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 811-2464
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MFS SERIES TRUST IX
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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)
Susan S. Newton
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: April 30*
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005**
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*MFS Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund, a series of the Registrant, has a fiscal year
end of October 31. The fiscal year end of the remaining series of the Registrant
is April 30.
**The reporting period for MFS Emerging Opportunities Fund, which terminated on
February 1, 2005, is July 1, 2004 - February 1, 2005.
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD
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ICA File Number: 811-02464
Reporting Period: 07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005
MFS Series Trust IX
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NO VOTING RECORDS FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD
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AMADEUS FIRE AG (FRMLY AMADEUS AG PERSONAL DIENSTLEISTER UND SOLUTION PROVIDER)
Ticker: Security ID: D0349N105
Meeting Date: AUG 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For Did Not Management
of Dividends Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Change Fiscal Year End to Coincide with For Did Not Management
the Calendar Year Vote
6 Ratify Ernst & Young Revisions- und For Did Not Management
Treuhandgeselschaft mbH as Auditors Vote
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote
8 Approve Creation of EUR 1.5 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Vote
Rights
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AMDOCS LIMITED
Ticker: DOX Security ID: G02602103
Meeting Date: JAN 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 24, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Bruce K. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Adrian Gardner For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Dov Baharav For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Julian A. Brodsky For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Charles E. Foster For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Eli Gelman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James S. Kahan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Nehemia Lemelbaum For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John T. Mclennan For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert A. Minicucci For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Simon Olswang For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Mario Segal For For Management
2 APPROVAL OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL For For Management
STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.
3 RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF ERNST & For For Management
YOUNG LLP AND AUTHORIZATION OF AUDIT
COMMITTEE OF BOARD TO FIX REMUNERATION.
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AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP.
Ticker: AMSC Security ID: 030111108
Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 9, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Gregory J. Yurek For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Albert J. Baciocco, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Vikram S. Budhraja For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Peter O. Crisp For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard Drouin For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Andrew G.C. Sage, Ii For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John B. Vander Sande For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option For For Management
Plan
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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AMERITRADE HOLDINGS CORP.
Ticker: AMTD Security ID: 03074K100
Meeting Date: FEB 16, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director J. Joe Ricketts For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Dan W. Cook III For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Other Business For For Management
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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
Ticker: ERTS Security ID: 285512109
Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 8, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director M. Richard Asher For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William J. Byron For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gary M. Kusin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gregory B. Maffei For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Timothy Mott For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert W. Pittman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Lawrence F. Probst III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Linda J. Srere For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
4 Amend Articles to Consolidate Common For For Management
Stock
5 Increase Authorized Common Stock For Against Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ENCORE WIRE CORP.
Ticker: WIRE Security ID: 292562105
Meeting Date: JUL 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUN 2, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
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EVCI CAREER COLLEGES HOLDINGS INC
Ticker: EVCI Security ID: 26926P100
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 7, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Dr. John J. McGrath For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Royce N. Flippin, Jr. For For Management
2 Change Company Name For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Approve Stock Option Grants for Executive For For Management
Officers
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: FSH Security ID: 338032204
Meeting Date: AUG 2, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 14, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Issue Shares in Connection with an For For Management
Acquisition
2.1 Elect Director Michael D. Dingman For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Charles A. Sanders M.D. For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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GSI COMMERCE INC
Ticker: GSIC Security ID: 36238G102
Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 9, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael G. Rubin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kenneth J. Adelberg For For Management
1.3 Elect Director M. Jeffrey Branman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ronald D. Fisher For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Harvey Lamm For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Mark S. Menell For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael S. Perlis For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jeffrey F. Rayport For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
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HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.
Ticker: HPOL Security ID: 414549105
Meeting Date: NOV 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert E. Knapp For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Howard L. Shecter For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Subrata K. Sen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Antoine G. Treuille For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
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INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: ICST Security ID: 45811K208
Meeting Date: OCT 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 9, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lewis C. Eggebrecht For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Henry I. Boreen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David Dominik For For Management
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MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.
Ticker: MRX Security ID: 584690309
Meeting Date: NOV 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 8, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jonah Shacknai For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael A. Pietrangelo For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lottie H. Shackelford For For Management
2 Approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MEREDITH CORP.
Ticker: MDP Security ID: 589433101
Meeting Date: NOV 8, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 9, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director D Mell Meredith Frazier For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joel W. Johnson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stephen M. Lacy For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
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PETMED EXPRESS, INC.
Ticker: PETS Security ID: 716382106
Meeting Date: AUG 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Menderes Akdag For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frank J. Formica For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gian Fulgoni For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ronald J. Korn For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Marc A. Puleo, M.D. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert C. Schweitzer For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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PHS GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G70712107
Meeting Date: JUL 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 1.48 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Robert Mackenzie as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect John Allan as Director For For Management
6 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
7 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 17,062,950
8 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 2,585,295
9 Authorise 51,705,908 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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SKILLSOFT PLC [FORMERLY SMARTFORCE PLC (FRM.CBT GROUP PLC)]
Ticker: SKIL Security ID: 830928107
Meeting Date: AUG 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 16, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER THE CONSOLIDATED For For Management
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31, 2004
AND THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND
AUDITOR THEREON.
2 TO RE-ELECT AS DIRECTOR MR. JAMES For For Management
KRZYWICKI WHO RETIRES BY ROTATION AND,
BEING ELIGIBLE, OFFERS HIMSELF FOR
RE-ELECTION.
3 TO RE-ELECT AS DIRECTOR DR FERDINAND VON For For Management
PRONDZYNSKI WHO RETIRES BY ROTATION AND,
BEING ELIGIBLE, OFFERS HIMSELF FOR
RE-ELECTION.
4 TO ELECT AS A DIRECTOR MR. WILLIAM F. For For Management
MEAGHER, JR., WHO WAS APPOINTED AS A
DIRECTOR IN MARCH 2004.
5 TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE For For Management
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FIX THE
REMUNERATION OF THE COMPANY S AUDITOR AND
ACCOUNTANTS.
6 THAT THE COMPANY S 2004 EMPLOYEE SHARE For For Management
PURCHASE PLAN (THE 2004 ESPP ) BE AND IT
IS HEREBY ADOPTED.
7 THAT, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL For For Management
APPLICABLE LAWS, THE TERMS OF A SHARE
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT PROPOSED TO BE
ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LLC BE AND THE
SAME HEREBY ARE APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED.
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SKILLSOFT PLC [FORMERLY SMARTFORCE PLC (FRM.CBT GROUP PLC)]
Ticker: SKIL Security ID: 830928107
Meeting Date: SEP 24, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 30, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO APPROVE THE TERMS OF A SHARE PURCHASE For For Management
AGREEMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO AMONG
SKILLSOFT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, CBT
(TECHNOLOGY) LIMITED, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE
COMPANY, CBT FINANCE LIMITED, A
SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY, AND CREDIT
SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LLC.
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VASOGEN INC.
Ticker: VAS. Security ID: 92232F103
Meeting Date: MAR 16, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: JAN 17, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect William Grant, Andre Berard, David For For Management
Elsley, Terrance Gregg, Benoit La Salle,
Surya Mohapatra, Eldon Smith, John
Villforth as Directors
2 Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
3 Amend 2003 Employee Stock Option Plan For For Management
====================== MFS INFLATION - ADJUSTED BOND FUND ======================
NO VOTING RECORDS FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD
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NO VOTING RECORDS FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD
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NO VOTING RECORDS FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD
===================== MFS MUNICIPAL LIMITED MATURITY FUND ======================
NO VOTING RECORDS FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD
============================ MFS RESEARCH BOND FUND ============================
NO VOTING RECORDS FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD
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NO VOTING RECORDS FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD
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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: MFS SERIES TRUST IX
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By (Signature and Title) ROBERT J. MANNING*
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Robert J. Manning, Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 26, 2005
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*By (Signature and Title) SUSAN S. NEWTON
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Susan S. Newton, as Attorney-in-Fact
*Executed by Susan S. Newton on behalf of Robert J. Manning pursuant to a Power
of Attorney dated July 29, 2005. (1)
(1) Incorporated by reference to MFS Municipal Series Trust (File Nos. 2-92915
and 811-4096) Post Effective Amendment No. 40 filed with the SEC via EDGAR on
July 29, 2005.