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 811-04782
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HSBC Investor Funds
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219-3035
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Richard Fabietti,
HSBC Bank USA, 452 Fifth Avenue, Tower 18, New York, New York 10018
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-782-8183
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Date of fiscal year end: October 31
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007
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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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ICA File Number: 811-04782
Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007
HSBC Investor Funds
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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============= HSBC INVESTOR CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND ==============
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor California Tax-Free Money Market
Fund 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 CASH MANAGEMENT FUND ========================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Cash Management Fund 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 CONSERVATIVE GROWTH STRATEGY FUND-NON VOTING ==========
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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BLACKROCK, INC.
Ticker: BLK Security ID: 09247X101
Meeting Date: SEP 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 3, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Preferred and Common For For Management
Stock
3 Adopt Supermajority Vote Requirement for For For Management
Amendments
4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Non-Routine For For Management
5 Increase Authorized Preferred and Common For For Management
Stock
6 Amend Articles/ Stockholder Act By For For Management
Written Consent
7 Amend Articles/Board Composition For For Management
8 Amend Articles/Business Combinations with For For Management
Interested Stockholders
9 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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DONALDSON CO., INC.
Ticker: DCI Security ID: 257651109
Meeting Date: NOV 17, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 21, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jack W. Eugster For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John F. Grundhofer For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Paul David Miller For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FEDEX CORPORATION
Ticker: FDX Security ID: 31428X106
Meeting Date: SEP 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James L. Barksdale For For Management
1.2 Elect Director August A. Busch, IV For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John A. Edwardson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Judith L. Estrin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J. Kenneth Glass For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Philip Greer For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J.R. Hyde, III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Shirley A. Jackson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Steven R. Loranger For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles T. Manatt For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Frederick W. Smith For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Joshua I. Smith For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Paul S. Walsh For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Peter S. Willmott For For Management
2 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Environmental Policy Against Against Shareholder
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
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KENNAMETAL, INC.
Ticker: KMT Security ID: 489170100
Meeting Date: OCT 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 5, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ronald M. Defeo For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Philip A. Dur For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William R. Newlin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director L.W. Stranghoener For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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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
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MONSANTO CO.
Ticker: MON Security ID: 61166W101
Meeting Date: JAN 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 20, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frank V. Atlee III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Arthur H. Harper For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Sharon R. Long, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
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NIKE, INC.
Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103
Meeting Date: SEP 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 25, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson For For Management
2 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WALGREEN CO.
Ticker: WAG Security ID: 931422109
Meeting Date: JAN 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 13, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David W. Bernauer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William C. Foote For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James J. Howard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Alan G. McNally For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Cordell Reed For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Rein For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David Y. Schwartz For For Management
1.9 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Marilou M. von Ferstel For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Charles R. Walgreen, III For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director R.S. Austin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W.M. Daley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W.J. Farrell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director H.L. Fuller For For Management
1.5 Elect Director R.A. Gonzalez For For Management
1.6 Elect Director D.A.L. Owen For For Management
1.7 Elect Director B. Powell Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director W.A. Reynolds For For Management
1.9 Elect Director R.S. Roberts For For Management
1.10 Elect Director S.C. Scott III For For Management
1.11 Elect Director W.D. Smithburg For For Management
1.12 Elect Director G.F. Tilton For For Management
1.13 Elect Director M.D. White For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
4 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder
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ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.
Ticker: ADBE Security ID: 00724F101
Meeting Date: APR 5, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert K. Burgess For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Carol Mills For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Colleen M. Pouliot For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert Sedgewick For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John E. Warnock For For Management
2 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management
3 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ALCON INC.
Ticker: ACL Security ID: H01301102
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 APPROVAL OF THE 2006 ANNUAL REPORT AND For For Management
ACCOUNTS OF ALCON, INC. AND THE 2006
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
ALCON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
2 APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS AND For For Management
PROPOSED DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR 2006
3 DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2006
4 ELECTION OF KPMG KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK For For Management
GOERDELER SA, ZURICH, AS GROUP AND PARENT
COMPANY AUDITORS
5 ELECTION OF ZENSOR REVISIONS AG, ZUG, AS For For Management
SPECIAL AUDITORS
6 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: For For Management
WERNER J. BAUER
7 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: For For Management
FRANCISCO CASTANER
8 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: For For Management
LODEWIJK J.R. DE VINK
9 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: For For Management
GERHARD N. MAYR
10 APPROVAL OF SHARE CANCELLATION For For Management
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ALLERGAN, INC.
Ticker: AGN Security ID: 018490102
Meeting Date: SEP 20, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 14, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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ALLERGAN, INC.
Ticker: AGN Security ID: 018490102
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael R. Gallagher For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gavin S. Herbert For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Stephen J. Ryan For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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APPLE, INC.
Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William V. Campbell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Millard S. Drexler For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Steven P. Jobs For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt, Ph.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jerome B. York For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option For For Management
Plan
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Compensation Specific--Option Dating Against Against Shareholder
Policy
7 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on Feasibility of Adopting a Toxic Against Against Shareholder
Chemical Elimination Policy
9 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
10 Report on Computer Recycling Policy Against Against Shareholder
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
Ticker: ADP Security ID: 053015103
Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 15, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gary C. Butler For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Leon G. Cooperman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John P. Jones For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ann Dibble Jordan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Frederic V. Malek For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Henry Taub For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: BAX Security ID: 071813109
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Blake E. Devitt For For Management
2 Elect Director John D. Forsyth For For Management
3 Elect Director Gail D. Fosler For For Management
4 Elect Director Carole J. Shapazian For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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BOEING CO., THE
Ticker: BA Security ID: 097023105
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director John H. Biggs For For Management
2 Elect Director John E. Bryson For For Management
3 Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. For For Management
4 Elect Director Linda Z. Cook For For Management
5 Elect Director William M. Daley For For Management
6 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management
7 Elect Director John F. McDonnell For For Management
8 Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. For For Management
9 Elect Director Richard D. Nanula For For Management
10 Elect Director Rozanne L. Ridgway For For Management
11 Elect Director Mike S. Zafirovski For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Report on Foreign Arms Sales Against Against Shareholder
14 Adopt Human Rights Policy Against Against Shareholder
15 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
16 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
17 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder
18 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
19 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
20 Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Against Against Shareholder
Equity Awards
21 Claw-back of Payments under Restatements Against For Shareholder
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BROADCOM CORP.
Ticker: BRCM Security ID: 111320107
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director George L. Farinsky For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Maureen E. Grzelakowski For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Nancy H. Handel For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John Major For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Scott A. McGregor For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Alan E. Ross For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Henry Samueli, Ph.D. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert E. Switz For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Werner F. Wolfen For For Management
2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Compensation Specific-Adopt Policy Against Against Shareholder
Concerning Backdating Controversy
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CHECKFREE CORP.
Ticker: CKFR Security ID: 162813109
Meeting Date: NOV 1, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 15, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mark A. Johnson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Eugene F. Quinn For For Management
2 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
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CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS, INC.
Ticker: CME Security ID: 167760107
Meeting Date: APR 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS, INC.
Ticker: CME Security ID: 167760107
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Craig S. Donohue For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Terrence A. Duffy For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Daniel R. Glickman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director William P. Miller, II For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James E. Oliff For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John F. Sandner For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Terry L. Savage For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 18, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
1.2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Larry R. Carter For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Dr. John L. Hennessy For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Jerry Yang For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Against Against Shareholder
Equity Awards
4 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Internet Fragmentation Against Against Shareholder
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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO.
Ticker: CL Security ID: 194162103
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director John T. Cahill For For Management
2 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management
3 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management
4 Elect Director David W. Johnson For For Management
5 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management
6 Elect Director Delano E. Lewis For For Management
7 Elect Director Reuben Mark For For Management
8 Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
10 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
11 Pay for Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
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COMCAST CORP.
Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director S. Decker Anstrom For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Julian A. Brodsky For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Joseph J. Collins For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J. Michael Cook For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Judith Rodin For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Michael I. Sovern For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
4 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder
5 Prepare Sustainability Report Against Against Shareholder
6 Company-Specific -- Adopt Against For Shareholder
Recapitalization Plan
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
8 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
9 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: XRAY Security ID: 249030107
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paula H. Cholmondeley For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Coleman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John C. Miles II For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Keith Smith For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
Ticker: ERTS Security ID: 285512109
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 6, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director M. Richard Asher For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gary M. Kusin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gregory B. Maffei For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Timothy Mott For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Vivek Paul For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Lawrence F. Probst, III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard A. Simonson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Linda J. Srere For For Management
2 Approve Repricing of Options For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
Ticker: EMR Security ID: 291011104
Meeting Date: FEB 6, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director C. Fernandez G For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W. J. Galvin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R. L. Ridgway For For Management
1.4 Elect Director R. L. Stephenson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.
Ticker: EXPD Security ID: 302130109
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Peter J. Rose For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James L.K. Wang For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R. Jordan Gates For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James J. Casey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Dan P. Kourkoumelis For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael J. Malone For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John W. Meisenbach For For Management
2 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Amend EEO Policy to Reference Against Against Shareholder
Discrimination based on Sexual
Orientation
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GENENTECH, INC.
Ticker: DNA Security ID: 368710406
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 20, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Herbert W. Boyer, Ph.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William M. Burns For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Erich Hunziker, Ph.D. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jonathan K.C. Knowles, For For Management
Ph.D.
1.5 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Debra L. Reed For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Charles A. Sanders, M.D. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP.
Ticker: GD Security ID: 369550108
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Nicholas D. Chabraja For For Management
2 Elect Director James S. Crown For For Management
3 Elect Director William P. Fricks For For Management
4 Elect Director Charles H. Goodman For For Management
5 Elect Director Jay L. Johnson For For Management
6 Elect Director George A. Joulwan For For Management
7 Elect Director Paul G. Kaminski For For Management
8 Elect Director John M. Keane For For Management
9 Elect Director Deborah J. Lucas For For Management
10 Elect Director Lester L. Lyles For For Management
11 Elect Director Carl E. Mundy, Jr. For For Management
12 Elect Director Robert Walmsley For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
15 Performance-Based and/or Equity Based Against Against Shareholder
Awards
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul Berg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John F. Cogan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Etienne F. Davignon For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James M. Denny For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Carla A. Hills For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John W. Madigan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John C. Martin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gordon E. Moore For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Nicholas Moore For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
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GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE
Ticker: GS Security ID: 38141G104
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 26, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein For For Management
2 Elect Director Lord Browne of Madingley For For Management
3 Elect Director John H. Bryan For For Management
4 Elect Director Gary D. Cohn For For Management
5 Elect Director Claes Dahlback For For Management
6 Elect Director Stephen Friedman For For Management
7 Elect Director William W. George For For Management
8 Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta For For Management
9 Elect Director James A. Johnson For For Management
10 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
11 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
12 Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons For For Management
13 Elect Director Jon Winkelried For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
16 Sustainability Report Against Against Shareholder
17 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
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GOOGLE INC
Ticker: GOOG Security ID: 38259P508
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Eric Schmidt For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sergey Brin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Larry Page For For Management
1.4 Elect Director L. John Doerr For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ann Mather For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management
1.9 Elect Director K. Ram Shriram For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Shirley M. Tilghman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Against Against Shareholder
Access to the Internet
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.
Ticker: HOG Security ID: 412822108
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Barry K. Allen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard I. Beattie For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Judson C. Green For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Ticker: HAR Security ID: 413086109
Meeting Date: NOV 2, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 6, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edward H. Meyer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gina Harman For For Management
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INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY
Ticker: IGT Security ID: 459902102
Meeting Date: MAR 6, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Neil Barsky For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert A. Bittman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard R. Burt For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Patti S. Hart For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Leslie S. Heisz For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert A. Mathewson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Thomas J. Matthews For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert Miller For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Frederick B. Rentschler For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Christine A. Poon For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Steven S Reinemund For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David Satcher For For Management
1.11 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
4 Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Against Against Shareholder
Plans to Shareholder vote
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KOHL'S CORP.
Ticker: KSS Security ID: 500255104
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Steven A. Burd For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Wayne Embry For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James D. Ericson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John F. Herma For For Management
1.5 Elect Director William S. Kellogg For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kevin Mansell For For Management
1.7 Elect Director R. Lawrence Montgomery For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Frank V. Sica For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Peter M. Sommerhauser For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephen E. Watson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director R. Elton White For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Company Specific-Adopt Majority Vote for For For Management
Election of Directors
6 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP
Ticker: LVS Security ID: 517834107
Meeting Date: JUN 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sheldon G. Adelson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Irwin Chafetz For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James L. Purcell For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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LEGG MASON, INC.
Ticker: LM Security ID: 524901105
Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 19, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Carl Bildt For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John E. Koerner III For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Cheryl Gordon Krongard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James E. Ukrop For For Management
1.5 Elect Director W. Allen Reed For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MEDTRONIC, INC.
Ticker: MDT Security ID: 585055106
Meeting Date: AUG 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 26, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael R. Bonsignore For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert C. Pozen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gordon M. Sprenger For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
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MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Ticker: MCHP Security ID: 595017104
Meeting Date: AUG 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 22, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Steve Sanghi For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Albert J. Hugo-Martinez For For Management
1.3 Elect Director L.B. Day For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Matthew W. Chapman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Wade F. Meyercord For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MONSANTO CO.
Ticker: MON Security ID: 61166W101
Meeting Date: JAN 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 20, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frank V. Atlee III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Arthur H. Harper For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Sharon R. Long, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
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NYMEX HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: NMX Security ID: 62948N104
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James Newsome For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Dennis Suskind For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William Ford For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Harvey Gralla For For Management
1.5 Elect Director William Maxwell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stephen Ardizzone For For Management
1.7 Elect Director A. George Gero For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard Schaeffer For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Robert Halper For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Melvyn Falis For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Robert Steele For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Thomas Gordon For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Daniel Rappaport For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Neil Citrone For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Frank Siciliano For For Management
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PAYCHEX, INC.
Ticker: PAYX Security ID: 704326107
Meeting Date: OCT 5, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 7, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Election of Director: B. Thomas Golisano For For Management
2 Election of Director: David J.S. Flaschen For For Management
3 Election of Director: Phillip Horsley For For Management
4 Election of Director: Grant M. Inman For For Management
5 Election of Director: Pamela A. Joseph For For Management
6 Election of Director: Jonathan J. Judge For For Management
7 Election of Director: Jospeh M. Tucci For For Management
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PEPSICO, INC.
Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
2 Elect Director Victor J. Dzau, M.D. For For Management
3 Elect Director Ray L. Hunt For For Management
4 Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen For For Management
5 Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez For For Management
6 Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi For For Management
7 Elect Director Sharon Percy Rockefeller For For Management
8 Elect Director James J. Schiro For For Management
9 Elect Director Daniel Vasella For For Management
10 Elect Director Michael D. White For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
13 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE
Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109
Meeting Date: OCT 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 11, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Norman R. Augustine For For Management
1.2 Elect Director A.G. Lafley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John F. Smith, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management
2 Approve Decrease in Size of Board For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Put Repricing of Stock Options to Against Against Shareholder
Shareholder Vote
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QUALCOMM INC.
Ticker: QCOM Security ID: 747525103
Meeting Date: MAR 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Irwin Mark Jacobs For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Sherry Lansing For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Peter M. Sacerdote For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Marc I. Stern For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP.
Ticker: SGP Security ID: 806605101
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Hans W. Becherer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas J. Colligan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Fred Hassan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director C. Robert Kidder For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Philip Leder, M.D. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Carl E. Mundy, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Antonio M. Perez For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Jack L. Stahl For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Robert F.W. van Oordt For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
4 Company Specific--Adopt Majority Voting For Against Management
5 Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Against Against Shareholder
Equity Awards
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SCHLUMBERGER LTD.
Ticker: SLB Security ID: 806857108
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 21, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director P. Camus For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J.S. Gorelick For For Management
1.3 Elect Director A. Gould For For Management
1.4 Elect Director T. Isaac For For Management
1.5 Elect Director N. Kudryavtsev For For Management
1.6 Elect Director A. Lajous For For Management
1.7 Elect Director M.E. Marks For For Management
1.8 Elect Director D. Primat For For Management
1.9 Elect Director L.R. Reif For For Management
1.10 Elect Director T.I. Sandvold For For Management
1.11 Elect Director N. Seydoux For For Management
1.12 Elect Director L.G. Stuntz For For Management
1.13 Elect Director R. Talwar For For Management
2 ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS AND For For Management
DIVIDENDS.
3 APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC For For Management
ACCOUNTING FIRM.
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SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: SII Security ID: 832110100
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James R. Gibbs For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John Yearwood For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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TARGET CORPORATION
Ticker: TGT Security ID: 87612E106
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Calvin Darden For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gregg W. Steinhafel For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Company Specific- Require Majority Vote For For Management
for the Election of Directors
5 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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UBS AG
Ticker: UBSN Security ID: H89231338
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 ANNUAL REPORT, GROUP AND PARENT COMPANY For For Management
ACCOUNTS FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2006, REPORTS
OF THE GROUP AND STATUTORY AUDITORS
2 APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS For For Management
DIVIDEND FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2006
3 DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS AND THE GROUP EXECUTIVE BOARD
4 RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: STEPHAN For For Management
HAERINGER
5 RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: HELMUT PANKE For For Management
6 RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: PETER For For Management
SPUHLER
7 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: SERGIO For For Management
MARCHIONNE
8 ELECTION OF THE GROUP AND STATUTORY For For Management
AUDITORS
9 CAPITAL REDUCTION: CANCELLATION OF SHARES For For Management
REPURCHASED UNDER THE 2006/2007 SHARE
BUYBACK PROGRAM AND RESPECTIVE AMENDMENT
OF ARTICLE 4 PARA 1 OF THE ARTICLES OF
ASSOCIATION
10 CAPITAL REDUCTION: APPROVAL OF A NEW For For Management
SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM FOR 2007-2010
11 IN CASE OF AD-HOC SHAREHOLDERS MOTIONS For Against Management
DURING THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, I/WE
AUTHORIZE MY/OUR PROXY TO ACT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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WALGREEN CO.
Ticker: WAG Security ID: 931422109
Meeting Date: JAN 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 13, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David W. Bernauer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William C. Foote For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James J. Howard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Alan G. McNally For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Cordell Reed For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Rein For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For For Management
1.8 Elect Director David Y. Schwartz For For Management
1.9 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Marilou M. von Ferstel For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Charles R. Walgreen, III For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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YAHOO!, INC.
Ticker: YHOO Security ID: 984332106
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Terry S. Semel For For Management
2 Elect Director Jerry Yang For For Management
3 Elect Director Roy J. Bostock For For Management
4 Elect Director Ronald W. Burkle For For Management
5 Elect Director Eric Hippeau For For Management
6 Elect Director Vyomesh Joshi For For Management
7 Elect Director Arthur H. Kern For For Management
8 Elect Director Robert A. Kotick For For Management
9 Elect Director Edward R. Kozel For For Management
10 Elect Director Gary L. Wilson For For Management
11 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
12 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
15 Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Against Against Shareholder
Access to the Internet
16 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
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ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC
Ticker: ZMH Security ID: 98956P102
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Larry C. Glasscock For For Management
2 Elect Director John L. McGoldrick For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
5 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 None 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 HIGH YIELD FIXED INCOME FUND========================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor High Yield Fixed Income Fund 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 INTERMEDIATE DURATION FIXED INCOME FUND=============
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Intermediate Duration Fixed
Income Fund 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 MID-CAP FUND ==========================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Mid-Cap Fund 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 MODERATE GROWTH STRATEGY FUND-NON VOTING ============
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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======================= HSBC INVESTOR MONEY MARKET FUND ========================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Money Market Fund 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 NEW YORK TAX-FREE BOND FUND ===================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor New York Tax-Free Bond Fund 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 NEW YORK TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND ===============
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor New York Tax-Free Money Market
Fund 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 FUND ========================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Opportunity Fund 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 OVERSEAS EQUITY FUND ======================
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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================= HSBC INVESTOR PRINICPAL GUARANTEED FUND ======================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Principal Guaranteed Fund 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 SHORT DURATION FIXED INCOME FUND 2012 ============
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Short Duration Fixed Income Fund
2012 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 TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND ===================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Tax-Free Money Market Fund 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 U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND ================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor U.S. Government Money Market
Fund 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 U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND =================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund
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 FIXED INCOME FUND ==========================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Core Fixed Income Fund 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 FUND =====================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Core Plus Fixed Income Fund 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.
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================ HSBC INVESTOR GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS FIXED INCOME FUND =======
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Global Emerging Markets Fixed
Income Fund 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 GLOBAL FIXED INCOME FUND=========================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Global Fixed Income Fund 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 GLOBAL FIXED INCOME FUND (U.S. DOLLAR HEDGED)====
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor Global Fixed Income Fund (U.S.
Dollar Hedged) 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 China Equity Fund ===========================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor China Equity Fund 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 India Equity Fund ============================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor India Equity Fund 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 BRIC Equity Fund =============================
There was no proxy voting for the HSBC Investor BRIC Equity Fund 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 FUND ===========================
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) HSBC Investor Funds
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By (Signature and Title)* /s/Richard A. Fabietti
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Richard A. Fabietti, President
Date: August 22, 2007
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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.