director For For Management
3O Elect Jennifer Winter as a Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
KPMG Auditors
5 Authorize Share Repurchase of 90 Million For For Management
Shares, Representing 10 Percent of the
Share Capital
6 Set the Price Range for the Off-Market For For Management
Reissue of Treasury Shares
7 Renew the Directors' Authority to Allot For For Management
Shares Representing 5 Percent of the
Share Capital
8 Approve 2005 Performance Share Plan For For Management
9 Remove KPMG as Auditors Against Against Shareholder
10 Appoint Niall Murphy, a Shareholder Against Against Shareholder
Nominee, as a Director
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ALTANA AG
Ticker: Security ID: D03304108
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 0.95 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal Year 2004 Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal Year 2004 Vote
5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For Did Not Management
Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005 Vote
6 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For Did Not Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due Vote
to Proposed Changes in German Law
(Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation)
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Vote
Shares
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ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G03808105
Meeting Date: JAN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Stock Split For For Management
2 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital to For For Management
Faciliate Creation of Non-Cumulative
Preference Shares
3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
4 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights
5 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
6 Amend Articles Re: Electronic For For Management
Communications; Director/Officer
Liability Insurance
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ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G03808105
Meeting Date: JAN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3a Reelect Michael Jacob as Director For For Management
3b Reelect William McAteer as Director For For Management
3c Reelect Ned Sullivan as Director For For Management
3d Reelect Lar Bradshaw as Director For For Management
3e Reelect Thomas Browne as Director For For Management
3f Reelect David Drumm as Director For For Management
3g Reelect Gary McGann as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
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BAE SYSTEMS PLC(FRM.BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC )
Ticker: Security ID: G06940103
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Acquisition of United Defense For For Management
Industries, Inc.
2 Amend Company's Borrowing Limits For For Management
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BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA
Ticker: AGR Security ID: E11805103
Meeting Date: FEB 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements, Allocation of
Income and Distribution of Dividend, and
Discharge Directors
2 Fix Number of Directors; Reelect For For Management
Directors
3 Authorize Additional Issuance of For For Management
Nonconvertible Bonds up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 50 Billion
4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares By Company For For Management
and/or Subsidiaries
5 Reelect Deloitte & Touche Espana, S.L. as For For Management
Auditors
6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA
Ticker: AGR Security ID: E11805103
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize EUR 260.3 Million Increase in For For Management
Capital Through the Issuance of 531.1
Million New Ordinary Shares without
Preemptive Rights Re: Share Exchange
Resulting from Tender Offer for Shares of
Banca Nazionale del Lavoro; Amend Article
5 Accordingly
2 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG (BMW)
Ticker: Security ID: D12096109
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 0.62 per Common Share Vote
and EUR 0.64 per Preferred Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2004 Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal 2004 Vote
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For Did Not Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft as Auditors Vote
6 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For Did Not Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due Vote
to Pending Changes in German Law (Law on
Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits)
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
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BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS)
Ticker: Security ID: F1058Q238
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 2 per Share Vote
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
6 Reelect Jean-Francois Lepetit as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Reelect Gerhard Cromme as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Reelect Francois Grappotte as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Reelect Helene Ploix as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
10 Reelect Baudoin Prot as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Elect Loyola De Palacio Del For Did Not Management
Valle-Lersundi as Director to Replace Vote
Jacques Friedmann
12 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For Did Not Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 780,000 Vote
13 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
14 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Did Not Management
Vote
15 Approve Restricted Stock Plan to For Did Not Management
Directors and Employees of Company and Vote
its Subsidiaries
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
17 Approve Change In Number Of Directors For Did Not Management
Elected By Employees Vote
18 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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CAP GEMINI SA
Ticker: Security ID: F13587120
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Discharge Directors Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 0.40 per Share Vote
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
6 Appoint Daniel Bernard as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Appoint Thierry de Montbrial as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Appoint Marcel Roulet as Censor For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
10 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management
Up to EUR 1.5 Billion for Bonus Issue or Vote
Increase in Par Value
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 450 Million
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 300 Million
13 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Did Not Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Vote
Proposed in Items 11 and 12
14 Authorize Capital Increase for Future For Did Not Management
Exchange Offers and Acquisitions Vote
15 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Did Not Management
Vote
16 Authorize Up to 2 Million Shares for Use For Did Not Management
in Restricted Stock Plan Vote
17 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
18 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For Did Not Management
Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR Vote
450 Million
19 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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CAPITA GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G1846J107
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 3.6 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Paul Pindar as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Paddy Doyle as Director For For Management
6 Elect Martina King as Director For For Management
7 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
of the Company
8 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
9 Authorise the Establishment of the 2005 For For Management
Deferred Annual Bonus Plan
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 4,379,478
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 670,837
12 Authorise 66,355,727 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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CARNIVAL PLC (FORMERLY P & O PRINCESS CRUISES PLC)
Ticker: POC Security ID: G19081101
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Re-elect Micky Arison as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
2 Re-elect Richard Capen Jr. as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
3 Re-elect Robert Dickinson as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
4 Re-elect Arnold Donald as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
5 Re-elect Pier Luigi Foschi as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
6 Re-elect Howard Frank as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
7 Elect Richard Glasier as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
8 Re-elect Baroness Hogg as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
9 Re-elect Kirk Lanterman as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
10 Re-elect Modesto Maidique as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
11 Re-elect John McNulty as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
12 Re-elect Sir John Parker as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
13 Re-elect Peter Ratcliffe as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
14 Re-elect Stuart Subotnick as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
15 Re-elect Uzi Zucker as Director of For For Management
Carnival Corporation and as a Director of
Carnival plc
16 Amend Carnival Corporation 2001 Outside For For Management
Director Stock Plan
17 Approve Carnival plc 2005 Employee Share For For Management
Plan
18 Approve Carnival plc 2005 Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
19 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
20 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
21 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
22 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
23 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 22,715,147
24 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 17,614,229
25 Authorise 10,610,900 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
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CREDIT SUISSE GROUP (FORMERLY CS HOLDING)
Ticker: CSR Security ID: H3698D419
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 1.50 per Share Vote
4 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
5.1 Reelect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Thomas For Did Not Management
Bechtler, Robert Benmosche and Ernst Vote
Tanner as Directors; Elect Jean Lanier
and Anton van Rossum as Directors
5.2 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For Did Not Management
Goerdeler SA as Auditors Vote
5.3 Ratify BDO Visura as Special Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Extend Authorization Term for Creation of For Did Not Management
CHF 22.7 Million Conditional Capital Vote
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CRH PLC
Ticker: CRHCY Security ID: G25508105
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 2, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Declare Dividend For For Management
3a Elect T.W. Hill as Director For For Management
3b Elect D.M. Kennedy as Director For For Management
3c Elect K. McGowan as Director For For Management
3d Elect A. O'Brien as Director For For Management
3e Elect J.L. Wittstock as Director For For Management
3f Elect N. Hartery as Director For For Management
3g Elect J.M.C. O'Connor as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program of 10% For For Management
of Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
8 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to the Aggregate
Nominal Value of EUR 9,056,000
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DR. ING. F.C.F. PORSCHE AG
Ticker: Security ID: D61577108
Meeting Date: JAN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 3.94 per Common Share Vote
and EUR 4 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Elect Ferdinand Oliver Porsche and For Did Not Management
Walther Zuegel to the Supervisory Board Vote
6 Amend Corporate Purpose For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
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ENI SPA
Ticker: E Security ID: T3643A145
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 24, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For Did Not Management
Accounts, and Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Did Not Management
Shares To Service Stock Option Plan in Vote
Favor of Group Management
5 Fix Number of Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Set Directors' Term of Office For Did Not Management
Vote
7.1 Elect Directors - Slate 1 Submitted by None Did Not Management
the Ministry of Economy and Finance Vote
7.2 Elect Directors - Slate 2 Submitted by a None Did Not Management
Group of Institutional Investors Vote
(Minority Slate)
8 Elect Chairman of the board of Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Approve Remuneration of Chairman of the For Did Not Management
Board and of Directors Vote
10.1 Elect Internal Statutory Auditors - Slate None Did Not Management
1 Submitted by the Ministry of Economy Vote
and Finance
10.2 Elect Internal Statutory Auditors - Slate None Did Not Management
1 Submitted by a Group of Institutional Vote
Investors (Minority Slate)
11 Appoint Chairman of the Internal For Did Not Management
Statutory Auditors' Board Vote
12 Approve Remuneration of Chairman of For Did Not Management
Internal Statutory Auditors' Board and of Vote
Primary Internal Statutory Auditors
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ENTERPRISE INNS PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G3070Z146
Meeting Date: JAN 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 8.4 Pence Per For For Management
Share
3 Re-elect Ted Tuppen as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect David George as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Jo Stewart as Director For For Management
6 Elect Susan Murray as Director For For Management
7 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration
of Auditors
8 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
9 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management
Non-Executive Directors from GBP 200,000
to GBP 500,000 Per Annum
10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 5,825,084
11 Approve Enterprise Inns 2005 Annual Bonus For For Management
Plan
12 Approve Enterprise Inns 2005 Long-Term For For Management
Incentive Plan
13 Approve Enterprise Inns 2005 Employee For For Management
Share Option Scheme
14 Approve Enterprise Inns 2005 Save as You For For Management
Earn Scheme
15 Approve Enterprise Inns 2005 Share For For Management
Incentive Plan
16 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 873,763
17 Authorise 52,390,857 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
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ERICSSON (TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON)
Ticker: ERICF Security ID: W26049119
Meeting Date: APR 6, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
2 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management
3 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management
4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management
5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
6.1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
6.2 Receive Board and Committee Reports None None Management
6.3 Receive President's Report; Allow None None Management
Questions
6.4 Receive Presentation of Audit Work in None None Management
2004
7.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
7.2 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management
7.3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of SEK 0.25 Per Share
8 Determine Number of Members (9) and For For Management
Deputy Members (0) of Board
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Amount of SEK 3 Million for Chairman and
SEK 600,000 for Other Directors; Approve
Remuneration of Committee Members
10 Reelect Michael Treschow, Arne For For Management
Maartensson, Marcus Wallenberg, Peter
Bonfield, Sverker Martin-Loef, Nancy
McKinstry, Eckhard Pfeiffer, and
Carl-Henrik Svanberg as Directors;
Election Ulf Johansson as New Director
11 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
12 Elect Bjoern Svedberg, Bengt Belfrage, For For Management
Christer Elmehagen, Michael Treschow, and
Curt Kaellstroemer as Members of
Nominating Committee
13.1 Approve Implementation of 2005 Long-Term For Against Management
Incentive Plan
13.2 Authorize Reissuance of 39.3 Million For Against Management
Repurchased Class B Shares for 2005
Long-Term Incentive Plan for Key
Employees
14 Authorize Reissuance of 60 Million For For Management
Repurchased Class B Shares in Connection
with 2001 Global Stock Incentive Program,
2003 Stock Purchase Plan, and 2004
Long-Term Incentive Plan
15 Close Meeting None None Management
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ERICSSON (TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON)
Ticker: ERIAF Security ID: 5959378
Meeting Date: AUG 31, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
2 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management
3 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management
4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management
5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
6 Approve Increase in Voting Rights Per For For Management
Class B Share From 1/1000 to 1/10 of a
Vote; Approve Issuance of Conversion
Rights to Class A Shareholders (Each
Conversion Right Entitles Holder to
Convert One Class B Share into One Class
A Share)
7 Shareholder Proposal: Provide All Shares Against Against Shareholder
with Equal Voting Rights with
Compensation to Class A Shareholders in
the Form of Class B Shares
8 Close Meeting None None Management
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ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: Security ID: F31668100
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Discharge Directors Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Discharge Directors Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 0.76 per Share Vote
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
5 Reelect Philippe Alfroid as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Reelect Alain Aspect as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Reelect Jean-Pierre Martin as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Reelect Bertrand Roy as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Elect Dominique Reiniche as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
10 Elect Michel Rose as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For Did Not Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 225,000 Vote
12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
13 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
14 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
15 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Did Not Management
Vote
16 Approve of Up to One Percent of Issued For Did Not Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Vote
17 Set Global Limit for Stock Option and For Did Not Management
Restricted Plan at Three Percent of Vote
Issued Capital
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 25 Million
19 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 7 Million
20 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Did Not Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Vote
Proposed in Items 18 and 19
21 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management
Up to EUR 300 Million for Bonus Issue or Vote
Increase in Par Value
22 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
23 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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FASTWEB (FORMERLY E.BISCOM SPA)
Ticker: Security ID: T3540F106
Meeting Date: FEB 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 11, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Issuance of Up to 40 Million For Did Not Management
Ordinary Shares with Preemptive Rights; Vote
Amend Article 5 Accordingly
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FASTWEB (FORMERLY E.BISCOM SPA)
Ticker: Security ID: T3540F106
Meeting Date: FEB 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Issuance of Up to 40 Million For Did Not Management
Ordinary Shares with Preemptive Rights; Vote
Amend Article 5 Accordingly
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FASTWEB (FORMERLY E.BISCOM SPA)
Ticker: Security ID: T39805105
Meeting Date: MAR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Elect External Auditors for the For Did Not Management
Three-Year Term 2005-2007; Fix Auditors' Vote
Remuneration
3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors; For Did Not Management
Approve Remuneration of Auditors Vote
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FRANCE TELECOM SA
Ticker: Security ID: F4113C103
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Discharge Directors Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 0.48 per Share Vote
4 Approve Accounting Transfers From For Did Not Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Vote
Ordinary Reserve
5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
6 Elect Didier Lombard as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Reelect Didier Lombard as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Reelect Marcel Roulet as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Reelect Stephane Richard as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
10 Reelect Arnaud Lagardere as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Reelect Henri Martre as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
12 Reelect Bernard Dufau as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
13 Reelect Jean Simonin as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
14 Elect Jean-Yves Bassuel as Representative None Did Not Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board Vote
15 Elect Bernard Gingreau as Representative None Did Not Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board Vote
16 Elect Stephane Tierce as Representative None Did Not Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board Vote
17 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For Did Not Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 500,000 Vote
18 Confirm Name Change of Auditor to For Did Not Management
Deloitte & Associes Vote
19 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
20 Cancel Outstanding Authority to Issue For Did Not Management
Bonds/Debentures Vote
21 Amend Articles to Reflect August 2003 and For Did Not Management
June 2004 Regulations Vote
22 Amend Articles to Reflect the For Did Not Management
Privatization of the Company Vote
23 Amend Articles to Set Retirement Age of For Did Not Management
Chairman, CEO, and Other Executive Vote
Directors
24 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 4 Billion
25 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 4 Billion
26 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For Did Not Management
Ten Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant to Vote
Issue Authority without Preemptive Rights
27 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Did Not Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Vote
Proposed in Items 24 and 25
28 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 4 For Did Not Management
Billion for Future Exchange Offers Vote
29 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For Did Not Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future Vote
Acquisitions
30 Authorize Issuance of Equity Upon For Did Not Management
Conversion of a Subsidiary's Vote
Equity-Linked Securities
31 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For Did Not Management
400 Million to Participants of Orange Vote
S.A. Stock Option Plan in Connection with
France Telecom Liquidity Agreement
32 Approve Restricted Stock Plan for Orange For Did Not Management
S.A. Option Holders Vote
33 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For Did Not Management
Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR Vote
8 Billion
34 Approve Issuance of Securities For Did Not Management
Convertible into Debt Vote
35 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management
Up to EUR 2 Billion for Bonus Issue or Vote
Increase in Par Value
36 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
37 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
38 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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GESTEVISION TELECINCO S.A.
Ticker: Security ID: E56793107
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements Ended December 31,
2004
2 Approve Allocation of Income for Period For For Management
2004
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
4 Ratify Appointment of Members to For For Management
Management Board
5 Approve Remuneration of Management Board For For Management
6 Approve Variable Remuneration for For For Management
Company's Executives and Executives
Members of the Management Board
7 Approve Incentive Compensation Scheme for For For Management
Executives Members of the Board and
Managers
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
9 Approve Auditors For For Management
10 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC )
Ticker: GSK Security ID: G3910J112
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Elect Sir Christopher Gent as Director For For Management
4 Elect Sir Deryck Maughan as Director For For Management
5 Elect Julian Heslop as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Ronaldo Schmitz as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Lucy Shapiro as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of the Auditors
12 Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP For For Management
50,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure
up to GBP 50,000
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 73,301,955
14 Authorise 586,415,642 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
15 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Shareholder Resolutions
16 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Indemnification of Directors
17 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Participation of a Proxy in a Meeting
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GROUPE DANONE
Ticker: DA Security ID: F12033134
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.35 per Share Vote
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
5 Reelect Bruno Bonnell as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Reelect Michel David-Weill as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Reelect Jacques Nahmias as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Reelect Jacques Vincent as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Reelect Hirokatsu Hirano as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
10 Reelect Jean Laurent as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Elect Bernard Hours as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
13 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For Did Not Management
the Aggregate Value of EUR 2 Billion Vote
14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 45 Million
15 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 33 Million
16 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Did Not Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Vote
Proposed in Items 14 and 15
17 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For Did Not Management
33 Million for Future Exchange Offers Vote
18 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For Did Not Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future Vote
Exchange Offers
19 Authorize Issuance of Securities For Did Not Management
Convertible Into Debt Vote
20 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management
Up to EUR 33 Million for Bonus Issue or Vote
Increase in Par Value
21 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
22 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Did Not Management
Vote
23 Authorize Issuance of Up to 0.4 Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Capital For Restricted Stock Vote
Plan
24 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
25 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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GUS PLC (FORMERLY GREAT UNIVERSAL STORES)
Ticker: Security ID: 0384704
Meeting Date: JUL 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 19 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Andy Hornby as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir Victor Blank as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Alan Rudge as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Alan Smart as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect David Tyler as Director For For Management
9 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
11 Authorise 100 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 58,395,799
13 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 12,705,210
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HBOS PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G4364D106
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 22.15 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Mark Tucker as Director None None Management
5 Re-elect Dennis Stevenson as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Charles Dunstone as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Colin Matthew as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Anthony Hobson as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management
Authorise the Board to Determine Their
Remuneration
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 49,080,217
11 Authorise 392,565,936 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
12 Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP For For Management
100,000 and EU Political Expenditure up
to GBP 100,000
13 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital to For For Management
GBP 4,685,000,000, EUR 3,000,000,000 and
USD 4,500,000,000 by the Creation of
Preference Shares
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INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL (INDITEX)
Ticker: Security ID: 7111314
Meeting Date: JUL 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements, and Discharge
Directors
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
3 Approve Resignation of Director; Reelect For For Management
Management Board
4 Amend Articles 8,10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20, For For Management
24, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34 Re: Increase and
Reduction in Capital, Preemptive Rights,
Meeting Notice, Attendance, Board of
Directors, Board Meetings, Audit
Committee, Dividend, Nominating and
Remuneration Committee
5 Approve Amendments to General Meeting For For Management
Guidelines
6 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management
7 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
8 Information Re: Board Guidelines For For Management
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ING GROEP NV
Ticker: ING Security ID: N4578E413
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2a Receive Reports of Executive and None None Management
Supervisory Boards
2b Discussion on Profit Retention and None None Management
Distribution Policy
3a Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3b Approve Allocation of Income and Total For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.07 Per Share
4a Approve Discharge of Executive Board For For Management
4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
5a Discuss and Approve Implementation of For For Management
Dutch Corporate Governance Code by
Company
5b Discuss Executive Board Profile None None Management
5c Discuss Supervisory Board Profile None None Management
6a Reelect Luella Gross Goldberg to For For Management
Supervisory Board
6b Reelect Godfried van der Lugt to For For Management
Supervisory Board
6c Elect Jan Hommen to Supervisory Board For For Management
6d Elect Christine Lagarde to Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Approve Stock Option and Incentive Stock For For Management
Grants for Members of Executive Board
8a Grant Board Authority to Issue 220 For For Management
Million Ordinary Shares
Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights
(Plus 220 Million Ordinary Shares in
Connection with Merger)
8b Grant Board Authority to Issue 10 Million For For Management
Preference B Shares in Connection with
Conversion of ING Perpetuals III
9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
10 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
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L'AIR LIQUIDE
Ticker: AIQUY Security ID: F01764103
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 3.50 per Share Vote
4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
5 Reelect Alain Joly as Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Member Vote
6 Reelect Lindsay Owen-Jones as Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Member Vote
7 Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Member Vote
8 Elect Thierry Peugeot as Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Member Vote
9 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
10 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
11 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G54404127
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 3.45 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Re-elect Tim Breedon as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Frances Heaton as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Rob Margetts as Director For For Management
6 Elect Henry Staunton as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Sir David Walker as Director For For Management
8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
10 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 8,132,449
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 8,132,449
13 Authorise 325,297,974 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
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MAN GROUP PLC (FORMERLY ED & F MAN GROUP PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: 0294405
Meeting Date: JUL 7, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 18.6 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Jon Aisbitt as Director For For Management
5 Elect Chris Chambers as Director For For Management
6 Elect Jonathan Nicholls as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Alison Carnwath as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Harvey McGrath as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Glen Moreno as Director For For Management
10 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
12 Approve Scrip Dividend For For Management
13 Approve Capital Reorganisation Re: For For Management
Cancellation of Ordinary Share Capital,
Capital Increase and Redenomination of
Share Capital into US Dollars
14 Amend Articles of Association Re: The For For Management
Redenomination of Share Capital
15 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to 103,434,640 Ordinary Shares
16 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to 15,515,190
Ordinary Shares
17 Authorise 31,030,393 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
18 Approve Increase in the Aggregate For For Management
Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors
from GBP 500,000 to GBP 1,000,000
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MMO2 PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G6179P109
Meeting Date: FEB 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
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MMO2 PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G6179P109
Meeting Date: FEB 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement, the For For Management
Reduction of Capital, Amendments to
Articles and Related Matters
2 Amend the Employee Share Plans For For Management
3 Elect Patrick Lupo as Director For For Management
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NOBEL BIOCARE HOLDING AG
Ticker: Security ID: H5783Q106
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 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 Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 2.65 per Share Vote
3 Approve Standard Accounting Transfers For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
5.1 Reelect Jane Royston, Rolf Soiron, Michel For Did Not Management
Orsinger, and Ernst Zaengerle as Vote
Directors
5.2 Elect Antoine Firmenich and Robert Lilja For Did Not Management
as Directors Vote
5.3 Ratify KPMG Fides Peat as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
6.1 Change Location of Registered Office to For Did Not Management
Kloten, Switzerland Vote
6.2 Amend Articles Re: Submission of For Did Not Management
Shareholder Proposals Vote
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NOKIA CORP.
Ticker: NKCAF Security ID: X61873133
Meeting Date: APR 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Presentation on Annual Accounts None None Management
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.33 Per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
6 Increase Number of Directors from Eight For For Management
to Ten
7 Reelect Paul Collins, Georg Ehrnrooth, For For Management
Bengt Holmstroem, Per Karlsson, Jorma
Ollila, Marjorie Scardino, Vesa Vainio,
and Arne Wessberg; Elect Dan Hesse and
Edouard Michelin as New Directors
8 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
9 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
10 Approve Stock Option Plan for Selected For For Management
Personnel; Approve Creation of EUR 1.5
Million Pool of Conditional Capital to
Guarantee Conversion Rights
11 Approve Between EUR 10.56 Million and EUR For For Management
13.80 Million Reduction in Share Capital
via Share Cancellation
12 Approve Creation of Maximum EUR 53.16 For For Management
Million Pool of Conditional Capital
without Preemptive Rights
13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 221.60 For For Management
Million Shares (Up to 443.20 Million
Shares Subject to Pending Legislation)
14 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
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NOVARTIS AG
Ticker: NVS Security ID: H5820Q150
Meeting Date: MAR 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 1.05 per Share Vote
4 Approve CHF 19 Million Reduction in Share For Did Not Management
Capital via Share Cancellation Vote
5 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
6.1 Reelect Birgit Breuel as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6.2 Reelect Peter Burckhardt as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6.3 Reelect Alexandre Jetzer as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6.4 Reelect Pierre Landolt as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6.5 Reelect Ulrich Lehner as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For Did Not Management
Auditors Vote
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NUMICO N.V.(FORMERLY NUTRICIA N.V.)
Ticker: Security ID: N56369239
Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAR 15, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
2 Approve Acquisition of Mellin S.p.A. For Did Not Management
(Baby Food Business in Italy) Vote
3.a Authorize Management Board to Issue For Did Not Management
6,711,409 Shares in Connection with Vote
Acquisition of Mellin S.p.A.
3.b Authorize Management Board to Exclude For Did Not Management
Preemptive Rights from Issuance Under Vote
Item 3.a
4 Other Business (Non-Voting) None Did Not Management
Vote
5 Close Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
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NUMICO N.V.(FORMERLY NUTRICIA N.V.)
Ticker: Security ID: N56369239
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 6, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
2 Receive Report of Supervisory Board and None Did Not Management
Executive Board Vote
3a Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
3b Approve Discharge of Executive Board For Did Not Management
Vote
3c Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Receive Explanation of Company's Reserves None Did Not Management
and Dividend Policy Vote
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants For Did Not Management
N.V. as Auditors Vote
6 Receive Explanation of Corporate None Did Not Management
Governance Statement Vote
7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
8a Reelect Chris Britton to Executive Board For Did Not Management
Vote
8b Reelect Rudy Mareel to Executive Board For Did Not Management
Vote
8c Reelect Niraj Mehra to Executive Board For Did Not Management
Vote
9a Elect Steven Schuit to Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
9b Elect Marco Fossati to Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
10a Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized For Did Not Management
Yet Unissued Shares Up to Ten Percent of Vote
Issued Share Capital (20 Percent in
Connection with Merger or Acquisition)
10b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For Did Not Management
Rights from Issuance Under Item 10a Vote
11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
12 Other Business (Non-Voting) None Did Not Management
Vote
13 Close Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
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PRUDENTIAL PLC (FRM.PRUDENTIAL CORPORATION PLC )
Ticker: PUK Security ID: G72899100
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Clark Manning as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Roberto Mendoza as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Mark Wood as Director For For Management
6 Elect James Ross as Director For For Management
7 Elect Michael Garett as Director For For Management
8 Elect Keki Dadiseth as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management
Authorise the Board to Determine Their
Remuneration
10 Approve Final Dividend of 10.65 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 31,220,000
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 5,900,000
13 Authorise 237,000,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Adoption of International Accounting
Standards; Treasury Shares
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RECKITT BENCKISER PLC (FORMERLY RECKITT & COLMAN PLC )
Ticker: Security ID: G7420A107
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 18 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4 Re-elect Adrian Bellamy as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect George Greener as Director For For Management
6 Elect Graham Mackay as Director For For Management
7 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise the Board to
Determine Their Remuneration
8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 25,438,000
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 3,815,000
10 Authorise 72,500,000 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
11 Approve Reckitt Benckiser 2005 For For Management
Savings-Related Share Option Plan
12 Approve Reckitt Benckiser 2005 Global For For Management
Stock Profit Plan
13 Approve Reckitt Benckiser 2005 USA For For Management
Savings-Related Share Option Plan
14 Amend Reckitt Benckiser Senior Executive For For Management
Share Ownership Policy Plan
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RENAULT
Ticker: Security ID: F77098105
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.80 per Share Vote
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
5 Reelect Dominique de la Garanderie as For Did Not Management
Director Vote
6 Reelect Itaru Koeda as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Reelect Louis Schweitzer as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Approve Discharge of Pierre Alanche For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Acknowledge Auditor Report Re: For Did Not Management
Renumeration of Equity Loans Vote
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
11 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For Did Not Management
the Aggregate Value of EUR 4 Billion Vote
12 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares in Vote
Item 10 and to Amend Article of
Association Accordingly
13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 500 Million
14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 300 Million
15 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For Did Not Management
300 Million for Future Exchange Offers or Vote
Acquisitions
16 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For Did Not Management
Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR Vote
500 Million
17 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management
Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or Vote
Increase in Par Value
18 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
19 Amend Articles of Association to Increase For Did Not Management
Shareholding Disclosure Threshold to Two Vote
Percent
20 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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ROCHE HOLDING AG
Ticker: ROCH20 Security ID: H69293217
Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 2.00 per Share Vote
4.1 Reelect John Bell as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2 Reelect Andre Hoffmann as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.3 Reelect Franz Humer as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For Did Not Management
Goerdeler SA as Auditors Vote
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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC (THE)
Ticker: RBSPRE Security ID: G76891111
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 41.2 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4 Re-elect Jim Currie as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir Fred Goodwin as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Steve Robson as Director For For Management
7 Elect Archie Hunter as Director For For Management
8 Elect Charles Koch as Director For For Management
9 Elect Joe MacHale as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
12 Approve Increase in Authorised Share For For Management
Capital; Authorise Issue of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 264,579,936
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 39,686,990
14 Authorise 317,495,924 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
15 Approve 71 M Category II Non-Cumulative For For Management
US$ Pref. Shares; Allot the Newly Created
and 179.5 M Unissued Category II
Non-Cumulative US$ Pref. Shares, the
64.75 M Unissued Non-Cumulative Euro
Pref. Shares and 300 M Unissued
Non-Cumulative GBP Pref. Shares
16 Approve Citizens Financial Group, Inc. For For Management
Long Term Incentive Plan
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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO )
Ticker: Security ID: 5671735
Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis For Did Not Management
by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of Vote
19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis
Minority Shareholders
2 Approve Accounting Treatment of For Did Not Management
Absorption Vote
3 Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding For Did Not Management
Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of Vote
Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to
Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants
4 Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million For Did Not Management
Outstanding Aventis Stock Options; Vote
Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis
Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis
Stock Options
5 Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of For Did Not Management
Merger and Related Capital Increase to Vote
Aventis Minority Shareholders
6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For Did Not Management
Capital Vote
7 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
8 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO )
Ticker: Security ID: F5548N101
Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis For Did Not Management
by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of Vote
19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis
Minority Shareholders
2 Approve Accounting Treatment of For Did Not Management
Absorption Vote
3 Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding For Did Not Management
Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of Vote
Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to
Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants
4 Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million For Did Not Management
Outstanding Aventis Stock Options; Vote
Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis
Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis
Stock Options
5 Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of For Did Not Management
Merger and Related Capital Increase to Vote
Aventis Minority Shareholders
6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For Did Not Management
Capital Vote
7 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
8 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO )
Ticker: Security ID: F5548N101
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.20 per Share Vote
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as For Did Not Management
Auditor Vote
6 Ratify Pierre Coll as Alternate Auditor For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
8 Cancel Outstanding Debt Issuance For Did Not Management
Authority Vote
9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 1.4 Billion; Authorize Global Limit
of EUR 1.6 Billion
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 840 Million
11 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management
Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or Vote
Increase in Par Value
12 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Did Not Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Vote
Proposed in Issuance Authorities Above
13 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
14 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Did Not Management
Vote
15 Authorize Up to 1 Percent of Issued For Did Not Management
Capital For Use in Restricted Stock Plan Vote
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
17 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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SAP AG
Ticker: SAP Security ID: D66992104
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.10 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2004 Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal 2004 Vote
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For Did Not Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors Vote
6 Elect Erhard Schipporeit to the For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board Vote
7 Amend Articles Re: Share Capital; For Did Not Management
Conditional Captial IIa; Conditional Vote
Capital IIIa
8 Change Company Name to SAP AG For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For Did Not Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due Vote
to Proposed Changes in German Law
(Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation)
10 Approve Creation of EUR 60 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Vote
Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 60
Million Pool of Conditional Capital
without Preemptive Rights
11 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote
12 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For Did Not Management
Method when Repurchasing Shares Vote
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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA (FORMERLY SCHNEIDER SA)
Ticker: Security ID: F86921107
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.80 per Share Vote
5 Elect Serge Weinberg as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Acknowledge the Resignation of Caisse des For Did Not Management
Depots et Consignations and Appoint Vote
Jerome Gallot as Director
7 Reelect Henri Lachmann as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Reelect Rene Barbier de La Serre as For Did Not Management
Director Vote
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For Did Not Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 800,000 Vote
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 500 Million
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 300 Million
13 Authorize Capital Increase for Future For Did Not Management
Exchange Offers/Acquisitions Vote
14 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
15 Authorize Up to Three Percent of Issued For Did Not Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Vote
16 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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SIEMENS AG
Ticker: SMAG40 Security ID: D69671218
Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 21, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Supervisory Board Report None None Management
2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.25 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2003/2004
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2003/2004
6 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors
7 Elect Heinrich v. Pierer to the For For Management
Supervisory Board; Elect Michael Mirow as
Alternate Supervisory Board Memeber
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
9 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
Members
10 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For For Management
Publications for Meeting Announcements
and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings
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SMEDVIG AS
Ticker: SMV.A Security ID: R80454102
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
2 Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda For For Management
3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
5 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
6 Reelect Peter Smedvig and Siri Hatlen as For For Management
Directors
7 Approve Stock Option Plan for Key For Against Management
Employees; Approve Creation of NOK 10
Million Pool of Conditional Capital to
Guarantee Conversion Rights
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9 Approve NOK 5.5 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Share Cancellation
10 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management
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SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G82343164
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 3.2 Pence Per For For Management
Share
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Re-elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Brian Larcombe as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Pamela Kirby as Director For For Management
7 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
of the Company
8 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 32,717,742
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 5,728,869
11 Authorise 93,745,121 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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STANDARD CHARTERED PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G84228157
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 40.44 US Cents For For Management
Per Share
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Elect Val Gooding as Director For For Management
5 Elect Oliver Stocken as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir CK Chow as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Ho KwonPing as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Richard Meddings as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Kaikhushru Nargolwala as For For Management
Director
10 Re-elect Hugh Norton as Director For For Management
11 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management
the Company
12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 233,412,206 (Relevant Securities,
Scrip Dividend Schemes and Exchangeable
Securities); and otherwise up to USD
129,701,049
14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount
Equal to the Company's Share Capital
Repurchased by the Company Pursuant to
Resolution 16
15 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 32,425,262
16 Authorise 129,701,049 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
17 Authorise up to 328,388 Dollar Preference For For Management
Shares and up to 195,285,000 Sterling
Preference Shares for Market Purchase
18 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
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STRAUMANN HOLDINGS AG
Ticker: Security ID: H8300N119
Meeting Date: MAR 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 2.00 per Share Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Reelect Rudolf Maag, Sebastian For Did Not Management
Burckhardt, and Juerg Morant as Directors Vote
6 Ratify PriceWaterhouseCoopers as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Change Location of Registered For Did Not Management
Office/Headquarters from Waldenburg to Vote
Basel, Switzerland
8 Amend Articles Re: Submission of For Did Not Management
Shareholder Proposals and Voting Vote
Practices at Meetings
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SWISS REINSURANCE (SCHWEIZERISCHE RUECKVERSICHERUNGS)
Ticker: Security ID: H84046137
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 1.60 per Share Vote
4.1.1 Reelect Thomas Bechtler as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.1.2 Reelect Benedict Hentsch as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.1.3 Elect Jakob Baer as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For Did Not Management
Auditors Vote
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SYNTHES INC
Ticker: ICR Security ID: 87162M409
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the Report on the Business Year For For Management
2004
2.1 Elect Director Robert Bland For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Roland Bronnimann For For Management
2.3 Elect Directors Allen Misher For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Certificate to Establish For Against Management
Restrictions on Stock Issuance
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TESCO PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G87621101
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 5.27 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Rodney Chase as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir Terry Leahy as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Tim Mason as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect David Potts as Director For For Management
8 Elect Karen Cook as Director For For Management
9 Elect Carolyn McCall as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCooopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
12 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital For For Management
from GBP 530,000,000 to GBP 535,000,000
13 Approve Scrip Dividend Program For For Management
14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 129,200,000
15 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 19,470,000
16 Authorise 778,700,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
17 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 100,000
18 Authorise Tesco Stores Ltd. to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 100,000 and Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 100,000
19 Authorise Tesco Ireland Ltd. to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 25,000
20 Authorise Tesco Vin Plus S.A. to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 25,000
21 Authorise Tesco Stores CR a.s. to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 25,000
22 Authorise Tesco Stores SR a.s. to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 25,000
23 Authorise Tesco Global Rt to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 25,000
24 Authorise Tesco Polska Sp z.o.o. to Make For For Management
EU Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 25,000
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TOTAL SA (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A )
Ticker: TOT Security ID: F92124100
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 5.40 per Share of which Vote
EUR 3.00 Remains to be Distributed
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 24.4 For Did Not Management
Million Shares Vote
6 Reelect Paul Desmarais Jr as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Reelect Bertrand Jacquillat as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Reelect Maurice Lippens as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Elect Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE as For Did Not Management
Director Vote
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 4 Billion
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 1.8 Billion
12 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
13 Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued For Did Not Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Vote
A Shareholder Proposal: Authorize Up to One Against Did Not Shareholder
Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Vote
Restricted Stock Plan
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UBS AG
Ticker: Security ID: H8920M855
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 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 Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 3.00 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
4.1.1 Reelect Marcel Ospel as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.1.2 Reelect Lawrence Weinbach as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2.1 Elect Marco Suter as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2.2 Elect Peter Voser as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.3 Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd. as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
5.1 Approve CHF 31.9 Million Reduction in For Did Not Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of Vote
Repurchased Shares
5.2 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share For Did Not Management
Capital Vote
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VINCI (FORMERLY SOCIETE GENERALE D'ENTREPRISES)
Ticker: Security ID: F5879X108
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Discharge Directors Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.2 per Share Vote
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
5 Reelect Patrick Faure as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Reelect Bernard Huvelin as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Confirm Name Change of Auditor to For Did Not Management
Deloitte & Associes Vote
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
9 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 400 Million
11 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Did Not Management
with Preemptive Rights Vote
12 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Did Not Management
without Preemptive Rights Vote
13 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Did Not Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Vote
Proposed in Issuance Authorities
14 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For Did Not Management
Percent for Future Acquisitions Vote
15 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Did Not Management
Vote
16 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
17 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees of Vinci International Vote
Subsidiaries Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
18 Authorize up to Ten Percent of Issued For Did Not Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Vote
19 Approve 2-for-1 Stock Split and Reduce For Did Not Management
Par Value from EUR 10 to EUR 5; Amend Vote
Articles 6 and 11 Accordingly
20 Authorize Issuance of Securities For Did Not Management
Convertible into Debt Vote
21 Amend Article 11 to Reduce Board Term For Did Not Management
From Six to Four Years Vote
22 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: 0719210
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Peter Bamford as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Julian Horn-Smith as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir David Scholey as Director For For Management
6 Elect Luc Vandevelde as Director For For Management
7 Approve Final Dividend of 1.0780 Pence For For Management
Per Ordinary Share
8 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
10 Authorise the Company and Any Company For For Management
Which is or Becomes a Subsidiary of the
Company to Make EU Political Donations or
Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 900 Million
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 330 Million
13 Authorise 6.6 Billion Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Authorise 660 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase Pursuant to Contingent
Purchase Contracts
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WPP GROUP PLC
Ticker: WPPG10 Security ID: G97974102
Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 5.28 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Elect Lubna Olayan as Director For For Management
4 Elect Jeffrey Rosen as Director For For Management
5 Elect Mark Read as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Martin Sorrell as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Stanley Morten as Director For Abstain Management
8 Re-elect John Quelch as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise the Board to
Determine Their Remuneration
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 42,115,797
11 Authorise 126,473,866 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 6,323,693
13 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
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SIGNATURES
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.
Registrant: AllianceBernstein New Europe
Fund, Inc.
By: Marc O. Mayer*
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Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 26, 2005
*By: /s/ Mark R. Manley
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Mark R. Manley
Secretary