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 811-5710 --------------------------------------------- ING VP NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Theresa K. Kelety, Esq. ING Investments, LLC 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road Scottsdale, AZ 85258 With copies to: Jeffrey S. Puretz, Esq. Dechert LLP 1775 I Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 992-0180 --------------------------- Date of fiscal year end: December 31 ------------------- Date of reporting period: July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004 ---------------------------------- ======================== ING VP NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST ======================== ALCAN INC. Ticker: AL. Security ID: 013716105 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 3, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R. Berger For For Management 1.2 Elect Director L.D. Desautels For For Management 1.3 Elect Director T. Engen For For Management 1.4 Elect Director L.Y. Fortier For For Management 1.5 Elect Director J.P. Jacamon For For Management 1.6 Elect Director W.R. Loomis For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Y. Mansion For For Management 1.8 Elect Director C. Morin-Postel For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J.E. Newall For For Management 1.10 Elect Director G. Saint-Pierre For For Management 1.11 Elect Director G. Schulmeyer For For Management 1.12 Elect Director P.M. Tellier For For Management 1.13 Elect Director M.K. Wong For For Management 2 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management Fix Remuneration of Auditors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALCOA INC. Ticker: AA Security ID: 013817101 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 2, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Carlos Ghosn For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Henry B. Schacht For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder 4 Submit Severance Agreement Against Against Shareholder (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANACONDA NICKEL LT Ticker: Security ID: Q0792V105 Meeting Date: NOV 26, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2a Elect G Deru as Director For For Management 2b Elect W Strothotte as Director For For Management 1 Approve Stock Option Plan Grant Amounting For For Management to 20 Million Option to Peter Brendan Johnston, CEO and Managing Director of the Company 2 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Directors by AUD 300,000, From AUD 500,000 to AUD 800,000 Per Annum 3 Change Company Name From Anaconda Nickel For For Management Limited to Minara Resources Limited 4 Approve Consolidation of Share Capital For For Management 5 Amend Constitution Re: Provision for the For For Management Sale of Non-Marketable Parcels of Shares of the Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP. Ticker: APC Security ID: 032511107 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 8, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Larry Barcus For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James L. Bryan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James T. Hackett For For Management 2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management 4 Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED Ticker: BHI Security ID: 057224107 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 3, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian For Withhold Management 1.2 Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr. For Withhold Management 1.3 Elect Director Charles L. Watson For Withhold Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder 4 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against Against Shareholder Pill) to Shareholder Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARRICK GOLD CORP. Ticker: ABX. Security ID: 067901108 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 4, 2004 # 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 G. Cisneros For For Management 1.4 Elect Director M.A. Cohen For For Management 1.5 Elect Director P.A. Crossgrove For For Management 1.6 Elect Director P.C. Godsoe For For Management 1.7 Elect Director A.A. Macnaughton For For Management 1.8 Elect Director B. Mulroney For For Management 1.9 Elect Director A. Munk For For Management 1.10 Elect Director P. Munk For For Management 1.11 Elect Director J.L. Rotman For For Management 1.12 Elect Director J.E. Thompson For For Management 1.13 Elect Director G.C. Wilkins For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Approve Stock Option Plan (2004) up to 16 For For Management Million Common Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BURLINGTON RESOURCES INC. Ticker: BR Security ID: 122014103 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 23, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Laird I. Grant For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert J. Harding For For Management 1.5 Elect Director John T. LaMacchia For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Randy L. Limbacher For For Management 1.7 Elect Director James F. McDonald For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Kenneth W. Orce For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Donald M. Roberts For For Management 1.10 Elect Director James A. Runde For For Management 1.11 Elect Director John F. Schwarz For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Walter Scott, Jr. For For Management 1.13 Elect Director Bobby S. Shackouls For For Management 1.14 Elect Director Steven J. Shapiro For For Management 1.15 Elect Director William E. Wade, Jr. For For Management 2 Approve Increase in Common Stock and a For For Management Stock Split 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMECO CORP. Ticker: CCO. Security ID: 13321L108 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 1, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director John S. Auston For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Joe F. Colvin For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Harry D. Cook For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James R. Curtiss For For Management 1.5 Elect Director George S. Dembroski For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Gerald W. Grandey For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Nancy E. Hopkins For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Oyvind Hushovd For For Management 1.9 Elect Director J.W. George Ivany For For Management 1.10 Elect Director A. Neil McMillan For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Robert W. Peterson For For Management 1.12 Elect Director Victor J. Zaleschuk For For Management 2 Appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors For For Management 3 The Undersigned Holder of Record of None None Management Shares Declares that all Shares are Held, Beneficially owned or Controlled by One or More Canadian Residents 4 The Undersigned Holder of Shares Declares None None Management that the Undersigned is a Canadian Resident - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP. Ticker: CHK Security ID: 165167107 Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frank A. Keating For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Tom L. Ward For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Frederick B. Whittemore For For Management 2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management 3 Increase Authorized Preferred Stock For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COOPER CAMERON CORP. Ticker: CAM Security ID: 216640102 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Lamar Norsworthy For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Michael E. Patrick For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Prepare Sustainability Report Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: ESV Security ID: 26874Q100 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director David M. Carmichael For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Thomas L. Kelly II For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Rita M. Rodriguez For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD (FORMERLY FIRST QUANTUM VENTURES Ticker: FM. Security ID: 335934105 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 6, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Philip K.R. Pascall For For Management 1.2 Elect Director G. Clive Newall For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Martin R. Rowley For For Management 1.4 Elect Director R. Stuart Angus For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Robert A. Watts For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Rupert Pennant-Rea For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Peter St. George For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Adopt New By-Laws For For Management 4 Approve 2004 Stock Option Plan For Against Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC. Ticker: FCX Security ID: 35671D857 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Allison, Jr. For For Management 1.2 Elect Director R. Leigh Clifford For For Management 1.3 Elect Director James R. Moffett For For Management 1.4 Elect Director B. M. Rankin, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director J. Taylor Wharton For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management Stock Plan 4 Halt Payments to Indonesian Military Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GLOBAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. Ticker: GLBL Security ID: 379336100 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 1, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William J. Dore For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James C. Day For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Edward P. Djerejian For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Edgar G. Hotard For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Richard A. Pattarozz For For Management 1.6 Elect Director James L. Payne For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Michael J. Pollock For Withhold Management 1.8 Elect Director Luis K. Tellez For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCO LTD. Ticker: N. Security ID: 453258402 Meeting Date: APR 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAR 16, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Bylaws Re:Declassify the Board For For Management 2.1 Elect Directors Ronald C. Cambre For For Management 2.2 Elect Directors Scott M. Hand For For Management 2.3 Elect Directors Chaviva M. Hosek For For Management 2.4 Elect Directors David P. O'Brien For For Management 2.5 Elect Directors Glen A. Barton For For Management 2.6 Elect Directors Angus A. Bruneau For For Management 2.7 Elect Directors Peter C. Jones For For Management 2.8 Elect Directors John T. Mayberry For For Management 2.9 Elect Directors Roger Phillips For For Management 2.10 Elect Directors James M. Stanford For For Management 3 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Other Business (Voting) For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MURPHY OIL CORP. Ticker: MUR Security ID: 626717102 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Frank W. Blue For For Management 1.2 Elect Director George S. Dembroski For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Claiborne P. Deming For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Hermes For For Management 1.5 Elect Director R. Madison Murphy For Withhold Management 1.6 Elect Director William C. Nolan, Jr. For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ivar B. Ramberg For For Management 1.8 Elect Director David J. H. Smith For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Caroline G. Theus For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NABORS INDUSTRIES, LTD. Ticker: NBR Security ID: G6359F103 Meeting Date: JUN 1, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 8, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James L. Payne For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Hans W. Schmidt For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL TO CHANGE NABORS Against Against Management JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION FROM BERMUDA TO DELAWARE. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWMONT MINING CORP. (HOLDING COMPANY) Ticker: NEM Security ID: 651639106 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 2, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Glen A. Barton For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Michael S. Hamson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Leo I. Higdon, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Pierre Lassonde For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Robert J. Miller For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robin A. Plumbridge For For Management 1.9 Elect Director John B. Prescott For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Michael K. Reilly For For Management 1.11 Elect Director Seymour Schulich For For Management 1.12 Elect Director James V. Taranik For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder Pill) to Shareholder Vote - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOBLE ENERGY, INC. Ticker: NBL Security ID: 655044105 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Michael A. Cawley For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Edward F. Cox For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Charles D. Davidson For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Kirby L. Hedrick For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Dale P. Jones For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Bruce A. Smith For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option For For Management Plan 4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEABODY ENERGY CORP. Ticker: BTU Security ID: 704549104 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William A. Coley For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Irl F. Engelhardt For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William C. Rusnack For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Alan H. Washkowitz For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Require Majority of Independent Directors Against Against Shareholder on Board - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES CO. Ticker: PXD Security ID: 723787107 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 17, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director R. Hartwell Gardner For For Management 1.2 Elect Director James L. Houghton For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Linda K. Lawson For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ticker: PDE Security ID: 74153Q102 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 22, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert L. Barbanell For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Paul A. Bragg For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David A.B. Brown For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J.C. Burton For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Jorge E. Estrada For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William E. Macaulay For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Ralph D. Mcbride For For Management 1.8 Elect Director David B. Robson For For Management 2 Approve Non-Employee Director Stock For For Management Option Plan 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROWAN COMPANIES, INC. Ticker: RDC Security ID: 779382100 Meeting Date: APR 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 1, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William T. Fox III For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Sir Graham Hearne For For Management 1.3 Elect Director H. E. Lentz For For Management 1.4 Elect Director P. Dexter Peacock For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMURFIT - STONE CONTAINER CORP. Ticker: SSCC Security ID: 832727101 Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director James R. Boris For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Alan E. Goldberg For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William T. Lynch, Jr. For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Patrick J. Moore For For Management 1.5 Elect Director James J. O'Connor For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Jerry K. Pearlman For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Thomas A. Reynolds, III For For Management 1.8 Elect Director William D. Smithburg For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management 3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 4 Approve Deferred Compensation Plan For For Management 5 Submit Executive Compensation to Vote Against Against Shareholder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPINNAKER EXPLORATION COMPANY Ticker: SKE Security ID: 84855W109 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 12, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Roger L. Jarvis For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Howard H. Newman For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Harris For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Michael E. Mcmahon For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Sheldon R. Erikson For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Michael E. Wiley For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIDEWATER INC. Ticker: TDW Security ID: 886423102 Meeting Date: JUL 31, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: JUN 2, 2003 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Arthur R. Carlson For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Jon C. Madonna For For Management 1.3 Elect Director William C. O'Malley For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSOCEAN INC. Ticker: RIG Security ID: G90078109 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert L. Long For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Martin B. Mcnamara For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Robert M. Sprague For For Management 1.4 Elect Director J. Michael Talbert For For Management 2 APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF OUR For For Management LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT. 3 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES STEEL CORP. Ticker: X Security ID: 912909108 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Darnall For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Roy G. Dorrance For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management 1.4 Elect Director John G. Drosdick For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEATHERFORD INTL LTD Ticker: WFT Security ID: G95089101 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: APR 6, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Philip Burguieres For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Nicholas F. Brady For For Management 1.3 Elect Director David J. Butters For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Bernard J. Duroc-Danner For For Management 1.5 Elect Director Sheldon B. Lubar For For Management 1.6 Elect Director William E. Macaulay For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Robert B. Millard For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Robert K. Moses, Jr. For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Robert A. Rayne For For Management 2 Ratify Auditors For For Management - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEYERHAEUSER CO. Ticker: WY Security ID: 962166104 Meeting Date: APR 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 20, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Steven R. Rogel For For Management 1.2 Elect Director William D. Ruckelshaus For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Richard H. Sinkfield For For Management 1.4 Elect Director James N. Sullivan For For Management 2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Management 4 Expense Stock Options Against Against Shareholder 5 Implement Restricted Share Executive Against Against Shareholder Compensation Plan 6 Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Against Against Shareholder 7 Develop Policy Regarding Old Growth Against Against Shareholder Forests 8 Ratify Auditors For For Management ========== END NPX REPORT 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) ING VP NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST ------------------------------------------------------------------ By (Signature and Title) /s/ James M. Hennessy ------------------------------------------------------ President and Chief Executive Officer Date August 30, 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------