UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-2794
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MFS SERIES TRUST III
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
500 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
James R. Bordewick, Jr.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
500 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
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(Name and address of agents for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000
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Date of fiscal year end: January 31
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004
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ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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ALLSTREAM INC (FORMERLY AT & T CANADA)
Ticker: ALLSB Security ID: 02004C105
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: APR 2, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect John McLennan, Gerald E. Beasley, For For Management
Jane Mowat and Ian M. McKinnon as
Directors.
2 Approve Agreement with Manitoba Telecom For For Management
Services Inc, an Arrangement Under
Section 192 of the Special Canada
Business Corporations Act.
3 Rescind Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For For Management
Pill).
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ALLSTREAM INC (FORMERLY AT & T CANADA)
Ticker: ALLSB Security ID: 02004C105
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 2, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Purdy Crawford, William A. For For Management
Etherington, Deryk I. King, Ian D.
Mansfield, Daniel F. Sullivan as
Directors.
2 Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorise For For Management
Directors to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors.
3 Approve Agreement with Manitoba Telecom For For Management
Services Inc, an Arrangement Under
Section 192 of the Canada Business
Corporations Act.
4 Rescind Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For For Management
Pill)
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COMPLETEL EUROPE N.V.
Ticker: Security ID: NL0000262822
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# 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 Approve Discharge of Management and For Did Not Management
Supervisory Boards Vote
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 0.5 Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
6.A.1 Reelect Lawrence DeGeorge to Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Vote
6.A.2 Elect Paul Westhoff to Supervisory Board Against Did Not Management
Vote
6.B.1 Reelect James Allen to Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
6.B.2 Elect Peter van Langeveld to Supervisory Against Did Not Management
Board Vote
6.C.1 Reelect Jean-Pierre Vandromme to For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board Vote
6.C.2 Elect Richard Smeding to Supervisory Against Did Not Management
Board Vote
6.D.1 Reelect Duncan Lewis to Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
6.D.2 Elect Cees van Oevelen to Supervisory Against Did Not Management
Board Vote
7 Discussion about Company's Corporate None Did Not Management
Governance Report Vote
8 Amend Articles to Conform to For Did Not Management
Recommendations of Dutch Corporate Vote
Governance Code and to Reflect Conversion
of All Preferred A and B Shares into
Ordinary Shares
9 Approve Cancellation of Entire C Share For Did Not Management
Capital Held by Company Vote
10 Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Other Business None Did Not Management
Vote
12 Close Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
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ITC DELTACOM, INC.
Ticker: ITCD Security ID: 45031T401
Meeting Date: DEC 18, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 3, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John Almeida, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald W. Burton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John J. DeLucca For For Management
1.4 Elect Director R. Gerald McCarley For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas E. McInerney For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert C. Taylor For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Larry F. Williams For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Preferred and Common For Against Management
Stock
3 Approve Repricing of Options For Against Management
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ITC DELTACOM, INC.
Ticker: ITCD Security ID: 45031T401
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John Almeida, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald W. Burton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John J. Delucca For For Management
1.4 Elect Director R. Gerald Mccarley For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas E. Mcinerney For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert C. Taylor For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Larry F. Williams For For Management
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JAZZTEL PLC
Ticker: JAZZ Security ID: XS0158658228
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Indenture Relating to Notes Dated For Did Not Management
18 November 2002 between Jazztel and the Vote
Bank of New York to Reduce the Conversion
Price That Is Used When Converting Notes
into Ordinary Shares from EUR 0.68 to EUR
0.39 Per Share
2 Approve the Conversion of All the Notes For Did Not Management
into Ordinary Shares of the Company at Vote
the Reduced Conversion Price
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JAZZTEL PLC
Ticker: JAZZ Security ID: GB0057933615
Meeting Date: JUL 23, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Elect Bill Collatos as Director For For Management
3 Elect Luis Rodriguez as Director For For Management
4 Elect Roberto de Diego Arozamena as For For Management
Director
5 Elect Peter Manning as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Antonio Marina as Director For For Management
7 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
8 Approve Deloitte and Touche as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
9 Authorize the Directors to Apply for For For Management
Admission to Listing and Take Any Steps
Required for Maintaining Listings on
Nasdaq Europe and the Spanish Stock
Exchanges of Bilbao, Barcelona, Madrid
and Valencia
10 Authorize Consolidation of 1,276,032,119 For For Management
Ordinary Voting Shares of EUR 0.08 Each
into 127,603,211.90 Ordinary Voting
Shares of EUR 0.80 Each
11 Authorize the Directors to Sell the For For Management
Aggregate Fractions of an Ordinary Voting
Share of EUR 0.80 Arising as a Result of
the Consolidation
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METAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
Ticker: MTLMQ Security ID: 591097209
Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 21, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Albert A. Cozzi For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Daniel W. Dienst For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John T. DiLacqua For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kevin P. McGuinness For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Harold J. Rouster For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NTL INCORPORATED
Ticker: NTLI Security ID: 62940M104
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey D. Benjamin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David Elstein 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 Approve Share Plan Grant For Against Management
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PTV INC.
Ticker: PTVI Security ID: 62940R202
Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: DEC 9, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split For For Management
2 Change Company Name For For Management
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SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
Ticker: SBGI Security ID: 829226109
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David D. Smith For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frederick G. Smith For For Management
1.3 Elect Director J. Duncan Smith For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert E. Smith For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Basil A. Thomas For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lawrence E. Mccanna For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Daniel C. Keith For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Martin R. Leader For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO, INC.
Ticker: SIRI Security ID: 82966U103
Meeting Date: NOV 25, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 1, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Leon D. Black For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph P. Clayton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lawrence F. Gilberti For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James P. Holden For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Warren N. Lieberfarb For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael J. McGuiness For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James F. Mooney For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
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SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO, INC.
Ticker: SIRI Security ID: 82966U103
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Leon D. Black For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph P. Clayton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lawrence F. Gilberti For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James P. Holden For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Warren N. Lieberfarb For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael J. McGuiness For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James F. Mooney For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
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SONG NETWORKS HOLDING AB[FORMERLY SONG NETWORKS AB (FORMERLY
Ticker: TEUR Security ID: SE0000434102
Meeting Date: MAR 24, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For Did Not Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting Vote
6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
8 Receive Board and Committee Reports None Did Not Management
Vote
9 Receive President's Report None Did Not Management
Vote
10.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
10.2 Approve Net Loss For Did Not Management
Vote
10.3 Approve Discharge of Board and President For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Approve Remuneration of Directors; For Did Not Management
Approve Remuneration of Auditors Vote
12 Elect Directors; Ratify Deloitte & Touche For Did Not Management
(Peter Gustafsson) as Auditors Vote
13 Approve Creation of SEK 14.6 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Vote
Rights
14.1 Shareholder Proposal: Authorize General None Did Not Shareholder
Meeting to Elect Members of Nominating Vote
Committee
14.2 Shareholder Proposal: Authorize Board to None Did Not Shareholder
Establish a Remuneration Committee Vote
14.3 Shareholder Proposal: Authorize Board to None Did Not Shareholder
Establish an Audit Committee Vote
15 Close Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
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STERLING CHEMICALS, INC.
Ticker: SCHI Security ID: 859166100
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard K. Crump For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Peter Ting Kai Wu For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORP.
Ticker: THMD Security ID: 883435307
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul D. Melnuk For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Andrew L. Berger For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James B. Gamache For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Marnie S. Gordon For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John G. Johnson, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Bradley G. Pattelli For For Management
2 Approve Non-Employee Director Stock For For Management
Option Plan
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Deferred Compensation Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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VERSATEL TELECOM INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: Security ID: NL0000391266
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# 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 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Approve Decrease in Size of Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Vote
7 Approve Discharge of Retiring Members of For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board for 2003 Vote
8 Elect Boudewijn Beerkens, Loek Heermans, For Did Not Management
and Hans Huber to Supervisory Board Vote
9 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
10 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Discussion about Company's Corporate None Did Not Management
Governance Report Vote
12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
13 Allow Questions None Did Not Management
Vote
14 Close Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
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XO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Ticker: XOCM Security ID: 983764838
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Carl C. Icahn For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Carl J. Grivner For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Andrew R. Cohen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Adam Dell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Vincent J. Intrieri For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Keith Meister For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ITC DELTACOM, INC.
Ticker: ITCD Security ID: 45031T401
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John Almeida, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald W. Burton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John J. Delucca For For Management
1.4 Elect Director R. Gerald Mccarley For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas E. Mcinerney For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert C. Taylor For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Larry F. Williams For For Management
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ITC DELTACOM, INC.
Ticker: ITCD Security ID: 45031T401
Meeting Date: DEC 18, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 3, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John Almeida, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald W. Burton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John J. DeLucca For For Management
1.4 Elect Director R. Gerald McCarley For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas E. McInerney For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert C. Taylor For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Larry F. Williams For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Preferred and Common For Against Management
Stock
3 Approve Repricing of Options For Against Management
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JAZZTEL PLC
Ticker: JAZZ Security ID: G5085M101
Meeting Date: JUL 23, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Elect Bill Collatos as Director For For Management
3 Elect Luis Rodriguez as Director For For Management
4 Elect Roberto de Diego Arozamena as For For Management
Director
5 Elect Peter Manning as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Antonio Marina as Director For For Management
7 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
8 Approve Deloitte and Touche as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
9 Authorize the Directors to Apply for For For Management
Admission to Listing and Take Any Steps
Required for Maintaining Listings on
Nasdaq Europe and the Spanish Stock
Exchanges of Bilbao, Barcelona, Madrid
and Valencia
10 Authorize Consolidation of 1,276,032,119 For For Management
Ordinary Voting Shares of EUR 0.08 Each
into 127,603,211.90 Ordinary Voting
Shares of EUR 0.80 Each
11 Authorize the Directors to Sell the For For Management
Aggregate Fractions of an Ordinary Voting
Share of EUR 0.80 Arising as a Result of
the Consolidation
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JAZZTEL PLC
Ticker: JAZZ Security ID: G5085MAM3
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Bondholder
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Indenture Relating to Notes Dated For Did Not Management
18 November 2002 between Jazztel and the Vote
Bank of New York to Reduce the Conversion
Price That Is Used When Converting Notes
into Ordinary Shares from EUR 0.68 to EUR
0.39 Per Share
2 Approve the Conversion of All the Notes For Did Not Management
into Ordinary Shares of the Company at Vote
the Reduced Conversion Price
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METAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
Ticker: MTLMQ Security ID: 591097209
Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 21, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Albert A. Cozzi For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Daniel W. Dienst For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John T. DiLacqua For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kevin P. McGuinness For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Harold J. Rouster For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NTL INCORPORATED
Ticker: NTLI Security ID: 62940M104
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey D. Benjamin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David Elstein 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 Approve Share Plan Grant For Against Management
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PTV INC.
Ticker: PTVI Security ID: 62940R202
Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: DEC 9, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reverse Stock Split For For Management
2 Change Company Name For For Management
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SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
Ticker: SBGI Security ID: 829226109
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David D. Smith For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frederick G. Smith For For Management
1.3 Elect Director J. Duncan Smith For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert E. Smith For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Basil A. Thomas For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lawrence E. Mccanna For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Daniel C. Keith For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Martin R. Leader For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO, INC.
Ticker: SIRI Security ID: 82966U103
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Leon D. Black For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph P. Clayton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lawrence F. Gilberti For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James P. Holden For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Warren N. Lieberfarb For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael J. McGuiness For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James F. Mooney For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
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SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO, INC.
Ticker: SIRI Security ID: 82966U103
Meeting Date: NOV 25, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 1, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Leon D. Black For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph P. Clayton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lawrence F. Gilberti For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James P. Holden For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Warren N. Lieberfarb For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael J. McGuiness For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James F. Mooney For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
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STERLING CHEMICALS, INC.
Ticker: SCHI Security ID: 859166100
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard K. Crump For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Peter Ting Kai Wu For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORP.
Ticker: THMD Security ID: 883435307
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul D. Melnuk For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Andrew L. Berger For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James B. Gamache For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Marnie S. Gordon For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John G. Johnson, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Bradley G. Pattelli For For Management
2 Approve Non-Employee Director Stock For For Management
Option Plan
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Deferred Compensation Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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VERSATEL TELECOM INTERNATIONAL
Ticker: Security ID: N93195100
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# 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 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Approve Decrease in Size of Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Vote
7 Approve Discharge of Retiring Members of For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board for 2003 Vote
8 Elect Boudewijn Beerkens, Loek Heermans, For Did Not Management
and Hans Huber to Supervisory Board Vote
9 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
10 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Discussion about Company's Corporate None Did Not Management
Governance Report Vote
12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
13 Allow Questions None Did Not Management
Vote
14 Close Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
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XO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Ticker: XOCM Security ID: 983764838
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Carl C. Icahn For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Carl J. Grivner For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Andrew R. Cohen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Adam Dell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Vincent J. Intrieri For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Keith Meister For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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No voting records for this reporting period.
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: MFS SERIES TRUST III
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By (Signature and Title) ROBERT J. MANNING*
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Robert J. Manning, Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 30, 2004
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*By: JAMES F. DESMARAIS
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Name: James F. DesMarais as Attorney-in-fact
Executed by James F. DesMarais on behalf of Robert J. Manning pursuant to a
Power of Attorney dated August 12, 2004.(1)
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(1) Incorporated by reference to MFS Series Trust IX (File Nos. 2-50409 and
811-2464) Post-Effective Amendment No. 52 filed with the SEC via EDGAR on
August 27, 2004.