FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: File No. 811-7223
Putnam Classic Equity Fund
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Beth S. Mazor, Vice President
Putnam Classic Equity Fund
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Copy To:
John W. Gerstmayr, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 292-1000
Date of Fiscal year-end: 11/30
Date of reporting period: 7/1/2003 - 6/30/2004
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
Account Number: Putnam Classic Equity Fund
ISSUER NAME TICKER CUSIP MTG DATE MTG TYPE
Proposal Type Voted? Vote For/Agnst Mgmt
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Abbott Laboratories ABT 002824100 4/23/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Roy S. Roberts
1.11 Elect Director William D. Smithburg MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director John R. Walter MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director Miles D. White MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director H.Laurance Fuller MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Richard A. Gonzalez MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Leiden MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director David A. Lord Owen MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Boone Powell Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Addison Barry Rand MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director W.Ann Reynolds MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Drug Pricing SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Prohibit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Report on Operational Imact of HIV/AIDS, TB,
and Malaria Pandemic SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Abitibi Consolidated Inc. A. 4/29/04 Annual
1.00 Elect Dong Kil Cho, Marlene Davidge,
William Davis, Richard Drouin,
Lise Lachapelle, Gary Lukassen, MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Ace Ltd. ACE 5/27/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Brian Duperreault MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Robert M. Hernandez MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Peter Menikoff MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Robert Ripp MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Dermot F. Smurfit MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE ACE LIMITED
2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
3.00 PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS THE
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS OF MGMT YES FOR FOR
Altria Group, Inc. MO 02209S103 4/29/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf
1.20 Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Thomas W. Jones MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director John S. Reed MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Report on Product Warnings for Pregnant
Women SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Report on Health Risks Associated with
Cigarette Filters SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Cease Use of Light and Ultra Light in
Cigarette Marketing SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Place Canadian Style Warnings on Cigarette
Packaging SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
8.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Amerada Hess Corp. AHC 023551104 5/5/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Nicholas F. Brady MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director J. Barclay Collins II MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Thomas H. Kean MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Frank A. Olson MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Establish Other Board Committee SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
American International Group, Inc. AIG 026874107 5/19/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director M. Bernard Aidinoff MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Richard C. Holbrooke
1.11 Elect Director Donald P. Kanak MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Howard I. Smith MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.14 Elect Director Edmund S.W. Tse MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.15 Elect Director Frank G. Zarb MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Pei-Yuan Chia MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Willaim S. Cohen MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Maurice R. Greenberg MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Carla A. Hills MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Frank J. Hoenemeyer MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
5.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Divest from Tobacco Equities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Link Executive Compensation to Predatory Lending SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Anthem Inc. ATH 03674B104 5/17/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Victor S. Liss MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director James W. McDowell, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director George A. Schaefer, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward MGMT YES FOR FOR
Anthem Inc. ATH 03674B104 6/28/04 Special
1.00 Issue Shares in Connection with an Acquisition MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Change Company Name MGMT YES FOR FOR
Avery Dennison Corp. AVY 053611109 4/22/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Directors Philip M. Neal MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Directors Frank V. Cahouet MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Directors Peter W. Mullin MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Directors Bruce E. Karatz MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
Bank of America Corp. BAC 060505104 5/26/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director William Barnet, III MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Walter E. Massey
1.11 Elect Director Thomas J. May MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director C. Steven McMillan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.14 Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.15 Elect Director Edward L. Romero MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.16 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.17 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.18 Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.19 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Charles W. Coker MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director John T. Collins MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Gary L. Countryman MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Paul Fulton MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Donald E. Guinn MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Change Date of Annual Meeting SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Adopt Nomination Procedures for the Board SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Charitable Contributions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Establish Independent Committee to Review Mutual Fund Policy SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Adopt Standards Regarding Privacy and Information Security SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Bellsouth Corp. BLS 079860102 4/26/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director James H. Blanchard MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Armando M. Codina MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Declassify the Board of Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
5.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.A 084670207 5/1/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Warren E. Buffett MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Ronald L. Olson
1.11 Elect Director Walter Scott, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Charles T. Munger MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Susan T. Buffett MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Howard G. Buffett MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Malcolm G. Chace MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director David S. Gottesman MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Charlotte Guyman MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Donald R. Keough MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
BMC Software, Inc. BMC 055921100 8/21/03 Annual
1.10 Elect Director B. Garland Cupp MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Robert E. Beauchamp MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Jon E. Barfield MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director John W. Barter MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Meldon K. Gafner MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director L.W. Gray MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Kathleen A. O'Neil MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director George F. Raymond MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Tom C. Tinsley MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY 110122108 5/4/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Peter R. Dolan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Leif Johansson MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Cease Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Report on Operational Impact of HIV/AIDS,
TB, and Malaria Pandemic SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Require Affirmative Vote of a Majority of
the Shares to Elect Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
C. R. Bard, Inc. BCR 067383109 4/21/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Anthony Welters MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Tony L. White MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Theodore E. Martin MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Timothy M. Ring MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Canadian National Railway Co. CNR. 136375102 4/22/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Michael R. Armellino MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director V.M. Kempston Darkes
1.11 Elect Director Gilbert H. Lamphere MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Denis Losier MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director Edward C. Lumley MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.14 Elect Director David G.A. Mclean MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.15 Elect Director Robert Pace MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director A. Charles Baillie MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Hugh J. Bolton MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Purdy Crawford MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director J.V. Raymond Cyr MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Gordon D. Giffin MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director James K. Gray MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director E. Hunter Harrison MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Edith E. Holiday MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Cardinal Health, Inc. CAH 14149Y108 11/5/03 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Dave Bing MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director John F. Finn MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director John F. Havens MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director David W. Raisbeck MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Robert D. Walter MGMT YES FOR FOR
CIGNA Corp. CI 125509109 4/28/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Robert H. Campbell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Jane E. Henney, M.D. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Charles R. Shoemate MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Citigroup Inc. C 172967101 4/20/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Andrall E. Pearson
1.11 Elect Director Charles Prince MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Robert E. Rubin MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.14 Elect Director Sanford I. Weill MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.15 Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director George David MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director John M. Deutch MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Ann Dibble Jordan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Dudley C. Mecum MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Prohibit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL 194162103 5/7/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Jill K. Conway MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Ronald E. Ferguson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director David W. Johnson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Delano E. Lewis MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Reuben Mark MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Elizabeth A. Monrad MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Submit Severance Agreement
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
5.00 Adopt ILO Based Code of Conduct SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Computer Associates International, Inc. CA 204912109 8/27/03 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Alex Serge Vieux MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Russell M. Artzt
1.20 Elect Director Kenneth Cron MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Alfonse M. D'Amato MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Gary J. Fernandes MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Sanjay Kumar MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Robert E. La Blanc MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Jay W. Lorsch MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Lewis S. Ranieri MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Walter P. Schuetze MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
ConocoPhillips COP 20825C104 5/5/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director David L. Boren MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director William R. Rhodes MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director J. Stapleton Roy MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Report on Drilling in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI 237194105 9/25/03 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Blaine Sweatt, III MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Leonard L. Berry
1.11 Elect Director Rita P. Wilson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Odie C. Donald MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director David H. Hughes MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Joe R. Lee MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Senator Connie Mack, III MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Richard E. Rivera MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Michael D. Rose MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Maria A. Sastre MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Jack A. Smith MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Dean Foods Company DF 242370104 5/18/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Alan J. Bernon MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director Gregg L. Engles MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director Joseph S. Hardin, Jr. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Ronald Kirk MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.50 Elect Director John S. Llewellyn, Jr. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Dell Inc. DELL 247025109 7/18/03 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Michael A. Miles MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director Alex J. Mandl MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director Morton L. Topfer MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Declassify the Board of Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Change Company Name MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
Edison International EIX 281020107 5/20/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director John E. Bryson MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Thomas C. Sutton
1.20 Elect Director France A. Cordova MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Bruce Karatz MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Luis G. Nogales MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Ronald L. Olson MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.70 Elect Director James M. Rosser MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg, III MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Robert H. Smith MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan
(Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
Entergy Corp. ETR 29364G103 5/14/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Maureen Scannell Bateman MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Paul W. Murrill
1.11 Elect Director James R. Nichols MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director William A. Percy, II MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.14 Elect Director Wm. Clifford Smith MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.15 Elect Director Bismark A. Steinhagen MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.16 Elect Director Steven V. Wilkinson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director W. Frank Blount MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Simon D. deBree MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Claiborne P. Deming MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Alexis M. Herman MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Donald C. Hintz MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director J. Wayne Leonard MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Robert v.d. Luft MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Kathleen A. Murphy MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Submit Severance Agreement
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
4.00 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Prohibit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Exelon Corp. EXC 30161N101 4/27/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Nicholas DeBenedictis MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director G. Fred Dibona, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Sue L. Gin MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Edgar D. Jannotta MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
Express Scripts, Inc. ESRX 302182100 5/26/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Gary G. Benanav MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Howard L. Waltman
1.20 Elect Director Frank J. Borelli MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Nicholas J. LaHowchic MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.50 Elect Director John O. Parker, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director George Paz MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Samuel K. Skinner MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Seymour Sternberg MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Barrett A. Toan MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM 30231G102 5/26/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Walter V. Shipley MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Michael J. Boskin
1.11 Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director James R. Houghton MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director William R. Howell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Reatha Clark King MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Philip E. Lippincott MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Harry J. Longwell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Henry A. McKinnell, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Approve Non-Employee Director
Restricted Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Affirm Political Nonpartisanship SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Report on Equatorial Guinea SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
8.00 Prohibit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
9.00 Report on Stock Option Distribution by
Race and Gender SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
10.00 Amend EEO Statement to Include
Reference to Sexual Orientation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
11.00 Report on Climate Change Research SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Fannie Mae FNM 313586109 5/25/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Stephen B. Ashley MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Joe K. Pickett
1.11 Elect Director Leslie Rahl MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Franklin D. Raines MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director Thomas P. Gerrity MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Timothy Howard MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Ann Korologos MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Frederic V. Malek MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Donald B. Marron MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Daniel H. Mudd MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Provide for Cumulative Voting SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Fiserv, Inc. FISV 337738108 4/6/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director K.R. Jensen MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director K.M. Robak MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director T.C. Wertheimer MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
Forest Laboratories, Inc. FRX 345838106 8/11/03 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Howard Solomon MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director William J. Candee, III MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director George S. Cohan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Dan L. Goldwasser MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.50 Elect Director Lester B. Salans, M.D. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.60 Elect Director Kenneth E. Goodman MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.70 Elect Director Phillip M. Satow MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Freddie Mac FRE 313400301 3/31/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Donald J. Schuenke MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Joan E. Donoghue
1.11 Elect Director Christina Seix MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Richard F. Syron MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director William J. Turner MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Michelle Engler MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director George D. Gould MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Henry Kaufman MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director John B. Mccoy MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Shaun F. O'Malley MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Ronald F. Poe MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Stephen A. Ross MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
General Electric Co. GE 369604103 4/28/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus
1.11 Elect Director Sam Nunn MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Roger S. Penske MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.14 Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.15 Elect Director Robert C. Wright MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Dennis D. Dammerman MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Andrea Jung MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Alan G. Lafley MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Kenneth G. Langone MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Provide for Cumulative Voting SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Eliminate Animal Testing SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Report on Nuclear Fuel Storage Risks SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Report on PCB Clean-up SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
8.00 Report on Foreign Outsourcing SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
9.00 Prepare Sustainability Report SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
10.00 Limit Composition of Management
Development
and Compensation Committee to
Independent Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
11.00 Report on Pay Disparity SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
12.00 Limit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
13.00 Limit Board Service for Other Companies SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
14.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
15.00 Hire Advisor/Maximize Shareholder Value SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
16.00 Adopt a Retention Ratio for Executives
and Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
17.00 Require 70% to 80% Independent Board SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
18.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Halliburton Co. HAL 406216101 5/19/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Robert L. Crandall MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Debra L. Reed
1.11 Elect Director C. J. Silas MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Charles J. DiBona MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director W. R. Howell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Ray L. Hunt MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director David J. Lesar MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director J. Landis Martin MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Jay A. Precourt MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Review/Report on Operations in Iran SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Require Affirmative Vote of a Majority
of the Shares to Elect Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ 428236103 3/17/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director L.T. Babbio, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director P.C. Dunn MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director C.S. Fiorina MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director R.A. Hackborn MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director G.A. Keyworth II MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director R.E. Knowling, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director S.M. Litvack MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.80 Elect Director R.L. Ryan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director L.S. Salhany MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
4.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Home Depot, Inc. (The) HD 437076102 5/27/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Roger S. Penske
1.20 Elect Director Richard H. Brown MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director John L. Clendenin MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Berry R. Cox MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Milledge A. Hart, III MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Bonnie G. Hill MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Kenneth G. Langone MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Robert L. Nardelli MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Establish Term Limits for Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan
(Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
5.00 Performance- Based/Indexed Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Adopt ILO Based Code of Conduct SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Submit Severance Agreement
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
8.00 Require Affirmative Vote of the
Majority of the Shares to Elect Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited IR 6/2/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director P.C. Godsoe MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director C.J. Horner MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director O.R. Smith MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 ADOPTION OF AMENDED AND RESTATED INCENTIVE
STOCK PLAN OF 1998. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
3.00 APPROVAL OF AMENDED AND RESTATED BYE-LAWS. MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
5.00 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL TO DECLASSIFY
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
6.00 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE
COMPANY S JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION. SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE THE
SEPARATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND THE CHAIR OF THE B SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Intel Corp. INTC 458140100 5/19/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Craig R. Barrett MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director John L. Thornton
1.11 Elect Director David B. Yoffie MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director E. John P. Browne MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Andrew S. Grove MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director D. James Guzy MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Reed E. Hundt MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director David S. Pottruck MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Jane E. Shaw MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Performance- Based/Indexed Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
International Business Machines Corp. IBM 459200101 4/27/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Cathleen Black MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Sidney Taurel
1.11 Elect Director Charles M. Vest MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Lorenzo H. Zambrano MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Carlos Ghosn MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Nannerl O. Keohane MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Charles F. Knight MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director John B. Slaughter MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Joan E. Spero MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditors for the Company's
Business Consulting Services Unit MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
5.00 Provide for Cumulative Voting SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Amend Pension and Retirement Medical Insurance Plans SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Submit Executive Compensation to Vote SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
8.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
9.00 Limit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
10.00 China Principles SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
11.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
12.00 Report on Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
J. C. Penney Co., Inc (HLDG CO) JCP 708160106 5/14/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Colleen C. Barrett MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director M.Anthony Burns MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director Maxine K. Clark MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Allen Questrom MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 478160104 4/22/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Gerard N. Burrow MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Steven S Reinemund
1.11 Elect Director David Satcher MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Henry B. Schacht MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director William C. Weldon MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Mary S. Coleman MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director James G. Cullen MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Robert J. Darretta MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director M. Judah Folkman MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Ann D. Jordan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Cease Charitable Contributions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM 46625H100 5/25/04 Annual
1.00 Approve Merger Agreement MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.10 Elect Director Hans W. Becherer MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director John R. Stafford
2.20 Elect Director Frank A. Bennack, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.30 Elect Director John H. Biggs MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.40 Elect Director Lawrence A. Bossidy MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.50 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.60 Elect Director William H. Gray, III MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.70 Elect Director William B. Harrison, Jr MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.80 Elect Director Helene L. Kaplan MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.90 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
5.00 Adjourn Meeting MGMT YES FOR FOR
6.00 Establish Term Limits for Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Charitable Contributions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
8.00 Political Contributions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
9.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
10.00 Provide Adequate Disclosure for over
the counter Derivatives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
11.00 Auditor Independence SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
12.00 Submit Non-Employee Director Compensation to Vote SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
13.00 Report on Pay Disparity SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
King Pharmaceuticals Inc. KG 495582108 11/4/03 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr.
as Class II Director MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Elizabeth M. Greetham as
Class II Director MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director James R. Lattanzi as
Class III Director MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Philip M. Pfeffer as
Class II Director MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Ted G. Wood as
Class I Director MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Lear Corporation LEA 521865105 5/13/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Larry W. McCurdy MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Roy E. Parrott MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Richard F. Wallman MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan
(Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
Lexmark International, Inc. LXK 529771107 4/22/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Frank T. Cary MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Paul J. Curlander MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Martin D. Walker MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director James F. Hardymon MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Liz Claiborne, Inc. LIZ 539320101 5/20/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Raul J. Fernandez MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Mary Kay Haben MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Kenneth P. Kopelman MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT 539830109 4/22/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director E.C. 'Pete' Aldridge, Jr. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
Elect Director Frank Savage
1.11 Elect Director Anne Stevens MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.12 Elect Director Robert J. Stevens MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.13 Elect Director James R. Ukropina MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.14 Elect Director Douglas C. Yearley MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director Norman R. Augustine MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Marcus C. Bennett MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.50 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.60 Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.70 Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.80 Elect Director Eugene F. Murphy MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.90 Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Report on Executive Ties to Government SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan
(Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Services SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Develop Ethical Criteria for Military Contracts SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Lowe LOW 548661107 5/28/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Leonard L. Berry MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Paul Fulton MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Dawn E. Hudson MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Robert A. Niblock MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Stephen F. Page MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Robert L. Tillman MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Masco Corp. MAS 574599106 5/11/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Peter A. Dow MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Wayne B. Lyon MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director David L. Johnston MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director J. Michael Losh MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Mattel, Inc. MAT 577081102 5/13/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Eugene P. Beard MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director John L. Vogelstein
1.11 Elect Director Kathy Brittain White MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Michael J. Dolan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Robert A. Eckert MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Tully M. Friedman MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Ronald M. Loeb MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Andrea L. Rich MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Christopher A. Sinclair MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Limit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Prohibit Auditor from Providing
Non-Audit Services SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
McDonald's Corp. MCD 580135101 5/20/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Edward A. Brennan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Walter E. Massey MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Anne-Marie Slaughter MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Roger W. Stone MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
4.00 Approve/Amend Executive Incentive
Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
Microsoft Corp. MSFT 594918104 11/11/03 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Jon A. Shirley MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
Elect Director William H. Gates, III
1.20 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr., Ph.D. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.50 Elect Director Ann McLaughlin Korologos MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.60 Elect Director David F. Marquardt MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.70 Elect Director Charles H. Noski MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.80 Elect Director Dr. Helmut Panke MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.90 Elect Director Wm. G. Reed, Jr. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
3.00 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Refrain from Giving Charitable Contributions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Motorola, Inc. MOT 620076109 5/3/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Edward Zander MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director John White
1.11 Elect Director Mike Zafirovski MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director H. Laurence Fuller MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Judy Lewent MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Walter Massey MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Nicholas Negroponte MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Indra Nooyi MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director John Pepper, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Samuel Scott III MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Douglas Warner III MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
3.00 Limit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC 666807102 5/18/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Lewis W. Coleman MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director J. Michael Cook MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director Philip A. Odeen MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Aulana L. Peters MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.50 Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Develop Ethical Criteria for Military
Contracts SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Declassify the Board of Directors SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
Office Depot, Inc. ODP 676220106 5/14/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Patricia H. McKay MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Lee A. Ault III
1.11 Elect Director Michael J. Myers MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Bruce Nelson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Neil R. Austrian MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director David W. Bernauer MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Abelardo E. Bru MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director David I. Fuente MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Brenda J. Gaines MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Myra M. Hart MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director W. Scott Hedrick MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director James L. Heskett MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
3.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Pfizer Inc. PFE 717081103 4/22/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Michael S. Brown MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Henry A. Mckinnell
1.11 Elect Director Dana G. Mead MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Franklin D. Raines MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.14 Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.15 Elect Director Jean-Paul Valles MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Robert N. Burt MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director William H. Gray III MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Constance J. Horner MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director William R. Howell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Stanley O. Ikenberry MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director George A. Lorch MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Report on Operational Impact of
HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Pandemic SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Cease Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Establish Term Limits for Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
8.00 Report on Drug Pricing SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
9.00 Limit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
10.00 Amend Animal Testing Policy SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
PG&E Corp. PCG 69331C108 4/21/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director David R. Andrews MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Leslie S. Biller MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director David A. Coulter MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director C. Lee Cox MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Robert D. Glynn, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director David M. Lawrence, MD MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Mary S. Metz MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Barry Lawson Williams MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan
(Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
4.00 Submit Severance Agreement
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Require Directors be a Link-Free Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Adopt Radioactive Waste Policy SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
8.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Pulte Homes Inc. PHM 745867101 5/13/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Richard J. Dugas, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director David N. McCammon MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director William J. Pulte MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Francis J. Sehn MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Michael E. Rossi MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditor SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Republic Services, Inc. RSG 760759100 5/11/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director James E. O'Connor MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Harris W. Hudson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director John W. Croghan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director W. Lee Nutter MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Ramon A. Rodriguez MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Allan C. Sorensen MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Adjourn Meeting MGMT YES FOR FOR
SBC Communications Inc. SBC 78387G103 4/30/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director James E. Barnes MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director James A. Henderson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director John B. McCoy MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director S. Donley Ritchey MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Patricia P. Upton MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Amend Bylaws MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Change Size of Board of Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Southwest Airlines Co. LUV 844741108 5/19/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Herbert D. Kelleher MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director Rollin W. King MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director June M. Morris MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director C. Webb Crockett MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.50 Elect Director William P. Hobby MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.60 Elect Director Travis C. Johnson MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
State Street Corp. (Boston) STT 857477103 4/21/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Kennett Burnes MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director David Gruber MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Linda Hill MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Charles Lamantia MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Robert Weissman MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Exempt Board of Directors from
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
156B, Section 50A(a) SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
The Bank Of New York Co., Inc. BK 064057102 4/13/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Robert C. Pozen
1.11 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director William C. Richardson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.14 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.15 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Alan R. Griffith MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director John C. Malone MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Paul Myners, CBE MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Report on Political Contributions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Limit Composition of Committee to
Independent Directors SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan
(Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
The Boeing Co. BA 097023105 5/3/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director John H. Biggs MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director John E. Bryson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Linda Z. Cook MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Rozanne L. Ridgway MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Develop Ethical Criteria for Military
Contracts SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Adopt Amended Workplace Code of Conduct SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Declassify the Board of Directors SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
7.00 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend
Articles/Bylaws/Charter SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
8.00 Submit Severance Agreement
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
9.00 Adopt a Policy that will Commit Executive &
Directors to Hold at least 75% of their Shares SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
10.00 Provide Employees Choice of Pension Plans at
Retirement or Termination SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
The Dow Chemical Company DOW 260543103 5/13/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Arnold A. Allemang MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director John C. Danforth MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Jeff M. Fettig MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director James M. Ringler MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director William S. Stavropoulos MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Declassify the Board of Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Report on Social Initiatives in Bhopal SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX 872540109 6/1/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Gary L. Crittenden MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Edmond J. English MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Richard G. Lesser MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
3.00 Implement ILO Based Code of Conduct SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Report on Vendor Standards SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Declassify the Board of Directors SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
The Walt Disney Company DIS 254687106 3/3/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J. MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director John E. Bryson
1.11 Elect Director Gary L. Wilson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director John S. Chen MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Michael D. Eisner MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Judith L. Estrin MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Robert A. Iger MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director George J. Mitchell MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 China Principles SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Report on Supplier Labor Standards in China SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Report on Amusement Park Safety SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Time Warner Inc TWX 887317105 5/21/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director James L. Barksdale MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Kenneth J. Novack
1.11 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director R. E. Turner MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director Francis T. Vincent, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Stephen F. Bollenbach MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Stephen M. Case MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Frank J. Caufield MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Robert C. Clark MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Miles R. Gilburne MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Carla A. Hills MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Reuben Mark MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Michael A. Miles MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Adopt China Principles SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Report on Pay Disparity SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Total S.A. (Formerly Total Fina Elf S.A ) 89151E109 5/14/04 Annual
1.00 APPROVAL OF CERTAIN REPORTS AND OF THE
PARENT COMPANY S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 APPROVAL OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 ALLOCATION OF INCOME, APPROVAL OF THE DIVIDEND MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 AGREEMENTS MENTIONED IN ARTICLE L. 225-38
OF THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL CODE MGMT YES FOR FOR
5.00 AUTHORIZATION TO TRADE THE COMPANY S OWN SHARES MGMT YES FOR FOR
6.00 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO
ISSUE DEBT SECURITIES AND/OR PERPETUAL
SUBORDINATED NOTE MGMT YES FOR FOR
7.10 Elect Director Mr. Thierry Desmarest MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
7.20 Elect Director Mr. Thierry De Rudder MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
7.30 Elect Director Mr. Serge Tchuruk MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
8.00 APPOINTMENT OF DANIEL BOEUF AS A DIRECTOR
REPRESENTING EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDERS IN
APPLICATION OF ARTIC MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
9.00 APPOINTMENT OF PHILIPPE MARCHANDISE AS A
DIRECTOR REPRESENTING EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDERS
IN APPLICATION MGMT YES AGNST FOR
10.00 APPOINTMENT OF CYRIL MOUCHE AS A DIRECTOR
REPRESENTING EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDERS IN
APPLICATION OF ARTIC MGMT YES AGNST FOR
11.00 APPOINTMENT OF ALAN CRAMER AS A DIRECTOR
REPRESENTING EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDERS IN
APPLICATION OF ARTICL MGMT YES AGNST FOR
12.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
13.00 RENEWAL OF STATUTORY AUDITORS MGMT YES FOR FOR
14.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
15.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
16.00 DETERMINATION OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
DIRECTORS COMPENSATION MGMT YES FOR FOR
17.00 AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD OPTIONS TO SUBSCRIBE
FOR OR PURCHASE STOCK OF THE COMPANY IN
FAVOUR OF THE MA MGMT YES FOR FOR
18.00 AUTHORIZATION FOR ISSUING CONVERTIBLE
OR OTHER EQUITY SECURITIES MGMT YES FOR FOR
19.00 AUTHORIZATION TO USE THE ABOVE DELEGATION
WITHOUT MAINTENANCE OF PREFERENTIAL
SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS, MGMT YES FOR FOR
20.00 CAPITAL INCREASE RESERVED FOR EMPLOYEES MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
Travelers Property Casualty Corp. 89420G406 3/19/04 Special
1.00 Approve Merger Agreement MGMT YES FOR FOR
Union Pacific Corp. UNP 907818108 4/16/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director P.F. Anschutz MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director E. Zedillo
1.20 Elect Director R.K. Davidson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director T.J. Donohue MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director A.W. Dunham MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director S.F. Eccles MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director I.J. Evans MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director J.R. Hope MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director M.W. Mcconnell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director S.R. Rogel MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Verizon Communications VZ 92343V104 4/28/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director James R. Barker MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director John R. Stafford
1.11 Elect Director Robert D. Storey MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Robert W. Lane MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Sandra O. Moose MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director Hugh B. Price MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Walter V. Shipley MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Require Majority of Independent Directors
on Board SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan
(Poison Pill) to Shareholder Vote SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
7.00 Submit Executive Compensation to Vote SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
8.00 Prohibit Awards to Executives SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
9.00 Report on Stock Option Distribution by
Race and Gender SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
10.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
11.00 Cease Charitable Contributions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Wachovia Corp. WB 929903102 4/20/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director James S. Balloun MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director John T. Casteen, III MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Joseph Neubauer MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Lanty L. Smith MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Dona Davis Young MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Require Two Candidates for Each Board Seat SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
5.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. WMT 931142103 6/4/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director James W. Breyer MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Jack C. Shewmaker
1.11 Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.12 Elect Director John T. Walton MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.13 Elect Director S. Robson Walton MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.14 Elect Director Christopher J. Williams MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director M. Michele Burns MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Thomas M. Coughlin MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director David D. Glass MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director Roland A. Hernandez MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Dawn G. Lepore MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director John D. Opie MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director J. Paul Reason MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director H. Lee Scott, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Approve Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Approve Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
5.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
6.00 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Prepare Sustainability Report SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
8.00 Report on Stock Option Distribution by
Race and Gender SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
9.00 Report on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
10.00 Prepare Diversity Report SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
11.00 Submit Executive Compensation to Vote SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Washington Mutual, Inc WM 939322103 4/20/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Anne V. Farrell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Stephen E. Frank MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Margaret Osmer Mcquade MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director William D. Schulte MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Wells Fargo & Company WFC 949746101 4/27/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director J.A. Blanchard III MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
Elect Director Donald B. Rice
1.11 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.12 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.13 Elect Director Susan G. Swenson MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.14 Elect Director Michael W. Wright MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director Susan E. Engel MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Robert L. Joss MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.50 Elect Director Reatha Clark King MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.60 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.70 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.80 Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.90 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Approve Retirement Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES FOR AGNST
5.00 Limit Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
6.00 Link Executive Compensation to Social Issues SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
7.00 Report on Political Contributions/Activities SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Whirlpool Corp. WHR 963320106 4/20/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Allan D. Gilmour MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Michael F. Johnston MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Janice D. Stoney MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director David R. Whitwam MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
Wyeth WYE 983024100 4/22/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
Elect Director Walter V. Shipley
1.11 Elect Director John R. Torell III MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Frank A. Bennack, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Richard L. Carrion MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.40 Elect Director Robert Essner MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.50 Elect Director John D. Feerick MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.60 Elect Director Robert Langer MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.70 Elect Director John P. Mascotte MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.80 Elect Director Mary Lake Polan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.90 Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Report on Drug Pricing SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
4.00 Amend Animal Testing Policy SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Xerox Corp. XRX 984121103 5/20/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director Glenn A. Britt MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
Elect Director Ann N. Reese
1.11 Elect Director Stephen Robert MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.20 Elect Director Richard J. Harrington MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.30 Elect Director William Curt Hunter MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.40 Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.50 Elect Director Hilmar Kopper MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.60 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.70 Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.80 Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr. MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
1.90 Elect Director John E. Pepper MGMT YES AGNST AGNST
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
3.00 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
4.00 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR
Xl Capital Ltd (Formerly Exel Ltd. ) XL 4/30/04 Annual
1.10 Elect Director John Loudon MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.20 Elect Director Robert S. Parker MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.30 Elect Director Alan Z. Senter MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots
marked 'Abstain' are considered to be have been voted against
management's recommendation, regardless of whether the recommendation is
'For' or 'Against,' except where management has made no recommendation
or has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain.'
Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting
on a ballot item: 1) a ballot market 'Abstain' is considered to have
been voted for management's recommendation to 'Abstain' and 2) a ballot
voted 'For" or 'Against' is considered to have been voted against
management's recommendation to 'Abstain.'
Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, the
abbreviation "N/A" is used to denote that there is no applicable
recommendation compared to which a vote may be 'For' or 'Against' the
recommendation of management.
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.
Putnam Classic Equity Fund
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Charles E. Porter*, Executive Vice President,
Associate Treasurer and Principal Executive Officer
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(Signature & Title)
Date: August 23, 2004
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* By Jonathan S. Horwitz,
pursuant to a Power-of-Attorney