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 811-5262
MFS SERIES TRUST VIII
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
500 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Susan S. Newton
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
500 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Name and address of agents for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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ICA File Number: 811-05262
Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007
MFS Series Trust VIII
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3M CO
Ticker: MMM Security ID: 88579Y101
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George W. Buckley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
1.5 Elect Director W. James Farrell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Herbert L. Henkel For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert S. Morrison For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Aulana L. Peters For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Rozanne L. Ridgway For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
4 Rescind Fair Price Provision For For Management
5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
6 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
7 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
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ABSA GROUP LTD (FORMERLY AMALGAMATED BANKS OF SOUTH AFRICA)
Ticker: ABSXF Security ID: S0269J708
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports for Year Ended 12-31-06
2 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
3.1 Reelect S.F. Booysen as Director For For Management
3.2 Reelect D.C. Brink as Director For For Management
3.3 Reelect B.P. Connellan as Director For For Management
3.4 Reelect D.C. Cronje as Director For For Management
3.5 Reelect A.S. du Plessis as Director For For Management
3.6 Reelect L.N. Jonker as Director For For Management
3.7 Reelect P.E.I. Swartz as Director For For Management
4.1 Reelect F.F. Seegers as Director For For Management
Appointed During the Year
4.2 Reelect Y.Z. Cuba as Director Appointed For For Management
During the Year
5 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management
under Control of Directors
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
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ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.
Ticker: ADBE Security ID: 00724F101
Meeting Date: APR 5, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert K. Burgess For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Carol Mills For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Colleen M. Pouliot For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert Sedgewick For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John E. Warnock For For Management
2 Amend Stock Option Plan For Against Management
3 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC.
Ticker: EYE Security ID: 00763M108
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Christopher G. Chavez For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Elizabeth H. Davila For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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AEON CREDIT SERVICE LTD.
Ticker: 8570 Security ID: J0021H107
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 20, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For Did Not Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 15, Vote
Final JY 20, Special JY 5
2 Amend Articles To: Expand Business Lines For Did Not Management
- Authorize Board to Determine Income Vote
Allocation - Limit Liability of Statutory
Auditors - Reduce Directors Term in
Office - Limit Directors Legal Liability
3.1 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.2 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.3 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.4 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.5 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.6 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.7 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.8 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.9 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.10 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.11 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.12 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For Did Not Management
for Directors Vote
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AFLAC INCORPORATED
Ticker: AFL Security ID: 001055102
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Daniel P. Amos For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John Shelby Amos, II For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Paul S. Amos, II For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Yoshiro Aoki For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael H. Armacost For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Kriss Cloninger, III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Joe Frank Harris For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Elizabeth J. Hudson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Kenneth S. Janke, Sr. For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Douglas W. Johnson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Robert B. Johnson For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Charles B. Knapp For For Management
1.13 Elect Director E. Stephen Purdom, M.D. For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Barbara K. Rimer, Ph.D. For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Marvin R. Schuster For For Management
1.16 Elect Director David Gary Thompson For For Management
1.17 Elect Director Robert L. Wright For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ALBERTO-CULVER CO.
Ticker: ACV Security ID: 013068101
Meeting Date: NOV 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 3, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adoption of Investment Agreement and For For Management
Transactions of Holding Company Merger
and New Sally Share Issuance
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AMDOCS LIMITED
Ticker: DOX Security ID: G02602103
Meeting Date: JAN 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 20, 2006
# 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 Charles E. Foster For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James S. Kahan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Dov Baharav For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Julian A. Brodsky For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Eli Gelman 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
1.13 Elect Director Joseph Vardi For For Management
2 APPROVAL OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL For For Management
STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.
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 EXPRESS CO.
Ticker: AXP Security ID: 025816109
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ursula M. Burns For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Peter Chernin For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jan Leschly For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard C. Levin For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard A. McGinn For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Edward D. Miller For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Frank P. Popoff For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Robert D. Walter For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
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AMGEN, INC.
Ticker: AMGN Security ID: 031162100
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director Jerry D. Choate For For Management
3 Elect Director Frank C. Herringer For For Management
4 Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
7 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
8 Develop an Animal Welfare Policy Against Against Shareholder
9 Prepare a Sustainability Report Against Against Shareholder
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ANTENA 3 DE TELEVISION SA
Ticker: Security ID: E05009159
Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reduction in Stated Capital with For For Management
Amortization of the 5 Percent Owned by
Grupo Santander Central Hispano; Amend
Article 5 of Company By-Laws
2 Amend Article 38 of Company By-Laws Re: For For Management
Allow for Dividend in Specie
3 Authorize Repurchase of Grupo Santander's For For Management
Remaining 5 Percent Stake
4 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
for a 1:48 Bonus Issue
5 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Ticker: AMAT Security ID: 038222105
Meeting Date: MAR 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 19, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael H. Armacost For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert H. Brust For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Deborah A. Coleman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Philip V. Gerdine For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas J. Iannotti For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles Y.S. Liu For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James C. Morgan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gerhard H. Parker For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Willem P. Roelandts For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael R. Splinter For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For Against Management
Plan
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ASML HOLDING NV (FORMERLY ASM LITHOGRAPHY HLDG)
Ticker: Security ID: N07059160
Meeting Date: MAR 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Receive Information on the Company's None None Management
Business and Financial Situation
3 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
6 Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves None None Management
and Dividend Policy
7 Amend Articles in Relation to the Use of For For Management
Electronic Means for the General Meeting
8.a Approve Performance Stock Grants For For Management
8.b Approve Stock Option Grants For For Management
8.c Approve Number of Shares or Stock Options For For Management
Available for Employees
9 Elect W.T. Siegle to Supervisory Board For For Management
10 Notification of Retirement of F.W None None Management
Frohlich and A.P.M. van der Poel as a
Supervisory Board Members in
2008(Non-contentious)
11 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
12.a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up For For Management
To 5 Percent of Issued Capital
12.b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Issuance Under Item 12.a
12.c Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up For For Management
To 5 Percent of Issued Capital in Case of
Takeover/Merger
12.d Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Issuance Under Item 12.c
13 Cancel Company Shares For For Management
14 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
15 Cancel Company Shares For For Management
16 Cancel Company Shares For For Management
17 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
18 Close Meeting None None Management
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AVON PRODUCTS, INC.
Ticker: AVP Security ID: 054303102
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director W. Don Cornwell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Edward T. Fogarty For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Fred Hassan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ann S. Moore For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Paul S. Pressler For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gary M. Rodkin For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Paula Stern For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Lawrence A. Weinbach For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter-Adopt For For Management
Majority Voting
4 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
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BANK OF CYPRUS PUBLIC CO. (FRMLY BANK OF CYPRUS LTD.)
Ticker: Security ID: M1637D106
Meeting Date: JUN 6, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Distribution of Dividends Vote
2 Elect Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Approve Directors Remuneration For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For Did Not Management
Fix Their Remuneration Auditors Vote
1 Instructions and Authorizations of the Against Did Not Shareholder
Board of Directors to Elaborate and Vote
Discuss with Marfin Popular Bank Public
Co Ltd the Terms and Sectors for a
Strategic Cooperation Between the Two
Banks
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BAYER AG
Ticker: BAYZF Security ID: D07112119
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 6, 2007
# 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 per Share
for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
4a Elect Paul Achleitner to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4b Elect Clemens Boersig to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4c Elect Hans-Olaf Henkel to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4d Elect Klaus Kleinfeld to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4e Elect Helmut Panke to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4f Elect Manfred Schneider to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
4g Elect Ekkehard Schulz to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4h Elect Klaus Sturany to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4i Elect Juergen Weber to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
4j Elect Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
5 Approve Creation of 195 Million Pool of For For Management
Capital with Preemptive Rights
(Authorized Capital II)
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Bayer Schering GmbH
8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2007
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BHP BILLITON LIMITED (FORMERLY BHP LTD.)
Ticker: BHP Security ID: Q1498M100
Meeting Date: NOV 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 27, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for BHP Billiton Plc
for the Year Ended June 30, 2006
2 Receive Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports for BHP Billiton Ltd
for the Year Ended June 30, 2006
3 Elect Paul M. Anderson as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc
4 Elect Paul M. Anderson as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd
5 Elect Marius J. Kloppers as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Plc
6 Elect Marius J. Kloppers as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Ltd
7 Elect Chris J. Lynch as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc
8 Elect Chris J. Lynch as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd
9 Elect Jacques Nasser as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc
10 Elect Jacques Nasser as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd
11 Elect David A. Crawford as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Plc
12 Elect David A. Crawford as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Ltd
13 Elect Don R. Argus as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc
14 Elect Don R. Argus as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd
15 Elect David C. Brink as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc
16 Elect David C. Brink as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd
17 Elect John G.S. Buchanan as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Plc
18 Elect John G.S. Buchanan as Director of For For Management
BHP Billiton Ltd
19 Elect John M. Schubert as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc
20 Elect John M. Schubert as Director of BHP For For Management
Billiton Ltd
21 Appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc
22 Approve the Allotment of 553.4 Million For For Management
Unissued Shares to Participants of the
Group Incentive Schemes and Other Legacy
Employee Share Schemes
23 Approve the Issuance of up to 123.4 For For Management
Million Shares
24 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
25(i) Approve Cancellation of Shares in BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc Held by BHP Billiton Ltd or
One of Its Subsidiaries on Dec. 31, 2006
25(ii Approve Cancellation of Shares in BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc Held by BHP Billiton Ltd or
One of Its Subsidiaries on March 31, 2006
25(ii Approve Cancellation of Shares in BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc Held by BHP Billiton Ltd or
One of Its Subsidiaries on May 15, 2007
25(iv Approve Cancellation of Shares in BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc Held by BHP Billiton Ltd or
One of Its Subsidiaries on June 30, 2007
25(v) Approve Cancellation of Shares in BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc Held by BHP Billiton Ltd or
One of Its Subsidiaries on Sept. 30, 2007
25(vi Approve Cancellation of Shares in BHP For For Management
Billiton Plc Held by BHP Billiton Ltd or
One of Its Subsidiaries on Nov. 15, 2007
26 Approve Remuneration Report for the Year For For Management
Ended June 30, 2006
27 Approve the Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management
Options Pursuant to the Group Incentive
Scheme and Performance Shares Pursuant to
the Long Term Incentive Plan to C.W.
Goodyear, Chief Executive Officer
28 Approve the Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management
Options Pursuant to the Group Incentive
Scheme and Performance Shares Pursuant to
the Long Term Incentive Plan to Marius J.
Kloppers, Group President Non-Ferrous
Materials
29 Approve the Grant of Deferred Shares and For For Management
Options Pursuant to the Group Incentive
Scheme and Performance Shares Pursuant to
the Long Term Incentive Plan to Chris J.
Lynch, Group President Carbon Steel
Materials
30 Approve Global Employee Share Plan For For Management
31 Approve the Maximum Remuneration for For For Management
Non-Executive Directors of BHP Billiton
Plc of $3.0 Million
32 Approve the Maximum Remuneration for For For Management
Non-Executive Directors of BHP Billiton
Ltd of $3.0 Million
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.
Ticker: BSX Security ID: 101137107
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ursula M. Burns For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Marye Anne Fox For For Management
1.3 Elect Director N.J. Nicholas, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John E. Pepper For For Management
2 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
3 Approve Increase in Size of Board For For Management
4 Approve Repricing of Options For For Management
5 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
7 Other Business For Against Management
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BURBERRY GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G1699R107
Meeting Date: JUL 14, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 5.5 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Angela Ahrendts as Director For For Management
5 Elect Stephanie George as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Stacey Cartwright as Director For For Management
7 Elect David Tyler as Director For For Management
8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
10 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 25,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 25,000
11 Authorise Burberry Limited to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 25,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 25,000
12 Authorise 44,685,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 74,475
14 Renew the Authority Conferred on For For Management
Directors to Allot Shares for Cash in
Connection with a Rights Issue without
Offering Those Shares Pro Rata to
Existing Shareholders
15 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights Otherwise than in
Connection with a Rights Issue up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 11,171
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CANON INC.
Ticker: 7751 Security ID: J05124144
Meeting Date: MAR 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 50,
Final JY 50, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management
- Limit Rights of Odd-lot Holders -
Update Terminology to Match that of New
Corporate Law
3.1 Elect Director For For Management
3.2 Elect Director For For Management
3.3 Elect Director For For Management
3.4 Elect Director For For Management
3.5 Elect Director For For Management
3.6 Elect Director For For Management
3.7 Elect Director For For Management
3.8 Elect Director For For Management
3.9 Elect Director For For Management
3.10 Elect Director For For Management
3.11 Elect Director For For Management
3.12 Elect Director For For Management
3.13 Elect Director For For Management
3.14 Elect Director For For Management
3.15 Elect Director For For Management
3.16 Elect Director For For Management
3.17 Elect Director For For Management
3.18 Elect Director For For Management
3.19 Elect Director For For Management
3.20 Elect Director For For Management
3.21 Elect Director For For Management
3.22 Elect Director For For Management
3.23 Elect Director For For Management
3.24 Elect Director For For Management
3.25 Elect Director For For Management
3.26 Elect Director For For Management
3.27 Elect Director For For Management
4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
6 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management
Directors
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CAPITA GROUP PLC, THE
Ticker: Security ID: G1846J107
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 6.30 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Peter Cawdron as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Paul Pindar as Director For For Management
6 Elect Simon Pilling as Director For For Management
7 Elect Bill Grimsey as Director For For Management
8 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 4,091,919
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 619,988
12 Authorise 61,998,780 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
13 Authorise the Company to Use Electronic For For Management
Communications
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CEMEX S.A.
Ticker: CX Security ID: 151290889
Meeting Date: AUG 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 10, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF For For Management
THE PROJECT THAT MODIFIES THE ISSUANCE
DEED OF THE ORDINARY PARTICIPATION
CERTIFICATES DENOMINATED CEMEX.CPO , AS
WELL AS THE TRUST AGREEMENT NUMBER
111033-9 EXECUTED BY BANCO NACIONAL DE
MEXICO, S.A. AS CEMEX
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CEZ A.S.
Ticker: BAACEZ Security ID: X2337V121
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 17, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting; Elect Chairman and Other For Did Not Management
Meeting Officials; Approve Procedural Vote
Rules
2 Accept Report on Operations in 2006 For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Accept Supervisory Board Report For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Liquidation of Social Fund and For Did Not Management
Rewards Fund Vote
5 Amend Statute For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports; Accept Consolidated Financial Vote
Statements and Statutory Reports
7 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends Vote
8 Approve Renewal of System of Management For Did Not Management
Control in Power Plant Dukovany ? Modules Vote
M3-M5
9 Decide on Volume of Company's Sponsorship For Did Not Management
Funds Vote
10 Approve Share Repurchase Program For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Approve Changes to Composition of For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board Vote
12 Approve Contracts and Related Benefits For Did Not Management
Vote
13 Close Meeting None Did Not Management
Vote
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CHIBA BANK LTD.
Ticker: 8331 Security ID: J05670104
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management
Final Dividend of JY 5.5
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
3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For For Management
and Statutory Auditor
5 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management
Directors and Statutory Auditors
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CHINA MOBILE (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Ticker: CHLKF Security ID: Y14965100
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 11, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2a Approve Final Dividend For For Management
2b Approve Special Dividend For For Management
3a Reelect Wang Jianzhou as Director For For Management
3b Reelect Li Yue as Director For For Management
3c Reelect Zhang Chenshuang as Director For For Management
3d Reelect Frank Wong Kwong Shing as For For Management
Director
3e Reelect Paul Michael Donovan as Director For For Management
4 Reappoint KPMG as Auditors and Authorize For For Management
Board to Fix Their Remuneration
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Against Management
Shares
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 18, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
1.2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Larry R. Carter For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Dr. John L. Hennessy For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Jerry Yang For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Against Against Shareholder
Equity Awards
4 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Internet Fragmentation Against Against Shareholder
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CNOOC LTD
Ticker: Security ID: Y1662W117
Meeting Date: SEP 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 25, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Revised Annual Caps for Connected For For Management
Transactions
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CNOOC LTD
Ticker: Security ID: Y1662W117
Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAR 26, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Connected Transaction with a For For Management
Related Party and Proposed Cap
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CNOOC LTD
Ticker: Security ID: Y1662W117
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 17, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Final Dividend For Did Not Management
Vote
3a Reelect Luo Han as Non-Executive Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3b Reelect Wu Guangqi as Executive Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3c Reelect Chiu Sung Hong as Independent For Did Not Management
Non-Executive Director Vote
3d Reelect Tse Hau Yin, Aloysius as For Did Not Management
Independent Non-Executive Director Vote
3e Authorize Board to Fix the Remuneration For Did Not Management
of Directors Vote
4 Reappoint Auditors and Authorize Board to For Did Not Management
Fix Their Remuneration Vote
1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
2 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights
3 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Did Not Management
Shares Vote
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COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE
Ticker: RIO Security ID: 204412209
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 4, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 APPRECIATION OF THE MANAGEMENTS REPORT For For Management
AND ANALYSIS, DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2006.
2 PROPOSAL FOR THE DESTINATION OF PROFITS For For Management
OF THE SAID FISCAL YEAR AND APPROVAL OF
THE INVESTMENT BUDGET OF THE COMPANY.
3 APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD For For Management
OF DIRECTORS.
4 APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FISCAL For For Management
COUNCIL.
5 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REMUNERATION OF THE For For Management
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE
BOARD OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND THE
FISCAL COUNCIL.
6 PROPOSAL FOR THE CAPITAL INCREASE, For For Management
THROUGH CAPITALIZATION OF RESERVES,
WITHOUT THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES, AND THE
CONSEQUENT CHANGE OF THE HEAD OF ARTICLE
5 OF THE COMPANY S BY-LAWS.
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CONTINENTAL AG
Ticker: CON Security ID: D16212140
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 3, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.0 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2007
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
7 Approve Cancellation of 2002 AGM Pool of For For Management
Capital
8 Approve Creation of EUR 187.5 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights
9 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
10 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
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DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP CO. LTD.
Ticker: 8601 Security ID: J11718111
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles To: Expand Business Lines For For Management
- Update Terminology to Match that of New
Financial Instruments and Exchange Law
2.1 Elect Director Yoshinori Hara For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Akira Kiyota For For Management
2.3 Elect Director Shigeharu Suzuki For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Shin Yoshidome For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Tetsuo Mae For For Management
2.6 Elect Director Takashi Hibino For For Management
2.7 Elect Director Nobuyuki Iwamoto For For Management
2.8 Elect Director Kenji Hayashibe For For Management
2.9 Elect Director Tetsuro Kawakami For For Management
2.10 Elect Director Ryuji Yasuda For For Management
2.11 Elect Director Keisuke Kitajima For For Management
2.12 Elect Director Koichi Uno For For Management
2.13 Elect Director Ikuo Mori For For Management
3 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management
and Premium-Priced Option Plan for
Directors and Employees
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DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC.
Ticker: DRC Security ID: 261608103
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William E. Macaulay For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jean-Paul Vettier For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Vincent R. Volpe Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael L. Underwood For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Philip R, Roth For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Louis A. Raspino For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Rita V. Foley For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Joseph C. Winkler For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EBAY INC.
Ticker: EBAY Security ID: 278642103
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Philippe Bourguignon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas J. Tierney For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
Ticker: ERTS Security ID: 285512109
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 6, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director M. Richard Asher For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gary M. Kusin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gregory B. Maffei For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Timothy Mott For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Vivek Paul For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Lawrence F. Probst, III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard A. Simonson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Linda J. Srere For For Management
2 Approve Repricing of Options For Against Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For Against Management
Plan
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ELI LILLY AND CO.
Ticker: LLY Security ID: 532457108
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 15, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sir Winfried Bischoff For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Michael Cook For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Franklyn G. Prendergast, For For Management
M.D., Ph.D.
1.4 Elect Director Kathi P. Seifert 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 Report on Animal Welfare Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Animal Testing Policies Against Against Shareholder
7 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
8 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder
Articles/Bylaws/Charter
9 Adopt Simple Majority Vote Against For Shareholder
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EMC CORP.
Ticker: EMC Security ID: 268648102
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael W. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John R. Egan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David N. Strohm For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
5 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
6 Limit Composition of Committee(s) to Against Against Shareholder
Independent Directors
7 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
8 Company Specific-Adopt Simple Majority Against For Shareholder
Vote
9 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
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ERSTE BANK DER OESTERREICHISCHEN SPARKASSEN AG
Ticker: Security ID: A19494102
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management and For Did Not Management
Supervisory Boards Vote
4 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Members Vote
5 Elect Supervisory Board Members For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share For Did Not Management
Capital for Trading Purposes Vote
8 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share For Did Not Management
Capital for Purposes Other than Trading Vote
9 Adopt New Articles of Association For Did Not Management
Vote
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ESPRIT HOLDINGS
Ticker: Security ID: G3122U129
Meeting Date: DEC 5, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 1, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of HK$0.73 Per For For Management
Share
3 Approve Special Dividend of HK$1.08 Per For For Management
Share
4a Reelect Heinz Jurgen KROGNER-KORNALIK as For For Management
Director and Authorize Board to Fix His
Remuneration
4b Reelect Jurgen Alfred Rudolf FRIEDRICH as For For Management
Director and Authorize Board to Fix His
Remuneration
4c Reelect Paul CHENG Ming Fun as Director For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix His
Remuneration
5 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
7 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
8 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
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ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC., THE
Ticker: EL Security ID: 518439104
Meeting Date: OCT 31, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 15, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Rose Marie Bravo For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul J. Fribourg For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mellody Hobson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Barry S. Sternlicht For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FANUC LTD.
Ticker: 6954 Security ID: J13440102
Meeting Date: JUN 27, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management
Final Dividend of JY 77.5
2.1 Elect Director For For Management
2.2 Elect Director For For Management
2.3 Elect Director For For Management
2.4 Elect Director For For Management
2.5 Elect Director For For Management
2.6 Elect Director For For Management
2.7 Elect Director For For Management
2.8 Elect Director For For Management
2.9 Elect Director For For Management
2.10 Elect Director For For Management
2.11 Elect Director For For Management
2.12 Elect Director For For Management
2.13 Elect Director For For Management
3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
3.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
3.4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Statutory
Auditors
5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
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FEDEX CORPORATION
Ticker: FDX Security ID: 31428X106
Meeting Date: SEP 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James L. Barksdale For For Management
1.2 Elect Director August A. Busch, IV For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John A. Edwardson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Judith L. Estrin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J. Kenneth Glass For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Philip Greer For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J.R. Hyde, III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Shirley A. Jackson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Steven R. Loranger For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles T. Manatt For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Frederick W. Smith For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Joshua I. Smith For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Paul S. Walsh For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Peter S. Willmott For For Management
2 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Report on Environmental Policy Against Against Shareholder
5 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
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FIRST DATA CORP.
Ticker: FDC Security ID: 319963104
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 2, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director David A. Coulter For For Management
2 Elect Director Henry C. Duques For For Management
3 Elect Director Richard P. Kiphart For For Management
4 Elect Director Joan E. Spero For For Management
5 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
6 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
7 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
8 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
Ticker: BEN Security ID: 354613101
Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 30, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Samuel H. Armacost For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles Crocker For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joseph R. Hardiman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert D. Joffe For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Charles B. Johnson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gregory E. Johnson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas H. Kean For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Chutta Ratnathicam For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Peter M. Sacerdote For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Laura Stein For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Louis E. Woodworth For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
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FUJITSU LTD.
Ticker: 6702 Security ID: J15708159
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reduction in Capital Reserves For For Management
2.1 Elect Director For For Management
2.2 Elect Director For For Management
2.3 Elect Director For For Management
2.4 Elect Director For For Management
2.5 Elect Director For For Management
2.6 Elect Director For For Management
2.7 Elect Director For For Management
2.8 Elect Director For For Management
2.9 Elect Director For For Management
2.10 Elect Director For For Management
3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
and Statutory Auditor and Special
Payments to Continuing Directors and
Statutory Auditors in Connection with
Abolition of Retirement Bonus System
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GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.
Ticker: GNW Security ID: 37247D106
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frank J. Borelli For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael D. Fraizer For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Nancy J. Karch For For Management
1.4 Elect Director J. Robert Kerrey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Saiyid T. Naqvi For For Management
1.6 Elect Director James A. Parke For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James S. Riepe For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Barrett A. Toan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Thomas B. Wheeler For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GENZYME CORP.
Ticker: GENZ Security ID: 372917104
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Douglas A. Berthiaume For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gail K. Boudreaux For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
5 Company Specific--Adopt Majority Voting For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
7 Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Against For Shareholder
Control) to shareholder Vote
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC )
Ticker: GLAXF Security ID: G3910J112
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Elect Daniel Podolsky as Director For For Management
4 Elect Stephanie Burns as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Julian Heslop as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Deryck Maughan as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Ronaldo Schmitz as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Sir Robert Wilson as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
10 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of Auditors
11 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisations Donations up to
GBP 50,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditures up to GBP 50,000
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 479,400,814
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 71,910,122
14 Authorise 575,280,977 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
15 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Electronic Communication
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GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE
Ticker: GS Security ID: 38141G104
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 26, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein For For Management
2 Elect Director Lord Browne of Madingley For For Management
3 Elect Director John H. Bryan For For Management
4 Elect Director Gary D. Cohn For For Management
5 Elect Director Claes Dahlback For For Management
6 Elect Director Stephen Friedman For For Management
7 Elect Director William W. George For For Management
8 Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta For For Management
9 Elect Director James A. Johnson For For Management
10 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
11 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
12 Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons For For Management
13 Elect Director Jon Winkelried For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
16 Sustainability Report Against Against Shareholder
17 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
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HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
Ticker: HPQ Security ID: 428236103
Meeting Date: MAR 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 16, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director L.T. Babbio, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director S.M. Baldauf For For Management
3 Elect Director R.A. Hackborn For For Management
4 Elect Director J.H. Hammergren For For Management
5 Elect Director M.V. Hurd For For Management
6 Elect Director R.L. Ryan For For Management
7 Elect Director L.S. Salhany For For Management
8 Elect Director G.K.Thompson For For Management
9 Ratify Auditors For For Management
10 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder
11 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
12 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
13 Performance-Based Equity Awards Against Against Shareholder
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HIROSE ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
Ticker: 6806 Security ID: J19782101
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management
Final Dividend of JY 75
2 Amend Articles to: Create Post of Vice For For Management
President
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 Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management
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HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO. INC.
Ticker: 4530 Security ID: J20076121
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For Did Not Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 21, Vote
Final JY 24, Special JY 0
2.1 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
2.2 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
2.3 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
2.4 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
2.5 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
2.6 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
2.7 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
2.8 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
2.9 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
2.10 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For Did Not Management
and Statutory Auditor Vote
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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Ticker: HSBA Security ID: G4634U169
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Remuneration Report For Did Not Management
Vote
3(a) Re-elect Lord Butler as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3(b) Re-elect Baroness Lydia Dunn as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3(c) Re-elect Rona Fairhead as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3(d) Re-elect William Fung as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3(e) Re-elect Sir Brian Moffat as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3(f) Elect Gwyn Morgan as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For Did Not Management
Authorise the Board to Determine Their Vote
Remuneration
5 Auth. Issuance of Non-Cumulative Pref. For Did Not Management
Shares with Pre-emptive Rights up to Vote
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000,
USD 100,000 and EUR 100,000; and Auth.
Issuance of Ord. Shares with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 1,158,660,000
6 Subject to the Passing of Resolution 5, For Did Not Management
Authorise Issue of Equity or Vote
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 289,665,000
7 Authorise 1,158,660,000 Ordinary Shares For Did Not Management
for Market Purchase Vote
8 Approve Scrip Dividend Program For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Authorise the Company to Make EU For Did Not Management
Political Organisations Donations and to Vote
Incur EU Political Expenditures up to GBP
250,000
10 Authorise HSBC Bank Plc to Make EU For Did Not Management
Political Organisations Donations and to Vote
Incur EU Political Expenditures up to GBP
50,000
11 Authorise the Company to Use Electronic For Did Not Management
Communications Vote
12 Amend Articles of Association Re: Use of For Did Not Management
Electronic Communications Vote
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INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL (INDITEX)
Ticker: Security ID: E6282J109
Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual Financial Statements For For Management
and Discharge Directors for Fiscal Year
Ended 01-31-06
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Discharge of Directors for Fiscal
Year Ended 01-31-06
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
4 Reelect Director For For Management
5 Reelect Auditors For For Management
6 Amend Articles 17 and 27 Re: Calling of For Against Management
Shareholder Meetings and Director Terms
7 Amend General Meeting Guidelines Re: For For Management
Calling of Shareholder Meetings and Vote
Requirements for Certain Items
8 Approve Stock Option Plan for Executive For For Management
Directors and Employees
9 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management
10 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
11 Present Report Re: General Meeting For For Management
Guidelines
12 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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INTEL CORP.
Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Craig R. Barrett For For Management
2 Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky For For Management
3 Elect Director Susan L. Decker For For Management
4 Elect Director D. James Guzy For For Management
5 Elect Director Reed E. Hundt For For Management
6 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management
7 Elect Director James D. Plummer For For Management
8 Elect Director David S. Pottruck For For Management
9 Elect Director Jane E. Shaw For For Management
10 Elect Director John L. Thornton For For Management
11 Elect Director David B. Yoffie For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
14 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
15 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
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INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY
Ticker: IGT Security ID: 459902102
Meeting Date: MAR 6, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Neil Barsky For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert A. Bittman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard R. Burt For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Patti S. Hart For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Leslie S. Heisz For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert A. Mathewson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Thomas J. Matthews For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert Miller For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Frederick B. Rentschler For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Christine A. Poon For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Steven S Reinemund For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David Satcher For For Management
1.11 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
4 Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Against Against Shareholder
Plans to Shareholder vote
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JULIUS BAER HOLDING AG (FORMERLY BAER HOLDINGS)
Ticker: Security ID: H4407G172
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 1 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
4.1 Reelect Monika Baumann and Rolf Jetzer as For Did Not Management
Directors Vote
4.2 Elect Daniel Sauter and Gareth Penny as For Did Not Management
Directors Vote
5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Approve 2:1 Stock Split For Did Not Management
Vote
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KAO CORP.
Ticker: 4452 Security ID: J30642169
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 26,
Final JY 26, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles To: Expand Business Lines For For Management
3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management
Auditor
5 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management
6 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Directors
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KIMBERLY CLARK DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.
Ticker: Security ID: P60694117
Meeting Date: SEP 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Partial Spin-Off of Company's For Did Not Management
Industrial Products Division; Approve Vote
Allocation of Funds Resulting from this
Transaction Including an Investment Plan;
Approve Share Repurchase Program; and
Approve Payment of Extraordinary
Dividends
2 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For Did Not Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting Vote
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KIMBERLY CLARK DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.
Ticker: Security ID: P60694117
Meeting Date: MAR 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For Did Not Management
Financial Statements and Statutory Report Vote
for Fiscal Year Ended 12-31-06, Approve
Allocation of Income, and Approve Audit
Committee and Corporate Practices
Committee Reports
2 Approve Dividends of MXN 2.52 Per Class A For Did Not Management
and B Share and Special Class T Shares; Vote
Such Dividends will be Distributed in 4
Installments of MNX 0.63 Each
3 Elect/Reelect Principal and Alternates For Did Not Management
Members of the Board of Directors, and Vote
the Chairman of the Audit Committee and
Corporate Practices Committee; Verify
Director's Independence as Set Forth in
Article 26 of Mexican Securities Law
4 Approve Remuneration of Board of For Did Not Management
Directors and Members of Different Vote
Committess, Principals and Alternates
Respectively
5 Approve Repurchase and Reissuance of For Did Not Management
Shares; Approve Cancellation of 7.24 Vote
Million Ordinary Treasury Class I Shares
or 3.73 Million Class A Shares and 3.51
Million Class B Shares; Set Aggregate
Nominal Amount of Share Repurchase
Program
6 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For Did Not Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting Vote
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L'AIR LIQUIDE
Ticker: AIQUF Security ID: F01764103
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 4, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Dividends of EUR 4 per Share For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
5 Reelect Gerard de La Martiniere as For Did Not Management
Director Vote
6 Reelect Cornelis van Lede as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
8 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
9 Approve Stock Option Plans Grants For Did Not Management
Vote
10 Authorize up to 0.5 Percent of Issued For Did Not Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Vote
11 Approve Employee Savings-Related Share For Did Not Management
Purchase Plan Vote
12 Approve 1-for-2 Stock Split, and Amend For Did Not Management
Article 5 of the Bylaws Accordingly Vote
13 Amend Articles of Association Re: Record For Did Not Management
Date Vote
14 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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L'OREAL
Ticker: LORLF Security ID: F58149133
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 19, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.18 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Liliane Bettencourt as Director For For Management
6 Elect Annette Roux as Director For For Management
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management
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 59.77 Million
9 Approve Stock Option Plans Grants For For Management
10 Authorize up to 0.2 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
11 Approve/Amend Employee Savings-Related For For Management
Share Purchase Plan
12 Amend Articles of Association Re: Record For For Management
Date and Attendance of General Meetings
through Videoconference and
Telecommunication
13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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LI & FUNG LIMITED
Ticker: Security ID: G5485F144
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 7, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of HK$0.39 Per For For Management
Share
3a Reelect Victor Fung Kwok King as Director For For Management
3b Reelect Paul Edward Selway-Swift as For For Management
Director
3c Reelect Bruce Philip Rockowitz as For For Management
Director
3d Reelect Annabella Leung Wai Ping as For For Management
Director
4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Against Management
Shares
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LINDE AG
Ticker: LIN Security ID: D50348107
Meeting Date: JUN 5, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 15, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006 Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.50 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2006 Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal 2006 Vote
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For Did Not Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for Vote
Fiscal 2007
6 Approve Creation of EUR 80 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights Vote
7 Approve Stock Bonus Plan for Key For Did Not Management
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 9 Vote
Million Pool of Capital for Stock Bonus
Plan
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Vote
Shares
9a Elect Clemens Boersig to the Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Vote
9b Elect Arne Wittig as Alternate For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board Member Vote
9c Elect Guenter Hugger as Alternate For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board Member Vote
10 Change Location of Registered Office to For Did Not Management
Munich, Germany Vote
11 Amend Corporate Purpose For Did Not Management
Vote
12 Approve Decrease in Size of Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board to Twelve Members Vote
13 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
14 Amend Articles Re: Proxy Voting at For Did Not Management
General Meeting Vote
15 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For Did Not Management
Publication of Financial Statements and Vote
Statutory Reports
16 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For Did Not Management
Distribution of Company Communications Vote
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: LOW Security ID: 548661107
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David W. Bernauer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Leonard L. Berry For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Dawn E. Hudson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management
2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Progress Toward Implementing Against Against Shareholder
the Company?s Wood Policy
6 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
7 Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Against For Shareholder
Control) to shareholder Vote
8 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
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LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON
Ticker: LVMHF Security ID: F58485115
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 4, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Discharge Directors Vote
3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.40 per Share Vote
5 Reelect Bernard Arnault as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Reelect Delphine Arnault-Gancia as For Did Not Management
Director Vote
7 Reelect Jean Arnault as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Reelect Nicholas Clive-Worms as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Reelect Patrick Houel as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
10 Reelect Felix G. Rohatyn as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Reelect Hubert Vedrine as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
12 Reappoint Kilian Hennessy as Censor For Did Not Management
Vote
13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
14 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
15 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 30 million
16 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 30 million
17 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For Did Not Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future Vote
Acquisitions or Share Exchange Offers
18 Approve Issuance of Shares Up to EUR 30 For Did Not Management
Million for the Benefit of Credit and Vote
Insurance Institutions
19 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Did Not Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related to Vote
Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote
Above
20 Amend Employee Savings-Related Share For Did Not Management
Purchase Plan Vote
21 Amend Articles of Association Re: Record For Did Not Management
Date Vote
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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 12, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Manoel Luiz Ferrao de For For Management
Amorim
1.2 Elect Director Edward Su-ning Tian For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Bernard S.Y. Fung For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Marc Olivie For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Mark Schwartz For For Management
1.6 Elect Director David R. Carlucci For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard Haythornthwaite For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert W. Selander For For Management
2 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MEDTRONIC, INC.
Ticker: MDT Security ID: 585055106
Meeting Date: AUG 24, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 26, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Richard H. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael R. Bonsignore For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert C. Pozen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gordon M. Sprenger For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
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MELLON FINANCIAL CORP.
Ticker: MEL Security ID: 58551A108
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jared L. Cohon For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ira J. Gumberg For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert P. Kelly For For Management
1.4 Elect Director David S. Shapira For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John P. Surma For For Management
2 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MELLON FINANCIAL CORP.
Ticker: MEL Security ID: 58551A108
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: APR 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adopt Supermajority Vote Requirement for For For Management
Mergers
3 Increase Authorized Preferred and Common For For Management
Stock
4 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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MILLIPORE CORP.
Ticker: MIL Security ID: 601073109
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Daniel Bellus For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert C. Bishop, Ph.D. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Edward M. Scolnick, M.D. For For Management
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MONSANTO CO.
Ticker: MON Security ID: 61166W101
Meeting Date: JAN 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 20, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frank V. Atlee III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Arthur H. Harper For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Sharon R. Long, Ph.D. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
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MORGAN STANLEY
Ticker: MS Security ID: 617446448
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Roy J. Bostock For For Management
2 Elect Director Erskine B. Bowles For For Management
3 Elect Director Howard J. Davies For For Management
4 Elect Director C. Robert Kidder For For Management
5 Elect Director John J. Mack For For Management
6 Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen For For Management
7 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management
8 Elect Director Hutham S. Olayan For For Management
9 Elect Director Charles E. Phillips, Jr. For For Management
10 Elect Director Griffith Sexton For For Management
11 Elect Director Laura D. Tyson For For Management
12 Elect Director Klaus Zumwinkel For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
15 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder
Articles/Bylaws/Charter
16 Approve Report of the Compensation Against Against Shareholder
Committee
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NESTLE SA
Ticker: NSRGF Security ID: H57312466
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 10.40 per Share Vote
4 Approve CHF 7.7 Million Reduction in For Did Not Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of Vote
Repurchased Shares
5.1 Reelect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe as For Did Not Management
Director Vote
5.2 Reelect Edward George as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
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NICE-SYSTEMS LTD.
Ticker: NICE Security ID: 653656108
Meeting Date: DEC 21, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 14, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE For For Management
COMPANY: RON GUTLER.
2 ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE For For Management
COMPANY: JOSEPH ATSMON.
3 ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE For For Management
COMPANY: RIMON BEN-SHAOUL.
4 ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE For For Management
COMPANY: YOSEPH DAUBER.
5 ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE For For Management
COMPANY: JOHN HUGHES.
6 ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE For For Management
COMPANY: DAVID KOSTMAN.
7 Ratify Auditors For For Management
8 TO APPROVE AN INCREASE OF THE COMPANY S For For Management
AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL FROM 75,000,000
TO 125,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES.
9 TO APPROVE THE INCREASE OF THE POOL OF For For Management
SHARES RESERVED UNDER THE COMPANY S
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.
10 TO APPROVE A SPECIAL ANNUAL FEE TO THE For For Management
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
11 TO APPROVE THE GRANT OF OPTIONS TO For For Management
PURCHASE ORDINARY SHARES OF THE COMPANY
TO THE NONEXECUTIVE DIRECTORS.
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NIKE, INC.
Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103
Meeting Date: SEP 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 25, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jill K. Conway For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan B. Graf, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson For For Management
2 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO. LTD.
Ticker: 5214 Security ID: J53247110
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management
Final Dividend of JY 6
2 Amend Articles to: Amend Provisions on For For Management
Statutory Auditors
3.1 Elect Director For For Management
3.2 Elect Director For For Management
3.3 Elect Director For For Management
3.4 Elect Director For For Management
3.5 Elect Director For For Management
3.6 Elect Director For For Management
3.7 Elect Director For For Management
3.8 Elect Director For For Management
3.9 Elect Director For For Management
4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5.1 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For Against Management
Auditor
5.2 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For For Management
Auditor
6 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management
Directors
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OMRON CORP.
Ticker: 6645 Security ID: J61374120
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 15,
Final JY 19, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles To: Reduce Directors Term For For Management
in Office
3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
4.1 Elect Director For For Management
4.2 Elect Director For For Management
4.3 Elect Director For For Management
4.4 Elect Director For For Management
4.5 Elect Director For For Management
4.6 Elect Director For For Management
4.7 Elect Director For For Management
5 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
6 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management
Directors
7 Approve Stock Option Plan for Directors For For Management
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ORACLE CORP.
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: OCT 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 14, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jeffrey O. Henley For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Lawrence J. Ellison For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald L. Lucas For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jack F. Kemp For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Berg For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Safra A. Catz For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Hector Garcia-Molina For For Management
1.9 Elect Director H. Raymond Bingham For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles E Phillips, Jr. For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Naomi O. Seligman For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock For Against Management
Plan
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ORASCOM TELECOM HOLDING
Ticker: Security ID: M7526D107
Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles 6 and 7 Re: Stock Split For Did Not Management
and Adjustment to Par value Vote
2 Amend Article 25 Re: Allow Meetings Via For Did Not Management
Conference Call and Resolutions in Vote
Written Form
3 Amend Article 38 Re: Establish both Giza For Did Not Management
and Eqypt as Venues For Shareholder Vote
Meetings
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ORASCOM TELECOM HOLDING
Ticker: Security ID: M7526D107
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve BOD Report for Fiscal Year 2006 For Did Not Management
Vote
2 Approve Financial Statements for Fiscal For Did Not Management
Year 2006 Vote
3 Approve Audit Reports for Fiscal Year For Did Not Management
2006 Vote
4 Approve Allocation of Income for Fiscal For Did Not Management
Year 2006 Vote
5 Approve Discharge of Board For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Approve Director Remuneration for Fiscal For Did Not Management
Year 2007 Vote
7 Approve Auditors and Fix Their For Did Not Management
Remuneration for Fiscal Year 2007 Vote
8 Authorize Board of Directors to Sign For Did Not Management
Mutual Refund Contracts with Subsidiaries Vote
and Sister Companies
9 Authorize Board of Directors to Sign Loan For Did Not Management
and Mortgage Contracts and also to Issue Vote
Guarantees to Lenders for the Company,
Subsidiaries and Sister Companies
10 Authorize the Company Donations for For Did Not Management
Fiscal Year Ended 2006 and Authorize Vote
Directors to Make Donations for Fiscal
Year 2007
11 Ratify the Changes Made to the Board of For Did Not Management
Directors During Fiscal Year Ended 2006 Vote
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PEPSICO, INC.
Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
2 Elect Director Victor J. Dzau, M.D. For For Management
3 Elect Director Ray L. Hunt For For Management
4 Elect Director Alberto Ibarguen For For Management
5 Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez For For Management
6 Elect Director Indra K. Nooyi For For Management
7 Elect Director Sharon Percy Rockefeller For For Management
8 Elect Director James J. Schiro For For Management
9 Elect Director Daniel Vasella For For Management
10 Elect Director Michael D. White For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
13 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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PERNOD RICARD
Ticker: RI Security ID: F72027109
Meeting Date: NOV 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.52 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Francois Gerard as Director For For Management
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 600,000
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
8 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
9 Approve Stock Option Plans Grants For For Management
10 Allow Board to Grant Free Warrants in the For Against Management
Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share
Exchange Offer
11 Approve Employee Savings-Related Share For Against Management
Purchase Plan
12 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Shares Held by a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
13 Amend Articles of Association Re: Voting For Against Management
Right Ceiling
14 Authorize Filling of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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PETROLEO BRASILEIRO
Ticker: PBR.A Security ID: 71654V408
Meeting Date: APR 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 MANAGEMENT REPORT, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For For Management
AND AUDIT COMMITTEE S OPINION FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 2006
2 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL For For Management
YEAR 2007
3 DISTRIBUTION OF RESULTS FOR THE FISCAL For For Management
YEAR 2006
4 ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS
5 ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS
6 ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE FISCAL COUNCIL For For Management
AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSTITUTES
7 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT For For Management
COMPENSATION, AS WELL AS THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROFITS PURSUANT TO
ARTICLES 41 AND 56 OF THE COMPANY S
BYLAWS, AS WELL AS OF MEMBERS OF THE
FISCAL COUNCIL
8 INCREASE IN THE CAPITAL STOCK THROUGH THE For For Management
INCORPORATION OF PART OF THE REVENUE
RESERVES CONSTITUTED IN PREVIOUS FISCAL
YEARS AMOUNTING TO R$ 4.380 MILLION,
INCREASING THE CAPITAL STOCK FROM R$
48.264 MILLION TO R$ 52.644 MILLION
WITHOUT ANY CHANGE TO THE
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PETSMART
Ticker: PETM Security ID: 716768106
Meeting Date: JUN 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 23, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Rakesh Gangwal For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Barbara A. Munder For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas G. Stemberg For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
Ticker: PHGFF Security ID: N6817P109
Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 18, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Cancel Company Treasury Shares For Did Not Management
Vote
2 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
3 Cancel Additional Company Treasury Shares For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Authorize Additional Share Repurchase For Did Not Management
Program Vote
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PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
Ticker: PHGFF Security ID: N6817P109
Meeting Date: MAR 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Speech President None None Management
2a Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2b Receive Explanation on Company's Reserves None None Management
and Dividend Policy
2c Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.60 per Share
2d Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
2e Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
3a Reelect G.J. Kleisterlee to Management For For Management
Board
3b Reelect G.H.A. Dutine to Management Board For For Management
3c Elect S.H. Ruschowski to Management Board For For Management
4a Reelect J-M. Hessels to Supervisory Board For For Management
4b Reelect C.J.A. van Lede to Supervisory For For Management
Board
4c Reelect J.M. Thompson to Supervisory For For Management
Board
4d Elect H. von Prondzynski to Supervisory For For Management
Board
5 Proposal to Amend the Long-Term Incentive For For Management
Plan
6 Proposal to Amend the Remuneration Policy For For Management
of Management Board
7a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares Up For For Management
To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus
Additional 10 Percent in Case of
Takeover/Merger
7b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Issuance Under Item 7a
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
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PRAXAIR, INC.
Ticker: PX Security ID: 74005P104
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Jose P. Alves For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director H. Mitchell Watson, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert L. Wood For For Management
2 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against For Shareholder
of Directors
3 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against Against Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE
Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109
Meeting Date: OCT 10, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 11, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Norman R. Augustine For For Management
1.2 Elect Director A.G. Lafley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John F. Smith, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management
2 Approve Decrease in Size of Board For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Put Repricing of Stock Options to Against Against Shareholder
Shareholder Vote
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PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK
Ticker: Security ID: Y71474137
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 6, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Annual Report For For Management
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
4 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management
Fix Their Remuneration
5 Elect Directors and Commissioners For For Management
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors and For For Management
Commissioners
7 Approve Delegation of Duties for For For Management
Directors
8 Elect Commissioners For For Management
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
10 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
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RECKITT BENCKISER PLC (FORMERLY RECKITT & COLMAN PLC )
Ticker: Security ID: G7420A107
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 25 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Colin Day as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Judith Sprieser as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Kenneth Hydon as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Peter White as Director For For Management
8 Elect David Tyler as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 25,160,000
12 Subject to the Passing of Resolution 11, For For Management
Authorise Issue of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 3,700,000
13 Authorise 72,000,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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RESMED, INC.
Ticker: RMD Security ID: 761152107
Meeting Date: NOV 9, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Peter Farrell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gary Pace For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ronald Taylor For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ROCHE HOLDING AG
Ticker: Security ID: H69293217
Meeting Date: MAR 5, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 3.40 per Share Vote
4.1 Elect Pius Baschera as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2 Elect Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler SA For Did Not Management
Vote
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: Y74718100
Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Appropriation of Income and Final For For Management
Dividend of KRW 5000 Per Common Share
2.1 Elect Independent Non-Executive Directors For For Management
2.2 Elect Executive Director For For Management
2.3 Elect Member of Audit Committee For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
Directors and Independent Non-Executive
Directors
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SAP AG
Ticker: SAPGF Security ID: D66992104
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.46 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2006
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2006
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2007
6a Elect Pekka Ala-Pietilae to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6b Elect Wilhelm Haarmann to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6c Elect Hartmut Mehdorn to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6d Elect Joachim Milberg to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6e Elect Hasso Plattner to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6f Elect August-Wilhelm Scheer to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6g Elect Erhard Schipporeit to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6h Elect Klaus Wucherer to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management
When Repurchasing Shares
9 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
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SCHLUMBERGER LTD.
Ticker: SLB Security ID: 806857108
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 21, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director P. Camus For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J.S. Gorelick For For Management
1.3 Elect Director A. Gould For For Management
1.4 Elect Director T. Isaac For For Management
1.5 Elect Director N. Kudryavtsev For For Management
1.6 Elect Director A. Lajous For For Management
1.7 Elect Director M.E. Marks For For Management
1.8 Elect Director D. Primat For For Management
1.9 Elect Director L.R. Reif For For Management
1.10 Elect Director T.I. Sandvold For For Management
1.11 Elect Director N. Seydoux For For Management
1.12 Elect Director L.G. Stuntz For For Management
1.13 Elect Director R. Talwar For For Management
2 ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS AND For For Management
DIVIDENDS.
3 APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC For For Management
ACCOUNTING FIRM.
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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA (FORMERLY SCHNEIDER SA)
Ticker: SU Security ID: F86921107
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 23, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 3 per Share
4 Approve Transaction with Groupe AXA For For Management
5 Approve Transaction with a Related Party For For Management
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
7 Amend Article 11: Supervisory Board For For Management
Composition
8 Amend Article 14: Supervisory Board Against Against Management
Composition
9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 500 Million
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 300 Million
11 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related to
Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote
Above
12 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to 10 For For Management
percent for Future Exchange Offers
13 Authorize up to 0.5 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
14 Approve Employee Savings-Related Share For For Management
Purchase Plan
15 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan for For For Management
International Employees
16 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
A Amend Article 19 of Bylaws in order to Against For Shareholder
Cancel the Voting Rights Limitation
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SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: Y79946102
Meeting Date: SEP 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
2 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
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SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: Y79946102
Meeting Date: SEP 29, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adopt Financial Statements and Directors' For For Management
and Auditors' Reports
2 Reelect Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay as Director For For Management
3 Reelect Ng Kee Choe as Director For For Management
4 Reelect Lee Hsien Yang as Director For For Management
5 Reelect Olivia Lum Ooi Lin as Director For For Management
6 Elect Euleen Goh Yiu Kiang as Director For For Management
7 Approve Directors' Fees of SGD 765,200 For For Management
for the Year End June 30, 2006
8 Declare Final Dividend of SGD 0.117 Per For For Management
Share
9 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
10 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management
Preemptive Rights
11 Approve Issuance of Shares and Grant of For Against Management
Options Pursuant to the SGX Share Option
Plan and the SGX Performance Share Plan
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SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Ticker: SGT Security ID: Y79985175
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reduction of Paid-Up Share For For Management
Capital
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SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Ticker: SGT Security ID: Y79985175
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
2 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
3 Approve SingTel Performance Share Plan For For Management
4 Approve Participation by the Relevant For For Management
Person in the SingTel Performance Share
Plan
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SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Ticker: SGT Security ID: Y79985175
Meeting Date: JUL 28, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adopt Financial Statements and Directors' For For Management
and Auditors' Reports for the Financial
Year Ended Mar. 31, 2006
2 Declare First and Final Dividend of SGD For For Management
0.10 Per Share for the Financial Year
Ended Mar. 31, 2006
3 Reelect Graham John Bradley as Director For For Management
4 Reelect Chumpol NaLamlieng as Director For For Management
5 Reelect Lee Hsien Yang as Director For For Management
6 Approve Directors' Fees of SGD 1.5 For For Management
Million for the Financial Year Ended Mar.
31, 2006 (2005: SGD 1.2 Million)
7 Appoint Deloitte & Touche as Auditors and For For Management
Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration
8 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management
Preemptive Rights
9 Approve Issuance of Shares and Grant of For For Management
Options Pursuant to the Singapore Telecom
Share Option Scheme 1999
10 Approve Issuance of Shares and Grant of For For Management
Options Pursuant to the SingTel
Performance Share Plan
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SMITHS GROUP PLC (FORMERLY SMITHS INDUSTRIES PLC)
Ticker: SMIN Security ID: G82401103
Meeting Date: FEB 20, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the Proposed Sale by Smiths Group For For Management
International Holdings Limited of Smiths
Aerospace Group Limited; Authorise the
Directors to Take the Necessary Steps to
Implement the Sale
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SMITHS GROUP PLC (FORMERLY SMITHS INDUSTRIES PLC)
Ticker: SMIN Security ID: G82401103
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Increase Authorised Capital to GBP For Did Not Management
206,000,000; Issue Equity with Rights to Vote
GBP 6,000,000; Approve Share Subdivision
and Consolidation; Approve the Terms of
the Proposed Contract Between JPMorgan
Cazenove and the Company; Adopt New
Articles of Association
2 Subject to the Passing of Resolution 1, For Did Not Management
Authorise 38,426,886 Ordinary Shares for Vote
Market Purchase
3 Authorise the Company to Send Documents For Did Not Management
to Members by Electronic Means Vote
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STANDARD CHARTERED PLC
Ticker: STAN Security ID: G84228157
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 50.21 US Cents For For Management
Per Ordinary Share
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Re-elect Sir CK Chow Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Jamie Dundas as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Ruth Markland as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Richard Meddings as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Kai Nargolwala as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Paul Skinner as Director For For Management
10 Elect Lord Adair Turner as Director For For Management
11 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management
the Company
12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 230,794,344 (Relevant Securities and
Scrip Dividend Scheme); Otherwise up to
USD 138,476,606
14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount
Equal to the Company's Share Capital
Repurchased by the Company Pursuant to
Resolution 16
15 Subject to the Passing of Resolution 13, For For Management
Authorise Issue of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 34,619,151
16 Authorise 138,476,606 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
17 Authorise 7,500 Dollar Preference Shares For For Management
and 195,285,000 Sterling Preference
Shares for Market Purchase
18 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 100,000
19 Authorise Standard Chartered Bank to Make For For Management
EU Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 100,000
20 Approve the Waiver in Respect of the For For Management
Reporting and Annual Review Requirements
in Respect of Ongoing Banking
Transactions with Associates of Temasek
Holdings (Private) Limited that the
Company has not been Able to Identify
21 Approve the Waiver in Respect of the For For Management
Requirement to Enter into Fixed-Term
Written Agreements with Temasek Holdings
(Private) Limited and its Associates in
Respect of Ongoing Banking Transactions
22a Approve the Ratification of Past Ongoing For For Management
Banking Transactions with Temasek
Holdings (Private) Limited and its
Associates
22b Approve Future Ongoing Banking For For Management
Transactions with Temasek Holdings
(Private) Limited and its Associates,
Including the Waiver in Respect of the
Requirement to Set an Annual Cap
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STAPLES, INC.
Ticker: SPLS Security ID: 855030102
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 17, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Basil L. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Arthur M. Blank For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mary Elizabeth Burton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gary L. Crittenden For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Rowland T. Moriarty For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert C. Nakasone For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Martin Trust For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Vijay Vishwanath For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Paul F. Walsh For For Management
2 Company Specific- Majority Vote for the For For Management
Uncontested Election of Directors
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Company Specific- Adopt Simple Majority Against For Shareholder
Vote
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STATE STREET CORP. (BOSTON)
Ticker: STT Security ID: 857477103
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 23, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director T. Albright For For Management
1.2 Elect Director K. Burnes For For Management
1.3 Elect Director P. Coym For For Management
1.4 Elect Director N. Darehshori For For Management
1.5 Elect Director A. Fawcett For For Management
1.6 Elect Director A. Goldstein For For Management
1.7 Elect Director D. Gruber For For Management
1.8 Elect Director L. Hill For For Management
1.9 Elect Director C. LaMantia For For Management
1.10 Elect Director R. Logue For For Management
1.11 Elect Director M. Miskovic For For Management
1.12 Elect Director R. Sergel For For Management
1.13 Elect Director R. Skates For For Management
1.14 Elect Director G. Summe For For Management
1.15 Elect Director D. Walsh For For Management
1.16 Elect Director R. Weissman For For Management
2 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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STRAUMANN HOLDING AG
Ticker: Security ID: H8300N119
Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 3 per Share Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
5 Reelect Dominik Ellenrieder and Thomas For Did Not Management
Straumann as Directors Vote
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
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SYMRISE AG
Ticker: Security ID: D827A1108
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 24, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006 Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2006 Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal 2006 Vote
4 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For Did Not Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for Vote
Fiscal 2007
5 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For Did Not Management
Distribution of Company Communications Vote
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SYNTHES INC
Ticker: SYST Security ID: 87162M409
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve University Prof. Dr. Pietro For For Management
Regazzoni University Hospital Basel as
Guest Speaker
3 Receive Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
4 Receive The Report on Dividend Approved For For Management
by The Board of Directors
5 Approve Increase in Size of Board For For Management
6 Elect Director Charles Hedgepeth, Amin For For Management
Khoury and Jobst Wagner
7 Ratify Auditors For For Management
8 Other Business For Against Management
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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO.
Ticker: TSM Security ID: 874039100
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO ACCEPT 2006 BUSINESS REPORT AND For For Management
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
2 TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FOR DISTRIBUTION For For Management
OF 2006 PROFITS.
3 TO APPROVE THE CAPITALIZATION OF 2006 For For Management
DIVIDENDS, 2006 EMPLOYEE PROFIT SHARING,
AND CAPITAL SURPLUS.
4 TO APPROVE REVISIONS TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management
INCORPORATION.
5 TO APPROVE REVISIONS TO INTERNAL POLICIES For For Management
AND RULES AS FOLLOWS: (1) PROCEDURES FOR
ACQUISITION OR DISPOSAL OF ASSETS; (2)
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR FINANCIAL
DERIVATIVES TRANSACTIONS; (3) PROCEDURES
FOR LENDING FUNDS TO OTHER PARTIES; (4)
PROCEDURES FOR
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TALISMAN ENERGY INC.
Ticker: TLM Security ID: 87425E103
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Douglas D. Baldwin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James W. Buckee For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William R.P. Dalton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kevin S. Dunne For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Lawrence G. Tapp For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stella M. Thompson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert G. Welty For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles R. Williamson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Charles W. Wilson For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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TELEVISION FRANCAISE 1
Ticker: Security ID: F91255103
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.85 per Share
5 Reelect Patricia Barbizet as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Martin Bouygues as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Olivier Bouygues as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Claude Cohen as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Patrick Le Lay as Director For For Management
10 Reelect Philippe Montagner as Director For For Management
11 Reelect Etienne Mougeotte as Director For For Management
12 Reelect Olivier Poupart Lafarge as For For Management
Director
13 Reelect Haim Saban as Director For For Management
14 Ratify Cabinet MAZARS And GUERARD as For For Management
Auditor
15 Ratify Thierry Colin as Alternate Auditor For For Management
16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent For Against Management
of Issued Share Capital
17 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 120 Million
19 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
20 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 120 Million
21 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Against Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related to
Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote
Above
22 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for 10 For Against Management
Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant to
Issue Authority without Preemptive Rights
23 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
24 Authorize Capital Increase for Future For Against Management
Exchange Offers
25 Approve Issuance of Securities For Against Management
Convertible into Debt
26 Approve Employee Savings-Related Share For Against Management
Purchase Plan
27 Grant Authority to Board to Implement For Against Management
Antitakeover Measures During a Takeover
28 Approve Issuance of Warrants without For Against Management
Preemptive Rights during a Takeover
Period
29 Approve Stock Option Plans Grants For Against Management
30 Amend Articles of Association Re: Record For For Management
Date
31 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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TELUS CORPORATION
Ticker: T Security ID: 87971M103
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director R.H. (Dick) Auchinleck For For Management
1.2 Elect Director A. Charles Baillie For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Micheline Bouchard For For Management
1.4 Elect Director R. John Butler For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Brian A. Canfield For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Pierre Y. Ducros For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Darren Entwistle For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ruston E.T. Goepel For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John S. Lacey For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Brian F. MacNeill For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ronald P. Triffo For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Donald Woodley For For Management
2 Approve Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration
of Auditors
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TESCO PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G87621101
Meeting Date: JUL 7, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 6.10 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Charles Allen as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Richard Brasher as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Philip Clarke as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Andrew Higginson as Director For For Management
8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
10 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital For For Management
from GBP 535,000,000 to GBP 542,900,000
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 131,700,000
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 19,760,000
13 Authorise 790,500,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Authorise Directors to Use Treasury For For Management
Shares for the Purposes of or Pursuant to
Any of the Employee Share Schemes
Operated by the Company
15 Authorise the Company to make Donations For For Management
to EU Political Organisations and Incur
EU Political Expenditure up to GBP
100,000
16 Authorise Tesco Stores Limited to Make For For Management
Donations to EU Political Organisations
and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
GBP 100,000
17 Authorise Tesco Ireland Limited to Make For For Management
Donations to EU Political Organisations
and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
GBP 25,000
18 Authorise Tesco Vin Plus S.A. to Make For For Management
Donations to EU Political Organisations
and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
GBP 25,000
19 Authorise Tesco Stores CR a.s. to Make For For Management
Donations to EU Political Organisations
and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
GBP 25,000
20 Authorise Tesco Stores SR a.s. to Make For For Management
Donations to EU Political Organisations
and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
GBP 25,000
21 Authorise Tesco Global Rt to Make For For Management
Donations to EU Political Organisations
and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
GBP 25,000
22 Authorise Tesco Polska Sp z.o.o. to Make For For Management
Donations to EU Political Organisations
and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
GBP 25,000
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TESCO PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G87621101
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 6.83 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Mervyn Davies as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Harald Einsmann as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Ken Hydon as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect David Potts as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect David Reid as Director For For Management
9 Elect Lucy Neville-Rolfe as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 130.8 Million
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 19.8 Million
14 Authorise 793.4 Million Ordinary Shares For For Management
for Market Purchase
15 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 100,000
16 Authorise Tesco Stores Limited to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 100,000 and to Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 100,000
17 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
18 Approve Tesco Plc Group New Business For For Management
Incentive Plan 2007
19 Approve Tesco Plc US Long-Term Incentive For For Management
Plan 2007
20 Amend Tesco Plc Performance Share Plan For For Management
2004
21 Approve Executive Incentive Plan 2004 for For For Management
US Participants
22 Approve International Bonus Plan for US For For Management
Participants
23 Resolves that the Company Takes Against Against Shareholder
Appropriate Measures to be Independently
Audited; Resolves that the Company
Ensures a Workplace Human Rights Policy
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TOTAL SA (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A )
Ticker: TTFNF Security ID: F92124100
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 7, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.87 per Share Vote
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
6 Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Reelect Thierry De Rudder as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Reelect Serge Tchuruk as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Reelect Daniel Boeuf as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
10 Elect Philippe Marchandise as Director Against Did Not Management
Vote
11 Elect Mohammed Zaki as Director Against Did Not Management
Vote
12 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For Did Not Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.1 million Vote
13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 4 bn
14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 1.8 bn
15 Approve Employee Savings-Related Share For Did Not Management
Purchase Plan Vote
16 Approve Stock Option Plans Grants For Did Not Management
Vote
17 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
18 Amend Articles of Association Re: Attend For Did Not Management
Board Meetings Through Videoconference Vote
and Telecommunication
19 Amend Articles of Association Re: Record For Did Not Management
Date Vote
20 Amend Articles of Association Re: Attend For Did Not Management
and Vote to the General Meetings through Vote
Videoconference and Telecommunication
A Amend Articles of Association Re: Against Did Not Shareholder
Appointment of Employee Shareholder Vote
Representative
B Authorize up to 0.2 Percent of Issued Against Did Not Shareholder
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Vote
to the Benefit of All Company Employees
C Amend Article 18 al. 7 of Bylaws Re: Against Did Not Shareholder
Remove Voting Rights Limitation Vote
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TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORP. (FORMERLY TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS)
Ticker: 6201 Security ID: J92628106
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, with a For For Management
Final Dividend of JY 28
2.1 Elect Director For For Management
2.2 Elect Director For For Management
2.3 Elect Director For For Management
2.4 Elect Director For For Management
2.5 Elect Director For For Management
2.6 Elect Director For For Management
2.7 Elect Director For For Management
2.8 Elect Director For For Management
2.9 Elect Director For For Management
2.10 Elect Director For For Management
2.11 Elect Director For For Management
2.12 Elect Director For For Management
2.13 Elect Director For For Management
2.14 Elect Director For For Management
2.15 Elect Director For For Management
2.16 Elect Director For For Management
3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4 Approve Appointment of External Audit For For Management
Firm
5 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management
6 Approve Retirement Bonus for Director For For Management
7 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management
Directors and Statutory Auditors
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UBS AG
Ticker: UBS Security ID: H89231338
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 2.20 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
4.1.1 Reelect Stephan Haeringer as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.1.2 Reelect Helmut Panke as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.1.3 Reelect Peter Spuhler as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2.1 Elect Sergio Marchionne as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.3 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
5.1 Approve CHF 33 Million Reduction in Share For Did Not Management
Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased Vote
Shares
5.2 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
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UNICREDITO ITALIANO SPA (FORM .CREDITO ITALIANO)
Ticker: Security ID: T95132105
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Extend Mandate of the External Auditing For Did Not Management
Company KPMG SpA Vote
2 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For Did Not Management
Financial Statements, and Statutory Vote
Reports for the Fiscal Year 2007
3 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Fix Number of Directors on the Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors and For Did Not Management
their Chairman - Slate 1 Vote
5.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors and For Did Not Management
their Chairman - Slate 2 Vote
6 Approve Remuneration of Board Committees For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Approve Remuneration of Internal For Did Not Management
Statutory Auditors Vote
8 Approve Group Personnel Long-Term For Did Not Management
Incentive Plan 2007 Vote
1 Authorize Board of Directors to Increase For Did Not Management
Capital up to EUR 525 Million with Vote
Preemptive Rights, Through the Issuance
of up to 1.05 Billion Shares with Par
Value EUR 0.50, within a Five-Year term;
Amend Bylaws Accordingly
2 Authorize Board of Directors to Increase For Did Not Management
Capital up to EUR 23.7 Million Through Vote
the Issuance of up to 47.35 Million
Shares, without Preemptive Rights, to Be
Reserved to Managers and Directors of the
Group Unicredito; Amend Bylaws
Accordingly
3 Authorize Board of Directors to Increase For Did Not Management
Capital up to EUR 23.7 Million Through Vote
the Issuance of New Class of Shares to Be
Reserved to Managers and Directors of the
Group Unicredito; Amend Bylaws
Accordingly
4 Amend Article 6, 11, 12, 14, 17, 20, 21, For Did Not Management
23, 27, 36 of the Bylaws; Introduce New Vote
Title XII and New Article 40
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WACKER CHEMIE AG
Ticker: Security ID: D9540Z106
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2006 Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 2.00 per Share, and a Vote
Special Dividend of EUR 0.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2006 Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal 2006 Vote
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For Did Not Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for Vote
Fiscal 2007
6 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For Did Not Management
Subsidiary Wacker Biotech GmbH Vote
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased Vote
Shares
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WALT DISNEY COMPANY, THE
Ticker: DIS Security ID: 254687106
Meeting Date: MAR 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 8, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John E. Bryson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John S. Chen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Judith L. Estrin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert A. Iger For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Steven P. Jobs For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Aylwin B. Lewis For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Monica C. Lozano For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John E. Pepper, Jr. For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Orin C. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Company-Specific--Governance-Related - No Against Against Shareholder
Greenmail payments
6 Approve/Amend Terms of Existing Poison Against For Shareholder
Pill
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WPP GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G9787H105
Meeting Date: JUN 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 7.61 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Re-elect Philip Lader as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Esther Dyson as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Stanley Morten as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect John Quelch as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Paul Richardson as Director For For Management
8 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise the Board to
Determine Their Remuneration
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 45,971,683.97
10 Authorise 122,579,509 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 6,128,975.44
12 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
13 Approve Electronic Communications For For Management
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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 VIII
By (Signature and Title) MARIA F. DWYER*
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Maria F. Dwyer, Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 29, 2007
*By (Signature and Title) /s/ Susan S. Newton
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Susan S. Newton, as attorney-in-fact
* Executed by Susan S. Newton on behalf of Maria F. Dwyer pursuant to a Power
of Attorney dated July 18, 2007. (1)
(1) Incorporated by reference to MFS Series Trust XV (File Nos. 2-96738 and
811-4253) Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 filed with the SEC via EDGAR on
August 24, 2007 and to MFS Series Trust XIV (File No. 811-22033) Post
-Effective Amendment No. 1 to be filed with the SEC via EDGAR on or about
August 30, 2007.