UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-08928 --------------------------------------------- HSBC Investor Portfolios - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219-3035 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Richard Fabietti, HSBC Bank USA, 452 Fifth Avenue, Tower 18, New York, New York 10018 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-782-8183 -------------- Date of fiscal year end: October 31 ---------- Date of reporting period: July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 ---------------------------------- Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). 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The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507. ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-08928 Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007 HSBC Investor Portfolios ================== HSBC INVESTOR CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO =================== There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Core Fixed Income Portfolio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2007 pursuant to Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 30b1-4 thereunder. ================ HSBC INVESTOR CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO ================ There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2007 pursuant to Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 30b1-4 thereunder. ======================== HSBC INVESTOR GROWTH PORTFOLIO ======================== There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Growth Portfolio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2007 pursuant to Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 30b1-4 thereunder. ================ HSBC INVESTOR HIGH YIELD FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO =============== There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor High Yield Fixed Income Portfolio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2007 pursuant to Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 30b1-4 thereunder. ================= HSBC INVESTOR INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO ================= ALPS ELECTRIC CO. LTD. Ticker: 6770 Security ID: JP3126400005 "Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 10 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 3 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management Auditor 4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCELOR MITTAL N.V. Ticker: Security ID: NL0000361947 "Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: JUN 5, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None Did Not Management Vote 2 Receive Report of Management Board None Did Not Management Vote 3 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management Statutory Reports Vote 4 Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves None Did Not Management and Dividend Policy Vote 5 Approve Dividends of EUR 0.246 Per Share For Did Not Management Vote 6 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management Vote 7 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management Vote 8 Reelect Lakshmi N. Mittal as CEO of the For Did Not Management Company Vote 9 Designate Usha Mittal to Be Temporarily For Did Not Management Responsible for the Management of the Vote Company in Case All Members of the Board Are Prevented from Acting or Are Permanently Absent 10 Ratify Deloitte Accountants as Auditors For Did Not Management Vote 11 Approve Remuneration of Directors C For Did Not Management Vote 12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 13 Grant Board Authority to Issue Class A For Did Not Management Shares Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Vote 14 Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For Did Not Management Rights from Issuance Under Item 13 Vote 15 Allow Questions None Did Not Management Vote 16 Close Meeting None Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 1 BAE SYSTEMS PLC(FRM.BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC ) Ticker: BAESF Security ID: GB0002634946 "Meeting Date: OCT 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve the Disposal of the Company's For For Management Twenty Per Cent Shareholding in Airbus S.A.S. to European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V.; Authorise the Directors to Take All Steps Necessary to Implement the Disposal - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAE SYSTEMS PLC(FRM.BRITISH AEROSPACE PLC ) Ticker: BAESF Security ID: GB0002634946 "Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 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 6.9 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect Ulrich Cartellieri as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Michael Hartnall as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect George Rose as Director For For Management 7 Elect Walter Havenstein as Director For For Management 8 Elect Ian King as Director For For Management 9 Elect Sir Nigel Rudd as Director For For Management 10 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management the Company 11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 12 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 " 13 Authorise BAE Systems Marine Limited to For For Management Make EU Political Organisation Donations " up to GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU " " Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 " 14 Authorise BAE Systems (Operations) For For Management Limited to Make EU Political Organisation " Donations up to GBP 100,000 and to Incur " EU Political Expenditure up to GBP "100,000" 15 Authorise BAE Systems Land Systems For For Management (Munitions & Ordnance) Limited to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 " 16 Authorise BAE Systems Land Systems For For Management (Weapons & Vehicles) Limited to Make EU Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 " 17 Authorise BAE Systems Hagglunds AB to For For Management Make EU Political Organisation Donations " up to GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU " " Political Expenditure up to GBP 100,000 " 18 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 26,664,742 " 19 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 4,000,111 " "20 Authorise 320,008,915 Ordinary Shares for For For Management" Market Purchase 21 Authorise the Company to Use Electronic For For Management Communications - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 BANK HAPOALIM B.M. Ticker: Security ID: IL0006625771 "Meeting Date: JAN 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 25, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Discuss Financial Statements and For For Management Directors' Report For Year 2005 2 Elect Directors For Abstain Management 3 Reappoint Auditors For For Management 4 Ratify Purchase of Director/Officer For For Management Indemnification Insurance 5 Approve Grant of Indemnity Undertaking to For For Management A. Barnea - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHP BILLITON PLC (FORMERLY BILLITON PLC) Ticker: Security ID: GB0000566504 "Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for BHP Billiton Plc 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for BHP Billiton Ltd. 3 Elect Paul Anderson as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 4 Elect Paul Anderson as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 5 Elect Marius Kloppers as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 6 Elect Marius Kloppers as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 7 Elect Chris Lynch as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 8 Elect Chris Lynch as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 9 Elect Jacques Nasser as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 10 Elect Jacques Nasser as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 11 Re-elect David Crawford as Director of For For Management BHP Billiton Plc 12 Re-elect David Crawford as Director of For For Management BHP Billiton Ltd. 13 Re-elect Don Argus as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 14 Re-elect Don Argus as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 15 Re-elect David Brink as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 16 Re-elect David Brink as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 17 Re-elect John Buchanan as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 18 Re-elect John Buchanan as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 19 Re-elect John Schubert as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 20 Re-elect John Schubert as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 21 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management BHP Billiton Plc and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 22 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " USD 276,686,499 " 23 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of USD 61,703,675 " "24 Authorise 246,814,700 BHP Billiton Plc For For Management" Ordinary Shares for Market Purchase 25i Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 31 December 2006 25ii Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 31 March 2007 25iii Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 15 May 2007 25iv Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 30 June 2007 25v Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 30 September 2007 25vi Approve Reduction of Share Capital of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc by the Cancellation of All the Issued Paid Up Shares of USD 0.50 Nominal Value Each Held by BHP Billiton Ltd. or One of its Subsidiaries on 15 November 2007 26 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 27 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management Options under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Group Incentive Scheme and Grant of Performance Shares under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan to Charles Goodyear 28 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management Options under the BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme and Grant of Performance Shares under the BHP Billiton Plc Long Term Incentive Plan to Marius Kloppers 29 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management Options under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Group Incentive Scheme and Grant of Performance Shares under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan to Chris Lynch 30 Approve BHP Billiton Ltd. Global Employee For For Management Share Plan; Approve BHP Billiton Plc Global Employee Share Plan 31 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors of BHP Billiton " Plc to USD 3,000,000 " 32 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors of BHP Billiton " Ltd. to USD 3,000,000 " - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS) Ticker: BNP Security ID: FR0000131104 "Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " "Record Date: MAY 10, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 3.10 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Ratify Appointment of Suzanne Berger For For Management Keniston as Director 7 Reelect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management 8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities 9 Amend Resolution 15 Adopted by General For For Management " Meeting on May 18, 2005: Restricted Stock " Plan 10 Amend Resolution 22 Adopted by General For For Management " Meeting on May 23, 2006: Employee " Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 11 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 12 Approve Merger by Absorption of BNL by For For Management BNP Paribas 13 Approve Merger by Absorption of the For For Management Compagnie Immobiliere de France by BNP Paribas 14 Approve Merger by Absorption of Societe For For Management Immobiliere du 36 avenue de l'Opera by BNP Paribas 15 Approve Merger by Absorption of CAPEFI by For For Management BNP Paribas 16 Amend Articles of Association Re: Record For For Management Date 17 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANON INC. Ticker: 7751 Security ID: JP3242800005 "Meeting Date: MAR 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 31, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 50, " " Final JY 50, Special JY 0 " 2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management - Limit Rights of Odd-lot Holders - Update Terminology to Match that of New Corporate Law 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 3.21 Elect Director For For Management 3.22 Elect Director For For Management 3.23 Elect Director For For Management 3.24 Elect Director For For Management 3.25 Elect Director For For Management 3.26 Elect Director For For Management 3.27 Elect Director For For Management 4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management 6 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 CHINA NETCOM GROUP CORP HONGKONG LTD Ticker: Security ID: HK0906028292 "Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAY 16, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend For For Management 3a Reelect Zuo Xunsheng as Director For For Management 3b Reelect Li Fushen as Director For For Management 3c Reelect Yan Yixun as Director For For Management 3d Reelect Mauricio Sartorius as Director For For Management 3e Reelect Qian Yingyi as Director For For Management 3f Reelect Hou Ziqiang as Director For For Management 3g Reelect Timpson Chung Shui Ming as For For Management Director 4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Against Management Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP. Ticker: SNPMF Security ID: CN0005789556 "Meeting Date: JAN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: DEC 22, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 2 Approve Issuance of Up to $1.5 Billion For For Management Convertible Bonds within 12 Months from the Date of Approval 3 Authorize Board to Deal with All Matters For For Management in Connection with the Issuance of Convertible Bonds 4 Approve Issuance of Up to RMB 10 Billion For For Management Domestic Corporate Bonds within 12 Months from the Date of Approval 5 Authorize Board to Deal with All Matters For For Management in Connection with the Issuance of Domestic Corporate Bonds - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP. Ticker: SNPMF Security ID: CN0005789556 "Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: APR 30, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept the Report of the Board of For For Management Directors 2 Accept the Report of the Supervisory For For Management Committee 3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 4 Approve Profit Distribution Plan and For For Management Final Dividend 5 Approve KPMG Huazhen and KPMG as Domestic For For Management and Overseas Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 6 Approve Sichuan-to-East China Gas Project For For Management 7 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 8 Approve Issuance of Corporate Bonds For For Management 9 Authorize Board to Deal with All Matters For For Management in Connection with the Issuance of Corporate Bonds and Formulation and Execution of All Necessary Legal Documents for Such Purpose - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LTD Ticker: Security ID: CN0007867483 "Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: SEP 25, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Engineering Framework Agreements For For Management 2 Approve Interconnection Agreement For For Management 3 Approve Proposed Annual Caps for the For For Management Engineering Framework Agreements for the " Years Ending Dec. 31, 2007 and Dec. 31, " 2008 4 Approve Proposed No Annual Cap for the For For Management Interconnection Agreement for the Years " Ending Dec. 31, 2007 and Dec. 31, 2008 " 5 Approve Strategic Aggreement For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LTD Ticker: Security ID: CN0007867483 "Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: APR 27, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Profit Distribution Proposal and For For Management Final Dividend 3 Reappoint KPMG and KPMG Huazhen as For For Management " International and Domestic Auditors, " " Respectively, and Authorize Board to Fix " Their Remuneration 4 Approve Resignation of Zhang Xiuqin as For For Management Supervisor 5 Approve Resignation of Li Jian as For For Management Supervisor 6 Appoint Xiao Jinxue as Supervisor and For For Management Authorize the Supervisory Committee to Fix Her Remuneration 7 Appoint Wang Haiyun as Supervisor and For For Management Authorize the Supervisory Committee to Fix Her Remuneration 8 Amend Articles of Association For For Management 9a Approve Issuance of Debentures with a For For Management Maximum Outstanding Repayment Amount of RMB 40 Bilion (the Issue) 9b Authorize Board to Determine Specific For For Management " Terms, Conditions and Other Matters, Do " All Such Acts and Take All Step Necessary to Implement the Issue 10 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 11 Approve Increase in Registered Capital For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 6 COLES MYER LTD. Ticker: CML Security ID: AU000000CML1 "Meeting Date: NOV 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: NOV 18, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Presentations by the Chairman and by the None None Management Chief Executive Officer 2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for the Year Ended July " 30, 2006 " 3 Approve Remuneration Report for the Year For For Management " Ended July 30, 2006 " "4 Approve Grant of 204,000 Performance For For Management" " Shares to John Fletcher, Chief Executive " " Officer, Pursuant to the Senior Executive " Performance Share Plan 5a Elect Richard Allert as Director For For Management 5b Elect Ange Kenos to the Board Against Against Shareholder 5c Elect William Gurry as Director For For Management 5d Elect Ronald Barton as Director For For Management 6 Amend Constitution Re: Board Vacancy For For Management 7 Change Company Name to Coles Group Ltd For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG) Ticker: EONAF Security ID: DE0007614406 "Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: APR 12, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 3.35 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management Fiscal 2006 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management Fiscal 2006 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares - Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives When Repurchasing 6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors for Fiscal 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 7 EDION CORP. Ticker: 2730 Security ID: JP3164470001 "Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 10 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 2.8 Elect Director For For Management 2.9 Elect Director For For Management 2.10 Elect Director For For Management 3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Appointment of External Audit For For Management Firm - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENI SPA Ticker: Security ID: IT0003132476 "Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: MAY 18, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Amend Articles 6.2, 13, 17, 24, 28 of the For Did Not Management" Bylaws Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENI SPA Ticker: Security ID: IT0003132476 "Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAY 21, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Accept Financial Statements, Statutory For Did Not Management" " Reports, and Allocation of Income for the Vote " Fiscal Year 2006 of Finanziaria ENI - " Enifin SpA, incorporated in ENI on Dec. " " 13, 2006 " "2 Accept Financial Statements, Statutory For Did Not Management" " Reports, and Allocation of Income for the Vote " Fiscal Year 2006 of ENI Portugal " Investment SpA, incorporated in ENI on " " Dec. 13, 2006 " "3 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For Did Not Management" " Financial Statements, and Statutory Vote " Reports for the Fiscal Year 2006 4 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Management Vote 5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program; For Did Not Management Revoke Previously Granted Authorization Vote to Repurchase Shares 6 Extend Mandate of the External Auditors For Did Not Management PriceWaterhouseCoopers for the Three-Year Vote Term 2007-2009 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 8 FONDIARIA SAI SPA (FORMERLY SAI) Ticker: Security ID: IT0001463071 "Meeting Date: DEC 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: DEC 1, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Reduction in Share Capital from For Did Not Management " EUR 177,680,822 to EUR 168,190,610, via Vote " " Cancellation of n. 9,490,212 Treasury " Shares; Modify Art. 5 of the Bylaws Accordingly - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORTIS SA/NV Ticker: Security ID: BE0003801181 "Meeting Date: OCT 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2.1 Receive Special Report on Authorized None None Management Capital 2.2 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 2.3 Authorize Board to Issue Shares in the For Against Management Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer 3 Amend Articles Regarding Voting For Against Management Formalities 4 Close Meeting None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 9 FORTIS SA/NV Ticker: Security ID: BE0003801181 "Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None Did Not Management Vote 2.1.1 Receive Directors' and Auditors' Reports None Did Not Management Vote 2.1.2 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements None Did Not Management and Statutory Reports (Non-Voting) Vote 2.1.3 Accept Financial Statements For Did Not Management Vote 2.1.4 Approve Allocation of Income (ONLY FOR For Did Not Management BELGIAN MEETING) Vote 2.2.1 Receive Information on Dividend Policy None Did Not Management Vote 2.2.2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 0.82 per Share Vote 2.3.1 Approve Discharge of Directors (Equals For Did Not Management Item 2.3 For Dutch Meeting) Vote 2.3.2 Approve Discharge of Auditors (ONLY FOR For Did Not Management BELGIAN MEETING) Vote 3 Discussion on Company's Corporate None Did Not Management Governance Structure Vote 4.1.1 Elect Philippe Bodson as Director For Did Not Management Vote 4.1.2 Elect Jan Michiel Hessels as Director For Did Not Management Vote 4.1.3 Elect Ronald Sandler as Director For Did Not Management Vote 4.1.4 Elect Piet Van Waeyenberge as Director For Did Not Management Vote 4.2 Elect Herman Verwilst as Director For Did Not Management Vote 5.1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital (Equals Item 5 Vote For Dutch Meeting) 5.2 Authorize Selling of Repurchased Shares For Did Not Management (ONLY FOR BELGIAN MEETING) Vote 6.1 Amend Article 10 of Bylaws Regarding Type For Did Not Management of Shares Vote 6.2 Amend Articles of Bylaws Regarding Board For Did Not Management and Management Vote 6.3.1 Change Date of Annual Meeting For Did Not Management Vote 6.3.2 Amend Articles Regarding Voting For Did Not Management Formalities Vote 6.4 Amend Articles Regarding Dividend For Did Not Management Vote 6.5 Authorize Implementation of Approved For Did Not Management Resolutions and Filing of Required Vote Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry 7 Close Meeting None Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 10 FRANCE TELECOM SA Ticker: FNCTF Security ID: FR0000133308 "Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " "Record Date: MAY 16, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Discharge Directors 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.20 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Against Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Elect Claudie Haignere as Director For For Management 7 Amend Article 21 of Association Re: For For Management Record Date 8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 10 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for 10 For Against Management Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant to Issue Authority without Preemptive Rights 11 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above 12 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 4 For For Management Billion for Future Exchange Offers 13 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Future Acquisitions 14 Authorize Issuance of Equity upon For For Management Conversion of a Subsidiary's Equity-Linked Securities Up to 4 Billion 15 Authorize Capital Increase of up to EUR For For Management 200 Million to Participants of Orange SA Stock Option Plan in Connection with France Telecom Liquidity Agreement 16 Approve Restricted Stock Plan for Orange For For Management SA Option Holders 17 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR 8 Billion 18 Approve Issuance of Securities For For Management Convertible into Debt 19 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 2 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 20 Approve Stock Option Plans Grants For For Management 21 Approve Employee Savings-Related Share For For Management Purchase Plan 22 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 23 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 11 FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0030559776 "Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 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 5.2 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Elect Sir Mervyn Pedelty as Director For For Management 4 Elect Jim Smart as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Ray King as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Sir Adrian Montague as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Philip Moore as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Lady Judge as Director For For Management 9 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 10 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management the Company 11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 70,558,208.93 " 13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 10,583,731.34 " "14 Authorise 211,674,626 Ordinary Shares for For For Management" Market Purchase 15 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGE WIMPEY PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0009713446 "Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement; Approve For For Management Reduction and Subsequent Increase in Share Capital; Capitalise Reserves to Taylor Woodrow; Issue of Equity with Rights up to the New Ordinary Shares Created; Amend Articles of Association - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGE WIMPEY PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0009713446 "Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Court " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement to be Made For For Management Between George Wimpey Plc and Holders of Scheme Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 12 GERDAU AMERISTEEL CORPORATION Ticker: GNA Security ID: CA37373P1053 "Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " "Record Date: MAR 28, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Phillip E. Casey For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Joseph J. Heffernan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Frederico C. Gerdau For For Management Johannpeter 1.5 Elect Director Andre Gerdau Johannpeter For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Claudio Gerdau Johannpeter For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. Spencer Lanthier For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Mario Longhi For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Richard McCoy For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Arthur Scace For For Management 2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Allow Board to Appoint Additional For For Management Directors Between Annual Meetings 4 Amend Long-Term Incentive Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Ticker: Security ID: TW0002376001 "Meeting Date: NOV 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: OCT 6, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Transfer of Gigabyte-Branded For For Management Motherboard and Graphics Card Businesses to a New Subsidiary 2 Approve Joint Venture Agreement with For For Management Asustek Computer Inc. 3 Approve Release of Restrictions of For For Management Competitive Activities of Directors 4 Other Business None None Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HONAM PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION Ticker: Security ID: KR7011170008 "Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 31, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Appropriation of Income and For For Management Dividend of KRW 750 Per Share 2 Elect Directors For For Management 3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Directors and Independent Non-Executive Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 13 HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. Ticker: 7267 Security ID: JP3854600008 "Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, With a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 20 2 Amend Articles to: Add Record Dates for For For Management Quarterly Dividends 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 6 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For Against Management and Statutory Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRIAL BANK OF KOREA Ticker: Security ID: US4560361028 "Meeting Date: MAR 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 29, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 APPROVAL OF BALANCE SHEET, INCOME For For Management" STATEMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED " EARNINGS FOR THE 46TH FISCAL YEAR, AS SET " FORTH IN THE BANK S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH. 2 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management " OFFICER SEVERANCE PAY REGULATION, AS SET " FORTH IN THE BANK S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH. 3 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management " INCORPORATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE BANK S " NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 14 ISUZU MOTORS LTD. Ticker: 7202 Security ID: JP3137200006 "Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 4 2 Authorize Preferred Share Repurchase For For Management Program 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITALCEMENTI SPA Ticker: Security ID: IT0001465159 "Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: JUN 18, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Remuneration of Board Committee For Did Not Management and Other Bodies Created with Reference Vote to the Governance Structure 2 Approve Stock Option Plan for Directors For Did Not Management Vote 1 Approve Capital Increase of up to EUR 3 For Did Not Management Million without Preemptive Rights through Vote the Issuance of up to 3 Million Ordinary and/or Saving Shares Reserved to Directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries "2 Approve Amendment of Articles 8, 15, 29 For Did Not Management" and Further Amendments of the Bylaws to Vote Comply with the Italian Law n. 262/2005 and the Legislative Decree n. 303/2006; Renumbering of Articles - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 15 J SAINSBURY PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB00B019KW72 "Meeting Date: JUL 12, 2006 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 5.85 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Elect Darren Shapland as Director For For Management 5 Elect John McAdam as Director For For Management 6 Elect Anna Ford as Director For For Management 7 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 8 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 9 Approve J Sainsbury Plc Long-Term For For Management Incentive Plan 2006 10 Approve J Sainsbury Plc Deferred Annual For For Management Bonus Plan 2006 11 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 50,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditure up to GBP 50,000 " 12 Authorise Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd to For For Management Make EU Political Organisation Donations " up to GBP 25,000 and to Incur EU " " Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 " 13 Authorise Sainsbury's Bank Plc to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 25,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 " 14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 163,000,000 " 15 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 24,452,000 " "16 Authorise 171,167,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management" Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAPAN TOBACCO INC Ticker: 2914 Security ID: JP3726800000 "Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 1800, " " Final JY 2200, Special JY 0 " 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 5 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors 6 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management for Directors 7 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For For Management and Statutory Auditor and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 16 JFE HOLDINGS INC. Ticker: 5411 Security ID: JP3386030005 "Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 70 2 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 3 Amend Articles to: Reduce Directors Term For For Management in Office - Limit Directors' Legal Liability 4.1 Elect Director For For Management 4.2 Elect Director For For Management 4.3 Elect Director For For Management 4.4 Elect Director For For Management 4.5 Elect Director For For Management 4.6 Elect Director For For Management 4.7 Elect Director For For Management 5 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management 6 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management Auditor 7 Approve Special Payments to Continuing For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System 8 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management Pill) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LG.PHILIPS LCD CO. Ticker: Security ID: KR7034220004 "Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 31, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements For For Management 2 Amend Articles of Incorporation to For For Management " Increase Authorized Shares, to Increase " " Share Issuance Limit by Board, to Shorten " " Share Blocking Period, and to Allow " Convertible Bonds & Warrants to Be Converted Only to Common Shares 3 Elect Three Directors For For Management 4 Elect Two Members of Audit Committee For For Management 5 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management Directors and Independent Non-Executive Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 17 MITCHELLS & BUTLERS PLC Ticker: MBPFF Security ID: GB0033839910 "Meeting Date: OCT 17, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Sub-Division of Existing Ord. For For Management Shares into Intermediate Shares;Capitalise Reserves;Approve Consolidation of All Unissued Intermediate Shares into Unissued New Ord. Shares;Approve Consolidation of All Issued Intermediate Shares into New Ord. Shares "2 Authorise 40,335,011 New Ordinary Shares For For Management" for Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITSUBISHI CORP. Ticker: 8058 Security ID: JP3898400001 "Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 28 2 Amend Articles to: Amend Provisions on For For Management Public Announcements 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors 6 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management 7 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management and Statutory Auditor and Special Payments to Continuing Directors and Statutory Auditor in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System 8 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Statutory Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 18 MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. Ticker: 4183 Security ID: JP3888300005 "Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 4, " " Final JY 6, Special JY 0 " 2 Amend Articles To: Decrease Maximum Board For For Management Size - Reduce Directors Term in Office 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management 5 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors 6 Adopt Takeover Defense Plan (Poison Pill) For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MITSUI O.S.K. LINES LTD. Ticker: 9104 Security ID: JP3362700001 "Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 9, " " Final JY 11, Special JY 0 " 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceiling for Directors to Add Separate Ceiling for Annual Bonuses 5 Approve Stock Option Plan for Directors For For Management 6 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 19 MITTAL STEEL COMPANY NV (FRMELY ISPAT INTERNATIONAL NV) Ticker: Security ID: NL0000361947 "Meeting Date: OCT 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: OCT 23, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None Did Not Management Vote 2 Elect Directors For Did Not Management Vote 3 Allow Questions None Did Not Management Vote 4 Close Meeting None Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED Ticker: NAB Security ID: AU000000NAB4 "Meeting Date: JAN 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: JAN 29, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Presentations by the Chairman and the None None Management Group Chief Executive Officer 2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports for the Year Ended " Sept. 30, 2006 " 3a Elect Michael Chaney as Director For For Management 3b Elect Ahmed Fahour as Director For For Management 3c Elect Paul Rizzo as Director For For Management 3d Elect Michael Ulmer as Director For For Management 4 Approve Remuneration Report for the Year For For Management " Ended Sept. 30, 2006 " 5 Approve Non-Executive Director Share Plan For For Management "6 Approve Issuance of 37,260 National For For Management" " Shares at A$39.52 Each to John Stewart, " " Group Chief Executive Officer, Under " Short Term Incentive Plan "7 Approve Grants of 42,587 Shares, 284,250 For For Management" " Performance Options and 71,063 " " Performance Rights, Under the Company's " " Short Term and Long Term Incentive Plans, " " to Ahmed Fahour, Chief Executive " " Officer, Australia " "8a Approve Grants of 19,661 Shares, 152,514 For For Management" " Performance Options, and 38,129 " " Performance Rights, Under the Company's " " Short Term and Long Term Incentive Plans, " " to Michael Ullmer,Group Chief Financial " Officer 8b Approve Grant of Shares to the Value of For For Management " A$1 Million to Michael Ullmer, Group " Chief Financial Officer 9 Approve Selective Buy-Back Scheme For For Management Relating to 20 Million Preference Shares Associated with the National Income Securities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 20 NIPPON MINING HOLDINGS INC. Ticker: 5016 Security ID: JP3379550001 "Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Articles to: Authorize Appointment For For Management of Alternate Statutory Auditors 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 2.8 Elect Director For For Management 2.9 Elect Director For For Management 2.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management Auditor 5 Approve Appointment of External Audit For For Management Firm - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. Ticker: 9432 Security ID: JP3735400008 "Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 4000, " " Final JY 4000, Special JY 0 " 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.5 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 21 NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD. Ticker: 7201 Security ID: JP3672400003 "Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 17, " " Final JY 17, Special JY 0 " 2 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 4 Approve Stock Appreciation Rights Plan For For Management for Directors 5 Approve Special Payments to Continuing For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors in Connection with Abolition of Retirement Bonus System - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OMV AG Ticker: Security ID: AT0000743059 "Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 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 For Did Not Management Vote 3 Approve Discharge of Management and For Did Not Management Supervisory Board Vote 4 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management Members Vote 5 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Did Not Management and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached Vote without Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 36.4 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights 6 Amend Articles Re: Participation of For Did Not Management Supervisory Board Members at Annual Vote Meeting; Distribution of Company Communications 7 Approve 2007 Stock Option Plan For Did Not Management Vote 8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote 9 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 22 ORIX CORP. Ticker: 8591 Security ID: JP3200450009 "Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Yoshihiko Miyauchi For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Yasuhiko Fujiki For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Hiroaki Nishina For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kenji Kajiwara For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Yukio Yanase For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Haruyuki Urata For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Yoshinori Yokoyama For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Paul Sheard For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Hirotaka Takeuchi For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Takeshi Sasaki For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Teruo Ozaki For For Management 2 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETROLEO BRASILEIRO Ticker: PBR.A Security ID: 71654V101 "Meeting Date: APR 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: MAR 8, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 ELECTION OF ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF For For Management DIRECTORS 2 ELECTION OF ONE MEMBER OF THE FISCAL For For Management COUNCIL AND HIS/HER RESPECTIVE SUBSTITUTE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV Ticker: PHGFF Security ID: NL0000009538 "Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: OCT 18, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Cancel Company Treasury Shares For Did Not Management Vote 2 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 3 Cancel Additional Company Treasury Shares For Did Not Management Vote 4 Authorize Additional Share Repurchase For Did Not Management Program Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. Ticker: Security ID: GRS434003000 "Meeting Date: DEC 15, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Two New Minority Shareholder For Against Management Representatives - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 23 PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. Ticker: Security ID: GRS434003000 "Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Annual and Consolidated Financial For For Management Statements and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Unbundled Financial Statements For For Management 3 Approve Dividends For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors For For Management 5 Elect Directors For For Management 6 Approve Director Remuneration for 2006 For Abstain Management and Preapprove Their Remuneration for 2007 7 Amend Company Bylaws and Codification of For Against Management Articles of Association 8 Approve Auditors and Fix Their For Abstain Management Remuneration 9 Other Business For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUNCH TAVERNS PLC Ticker: PUB Security ID: GB0031552861 "Meeting Date: JAN 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Approve Final Dividend of 9 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 5 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations and to Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP "50,000" 6 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 41,823 " 7 Re-elect Mike Foster as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Peter Cawdron as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Ian Fraser as Director For For Management 10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 6,336 " "11 Authorise 26,480,685 Ordinary Shares for For For Management" Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP Ticker: RSANF Security ID: GB0006616899 "Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve and Adopt the Draft Regulations For Against Management Produced to the Meeting; Approve the Compulsory Transfer Transactions Contemplated Thereunder at Articles 155 to 160 (Inclusive); Adopt the Draft Regulations as the New Articles of Association of the Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 24 ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP Ticker: RSANF Security ID: GB0006616899 "Meeting Date: NOV 1, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Disposal of the US Operation For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP Ticker: RSANF Security ID: GB0006616899 "Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2007 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 4.12 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management and Authorise the Board to Determine Their Remuneration 4 Elect Simon Lee as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect George Culmer as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Noel Harwerth as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Edward Lea as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Malcolm Le May as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect John Maxwell as Director For For Management 10 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 11 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 12 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 " 13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 432,165,676 " "14 Subject to the Passing of Resolution 13, For For Management" Authorise Issue of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 41,091,716 " "15 Authorise 298,848,845 Ordinary Shares for For For Management" Market Purchase - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 25 SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO) Ticker: Security ID: FR0000120578 "Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " "Record Date: MAY 28, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.75 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Reelect Gerard Van Kemmel as Director For For Management 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.4 Billion 8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 800 Million 9 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 10 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management Percent of Issued Capital for Future Acquisitions 11 Amend Employee Savings-Related Share For For Management Purchase Plan 12 Approve Stock Option Plans Grants For For Management 13 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For For Management Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan 14 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 15 Allow Board to Use Authorizations and For Against Management Delegations Granted in Items 6 to 14 Above in the Event of a Public Tender Offer 16 Amend Articles of Association Re: Attend For For Management and Vote to the General Meetings through Videoconference and Telecommunication 17 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SASOL LTD. Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000006896 "Meeting Date: OCT 3, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Repurchase of 60 Million Ordinary For For Management Treasury Shares from Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Limited 2 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 3 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 26 SHARP CORP. Ticker: 6753 Security ID: JP3359600008 "Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 12, " " Final JY 14, Special JY 0 " 2 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 3.20 Elect Director For For Management 3.21 Elect Director For For Management 3.22 Elect Director For For Management 3.23 Elect Director For For Management 3.24 Elect Director For For Management 3.25 Elect Director For For Management 3.26 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management 6 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management Pill) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SINO LAND COMPANY LTD Ticker: Security ID: HK0083000502 "Meeting Date: NOV 16, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: NOV 10, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of HK$0.3 Per For For Management Share with an Option for Scrip Dividend 3a Reelect Robert Ng Chee Siong as Director For For Management 3b Reelect Allan Zeman as Director For Against Management 3c Reelect Yu Wai Wai as Director For For Management 3d Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration For For Management of Directors 4 Reappoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 5a Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 5b Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights 5c Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 27 SONY CORP. Ticker: 6758 Security ID: JP3435000009 "Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Howard Stringer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ryoji Chubachi For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Katsumi Ihara For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Akishige Okada For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Hirobumi Kawano For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Yotaro Kobayashi For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Sakie Tachibana Fukushima For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Yoshihiko Miyauchi For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Yoshiaki Yamauchi For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Peter Bonfield For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Fueo Sumita For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Fujio Cho For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Ned Lautenbach For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Ryuji Yasuda For For Management 2 Appoint External Audit Firm For For Management 3 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Against For Shareholder Individual Director Compensation Levels - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STANDARD BANK GROUP LTD (FORMERLY STANDARD BANK INVESTMENT C Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000057378 "Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Year Ended 2006 2.1 Approve Remuneration of Group Chairman For For Management 2.2 Approve Remuneration of Group Director For For Management 2.3 Approve Remuneration of Group For For Management International Director 2.4 Approve Remuneration of Group Credit For For Management Committee 2.5 Approve Remuneration Large Exposures For For Management Committee 2.6 Approve Remuneration of Directors' For For Management Affairs Committee 2.7 Approve Remuneration of Group Risk For For Management Management Committee 2.8 Approve Remuneration of Group For For Management Remuneration Committee 2.9 Approve Remuneration of Transformation For For Management Committee 2.10 Approve Remuneration of Group Audit For For Management Committee 2.11 Approve Ad Hoc Meeting Attendance Fee For For Management 3.1 Elect Elisabeth Bradley as Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Derek Cooper as Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Thulani Gcabashe as Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Myles Ruck as Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Robert Smith as Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Ted Woods as Director For For Management 4.1 Place Shares for the Equity Growth Scheme For For Management under Control of Directors 4.2 Place Shares for the Incentive Scheme For For Management under Control of Directors 4.3 Place Unissued Ordinary Shares under For For Management Control of Directors 4.4 Place Unissued Preference Shares under For For Management Control of Directors 4.5 Give Directors General Authority to Make For For Management Payments to Shareholders 4.6 Amend Clause 5.3 of Company's Equity For For Management Growth Scheme 5.1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 5.2 Amend Article 87.8 Re: Directors' For For Management Retirement Age 5.3 Amend Article 183 Re: Voting Through For For Management Electronic Means - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 28 SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRY LTD. Ticker: 6302 Security ID: JP3405400007 "Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 3.5 2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Directors Term For For Management in Office 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC. Ticker: 8316 Security ID: JP3890350006 "Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend (Ordinary Shares) of JY 7000 2 Amend Articles to: Create New Classes of For Against Management Preferred Shares and Remove Obsolete Provisions on Preferred Shares 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For For Management and Statutory Auditor - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TATE & LYLE PLC Ticker: TATYF Security ID: GB0008754136 "Meeting Date: JUL 19, 2006 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 14.1 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect Iain Ferguson as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Stanley Musesengwa as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Stuart Strathdee as Director For For Management 7 Elect Robert 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 Auditors "10 Authorise 48,879,539 Ordinary Shares for For For Management" Market Purchase 11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 40,732,949 " 12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of GBP 6,109,942 " 13 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management Political Organisation Donations up to " GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political " " Expenditures up to GBP 100,000 " - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 29 TAYLOR WOODROW PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0008782301 "Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement with George For For Management Wimpey Plc; Authorise Directors to Implement the Merger; Approve Increase in " Authorised Capital to GBP 346,243,609.50; " Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights " up to GBP 141,243,609.50 in Connection " with the Merger 2 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital For For Management " from GBP 346,243,609.50 to GBP " " 500,000,000; Authorise Issue of Equity or " Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " GBP 46,127,715 " 3 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management " Directors to GBP 1,000,000 " "4 Authorise 55,276,873 Ordinary Shares for For For Management" Market Purchase 5 Change Company Name to Taylor Wimpey Plc For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIGER BRANDS LTD. (FORMERLY TIGER OATS LTD.) Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000071080 "Meeting Date: FEB 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Year Ended 9-30-06 2 Reelect AC Nissen as Director For For Management 3 Reelect BL Sibiya as Director For For Management 4 Reelect LC van Vught as Director For For Management 5 Reelect RM W Dunne as Director For For Management 6 Reelect NP Doyle as Director For For Management 7 Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive For For Management " Directors, Including the Chairman and " Seputy Chairman 8 Approve Remuneration of Non-Executive For For Management Directors Members of the Different Board Committees 9 Approve Payment of Fees to Non-Executive For For Management Directors for Unscheduled Meetings and/or Other Projects 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital by Company and/or Subsidiary - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 30 TIGER BRANDS LTD. (FORMERLY TIGER OATS LTD.) Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000071080 "Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Special Dividends of ZAR 2.13 For For Management 2 Approve Cash Distribution to Shareholders For For Management by Way of Reduction of Share Premium Account 3 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO. LTD. Ticker: 9501 Security ID: JP3585800000 "Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 30, " " Final JY 40, Special JY 0 " 2 Amend Articles To: Expand Business Lines For For Management - Reduce Directors Term in Office - Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 3.13 Elect Director For For Management 3.14 Elect Director For For Management 3.15 Elect Director For For Management 3.16 Elect Director For For Management 3.17 Elect Director For For Management 3.18 Elect Director For For Management 3.19 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors 6 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors 7 Approve Alternate Income Allocation Against Against Shareholder Proposal 8 Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Against For Shareholder Individual Director Compensation Levels 9 Amend Articles to Establish Committee on Against Against Shareholder Irregularity Prevention 10 Amend Articles to Require the Company to Against Against Shareholder Implement Fair Public Relations Activities 11 Amend Articles to Establish Committee to Against Against Shareholder Investigate Earthquake Resistance of Nuclear Power Plants - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 31 TOSHIBA CORP. Ticker: 6502 Security ID: JP3592200004 "Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director For For Management 1.2 Elect Director For For Management 1.3 Elect Director For For Management 1.4 Elect Director For For Management 1.5 Elect Director For For Management 1.6 Elect Director For For Management 1.7 Elect Director For For Management 1.8 Elect Director For For Management 1.9 Elect Director For For Management 1.10 Elect Director For Against Management 1.11 Elect Director For For Management 1.12 Elect Director For For Management 1.13 Elect Director For For Management 1.14 Elect Director For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. Ticker: 7203 Security ID: JP3633400001 "Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 31, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management" Final Dividend of JY 70 2.1 Elect Director For For Management 2.2 Elect Director For For Management 2.3 Elect Director For For Management 2.4 Elect Director For For Management 2.5 Elect Director For For Management 2.6 Elect Director For For Management 2.7 Elect Director For For Management 2.8 Elect Director For For Management 2.9 Elect Director For For Management 2.10 Elect Director For For Management 2.11 Elect Director For For Management 2.12 Elect Director For For Management 2.13 Elect Director For For Management 2.14 Elect Director For For Management 2.15 Elect Director For For Management 2.16 Elect Director For For Management 2.17 Elect Director For For Management 2.18 Elect Director For For Management 2.19 Elect Director For For Management 2.20 Elect Director For For Management 2.21 Elect Director For For Management 2.22 Elect Director For For Management 2.23 Elect Director For For Management 2.24 Elect Director For For Management 2.25 Elect Director For For Management 2.26 Elect Director For For Management 2.27 Elect Director For For Management 2.28 Elect Director For For Management 2.29 Elect Director For For Management 2.30 Elect Director For For Management 3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 3.4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4 Approve Appointment of External Audit For For Management Firm 5 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management 6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 7 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Statutory For Against Management Auditors 8 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 32 UNY CO. LTD. Ticker: 8270 Security ID: JP3949600005 "Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: FEB 20, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management" " the Following Dividends: Interim JY 9, " " Final JY 9, Special JY 0 " 2 Amend Articles To: Limit Rights of For For Management Odd-lot Holders - Authorize Public Announcements in Electronic Format 3.1 Elect Director For For Management 3.2 Elect Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Director For For Management 3.6 Elect Director For For Management 3.7 Elect Director For For Management 3.8 Elect Director For For Management 3.9 Elect Director For For Management 3.10 Elect Director For For Management 3.11 Elect Director For For Management 3.12 Elect Director For For Management 4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management 5 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management Auditor 6 Appoint External Audit Firm For For Management 7 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management Directors and Statutory Auditors 8 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management Compensation Ceilings for Directors and Statutory Auditors 9 Adopt Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management Pill) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USINAS SIDERURGICAS DE MINAS GERAIS S.A. Ticker: Security ID: BRUSIMACNPA6 "Meeting Date: APR 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for Fiscal Year Ended 12-31-06 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends; Ratify Distribution of Interest on Capital 3 Approve Annual Remuneration of Directors For For Management 4 Elect Two Principal and One Alternate For For Management Members of the Board until 2008 5 Elect Supervisory Board Members and For For Management Alternates - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 33 VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: VODPF Security ID: GB0007192106 "Meeting Date: JUL 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Re-elect Sir John Bond as Director For For Management 3 Re-elect Arun Sarin as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Thomas Geitner as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Michael Boskin as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Lord Broers as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Andy Halford as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Jurgen Schrempp as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Luc Vandevelde as Director For For Management 11 Elect Philip Yea as Director For For Management 12 Elect Anne Lauvergeon as Director For For Management 13 Elect Anthony Watson as Director For For Management 14 Approve Final Dividend of 3.87 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 15 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 16 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 17 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management Remuneration of Auditors 18 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 19 Authorise the Company and Any Company For For Management Which is or Becomes a Subsidiary of the Company to Make EU Political Organisation " Donations up to GBP 50,000 and Incur EU " " Political Expenditure up to GBP 50,000 " 20 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of " USD 900,000,000 " 21 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate " Nominal Amount of USD 260,000,000 " "22 Authorise 5,200,000,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management" for Market Purchase Should the Special Resolution at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 25 July 2006 be Passed; " Otherwise up to 6,000,000,000 Ordinary " Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: VODPF Security ID: GB0007192106 "Meeting Date: JUL 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital to For For Management " GBP 9,900,050,000 and USD 7,800,000,000; " Authorise Capitalisation up GBP " 9,990,000,000; Issue Equity with Rights " " up to 66,600,000,000 B Shares; Capital " Reorganisation; Amend Articles of Association - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 34 WHITBREAD PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB00B15F1S11 "Meeting Date: SEP 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Approve Disposal by Whitbread Group Plc, For For Management" " a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, " of its Entire Shareholding in Pizza Hut UK to Yum! on the Terms of the Share Purchase Agreements; Auth. the Directors to Do All Things Necessary to Effect the Disposal - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XSTRATA PLC Ticker: Security ID: GB0031411001 "Meeting Date: AUG 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition by Xstrata Canada For For Management " Inc. of Any and All of the Issued, to be " Issued and Outstanding Falconbridge Shares Other Than Any Falconbridge Shares Owned Directly or Indirectly by Xstrata Canada Inc. or Its Affiliates ========== HSBC INVESTOR INTERMEDIATE DURATION FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO ========== There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Intermediate Duration Fixed Income Portfolio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2007 pursuant to Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 30b1-4 thereunder. ===================== HSBC INVESTOR OPPORTUNITY PORTFOLIO ====================== "ACTIVISION, INC. " Ticker: TICKER: A Security ID: 004930202 "Meeting Date: SEP 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: JUL 17, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Split Management 01.1 ROBERT A. KOTICK For For Management 01.2 BRIAN G. KELLY For For Management 01.3 RONALD DOORNINK For Withheld Management 01.4 ROBERT J. CORTI For For Management 01.5 BARBARA S. ISGUR For For Management 01.6 ROBERT J. MORGADO For Withheld Management 01.7 PETER J. NOLAN For For Management 01.8 RICHARD SARNOFF For For Management 02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management AUDITORS 03 S/H PROPOSAL - ADD WOMEN & MINORITIES TO Against Against Shareholder BOARD 04 TRANSACT OTHER BUSINESS For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 35 ACTUANT CORPORATION Ticker: TICKER: A Security ID: 00508X203 "Meeting Date: JUL 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: MAY 15, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management 02 APPROVE CASH/STOCK BONUS PLAN For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTUANT CORPORATION Ticker: TICKER: A Security ID: 00508X203 "Meeting Date: JAN 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: NOV 17, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Split Management 01.1 ROBERT C. ARZBAECHER For For Management 01.2 GUSTAV H.P. BOEL For For Management 01.3 THOMAS J. FISCHER For Withheld Management 01.4 WILLIAM K. HALL For For Management 01.5 KATHLEEN J. HEMPEL For For Management 01.6 ROBERT A. PETERSON For For Management 01.7 WILLIAM P. SOVEY For For Management 01.8 DENNIS K. WILLIAMS For For Management 01.9 LARRY D. YOST For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECKFREE CORPORATION Ticker: TICKER: C Security ID: 162813109 "Meeting Date: NOV 1, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: SEP 15, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management 02 ADOPT STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COGNOS INCORPORATED Ticker: TICKER: C Security ID: 19244C109 "Meeting Date: OCT 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: SEP 6, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Split Management 01.1 ROBERT G. ASHE For For Management 01.2 JOHN E. CALDWELL For Withheld Management 01.3 PAUL D. DAMP For For Management 01.4 PIERRE Y. DUCROS For For Management 01.5 ROBERT W. KORTHALS For For Management 01.6 JANET R. PERNA For For Management 01.7 JOHN J. RANDO For For Management 01.8 WILLIAM V. RUSSELL For For Management 01.9 JAMES M. TORY For For Management 01.10 RENATO ZAMBONINI For For Management 02 APPOINT AUDITORS AND APPROVE REMUNERATION For For Management 03 AMEND STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management 04 AMEND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 36 "CORINTHIAN COLLEGES, INC. " Ticker: TICKER: C Security ID: 218868107 "Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 7, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Split Management 01.1 PAUL R. ST. PIERRE For Withheld Management 01.2 LINDA AREY SKLADANY For For Management "01.3 ROBERT ""BOB"" LEE For For Management" 02 APPROVE CHARTER AMENDMENT For For Management 03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management AUDITORS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC. " Ticker: TICKER: D Security ID: 260561105 "Meeting Date: APR 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: FEB 23, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Split Management 01.1 JON E. BARFIELD For For Management 01.2 LEWIS B. CAMPBELL For For Management 01.3 EDUARDO CASTRO-WRIGHT For For Management 01.4 JOHN M. ENGLER For For Management 01.5 HARVEY GOLUB For For Management 01.6 DIETER VON HOLTZBRINCK For For Management 01.7 FRANK N. NEWMAN For For Management 01.8 CHRISTOPHER BANCROFT For Withheld Management 01.9 JOHN F. BROCK For For Management 01.10 MICHAEL B. ELEFANTE For Withheld Management 01.11 LESLIE HILL For Withheld Management 01.12 M. PETER MCPHERSON For For Management 01.13 DAVID K.P. LI For Withheld Management 01.14 PAUL SAGAN For For Management 01.15 ELIZABETH STEELE For Withheld Management 01.16 RICHARD F. ZANNINO For For Management 02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management AUDITORS 03 AMEND STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN For For Management 04 S/H PROPOSAL - SEPARATE CHAIRMAN/CEO Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Ticker: TICKER: E Security ID: 297425100 "Meeting Date: MAR 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: JAN 8, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 37 "INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. " Ticker: TICKER: I Security ID: 458118106 "Meeting Date: SEP 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: JUL 25, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management 02 AMEND STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management 03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management AUDITORS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEREDITH CORPORATION Ticker: TICKER: M Security ID: 589433101 "Meeting Date: NOV 8, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: SEP 8, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "RESPIRONICS, INC. " Ticker: TICKER: R Security ID: 761230101 "Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: SEP 29, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management 02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management AUDITORS 03 ADOPT STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED Ticker: TICKER: S Security ID: 804098101 "Meeting Date: AUG 21, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: JUL 18, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "01 APPROVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS,ALLOCATION For For Management" " OF INCOME, AND DISCHARGE DIRECTORS " 02 DIVIDENDS For For Management 03 MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE For For Management 04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management AUDITORS O5 MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE For For Management S6 MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE For For Management S7 APPROVE RENUMERATION OF DIRECTORS AND For For Management AUDITORS O8 INCREASE SHARE CAPITAL For For Management O9 ALLOT SECURITIES For For Management S10 ALLOT SECURITIES For For Management S11 MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 38 SILICON LABORATORIES INC. Ticker: TICKER: S Security ID: 826919102 "Meeting Date: APR 19, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: FEB 20, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management 02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management AUDITORS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "SRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. " Ticker: TICKER: S Security ID: 78464R105 "Meeting Date: OCT 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: SEP 15, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management 02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management AUDITORS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION Ticker: TICKER: T Security ID: 883556102 "Meeting Date: AUG 30, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: JUL 24, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 APPROVE MERGER AGREEMENT For For Management 02 APPROVE CHARTER AMENDMENT For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 39 "VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIP. ASSOC., " Ticker: TICKER: V Security ID: 922207105 "Meeting Date: FEB 5, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 15, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Split Management 01.1 XUN (ERIC) CHEN For Withheld Management 01.2 DENNIS G. SCHMAL For For Management 02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management AUDITORS ============= HSBC INVESTOR SHORT DURATION FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO ============== There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Short Duration Fixed Income Portfolio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2007 pursuant to Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Rule 30b1-4 thereunder. ======================== HSBC INVESTOR VALUE PORTFOLIO ========================= AETNA INC. Ticker: AET Security ID: 00817Y108 "Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: FEB 23, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frank M. Clark For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Betsy Z. Cohen For For Management "1.3 Elect Director Molly J. Coye, M.D. For For Management" 1.4 Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Garten For For Management "1.6 Elect Director Earl G. Graves, Sr. For For Management" 1.7 Elect Director Gerald Greenwald For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Joseph P. Newhouse For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Company Specific-Majority Vote Standard For For Management for the Election of Directors in Uncontested Election 4 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 5 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. Ticker: A Security ID: 00846U101 "Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: JAN 2, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Paul N. Clark For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert L. Joss For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 40 "ALTRIA GROUP, INC. " Ticker: MO Security ID: 02209S103 "Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 5, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Harold Brown For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri For For Management 1.5 Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Thomas W. Jones For For Management 1.8 Elect Director George Munoz For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management 1.10 Elect Director John S. Reed For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 4 Disclose Information on Secondhand Smoke Against Against Shareholder 5 Cease Add Campaigns Oriented to Prevent Against Against Shareholder Youth Smoking "6 Cease Production, Promotion, and Against Against Shareholder" Marketing of Tobacco Products 7 Adopt Animal Welfare Policy Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AON CORP. Ticker: AOC Security ID: 037389103 "Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 21, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Patrick G. Ryan For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Gregory C. Case For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edgar D. Jannotta For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Jan Kalff For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Lester B. Knight For For Management 1.6 Elect Director J. Michael Losh For For Management 1.7 Elect Director R. Eden Martin For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Andrew J. McKenna For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Robert S. Morrison For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert For For Management "1.12 Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. For For Management" 1.13 Elect Director Gloria Santona For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 41 APACHE CORP. Ticker: APA Security ID: 037411105 "Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 13, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Eugene C. Fiedorek For For Management 2 Elect Director Patricia Albjerg Graham For For Management 3 Elect Director F. H. Merelli For For Management 4 Elect Director Raymond Plank For For Management 5 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 6 Company-Specific --Reimbursement of Proxy Against Against Shareholder Expenses - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T INC Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102 "Meeting Date: JUL 21, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: JUN 1, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T INC Ticker: T Security ID: 00206R102 "Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: FEB 28, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director William F. Aldinger III For For Management 2 Elect Director Gilbert F. Amelio For For Management 3 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management 4 Elect Director James H. Blanchard For For Management 5 Elect Director August A. Busch III For For Management 6 Elect Director James P. Kelly For For Management 7 Elect Director Charles F. Knight For For Management 8 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management 9 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management 10 Elect Director John B. McCoy For For Management 11 Elect Director Mary S. Metz For For Management 12 Elect Director Toni Rembe For For Management 13 Elect Director Joyce M. Roche For For Management 14 Elect Director Randall L. Stephenson For For Management 15 Elect Director Laura D' Andrea Tyson For For Management 16 Elect Director Patricia P. Upton For For Management "17 Elect Director Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. For For Management" 18 Ratify Auditors For For Management 19 Compensation Specific-Severance Payments For For Management to Executives 20 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 21 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter - Call Against For Shareholder Special Meetings 22 Pay For Superior Performance Against For Shareholder 23 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation 24 Establish SERP Policy Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 42 BANK OF AMERICA CORP. Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104 "Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 2, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Elect Director William Barnet, III For For Management" "2 Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr. For For Management" 3 Elect Director John T. Collins For For Management 4 Elect Director Gary L. Countryman For For Management 5 Elect Director Tommy R. Franks For For Management 6 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Management 7 Elect Director W. Steven Jones For For Management 8 Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis For For Management 9 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For For Management 10 Elect Director Walter E. Massey For For Management 11 Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Management 12 Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell For For Management 13 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management "14 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. For For Management" 15 Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler For For Management 16 Elect Director Robert L. Tillman For For Management 17 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward For For Management 18 Ratify Auditors For For Management 19 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder 20 Change Size of Board of Directors Against Against Shareholder 21 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARRICK GOLD CORP. Ticker: ABX Security ID: 067901108 "Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special " "Record Date: MAR 14, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director H. L. Beck For For Management 1.2 Elect Director C. W. D. Birchall For For Management 1.3 Elect Director D. J. Carty For For Management 1.4 Elect Director G. Cisneros For For Management 1.5 Elect Director M. A. Cohen For For Management 1.6 Elect Director P. A. Crossgrove For For Management 1.7 Elect Director J. W. Crow For For Management 1.8 Elect Director R. M. Franklin For For Management 1.9 Elect Director P. C. Godsoe For For Management 1.10 Elect Director J. B. Harvey For For Management 1.11 Elect Director B. Mulroney For For Management 1.12 Elect Director A. Munk For For Management 1.13 Elect Director P. Munk For For Management 1.14 Elect Director S. J. Shapiro For For Management 1.15 Elect Director G. C. Wilkins For For Management 2 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELLSOUTH CORP. Ticker: BLS Security ID: 079860102 "Meeting Date: JUL 21, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: JUN 1, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 43 CA INC Ticker: CA Security ID: 12673P105 "Meeting Date: SEP 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: JUL 31, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Alfonse M. D'Amato For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director Gary J. Fernandes For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert E. La Blanc For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Christopher B. Lofgren For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jay W. Lorsch For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William E. McCracken For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Lewis S. Ranieri For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Walter P. Schuetze For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John A. Swainson For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Laura S. Unger For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Ron Zambonini For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Terms of Existing Poison Pill Against For Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIGROUP INC. Ticker: C Security ID: 172967101 "Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: FEB 21, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For For Management 2 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management 3 Elect Director George David For For Management 4 Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr For For Management 5 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management 6 Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez For For Management 7 Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld For For Management 8 Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris For For Management 9 Elect Director Anne Mulcahy For For Management 10 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For For Management 11 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management 12 Elect Director Judith Rodin For For Management 13 Elect Director Robert E. Rubin For For Management 14 Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas For For Management 15 Ratify Auditors For For Management 16 Report on Government Service of Employees Against Against Shareholder 17 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 18 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder 19 Approve Report of the Compensation Against For Shareholder Committee 20 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder 21 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder 22 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder 23 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder 24 Amend Bylaws to Permit Shareholders to Against For Shareholder Call Special Meetings - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 44 "CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. " Ticker: CCU Security ID: 184502102 "Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: MAR 23, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For Against Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management 3 Other Business For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. " Ticker: CCU Security ID: 184502102 "Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: APR 2, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Alan D. Feld For For Management 2 Elect Director Perry J. Lewis For For Management 3 Elect Director L. Lowry Mays For For Management 4 Elect Director Mark P. Mays For For Management 5 Elect Director Randall T. Mays For For Management 6 Elect Director B. J. McCombs For For Management 7 Elect Director Phyllis B. Riggins For For Management 8 Elect Director Theodore H. Strauss For For Management 9 Elect Director J. C. Watts For For Management 10 Elect Director John H. Williams For For Management 11 Elect Director John B. Zachry For For Management 12 Ratify Auditors For For Management 13 Pay for Superior Performance Against For Shareholder 14 Report on Political Contributions Against For Shareholder 15 Establish a Compensation Committee Against For Shareholder 16 Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Against For Shareholder Compensation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP. Ticker: CFC Security ID: 222372104 "Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: APR 16, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Henry G. Cisneros For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Donato For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Harley W. Snyder For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 45 "GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. " Ticker: GNW Security ID: 37247D106 "Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 20, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frank J. Borelli For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael D. Fraizer For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Nancy J. Karch For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Robert Kerrey For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Saiyid T. Naqvi For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James A. Parke For For Management 1.7 Elect Director James S. Riepe For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Barrett A. Toan For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Thomas B. Wheeler For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., THE " Ticker: HIG Security ID: 416515104 "Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 20, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Ramani Ayer For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ramon De Oliveira For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Trevor Fetter For For Management "1.4 Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III For For Management" "1.5 Elect Director Paul G. Kirk, Jr. For For Management" 1.6 Elect Director Thomas M. Marra For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Gail J. Mcgovern For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Michael G. Morris For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Robert W. Selander For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Charles B. Strauss For For Management 1.11 Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert For For Management 1.12 Elect Director David K. Zwiener For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. Ticker: IP Security ID: 460146103 "Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 16, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Directors David J. Bronczek For For Management 1.2 Elect Directors Martha F. Brooks For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Directors Lynn Laverty Elsenhans For For Management "1.4 Elect Directors John L. Townsend, III For Withhold Management" 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election For For Shareholder of Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 46 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625h100 "Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 16, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Stephen B. Burke For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James Dimon For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management "1.6 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management" "1.7 Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. For For Management" 1.8 Elect Director Robert I. Lipp For For Management 1.9 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management 1.11 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Put Repricing of Stock Options to Against Against Shareholder Shareholder Vote 4 Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Against For Shareholder Equity Awards 5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation 6 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder 7 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 8 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder of Directors 9 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder 10 Report on Management Initiatives to Against Against Shareholder Address Links to Slavery and Human Rights Abuse - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KERR-MCGEE CORP. Ticker: KMG Security ID: 492386107 "Meeting Date: AUG 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: JUL 6, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. Ticker: KMB Security ID: 494368103 "Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: FEB 26, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director James M. Jenness For For Management 2 Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice For For Management 3 Elect Director Marc J. Shapiro For For Management 4 Ratify Auditors For For Management 5 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management 6 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder 7 Adopt ILO Standards Against Against Shareholder 8 Report on Feasibility of Phasing Out the Against Against Shareholder Use of Non-certified Wood Fiber - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 47 LIBERTY MEDIA HOLDING CORP Ticker: LINTA Security ID: 53071M104 "Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 28, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Robert R. Bennett For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Paul A. Gould For For Management 2.3 Elect Director John C. Malone For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBERTY MEDIA HOLDING CORP Ticker: LINTA Security ID: 53071M302 "Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 28, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 2.1 Elect Director Robert R. Bennett For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Paul A. Gould For For Management 2.3 Elect Director John C. Malone For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. Ticker: LMT Security ID: 539830109 "Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 1, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1.1 Elect Director E. C. Aldridge, Jr. For For Management" 1.2 Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Marcus C. Bennett For For Management "1.4 Elect Director James O. Ellis, Jr. For For Management" 1.5 Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James M. Loy For Withhold Management 1.7 Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale For Withhold Management 1.8 Elect Director Eugene F. Murphy For Withhold Management 1.9 Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston For Withhold Management 1.10 Elect Director Frank Savage For Withhold Management 1.11 Elect Director James M. Schneider For Withhold Management 1.12 Elect Director Anne Stevens For Withhold Management 1.13 Elect Director Robert J. Stevens For Withhold Management 1.14 Elect Director James R. Ukropina For Withhold Management 1.15 Elect Director Douglas C. Yearley For Withhold Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder Officers' Compensation 5 Report on Nuclear Weapons Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 48 LOEWS CORP. Ticker: LTR Security ID: 540424108 "Meeting Date: AUG 3, 2006 Meeting Type: Special " "Record Date: JUN 22, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 2 Adjust Par Value of Common Stock For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MGIC INVESTMENT CORP. Ticker: MTG Security ID: 552848103 "Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 9, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2.1 Elect Director James A. Abbott For For Management 2.2 Elect Director Thomas M. Hagerty For For Management 2.3 Elect Director Michael E. Lehman For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Adjourn Meeting For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROSOFT CORP. Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104 "Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: SEP 8, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management" 2 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management "3 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr., Ph.D. For For Management" 4 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management 5 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management 6 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management 7 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management 8 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management 9 Elect Director Jon A. Shirley For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 Cease Product Sales that Can Be Used to Against Against Shareholder Violate Human Rights 12 Amend EEO Statement to Not Reference Against Against Shareholder Sexual Orientation 13 Establish Shareholder Advisory Committee Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 49 "NOBLE ENERGY, INC. " Ticker: NBL Security ID: 655044105 "Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 13, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey L. Berenson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael A. Cawley For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edward F. Cox For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Charles D. Davidson For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Thomas J. Edelman For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Kirby L. Hedrick For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Bruce A. Smith For For Management 1.8 Elect Director William T. Van Kleef For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management 4 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PITNEY BOWES INC. Ticker: PBI Security ID: 724479100 "Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 9, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ernie Green For For Management 1.3 Elect Director John S. McFarlane For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Eduardo R. Menasce For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Require Majority Vote to Elect Directors For For Management in an Uncontested Election - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 50 POSCO (FORMERLY POHANG IRON & STEEL) Ticker: PKX Security ID: 693483109 "Meeting Date: FEB 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 28, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor "1 APPROVAL OF BALANCE SHEET, INCOME For For Management" " STATEMENT, AND THE STATEMENT OF " APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS FOR THE 39TH FISCAL YEAR 2 PARTIAL AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF For For Management INCORPORATION: INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESSES 3 PARTIAL AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF For For Management INCORPORATION: AMENDMENT TO RULES FOR " ISSUANCE OF NEW SHARES, CB, AND BW " 4 PARTIAL AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF For For Management INCORPORATION: SUPPLEMENT TO EXISTING CUMULATIVE VOTING RULES 5 ELECTION OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE For For Management " DIRECTOR: JUN, KWANG-WOO " 6 ELECTION OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE For For Management " DIRECTOR: PARK, WON-SOON " 7 ELECTION OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE For For Management DIRECTOR AS AUDIT COMMITTEE:JEFFREY D. JONES "8 ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: LEE, For For Management" KU-TAEK "9 ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: YOON, For For Management" SEOK-MAN "10 ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: CHUNG, For For Management" JOON-YANG 11 APPROVAL OF LIMITS OF TOTAL REMUNERATION For For Management FOR DIRECTORS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RADIAN GROUP INC. Ticker: RDN Security ID: 750236101 "Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 19, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management 2.1 Elect Directors Herbert Wender For For Management 2.2 Elect Directors David C. Carney For For Management 2.3 Elect Directors Howard B. Culang For For Management 2.4 Elect Directors Stephen T. Hopkins For For Management 2.5 Elect Directors Sanford A. Ibrahim For For Management 2.6 Elect Directors James W. Jennings For For Management 2.7 Elect Directors Ronald W. Moore For For Management 2.8 Elect Directors Jan Nicholson For For Management 2.9 Elect Directors Robert W. Richards For For Management 2.10 Elect Directors Anthony W. Schweiger For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Adjourn Meeting For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 51 RAYTHEON CO. Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507 "Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 8, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Barbara M. Barrett For For Management 2 Elect Director Vernon E. Clark For For Management 3 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management 4 Elect Director Frederic M. Poses For For Management 5 Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers For For Management 6 Elect Director Ronald L. Skates For For Management 7 Elect Director William R. Spivey For For Management 8 Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz For For Management 9 Elect Director William H. Swanson For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder 12 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder 13 Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Against For Shareholder Plans to Shareholder vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RIO TINTO PLC Ticker: RTP Security ID: 767204100 "Meeting Date: APR 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 1, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 AUTHORITY TO ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES For For Management UNDER SECTION 80 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 2 AUTHORITY TO ALLOT EQUITY SECURITIES FOR For For Management CASH UNDER SECTION 89 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 3 AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE RIO TINTO PLC For For Management SHARES BY THE COMPANY OR RIO TINTO LIMITED 4 TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE CONSTITUTION OF RIO TINTO LIMITED 5 ELECTION OF MICHAEL FITZPATRICK For For Management 6 RE-ELECTION OF ASHTON CALVERT For For Management 7 RE-ELECTION OF GUY ELLIOTT For For Management 8 RE-ELECTION OF LORD KERR For For Management 9 RE-ELECTION OF SIR RICHARD SYKES For For Management 10 Ratify Auditors For For Management 11 APPROVAL OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT For For Management 12 TO RECEIVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND For For Management THE REPORTS OF THE DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2006 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 52 SPRINT NEXTEL CORP Ticker: S Security ID: 852061100 "Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 20, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Director Keith J. Bane For For Management 2 Elect Director Robert R. Bennett For For Management 3 Elect Director Gordon M. Bethune For For Management 4 Elect Director Frank M. Drendel For For Management 5 Elect Director Gary D. Forsee For For Management "6 Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. For For Management" 7 Elect Director V. Janet Hill For For Management "8 Elect Director Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. For For Management" 9 Elect Director Linda Koch Lorimer For For Management 10 Elect Director William H. Swanson For For Management 11 Ratify Auditors For For Management 12 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 13 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "TYSON FOODS, INC. " Ticker: TSN Security ID: 902494103 "Meeting Date: FEB 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: DEC 11, 2006 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Don Tyson For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director John Tyson For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Richard L. Bond For Withhold Management 1.4 Elect Director Scott T. Ford For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Lloyd V. Hackley For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jim Kever For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Jo Ann R. Smith For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Leland E. Tollett For Withhold Management 1.9 Elect Director Barbara A. Tyson For Withhold Management 1.10 Elect Director Albert C. Zapanta For For Management 2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Report on Progress towards Researching Against Against Shareholder and Implementing CAK Processing Methods - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES STEEL CORP. Ticker: X Security ID: 912909108 "Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: FEB 23, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Darnall For For Management 1.2 Elect Director John G. Drosdick For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Jeffrey M. Lipton For Withhold Management 1.5 Elect Director Glenda G. McNeal For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Patricia A. Tracey For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 53 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101 "Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual " "Record Date: MAR 6, 2007 " # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management "1.4 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management" 1.5 Elect Director Robert L. Joss For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For Against Management 1.9 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For Against Management 1.11 Elect Director Donald B. Rice For Against Management 1.12 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management 1.15 Elect Director John G. Stumpf For For Management 1.16 Elect Director Michael W. Wright For Against Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder 4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder Officers' Compensation 5 Establish SERP Policy Against For Shareholder 6 Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities Against Against Shareholder in Loan Pricing 7 Report on Emission Reduction Goals Against For Shareholder ========== END NPX REPORT Page 54 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) HSBC Investor Portfolios By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Richard A. Fabietti ------------------------------------------------------ Richard A. Fabietti, President Date: August 21, 2007 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.