UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-06683
Morgan Stanley Health Sciences Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Stefanie V. Chang Yu, Esq.
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 800-869-6397
Date of fiscal year end: 7/31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/08 - 6/30/09
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ICA File Number: 811-06683
Reporting Period: 07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009
Morgan Stanley Health Sciences Trust
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Ticker: ABT Security ID: 002824100
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director R.J. Alpern For For Management
1.2 Elect Director R.S. Austin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W.M. Daley For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W.J. Farrell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director H.L. Fuller For For Management
1.6 Elect Director W.A. Osborn For For Management
1.7 Elect Director D.A.L. Owen 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 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Report on Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder
6 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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AETNA INC.
Ticker: AET Security ID: 00817Y108
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Frank M. Clark For For Management
2 Elect Director Betsy Z. Cohen For For Management
3 Elect Director Molly J. Coye, M.D. For For Management
4 Elect Director Roger N. Farah For For Management
5 Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin For For Management
6 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Garten For For Management
7 Elect Director Earl G. Graves For For Management
8 Elect Director Gerald Greenwald For For Management
9 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management
10 Elect Director Richard J. Harrington For For Management
11 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
12 Elect Director Joseph P. Newhouse For For Management
13 Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
16 Adopt a Policy to Elect a Retired Against Against Shareholder
Management Employee
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ALLERGAN, INC.
Ticker: AGN Security ID: 018490102
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Herbert W. Boyer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert A. Ingram For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David E.I. Pyott For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Russell T. Ray For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder
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AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP
Ticker: ABC Security ID: 03073E105
Meeting Date: FEB 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 22, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Richard C. Gozon For For Management
2 Elect Director Michael J. Long For For Management
3 Elect Director J. Lawrence Wilson For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
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AMGEN, INC.
Ticker: AMGN Security ID: 031162100
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director David Baltimore For For Management
2 Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. For For Management
3 Elect Director Francois de Carbonnel For For Management
4 Elect Director Jerry D. Choate For For Management
5 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management
6 Elect Director Frederick W. Gluck For For Management
7 Elect Director Frank C. Herringer For For Management
8 Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn For For Management
9 Elect Director Judith C. Pelham For For Management
10 Elect Director J. Paul Reason For For Management
11 Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer For For Management
12 Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
15 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
16 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
17 Reincorporate in Another State [from Against Against Shareholder
Delaware to North Dakota ]
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ASTELLAS PHARMA INC. (FRMLY. YAMANOUCHI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.)
Ticker: 4503 Security ID: J03393105
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management
Final Dividend of JPY 60
2 Amend Articles To Reflect For For Management
Digitalization of Share Certificates
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
4 Approve Annual Bonus Payment to For For Management
Directors
5 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management
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AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Ticker: AUXL Security ID: 05334D107
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Rolf A. Classon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Al Altomari For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Armando Anido For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edwin A. Bescherer, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director P.o. Chambon For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Oliver S. Fetzer For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Renato Fuchs For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Dennis Langer For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William T. McKee For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock 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 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Walter E. Boomer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James R. Gavin III For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Peter S. Hellman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director K. J. Storm For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder
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BAYER AG
Ticker: BAYZF Security ID: D07112119
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation
of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.40 per
Share for Fiscal 2008
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
5 Approve Conversion of Bearer Shares For For Management
into Registered Shares
6 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2009
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BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Ticker: BDX Security ID: 075887109
Meeting Date: FEB 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Claire M. Fraser-Liggett For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Willard J. Overlock, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Bertram L. Scott For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
7 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
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BIOGEN IDEC INC.
Ticker: BIIB Security ID: 09062X103
Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest
Record Date: APR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
Management Proxy (White Card)
1.1 Elect Director Lawrence C. Best For None Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan B. Glassberg For None Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert W. Pangia For None Management
1.4 Elect Director William D. Young For None Management
2 Ratify Auditors For None Management
3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For None Management
Election of Directors
4 Fix Size of Board at 13 and Remove the Against None Shareholder
Board's Ability to Change the Size of
the Board
5 Reincorporate in Another State [North Against None Shareholder
Dakota]
# Proposal Diss Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
Dissident Proxy (Gold Card)
1.1 Elect Director Alexander J. Denner For For Shareholder
1.2 Elect Director Richard C. Mulligan For For Shareholder
1.3 Elect Director Thomas F. Deuel For Withhold Shareholder
1.4 Elect Director David Sidransky For Withhold Shareholder
2 Fix Size of Board at 13 and Remove the For For Shareholder
Board's Ability to Change the Size of
the Board
3 Reincorporate in Another State [North For Against Shareholder
Dakota]
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management
Election of Directors
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BIOVAIL CORPORATION
Ticker: BVF Security ID: 09067J109
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Proxy Contest
Record Date: APR 20, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Douglas J.P. Squires For Did Not Vote Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Spencer Lanthier For Did Not Vote Management
1.3 Elect Director Serge Gouin For Did Not Vote Management
1.4 Elect Director David H. Laidley For Did Not Vote Management
1.5 Elect Director Mark Parrish For Did Not Vote Management
1.6 Elect Director Laurence E. Paul For Did Not Vote Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert N. Power For Did Not Vote Management
1.8 Elect Director Lloyd M. Segal For Did Not Vote Management
1.9 Elect Director Louis R. Tull For Did Not Vote Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael R. Van Every For Did Not Vote Management
1.11 Elect Director William M. Wells For Did Not Vote Management
2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Did Not Vote Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
3 Amend Bylaw For Did Not Vote Management
4 Amend 2007 Equity Compensation Plan For Did Not Vote Management
5 SP 1: Include a Majority Vote Policy Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
for Election of Directors in By-Law 1
6 SP 2: Amend By-Law 1 to Prohibit Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Director and Officer Indemnification
7 SP 3: Amend Existing Director and Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Officer Indemnification Agreements
8 SP 4: Amend By-Law 1 to Include Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Provision Regarding Proxy Solicitation
Costs
9 SP 5: Amend By-Law 1 to Provide for Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Individual Director Elections vs a
Single Slate Election
10 SP 6: Amend Articles to Require Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Shareholder Approval for Any Dilutive
Transactions
11 SP 7: Amend Board Committee Charter Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Regarding the Company's Governance
Practices
12 SP 8: Amend Employee Agreements Against Did Not Vote Shareholder
Regarding Termination Payments
1.1 Elect Director Paul G. Haggis For Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.2 Elect Director Frank Potter For Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.3 Management Nominee - Douglas J.P. For Did Not Vote Shareholder
Squires
1.4 Management Nominee - William M. Wells For Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.5 Management Nominee - J. Spencer For Did Not Vote Shareholder
Lanthier
1.6 Management Nominee - David H. Laidley For Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.7 Management Nominee - Mark Parrish For Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.8 Management Nominee - Louis R. Tull For Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.9 Management Nominee - Robert N. Power For Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.10 Management Nominee - Lloyd M. Segal For Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.11 Management Nominee - Serge Gouin For Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.12 Management Nominee - Laurence E. Paul For Did Not Vote Shareholder
1.13 Management Nominee - Michael R. Van For Did Not Vote Shareholder
Every
2 Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For Did Not Vote Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
3 Amend Bylaw For Did Not Vote Management
4 Amend 2007 Equity Compensation Plan For Did Not Vote Management
5 SP 1: Include a Majority Vote Policy None Did Not Vote Shareholder
for Election of Directors in By-Law 1
6 SP 2: Amend By-Law 1 to Prohibit None Did Not Vote Shareholder
Director and Officer Indemnification
7 SP 3: Amend Existing Director and None Did Not Vote Shareholder
Officer Indemnification Agreements
8 SP 4: Amend By-Law 1 to Include None Did Not Vote Shareholder
Provision Regarding Proxy Solicitation
Costs
9 SP 5: Amend By-Law 1 to Provide for None Did Not Vote Shareholder
Individual Director Elections vs a
Single Slate Election
10 SP 6: Amend Articles to Require None Did Not Vote Shareholder
Shareholder Approval for Any Dilutive
Transactions
11 SP 7: Amend Board Committee Charter None Did Not Vote Shareholder
Regarding the Company's Governance
Practices
12 SP 8: Amend Employee Agreements None Did Not Vote Shareholder
Regarding Termination Payments
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.
Ticker: BSX Security ID: 101137107
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director John E. Abele For For Management
2 Elect Director Ursula M. Burns For Against Management
3 Elect Director Marye Anne Fox For Against Management
4 Elect Director Ray J. Groves For For Management
5 Elect Director Kristina M. Johnson For Against Management
6 Elect Director Ernest Mario For For Management
7 Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr. For Against Management
8 Elect Director Pete M. Nicholas For Against Management
9 Elect Director John E. Pepper For Against Management
10 Elect Director Uwe E. Reinhardt For For Management
11 Elect Director Warren B. Rudman For For Management
12 Elect Director John E. Sununu For For Management
13 Elect Director James R. Tobin For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Other Business For Against Management
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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO.
Ticker: BMY Security ID: 110122108
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director L. Andreotti For For Management
2 Elect Director L. B. Campbell For For Management
3 Elect Director J. M. Cornelius For For Management
4 Elect Director L. J. Freeh For For Management
5 Elect Director L. H. Glimcher For For Management
6 Elect Director M. Grobstein For For Management
7 Elect Director L. Johansson For For Management
8 Elect Director A. J. Lacy For For Management
9 Elect Director V. L. Sato For For Management
10 Elect Director T. D. West, Jr. For For Management
11 Elect Director R. S. Williams For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder
Compensation
14 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against Against Shareholder
15 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
16 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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C. R. BARD, INC.
Ticker: BCR Security ID: 067383109
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Marc C. Breslawsky For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Tommy G. Thompson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Timothy M. Ring For For Management
2 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: CAH Security ID: 14149Y108
Meeting Date: NOV 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 8, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold For For Management
1.2 Elect Director R. Kerry Clark For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Calvin Darden For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John F. Finn For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Philip L. Francis For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J. Michael Losh For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director John B. McCoy For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael D. O'Halleran For For Management
1.11 Elect Director David W. Raisbeck For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Jean G. Spaulding For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management
Election of Directors
4 Eliminate Cumulative Voting For For Management
5 Require Advance Notice for Shareholder For For Management
Proposals/Nominations
6 Amend Articles of Incorporation to For For Management
State that Common Shares Have No Stated
Capital
7 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
8 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
9 Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Against For Shareholder
Equity Awards
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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: CAH Security ID: 14149Y108
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 15, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Stock Option Exchange Program For For Management
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CELGENE CORP.
Ticker: CELG Security ID: 151020104
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sol J. Barer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Hugin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael D. Casey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Rodman L. Drake For For Management
1.5 Elect Director A. Hull Hayes, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gilla Kaplan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James J. Loughlin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ernest Mario For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Walter L. Robb For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
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CENTENE CORP.
Ticker: CNC Security ID: 15135B101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert K. Ditmore For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frederick H. Eppinger For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David L. Steward For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CEPHALON, INC.
Ticker: CEPH Security ID: 156708109
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frank Baldino, Jr., For For Management
Ph.D.
1.2 Elect Director William P. Egan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Martyn D. Greenacre For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Vaughn M. Kailian For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kevin E. Moley For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles A. Sanders, M.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Dennis L. Winger For For Management
2 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CIGNA CORP.
Ticker: CI Security ID: 125509109
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director H. Edward Hanway For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John M. Partridge For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James E. Rogers For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Eric C. Wiseman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC.
Ticker: CVH Security ID: 222862104
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Daniel N. Mendelson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Rodman W. Moorhead For Against Management
1.3 Elect Director Timothy T. Weglicki For Against Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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COVIDIEN LTD.
Ticker: COV Security ID: G2552X108
Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Craig Arnold as Director For For Management
1b Elect Robert H. Brust as Director For For Management
1c Elect John M. Connors, Jr. as Director For For Management
1d Elect Christopher J. Coughlin as For For Management
Director
1e Elect Timothy M. Donahue as Director For For Management
1f Elect Kathy J. Herbert as Director For For Management
1g Elect Randall J. Hogan, III as For For Management
Director
1h Elect Richard J. Meelia as Director For For Management
1i Elect Dennis H. Reilley as Director For For Management
1j Elect Tadataka Yamada as Director For For Management
1k Elect Joseph A. Zaccagnino as Director For For Management
2 Approve Amended and Restated 2007 Stock For For Management
and Incentive Plan
3 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management
Fix Their Remuneration
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COVIDIEN LTD.
Ticker: COV Security ID: G2552X108
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date: APR 17, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reincorporation from Bermuda to For For Management
Ireland through Scheme of Arrangement
2 Approve the Creation of Distributable For For Management
Reserves of Covidien plc
3 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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DAIICHI SANKYO CO. LTD.
Ticker: 4568 Security ID: J11257102
Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management
Final Dividend of JPY 40
2 Amend Articles To Reflect For For Management
Digitalization of Share Certificates
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 Against Management
3.8 Elect Director For For Management
3.9 Elect Director For For Management
3.10 Elect Director For For Management
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DAVITA INC.
Ticker: DVA Security ID: 23918K108
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Charles G. Berg For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Willard W. Brittain, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Paul J. Diaz For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Peter T. Grauer For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John M. Nehra For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William L. Roper For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Kent J. Thiry For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Roger J. Valine For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard C. Vaughan For For Management
2 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ELI LILLY AND CO.
Ticker: LLY Security ID: 532457108
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 13, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Martin S. Feldstein For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Erik Fyrwald For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ellen R. Marram For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Douglas R. Oberhelman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder
6 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder
Articles/Bylaws/Charter
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: ENDP Security ID: 29264F205
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John J. Delucca For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David P. Holveck For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Nancy J Hutson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael Hyatt For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Roger H. Kimmel For For Management
1.6 Elect Director C.A. Meanwell For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director William P. Montague For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Joseph C. Scodari For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William F. Spengler For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
Ticker: ESRX Security ID: 302182100
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Gary G. Benanav For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frank J. Borelli For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Maura C. Breen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Nicholas J. LaHowchic For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Frank Mergenthaler For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Woodrow A Myers, Jr, MD For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John O. Parker, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director George Paz For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Samuel K. Skinner For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Seymour Sternberg For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Barrett A. Toan For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FOREST LABORATORIES, INC.
Ticker: FRX Security ID: 345838106
Meeting Date: AUG 11, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 19, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Howard Solomon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director L.S. Olanoff For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Nesli Basgoz For For Management
1.4 Elect Director William J. Candee, III For For Management
1.5 Elect Director George S. Cohan For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Dan L. Goldwasser For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Kenneth E. Goodman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Lester B. Salans For For Management
2 Amend Articles of Incorporation For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GENMAB AS
Ticker: Security ID: K3967W102
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Report of Board None None Management
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Report; Approve Discharge of
Directors
3 Approve Treatment of Net Loss For For Management
4 Reelect Hans Munch-Jensen as Director For For Management
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers For Against Management
Statsutoriseret Revisionsaktieselskab
A/S as Auditor
6a Amend Articles Re: Remove Warrant For For Management
Program Schedule B from Articles
6b Amend Articles Re: Change Adress of For For Management
Company's Share Registrar
6c Amend Articles Re: Change Name of Stock For For Management
Exchange to "NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen"
7 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
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GENZYME CORP.
Ticker: GENZ Security ID: 372917104
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Douglas A. Berthiaume For For Management
2 Elect Director Gail K. Boudreaux For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert J. Carpenter For For Management
4 Elect Director Charles L. Cooney For For Management
5 Elect Director Victor J. Dzau For For Management
6 Elect Director Connie Mack III For For Management
7 Elect Director Richard F. Syron For For Management
8 Elect Director Henri A. Termeer For For Management
9 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
10 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GETINGE AB
Ticker: GETIB Security ID: W3443C107
Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
3 Prepare and Approve List of For For Management
Shareholders
4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management
5 Designate Inspector(s)of Minutes of For For Management
Meeting
6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management
7 Approve Creation of SEK 2 Billion Pool For Against Management
with Preemptive Rights
8 Close Meeting None None Management
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2009
# 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 G. Moore For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Richard J. Whitley For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC
Ticker: GLAXF Security ID: G3910J112
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Elect James Murdoch as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Larry Culp as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Dr Moncef Slaoui as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Tom de Swaan as Director For For Management
8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
10 Authorise the Company and its For For Management
Subsidiaries to Make EU Political
Donations to Political Organisations
Other than Political Parties up to GBP
50,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 50,000
11 Authorise Issue of Equity with For For Management
Pre-emptive Rights Under a General
Authority up to GBP 432,359,137 and an
Additional Amount Pursuant to a Rights
Issue of up to GBP 864,692,333 After
Deducting Any Securities Issued Under
the General Authority
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 64,854,519
13 Authorise 518,836,153 Ordinary Shares For For Management
for Market Purchase
14 Approve the Exemption from Statement of For For Management
the Name of the Senior Statutory
Auditor in Published Copies of the
Auditor's Reports
15 Approve That a General Meeting of the For Against Management
Company Other Than an Annual General
Meeting May Be Called on Not Less Than
14 Clear Days' Notice
16 Approve GlaxoSmithKline 2009 For For Management
Performance Share Plan
17 Approve GlaxoSmithKline 2009 Share For For Management
Option Plan
18 Approve GlaxoSmithKline 2009 Deferred For For Management
Annual Bonus Plan
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HOSPIRA, INC.
Ticker: HSP Security ID: 441060100
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Christopher B. Begley For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Barbara L. Bowles For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Roger W. Hale For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John C. Staley For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Heino von Prondzynski For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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HUMANA INC.
Ticker: HUM Security ID: 444859102
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David A. Jones, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frank A. D'Amelio For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W. Roy Dunbar For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kurt J. Hilzinger For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael B. McCallister For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William J. McDonald For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William E. Mitchell For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James J. O'Brien For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Marissa T. Peterson For For Management
1.10 Elect Director W. Ann Reynolds For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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IMS HEALTH INC.
Ticker: RX Security ID: 449934108
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director H. Eugene Lockhart For For Management
2 Elect Director Bradley T. Sheares For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
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ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Ticker: ISIS Security ID: 464330109
Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard D. DiMarchi For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frederick T. Muto For For Management
2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2009
# 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 Wiliam D. Perez For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles Prince For Against Management
1.9 Elect Director David Satcher For For Management
1.10 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Ticker: KG Security ID: 495582108
Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director R. Charles Moyer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director D. Gregory Rooker For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ted G. Wood For For Management
1.4 Elect Director E.W. Deavenport, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Elizabeth M. Greetham For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Against For Shareholder
Election of Directors
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LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Ticker: LIFE Security ID: 53217V109
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Donald W. Grimm For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gregory T. Lucier For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Per A. Peterson, Ph. D. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director William S. Shanahan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Arnold J. Levine, Ph. D. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
5 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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LINCARE HOLDINGS, INC.
Ticker: LNCR Security ID: 532791100
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John P. Byrnes For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D. For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Chester B. Black For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Frank D. Byrne, M.D. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director William F. Miller, III For Withhold Management
2 Approve Qualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
Ticker: MGLN Security ID: 559079207
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Rene Lerer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nancy L. Johnson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Eran Broshy For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
Ticker: MHS Security ID: 58405U102
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Charles M. Lillis, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Elect Director William L. Roper, M.D. For For Management
3 Elect Director David D. Stevens For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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MEDTRONIC, INC.
Ticker: MDT Security ID: 585055106
Meeting Date: AUG 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 23, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Victor J. Dzau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William A. Hawkins For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Shirley A. Jackson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Denise M. O'Leary For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Rosso For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jack W. Schuler For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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MERCK & CO., INC.
Ticker: MRK Security ID: 589331107
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
2 Elect Director Thomas R. Cech For For Management
3 Elect Director Richard T. Clark For For Management
4 Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer For For Management
5 Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone For For Management
6 Elect Director William B. Harrison, Jr. For For Management
7 Elect Director Harry R. Jacobson For For Management
8 Elect Director William N. Kelley For For Management
9 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
10 Elect Director Carlos E. Represas For For Management
11 Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk For For Management
12 Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock For For Management
13 Elect Director Samuel O. Thier For For Management
14 Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks For For Management
15 Elect Director Peter C. Wendell For For Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Fix Number of Directors For For Management
18 Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
19 Require Independent Lead Director Against Against Shareholder
20 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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MERCK KGAA
Ticker: MRK Security ID: D5357W103
Meeting Date: APR 3, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.50 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
2009
7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiary Litec-LLL GmbH
8.1 Elect Wolfgang Buechele to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
8.2 Elect Hans-Juergen Leuchs to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
9 Allow Electronic Distribution of For For Management
Company Communications
10 Amend Articles Re: Participation of For For Management
Merck KGaA on Profit/Loss of E. Merck
11 Approve Creation of EUR 57 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
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MIRACA HOLDINGS INC (FORMERLY FUJIREBIO)
Ticker: 4544 Security ID: J4352B101
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles To Reflect For For Management
Digitalization of Share Certificates
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
3 Approve Stock Option Plan For For Management
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ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
Ticker: 4528 Security ID: J61546115
Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management
Final Dividend of JPY 90
2 Amend Articles To Reflect For For Management
Digitalization of Share Certificates -
Reduce Directors' Term
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 Approve Annual Bonus Payment to For For Management
Directors and Statutory Auditors
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PATTERSON COMPANIES INC.
Ticker: PDCO Security ID: 703395103
Meeting Date: SEP 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 11, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ronald E. Ezerski For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Andre B. Lacy For For Management
2 Approve Profit Sharing Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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PERKINELMER, INC.
Ticker: PKI Security ID: 714046109
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Robert F. Friel For For Management
2 Elect Director Nicholas A. Lopardo For For Management
3 Elect Director Alexis P. Michas For For Management
4 Elect Director James C. Mullen For For Management
5 Elect Director Vicki L. Sato For For Management
6 Elect Director Gabriel Schmergel For For Management
7 Elect Director Kenton J. Sicchitano For For Management
8 Elect Director Patrick J. Sullivan For For Management
9 Elect Director G. Robert Tod For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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PFIZER INC.
Ticker: PFE Security ID: 717081103
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 24, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Brown For For Management
1.3 Elect Director M. Anthony Burns For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert N. Burt For For Management
1.5 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Constance J. Horner For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler For For Management
1.10 Elect Director George A. Lorch For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Dana G. Mead For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1.14 Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. For Against Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Limit/Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Against Against Shareholder
Awards
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
7 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
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PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Ticker: PPDI Security ID: 717124101
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stuart Bondurant, M.D. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Fredric N. Eshelman, For For Management
Pharm.D.
1.3 Elect Director Frederick Frank For For Management
1.4 Elect Director General David L. Grange For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Catherine M. Klema For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Terry Magnuson, Ph.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ernest Mario, Ph.D. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John A. McNeill, Jr. For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Other Business For Against Management
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QIAGEN N.V.
Ticker: QGEN Security ID: N72482107
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 11, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management
(Non-Voting)
3 Receive Report of Supervisory Board None None Management
(Non-Voting)
4 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
5 Receive Explanation on Company's None None Management
Reserves and Dividend Policy
6 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
7 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
8a Reelect Detlev Riesner to Supervisory For For Management
Board
8b Reelect Werner Brandt to Supervisory For For Management
Board
8c Reelect Metin Colpan to Supervisory For For Management
Board
8d Reelect Erik Hornnaess to Supervisory For For Management
Board
8e Reelect Manfred Karobath to Supervisory For For Management
Board
8f Reelect Heino von Prondzynski to For For Management
Supervisory Board
9a Reelect Peer Schatz to Executive Board For For Management
9b Reelect Roland Sackers to Executive For For Management
Board
9c Reelect Joachim Schorr to Executive For For Management
Board
9d Reelect Bernd Uder to Executive Board For For Management
10 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management
11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
12 Allow Questions None None Management
13 Close Meeting None None Management
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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
Ticker: DGX Security ID: 74834L100
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jenne K. Britell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John B. Ziegler For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For Against Management
Stock Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Ticker: REGN Security ID: 75886F107
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Charles A. Baker For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Brown, M.D. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Arthur F. Ryan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director George L. Sing For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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RESMED, INC.
Ticker: RMD Security ID: 761152107
Meeting Date: NOV 20, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 24, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Christopher G. Roberts For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director John Wareham For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SANOFI AVENTIS
Ticker: SAN Security ID: F5548N101
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 14, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.20 per Share
4 Ratify Appointment of Chris Viehbacher For For Management
as Director
5 Approve Auditors' Special Report For Against Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
6 Approve Transaction with Chris For For Management
Viehbacher Re: Severance Payments
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 1.3 Billion
9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million
10 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
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 Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue
or Increase in Par Value
13 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
14 Authorize up to 2.5 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Stock Option Plan
15 Authorize up to 1.0 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plan
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
17 Amend Article 15 of the Bylaws Re: For For Management
Audit Committee
18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP.
Ticker: SGP Security ID: 806605101
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 6, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Thomas J. Colligan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Fred Hassan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director C. Robert Kidder For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Eugene R. McGrath For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Antonio M. Perez For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Patricia F. Russo For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jack L. Stahl For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Craig B. Thompson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert F.W. van Oordt For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
4 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against Against Shareholder
Special Meetings
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SHIONOGI & CO. LTD.
Ticker: 4507 Security ID: J74229105
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management
Final Dividend of JPY 14
2 Amend Articles To Indemnify Directors - For For Management
Reflect Digitalization of Share
Certificates
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 Appoint Statutory Auditor For Against Management
5 Approve Annual Bonus Payment to For For Management
Directors
6 Approve Retirement Bonus and Special For For Management
Payments in Connection with Abolition
of Retirement Bonus System
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ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
Ticker: STJ Security ID: 790849103
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John W. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Daniel J. Starks For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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STRYKER CORP.
Ticker: SYK Security ID: 863667101
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 2, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John W. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Howard E. Cox. Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald M. Engelman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Louise L. Francesconi For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Howard L. Lance For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stephen P. MacMillan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director William U. Parfet For Withhold Management
1.8 Elect Director Ronda E. Stryker For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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TENET HEALTHCARE CORP.
Ticker: THC Security ID: 88033G100
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director John Ellis "Jeb" Bush For For Management
2 Elect Director Trevor Fetter For For Management
3 Elect Director Brenda J. Gaines For Against Management
4 Elect Director Karen M. Garrison For For Management
5 Elect Director Edward A. Kangas For Against Management
6 Elect Director J. Robert Kerrey For For Management
7 Elect Director Floyd D. Loop For For Management
8 Elect Director Richard R. Pettingill For Against Management
9 Elect Director James A. Unruh For For Management
10 Elect Director J. McDonald Williams For Against Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Adopt Pay for Superior Performance Against For Shareholder
Principles
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624209
Meeting Date: SEP 25, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 18, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Joseph (Yosi) Nitzani as External For For Management
Director
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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
Ticker: TMO Security ID: 883556102
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Peter J. Manning For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jim P. Manzi For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Elaine S. Ullian For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
Ticker: UNH Security ID: 91324P102
Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 3, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director William C. Ballard, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director Richard T. Burke For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert J. Darretta For For Management
4 Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley For For Management
5 Elect Director Michele J. Hooper For For Management
6 Elect Director Douglas W. Leatherdale For For Management
7 Elect Director Glenn M. Renwick For For Management
8 Elect Director Kenneth I. Shine, M.D. For For Management
9 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D. For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
Ticker: UHS Security ID: 913903100
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Other Business For Against Management
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WELLPOINT, INC.
Ticker: WLP Security ID: 94973V107
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Lenox D. Baker, Jr., For For Management
M.D.
2 Elect Director Susan B. Bayh For For Management
3 Elect Director Larry C. Glasscock For For Management
4 Elect Director Julie A. Hill For For Management
5 Elect Director Ramiro G. Peru For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
7 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
8 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
9 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against For Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC
Ticker: ZMH Security ID: 98956P102
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Betsy J. Bernard For For Management
2 Elect Director Marc N. Casper For For Management
3 Elect Director David C. Dvorak For For Management
4 Elect Director Robert A. Hagemann For For Management
5 Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins For For Management
6 Elect Director Cecil B. Pickett For For Management
7 Elect Director Augustus A. White, III For For Management
8 Ratify Auditors For For Management
9 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
10 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
11 Amend Deferred Compensation Plan For For Management
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant): Morgan Stanley Health Sciences Trust
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Randy Takian
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Randy Takian
President and Principal Executive
Officer - Office of the Funds
Date August 28, 2009
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her
signature.