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 811-3561
CAPITAL APPRECIATION VARIABLE ACCOUNT
(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: December 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
ITEM 1. PROXY VOTING RECORD.
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ICA File Number: 811-03561
Reporting Period: 07/01/2007 - 06/30/2008
Capital Appreciation Variable Account
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ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC.
Ticker: EYE Security ID: 00763M108
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James V. Mazzo For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Palmisano For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James O. Rollans For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
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AFLAC INCORPORATED
Ticker: AFL Security ID: 001055102
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2008
# 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 For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Barbara K. Rimer 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 Increase Authorized Common Stock For For Management
3 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For For Management
Officers' Compensation
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ALLERGAN, INC.
Ticker: AGN Security ID: 018490102
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 14, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Deborah Dunsire For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Trevor M. Jones For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Louis J. Lavigne For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Animal Testing Against Against Shareholder
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AMDOCS LIMITED
Ticker: DOX Security ID: G02602103
Meeting Date: JAN 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 26, 2007
# 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
2 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF THE 1998 STOCK For For Management
OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE
THEREUNDER AND TO MAKE OTHER CHANGES AS
DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY
STATEMENT.
3 APPROVAL OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL For For Management
STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.
4 RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF ERNST & For For Management
YOUNG LLP AND AUTHORIZATION OF AUDIT
COMMITTEE OF BOARD TO FIX REMUNERATION.
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AMERICA MOVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V.
Ticker: AMX Security ID: 02364W105
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAR 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 APPOINTMENT OR, AS THE CASE MAY BE, For For Management
REELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY THAT THE HOLDERS
OF THE SERIES L SHARES ARE ENTITLED TO
APPOINT. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS THEREON.
2 APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATES TO EXECUTE AND, For For Management
IF APPLICABLE, FORMALIZE THE RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED BY THE MEETING. ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTIONS THEREON.
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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
Ticker: AXP Security ID: 025816109
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2008
# 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 Jan Leschly For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard C. Levin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard A. McGinn For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Edward D. Miller For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Steven S Reinemund For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Robert D. Walter For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Require Majority Vote for Non-Contested For For Management
Election
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
5 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
6 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
7 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
8 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
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AMGEN, INC.
Ticker: AMGN Security ID: 031162100
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director David Baltimore For For Management
2 Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. For For Management
3 Elect Director Jerry D. Choate For For Management
4 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management
5 Elect Director Frederick W. Gluck For For Management
6 Elect Director Frank C. Herringer For For Management
7 Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn For For Management
8 Elect Director Judith C. Pelham For For Management
9 Elect Director J. Paul Reason For For Management
10 Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer For For Management
11 Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer For For Management
12 Ratify Auditors For For Management
13 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder
14 Report on Animal Welfare Act Violations Against Against Shareholder
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APPLE, INC.
Ticker: AAPL Security ID: 037833100
Meeting Date: MAR 4, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 15, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William V. Campbell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Millard S. Drexler For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Albert A. Gore, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Steven P. Jobs For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Eric E. Schmidt For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jerome B. York For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
4 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Sustainability
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AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
Ticker: ADP Security ID: 053015103
Meeting Date: NOV 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 14, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Gregory D. Brenneman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Leslie A. Brun For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gary C. Butler For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Leon G. Cooperman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Eric C. Fast For For Management
1.6 Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John P. Jones For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Frederic V. Malek For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Gregory L. Summe For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Henry Taub For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP., THE
Ticker: BK Security ID: 064058100
Meeting Date: APR 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 8, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ruth E. Bruch For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Nicholas M. Donofrio For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Steven G. Elliott For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert P. Kelly For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard J. Kogan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Michael J. Kowalski For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John A. Luke, Jr. For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Robert Mehrabian For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Mark A. Nordenberg For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Thomas A. Renyi For For Management
1.15 Elect Director William C. Richardson For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III For For Management
1.17 Elect Director John P. Surma For For Management
1.18 Elect Director Wesley W. von Schack For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
4 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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BMW GROUP BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG
Ticker: Security ID: D12096109
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 17, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2007
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.06 per Common Share
and EUR 1.08 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2007
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2008
6.1 Elect Reinhard Huettl to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6.2 Elect Karl-Ludwig Kley to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6.3 Elect Renate Koecher to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
8 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
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C. R. BARD, INC.
Ticker: BCR Security ID: 067383109
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director T. Kevin Dunnigan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gail K. Naughton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John H. Weiland 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
5 Require Majority Vote for Non-Contested For For Management
Election
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CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.
Ticker: CAH Security ID: 14149Y108
Meeting Date: NOV 7, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 10, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Colleen F. Arnold For For Management
1.2 Elect Director R. Kerry Clark For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director George H. Conrades For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Calvin Darden For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director John F. Finn For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Philip L. Francis For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Gregory B. Kenny For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert For Withhold Management
1.9 Elect Director David W. Raisbeck For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert D. Walter For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
4 Approve Non-Employee Director Omnibus For For Management
Stock Plan
5 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
6 Performance-Based Equity Awards Against Against Shareholder
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CELGENE CORP.
Ticker: CELG Security ID: 151020104
Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Sol J. Barer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Hugin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael D. Casey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Rodman L. Drake For For Management
1.5 Elect Director A. Hull Hayes, Jr. For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Gilla Kaplan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James J. Loughlin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ernest Mario For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Walter L. Robb For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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CHARLES SCHWAB CORP., THE
Ticker: SCHW Security ID: 808513105
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Frank C. Herringer For For Management
2 Elect Director Stephen T. McLin For For Management
3 Elect Director Charles R. Schwab For For Management
4 Elect Director Roger O. Walther For For Management
5 Elect Director Robert N. Wilson For For Management
6 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
7 Amend Bylaws to Prohibit Precatory Against Against Shareholder
Proposals
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CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS, INC.
Ticker: CME Security ID: 167760107
Meeting Date: JUL 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 29, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CSCO Security ID: 17275R102
Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 17, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns For For Management
3 Elect Director Michael D. Capellas For For Management
4 Elect Director Larry R. Carter For For Management
5 Elect Director John T. Chambers For For Management
6 Elect Director Brian L. Halla For For Management
7 Elect Director Dr. John L. Hennessy For For Management
8 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management
9 Elect Director Roderick C. McGeary For For Management
10 Elect Director Michael K. Powell For For Management
11 Elect Director Steven M. West For For Management
12 Elect Director Jerry Yang For For Management
13 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
14 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
16 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
17 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
18 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
19 Report on Internet Fragmentation Against Against Shareholder
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CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CTXS Security ID: 177376100
Meeting Date: OCT 18, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen M. Dow For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Godfrey R. Sullivan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Mark B. Templeton For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
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CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CTXS Security ID: 177376100
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 1, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Murray J. Demo For For Management
2 Elect Director Asiff S. Hirji For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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COMCAST CORP.
Ticker: CMCSA Security ID: 20030N101
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director S. Decker Anstrom For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Julian A. Brodsky For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Joseph J. Collins For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J. Michael Cook For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Gerald L. Hassell For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Honickman For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Dr. Judith Rodin For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Michael I. Sovern For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Restricted Stock Plan For For Management
4 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management
5 Adopt Recapitalization Plan Against For Shareholder
6 Increase Disclosure of Executive Against Against Shareholder
Compensation
7 Require More Director Nominations Than Against Against Shareholder
Open Seats
8 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
9 Provide for Cumulative Voting for Class A Against Against Shareholder
Shareholders
10 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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CVS CAREMARK CORP
Ticker: CVS Security ID: 126650100
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Edwin M. Banks For For Management
2 Elect Director C. David Brown II For For Management
3 Elect Director David W. Dorman For For Management
4 Elect Director Kristen E. Gibney Williams For For Management
5 Elect Director Marian L. Heard For For Management
6 Elect Director William H. Joyce For For Management
7 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Million For For Management
8 Elect Director Terrence Murray For For Management
9 Elect Director C.A. Lance Piccolo For For Management
10 Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg For For Management
11 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management
12 Elect Director Richard J. Swift For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
15 Adopt Anti Gross-up Policy Against Against Shareholder
16 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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DANAHER CORP.
Ticker: DHR Security ID: 235851102
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director H. Lawrence Culp, Jr For For Management
2 Elect Director Mitchell P. Rales For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Adopt Employment Contract Against Against Shareholder
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DELL INC.
Ticker: DELL Security ID: 24702R101
Meeting Date: DEC 4, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 26, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Donald J. Carty For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael S. Dell For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Sallie L. Krawcheck For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Alan (A.G.) Lafley For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Judy C. Lewent For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Klaus S. Luft For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas W. Luce, III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Alex J. Mandl For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael A. Miles For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Stock Retention/Holding Period Against Against Shareholder
5 Declaration of Dividend Against Against Shareholder
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DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG
Ticker: Security ID: D1882G119
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None For Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2007
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.10 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2007
5a Elect Konrad Hummler to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5b Elect David Krell to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Approve Creation of EUR 14.8 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
Shares
8 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Deutsche Boerse
Dienstleistungs AG
9 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Deutsche Boerse Systems AG
10 Approve Decrease in Size of Supervisory For For Management
Board to 18 Members
11 Amend Articles Re: Quorum for Supervisory For For Management
Board Decisions
12 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2008
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DIAGEO PLC (FORMERLY GUINNESS PLC)
Ticker: DGEAF Security ID: G42089113
Meeting Date: OCT 16, 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 20.15 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Maria Lilja as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Nick Rose as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Paul Walker as Director For For Management
7 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management
Authorise the Board to Determine Their
Remuneration
8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 253,783,000
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 38,067,000
10 Authorise 263,122,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
11 Authorise the Company to Make Political For For Management
Donations to Political Parties up to GBP
200,000, to Make Political Donations to
Political Organisations Other Than
Political Parties up to GBP 200,000 and
to Incur Political Expenditure up to GBP
200,000
12 Approve Diageo Plc 2007 United States For For Management
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
13 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
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EBAY INC.
Ticker: EBAY Security ID: 278642103
Meeting Date: JUN 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Fred D. Anderson For For Management
2 Elect Director Edward W. Barnholt For For Management
3 Elect Director Scott D. Cook For For Management
4 Elect Director John J. Donahoe For For Management
5 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
Ticker: ERTS Security ID: 285512109
Meeting Date: JUL 26, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 1, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman For For Management
2 Elect Director Gary M. Kusin For For Management
3 Elect Director Gregory B. Maffei For For Management
4 Elect Director Timothy Mott For For Management
5 Elect Director Vivek Paul For For Management
6 Elect Director Lawrence F. Probst, III For For Management
7 Elect Director John S. Riccitiello For For Management
8 Elect Director Richard A. Simonson For For Management
9 Elect Director Linda J. Srere For For Management
10 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
11 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
12 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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EMC CORP.
Ticker: EMC Security ID: 268648102
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael W. Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Cronin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gail Deegan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John R. Egan For For Management
1.5 Elect Director W. Paul Fitzgerald For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo For Withhold Management
1.7 Elect Director Edmund F. Kelly For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Windle B. Priem For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Paul Sagan For For Management
1.10 Elect Director David N. Strohm For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Joseph M. Tucci For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Adopt Majority Voting for Uncontested For For Management
Election of Directors
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
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EXXON MOBIL CORP.
Ticker: XOM Security ID: 30231G102
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 4, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael J. Boskin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Larry R. Faulkner For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William W. George For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James R. Houghton For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Reatha Clark King For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Marilyn Carlson Nelson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Samuel J. Palmisano For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Steven S Reinemund For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Walter V. Shipley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Rex W. Tillerson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Bylaws to Prohibit Precatory Against Against Shareholder
Proposals
4 Require Director Nominee Qualifications Against Against Shareholder
5 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
6 Approve Distribution Policy Against Against Shareholder
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
8 Compare CEO Compensation to Company's Against Against Shareholder
Lowest Paid U.S. Workers
9 Claw-back of Payments under Restatements Against Against Shareholder
10 Review Anti-discrimination Policy on Against Against Shareholder
Corporate Sponsorships and Executive
Perks
11 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
12 Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Against Against Shareholder
Discrimination based on Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity
13 Report on Community Environmental Impacts Against Against Shareholder
of Operations
14 Report on Potential Environmental Damage Against Against Shareholder
from Drilling in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge
15 Adopt Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals for Against Against Shareholder
Products and Operations
16 Report on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Against Against Shareholder
Information at Gas Stations
17 Report on Climate Change Impacts on Against Against Shareholder
Emerging Countries
18 Report on Energy Technologies Development Against Against Shareholder
19 Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Energy Against Against Shareholder
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FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC.
Ticker: FDO Security ID: 307000109
Meeting Date: JAN 17, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 27, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mark R. Bernstein For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sharon Allred Decker For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Edward C. Dolby For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Glenn A. Eisenberg For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Howard R. Levine For For Management
1.6 Elect Director George R. Mahoney, Jr. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James G. Martin For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Harvey Morgan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Dale C. Pond For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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FEDEX CORPORATION
Ticker: FDX Security ID: 31428X106
Meeting Date: SEP 24, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 30, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director James L. Barksdale For For Management
2 Elect Director August A. Busch, IV For For Management
3 Elect Director John A. Edwardson For For Management
4 Elect Director Judith L. Estrin For For Management
5 Elect Director Philip Greer For For Management
6 Elect Director J.R. Hyde, III For For Management
7 Elect Director Shirley A. Jackson For For Management
8 Elect Director Steven R. Loranger For For Management
9 Elect Director Gary W. Loveman For For Management
10 Elect Director Charles T. Manatt For For Management
11 Elect Director Frederick W. Smith For For Management
12 Elect Director Joshua I. Smith For For Management
13 Elect Director Paul S. Walsh For For Management
14 Elect Director Peter S. Willmott For For Management
15 Ratify Auditors For For Management
16 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
17 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officer's Compensation
18 Report on Global Warming Against Against Shareholder
19 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC
Ticker: FIS Security ID: 31620M106
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Marshall Haines For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David K. Hunt For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Cary H. Thompson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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FIRST DATA CORP.
Ticker: FDC Security ID: 319963104
Meeting Date: JUL 31, 2007 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUN 21, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2 Adjourn Meeting For For Management
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.
Ticker: BEN Security ID: 354613101
Meeting Date: JAN 31, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 4, 2007
# 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 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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GENENTECH, INC.
Ticker: DNA Security ID: 368710406
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 19, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Herbert W. Boyer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William M. Burns For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Erich Hunziker For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Jonathan K.C. Knowles For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson For Withhold Management
1.6 Elect Director Debra L. Reed For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Charles A. Sanders For For Management
2 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
Ticker: GE Security ID: 369604103
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 25, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director William M. Castell For For Management
3 Elect Director Ann M. Fudge For For Management
4 Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez For For Management
5 Elect Director Susan Hockfield For For Management
6 Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt For For Management
7 Elect Director Andrea Jung For For Management
8 Elect Director Alan G. Lafley For For Management
9 Elect Director Robert W. Lane For For Management
10 Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen For For Management
11 Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus For For Management
12 Elect Director James J. Mulva For For Management
13 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management
14 Elect Director Roger S. Penske For For Management
15 Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa For For Management
16 Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III For For Management
17 Ratify Auditors For For Management
18 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
19 Require Independent Board Chairman Against Against Shareholder
20 Claw-back of Payments under Restatements Against Against Shareholder
21 Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors Against Against Shareholder
22 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
23 Report on Global Warming Against Against Shareholder
24 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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GENZYME CORP.
Ticker: GENZ Security ID: 372917104
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Douglas A. Berthiaume For For Management
2 Elect Director Gail K. Boudreaux For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert J. Carpenter For For Management
4 Elect Director Charles L. Cooney, Ph.D. For For Management
5 Elect Director Richard F. Syron For Against Management
6 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
7 Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock For For Management
Plan
8 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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GOOGLE INC
Ticker: GOOG Security ID: 38259P508
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Eric Schmidt For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sergey Brin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Larry Page For For Management
1.4 Elect Director L. John Doerr For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John L. Hennessy For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Arthur D. Levinson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ann Mather For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Paul S. Otellini For For Management
1.9 Elect Director K. Ram Shriram For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Shirley M. Tilghman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Adopt Internet Censorship Policies Against Against Shareholder
5 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
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HALLIBURTON CO.
Ticker: HAL Security ID: 406216101
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Alan M. Bennett For For Management
2 Elect Director James R. Boyd For For Management
3 Elect Director Milton Carroll For For Management
4 Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr For For Management
5 Elect Director S. Malcolm Gillis For For Management
6 Elect Director James T. Hackett For For Management
7 Elect Director David J. Lesar For For Management
8 Elect Director J. Landis Martin For For Management
9 Elect Director Jay A. Precourt For For Management
10 Elect Director Debra L. Reed For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
13 Adopt Human Rights Policy Against Against Shareholder
14 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
15 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
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HESS CORPORATION
Ticker: HES Security ID: 42809H107
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edith E. Holiday For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John H. Mullin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John J. O'Connor For For Management
1.4 Elect Director F. Borden Walker For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert N. Wilson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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INTEL CORP.
Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140100
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2008
# 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 Carol A. Bartz For For Management
4 Elect Director Susan L. Decker 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 Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Sustainability
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.
Ticker: IBM Security ID: 459200101
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 29, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director C. Black For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W.R. Brody For For Management
1.3 Elect Director K.I. Chenault For For Management
1.4 Elect Director M.L. Eskew For For Management
1.5 Elect Director S.A. Jackson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director L.A. Noto For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J.W. Owens For For Management
1.8 Elect Director S.J. Palmisano For For Management
1.9 Elect Director J.E. Spero For For Management
1.10 Elect Director S. Taurel For For Management
1.11 Elect Director L.H. Zambrano For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
4 Review Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
5 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
6 Amend Bylaw -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
7 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY
Ticker: IGT Security ID: 459902102
Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert A. Bittman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard R. Burt For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Patti S. Hart For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Leslie S. Heisz For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert A. Mathewson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas J. Matthews For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert Miller For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Frederick B. Rentschler For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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INTERSIL CORPORATION
Ticker: ISIL Security ID: 46069S109
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 13, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David B. Bell For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Dr. Robert W. Conn For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James V. Diller For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gary E. Gist For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Mercedes Johnson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gregory Lang For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jan Peeters For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert N. Pokelwaldt For For Management
1.9 Elect Director James A. Urry For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Ticker: JNJ Security ID: 478160104
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 26, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James G. Cullen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Wiliam D. Perez For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Christine A. Poon For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund For For Management
1.11 Elect Director David Satcher For For Management
1.12 Elect Director William C. Weldon For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Ticker: JNPR Security ID: 48203R104
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Mary B. Cranston For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Michael Lawrie For For Management
2 Approve Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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KLA-TENCOR CORP.
Ticker: KLAC Security ID: 482480100
Meeting Date: NOV 15, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 2, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edward W. Barnholt For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stephen P. Kaufman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard P. Wallace For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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KOHL'S CORP.
Ticker: KSS Security ID: 500255104
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Steven A. Burd For For Management
2 Elect Director Wayne Embry For For Management
3 Elect Director John F. Herma For For Management
4 Elect Director William S. Kellogg For For Management
5 Elect Director Kevin Mansell For For Management
6 Elect Director R. Lawrence Montgomery For For Management
7 Elect Director Frank V. Sica For For Management
8 Elect Director Peter M. Sommerhauser For For Management
9 Elect Director Stephanie A. Streeter For For Management
10 Elect Director Stephen E. Watson For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
13 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: LOW Security ID: 548661107
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert A. Ingram For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Johnson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard K. Lochridge For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder
5 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
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LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON
Ticker: MC Security ID: F58485115
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.6 per Share
5 Reelect Nicolas Bazire as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Antonio Belloni as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Diego Della Valle as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Gilles Hennessy as Director For For Management
9 Elect Charles de Croisset as Director For For Management
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
11 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
12 Authorize up to One Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
13 Approve Issuance of Shares Up to EUR 30 For Against Management
Million for a Private Placement
14 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Against Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related to
Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote
Above
15 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
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MARATHON OIL CORP
Ticker: MRO Security ID: 565849106
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Charles F. Bolden, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director Gregory H. Boyce For For Management
3 Elect Director Shirley Ann Jackson For For Management
4 Elect Director Philip Lader For For Management
5 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management
6 Elect Director Dennis H. Reilley For For Management
7 Elect Director Seth E. Schofield For For Management
8 Elect Director John W. Snow For For Management
9 Elect Director Thomas J. Usher For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
11 Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings Against For Shareholder
12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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MEDTRONIC, INC.
Ticker: MDT Security ID: 585055106
Meeting Date: AUG 23, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 25, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David L. Calhoun For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James T. Lenehan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kendall J. Powell For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
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MERCK KGAA
Ticker: Security ID: D5357W103
Meeting Date: MAR 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2007
(Non-Voting)
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports for Fiscal 2007
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.20 per Share and a
Bonus Dividend of EUR 2.00 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2007
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2007
6 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2008
7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiaries Merck 9. Allgemeine
Beteiligungs GmbH, Merck 10. Allgemeine
Beteiligungs GmbH, Merck 11. Allgemeine
Beteiligungs GmbH, Serono GmbH, and
Solvent Innovation GmbH
8.1 Elect Johannes Baillou to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
8.2 Elect Frank Binder to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
8.3 Elect Rolf Krebs to the Supervisory Board For For Management
8.4 Elect Arend Oetker to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
8.5 Elect Theo Siegert to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
8.6 Elect Wilhelm Simson to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
9 Amend Articles Re: Size and Composition For For Management
of Supervisory Board
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MICROSOFT CORP.
Ticker: MSFT Security ID: 594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 13, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 7, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director William H. Gates, III For For Management
2 Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer For For Management
3 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
4 Elect Director Dina Dublon For For Management
5 Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin For For Management
6 Elect Director Reed Hastings For For Management
7 Elect Director David F. Marquardt For For Management
8 Elect Director Charles H. Noski For For Management
9 Elect Director Helmut Panke For For Management
10 Elect Director Jon A. Shirley For For Management
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Against Against Shareholder
Access to the Internet
13 Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
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MILLIPORE CORP.
Ticker: MIL Security ID: 601073109
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Melvin D. Booth For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Maureen A. Hendricks For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Martin D. Madaus For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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MOODY'S CORPORATION
Ticker: MCO Security ID: 615369105
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Robert R. Glauber For For Management
2 Elect Director Connie Mack For For Management
3 Elect Director Nancy S. Newcomb For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement Against For Shareholder
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NESTLE SA
Ticker: NSRGF Security ID: H57312466
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2008 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 12.20 per Share Vote
4.1.1 Reelect Andreas Koopmann as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.1.2 Reelect Rolf Haenggi as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2.1 Elect Paul Bulcke as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2.2 Elect Beat Hess as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.3 Ratify KPMG SA as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
5.1 Approve CHF 10.1 Million Reduction in For Did Not Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of 10.1 Vote
Million Repurchased Shares
5.2 Approve 1:10 Stock Split For Did Not Management
Vote
5.3 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For Did Not Management
Capital; Amend Articles Re: Stock Split Vote
6 Adopt New Articles of Association For Did Not Management
Vote
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NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.
Ticker: NTAP Security ID: 64120L104
Meeting Date: SEP 19, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 23, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Daniel J. Warmenhoven For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald T. Valentine For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffry R. Allen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Carol A. Bartz For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Alan L. Earhart For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Edward Kozel For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Mark Leslie For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore For For Management
1.9 Elect Director George T. Shaheen For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert T. Wall For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
5 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
6 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NIKE, INC.
Ticker: NKE Security ID: 654106103
Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUL 25, 2007
# 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 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NOBLE CORPORATION
Ticker: NE Security ID: G65422100
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lawrence J. Chazen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mary P. Ricciardello For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NORDSTROM, INC.
Ticker: JWN Security ID: 655664100
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Phyllis J. Campbell For For Management
2 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
3 Elect Director Jeanne P. Jackson For For Management
4 Elect Director Robert G. Miller For For Management
5 Elect Director Blake W. Nordstrom For For Management
6 Elect Director Erik B. Nordstrom For For Management
7 Elect Director Peter E. Nordstrom For For Management
8 Elect Director Philip G. Satre For For Management
9 Elect Director Alison A. Winter For For Management
10 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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NOVARTIS AG
Ticker: NVS Security ID: 66987V109
Meeting Date: FEB 26, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 29, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE For Did Not Management
REMUNERATION REPORT, THE FINANCIAL Vote
STATEMENTS AND THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
2 DISCHARGE FROM LIABILITY OF THE MEMBERS For Did Not Management
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE Vote
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
3 APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS OF For Did Not Management
NOVARTIS AG AS PER BALANCE SHEET AND Vote
DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND
4 REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL For Did Not Management
Vote
5 FURTHER SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM For Did Not Management
Vote
6 AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF For Did Not Management
INCORPORATION-SPECIAL QUORUM Vote
7 AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF For Did Not Management
INCORPORATION-CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND Vote
8 RE-ELECTION OF PETER BURCKHARDT M.D. FOR For Did Not Management
A ONE-YEAR TERM Vote
9 RE-ELECTION OF ULRICH LEHNER PH.D FOR A For Did Not Management
ONE-YEAR TERM Vote
10 RE-ELECTION OF ALEXANDRE F. JETZER FOR A For Did Not Management
THREE-YEAR TERM Vote
11 RE-ELECTION OF PIERRE LANDOLT FOR A For Did Not Management
THREE-YEAR TERM Vote
12 ELECTION OF ANN FUDGE FOR A THREE-YEAR For Did Not Management
TERM Vote
13 RATIFY AUDITORS For Did Not Management
Vote
14 TRANSACT OTHER BUSINESS (VOTING) For Did Not Management
Vote
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OMNICOM GROUP INC.
Ticker: OMC Security ID: 681919106
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John D. Wren For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Bruce Crawford For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert Charles Clark For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Errol M. Cook For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Susan S. Denison For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael A. Henning For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John R. Murphy For For Management
1.9 Elect Director John R. Purcell For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gary L. Roubos For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ORACLE CORP.
Ticker: ORCL Security ID: 68389X105
Meeting Date: NOV 2, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 7, 2007
# 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 Bylaws to Establish a Board Against Against Shareholder
Committee on Human Rights
5 Issue an Open Source Report Against Against Shareholder
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PEPSICO, INC.
Ticker: PEP Security ID: 713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director I.M. Cook For For Management
2 Elect Director D. Dublon For For Management
3 Elect Director V.J. Dzau For For Management
4 Elect Director R.L. Hunt For For Management
5 Elect Director A. Ibarguen For For Management
6 Elect Director A.C. Martinez For For Management
7 Elect Director I.K. Nooyi For For Management
8 Elect Director S.P. Rockefeller For For Management
9 Elect Director J.J. Schiro For For Management
10 Elect Director L.G. Trotter For For Management
11 Elect Director D.Vasella For For Management
12 Elect Director M.D. White For For Management
13 Ratify Auditors For For Management
14 Report on Recycling Against Against Shareholder
15 Report on Genetically Engineered Products Against Against Shareholder
16 Report on Human Rights Policies Relating Against Against Shareholder
to Water Use
17 Report on Global Warming Against Against Shareholder
18 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
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PRAXAIR, INC.
Ticker: PX Security ID: 74005P104
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 28, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Nance K. Dicciani For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Edward G. Galante For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ira D. Hall For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Raymond W. LeBoeuf For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Larry D. McVay For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Wayne T. Smith For For Management
1.7 Elect Director H. Mitchell Watson, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert L. Wood For For Management
2 Require Majority Vote for Non-Contested For For Management
Election
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP.
Ticker: PCP Security ID: 740189105
Meeting Date: AUG 14, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 21, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Peter R. Bridenbaugh For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Rick Schmidt For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Daniel J. Murphy For For Management
2 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
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PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE
Ticker: PG Security ID: 742718109
Meeting Date: OCT 9, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 10, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta For For Management
1.2 Elect Director A. G. Lafley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lynn M. Martin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Johnathan A. Rodgers For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John F. Smith, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ralph Snyderman, M.D. For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditor For For Management
3 Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards Against Against Shareholder
4 Report on Free Enterprise Initiatives Against Against Shareholder
5 Report on Animal Welfare Against Against Shareholder
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QUALCOMM INC.
Ticker: QCOM Security ID: 747525103
Meeting Date: MAR 11, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 14, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald G. Cruickshank For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Raymond V. Dittamore For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Irwin Mark Jacobs For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Paul E. Jacobs For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert E. Kahn For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Sherry Lansing For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Duane A. Nelles For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Marc I. Stern For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Brent Scowcroft For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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RESMED, INC.
Ticker: RMD Security ID: 761152107
Meeting Date: NOV 8, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 11, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael A. Quinn For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard Sulpizio For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
Ticker: RCL Security ID: V7780T103
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Laura D.S. Laviada For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Eyal Ofer For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William K. Reilly For For Management
1.4 Elect Director A. Alexander Wilhelmsen For For Management
2 APPROVAL OF ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. For For Management
2008 EQUITY PLAN.
3 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF For For Management
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS THE COMPANY
S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2008.
4 THE SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL SET FORTH IN THE Against Against Shareholder
ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT.
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
Ticker: SSNHY Security ID: 796050888
Meeting Date: MAR 28, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Appropriation of Income and For For Management
Year-End Dividends of KRW 7,500 per
Common Share
2 Approve Remuneration of Executive For For Management
(Inside) Directors and Independent
Non-Executive (Outside) Directors
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STAPLES, INC.
Ticker: SPLS Security ID: 855030102
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Basil L. Anderson For For Management
2 Elect Director Arthur M. Blank For For Management
3 Elect Director Mary Elizabeth Burton For For Management
4 Elect Director Justin King For For Management
5 Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz For For Management
6 Elect Director Rowland T. Moriarty For For Management
7 Elect Director Robert C. Nakasone For For Management
8 Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent For For Management
9 Elect Director Robert E. Sulentic For For Management
10 Elect Director Martin Trust For For Management
11 Elect Director Vijay Vishwanath For For Management
12 Elect Director Paul F. Walsh For For Management
13 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
14 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
15 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
16 Ratify Auditors For For Management
17 Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Against For Shareholder
Special Meetings
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STATE STREET CORP. (BOSTON)
Ticker: STT Security ID: 857477103
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 7, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director K. Burnes For For Management
1.2 Elect Director P. Coym For For Management
1.3 Elect Director N. Darehshori For For Management
1.4 Elect Director A. Fawcett For For Management
1.5 Elect Director D. Gruber For For Management
1.6 Elect Director L. Hill For For Management
1.7 Elect Director C. LaMantia For For Management
1.8 Elect Director R. Logue For For Management
1.9 Elect Director M. Miskovic For For Management
1.10 Elect Director R. Sergel For For Management
1.11 Elect Director R. Skates For For Management
1.12 Elect Director G. Summe For For Management
1.13 Elect Director R. Weissman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Limit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Against Against Shareholder
Services
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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO.
Ticker: TSM Security ID: 874039100
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO ACCEPT 2007 BUSINESS REPORT AND For For Management
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
2 TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FOR DISTRIBUTION For For Management
OF 2007 PROFITS.
3 TO APPROVE THE CAPITALIZATION OF 2007 For For Management
DIVIDENDS, 2007 EMPLOYEE PROFIT SHARING,
AND CAPITAL SURPLUS.
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624209
Meeting Date: JUL 17, 2007 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 11, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE COMPANY S For For Management
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, ALL AS MORE
FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.
2 TO APPROVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS For For Management
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CASH DIVIDEND FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, WHICH
WAS PAID IN FOUR INSTALLMENTS AND
AGGREGATED NIS 1.36 (APPROXIMATELY
US$0.31) PER ORDINARY SHARE (OR ADR), BE
DECLARED FINAL.
3 TO ELECT ABRAHAM E. COHEN AS A DIRECTOR. For For Management
4 TO ELECT PROF. ROGER D. KORNBERG AS A For For Management
DIRECTOR
5 TO ELECT PROF. MOSHE MANY AS A DIRECTOR. For For Management
6 TO ELECT DAN PROPPER AS A DIRECTOR. For For Management
7 TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF DIRECTORS AND For For Management
OFFICERS LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THE
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY AND
ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ALL AS FULLY DESCRIBED
IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.
8 TO APPOINT KESSELMAN & KESSELMAN, A For For Management
MEMBER OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
INTERNATIONAL LTD., AS THE COMPANY S
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM UNTIL THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT
COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THEIR
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UBS AG
Ticker: UBS Security ID: H89231338
Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Receive Information on Effects of US None For Shareholder
Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis (Non-Voting)
1b Authorize Special Audit to Investigate Against For Shareholder
Internal Controls and Other Questions
Related to US Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis
2 Approve Creation of CHF 10.4 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital with Preemptive Rights for
Purpose of Stock Dividend
3a Approve Creation of CHF 27.8 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights to
Guarantee Conversion Rights for Mandatory
Convertible Bonds
3b Approve Creation of CHF 52 Million Pool Against For Shareholder
of Capital with Preemptive Rights
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
Ticker: UPS Security ID: 911312106
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael J. Burns For For Management
1.3 Elect Director D. Scott Davis For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stuart E. Eizenstat For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael L. Eskew For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ann M. Livermore For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Rudy Markham For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John W. Thompson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Carol B. Tome For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ben Verwaayen For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Ticker: UTX Security ID: 913017109
Meeting Date: APR 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Louis R. Chenevert For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George David For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John V. Faraci For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles R. Lee For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Harold McGraw III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard B. Myers For For Management
1.10 Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Andre Villeneuve For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
4 Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform Against Against Shareholder
5 Improve Human Rights Standards or Against Against Shareholder
Policies
6 Pay For Superior Performance Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Foreign Military Sales Against Against Shareholder
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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
Ticker: UNH Security ID: 91324P102
Meeting Date: JUN 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director William C. Ballard, Jr. For For Management
2 Elect Director Richard T. Burke For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert J. Darretta For For Management
4 Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley For For Management
5 Elect Director Michele J. Hooper For For Management
6 Elect Director Douglas W. Leatherdale For For Management
7 Elect Director Glenn M. Renwick For For Management
8 Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky For For Management
9 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
10 Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For For Management
Plan
11 Ratify Auditors For For Management
12 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Against Against Shareholder
Officers' Compensation
13 Performance-Based Equity Awards Against Against Shareholder
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VCA ANTECH, INC.
Ticker: WOOF Security ID: 918194101
Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John B. Chickering, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John Heil For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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VERISIGN, INC.
Ticker: VRSN Security ID: 92343E102
Meeting Date: MAY 29, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director D. James Bidzos For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William L. Chenevich For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kathleen A. Cote For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John D. Roach For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Louis A. Simpson For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Timothy Tomlinson For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Ticker: GWW Security ID: 384802104
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Brian P. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Wilbur H. Gantz For For Management
1.3 Elect Director V. Ann Hailey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director William K. Hall For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard L. Keyser For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John W. McCarter, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Neil S. Novich For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Michael J. Roberts For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gary L. Rogers For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James T. Ryan For For Management
1.12 Elect Director James D. Slavik For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Harold B. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WALGREEN CO.
Ticker: WAG Security ID: 931422109
Meeting Date: JAN 9, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 12, 2007
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William C. Foote For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alan G. McNally For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Cordell Reed For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jeffrey A. Rein For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Nancy M. Schlichting For For Management
1.6 Elect Director David Y. Schwartz For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Alejandro Silva For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Marilou M. von Ferstel For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Charles R. Walgreen III For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
4 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against Against Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
5 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD
Ticker: WFT Security ID: G95089101
Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: NICHOLAS F. BRADY For For Management
2 ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: WILLIAM E. MACAULAY For For Management
3 ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: DAVID J. BUTTERS For For Management
4 ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: ROBERT B. MILLARD For For Management
5 ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: BERNARD J. For For Management
DUROC-DANNER
6 ELECTION AS DIRECTOR: ROBERT K. MOSES, For For Management
JR.
7 ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ROBERT A. RAYNE For For Management
8 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WESTERN UNION CO
Ticker: WU Security ID: 959802109
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg For For Management
2 Elect Director Alan J. Lacy For For Management
3 Elect Director Linda Fayne Levinson For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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WYETH
Ticker: WYE Security ID: 983024100
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 3, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director Robert M. Amen For For Management
2 Elect Director Michael J. Critelli For For Management
3 Elect Director Robert Essner For For Management
4 Elect Director John D. Feerick For For Management
5 Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson For For Management
6 Elect Director Victor F. Ganzi For For Management
7 Elect Director Robert Langer For For Management
8 Elect Director John P. Mascotte For For Management
9 Elect Director Raymond J. McGuire For For Management
10 Elect Director Mary Lake Polan For For Management
11 Elect Director Bernard Poussot For For Management
12 Elect Director Gary L. Rogers For For Management
13 Elect Director John R. Torell III For For Management
14 Ratify Auditors For For Management
15 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
16 Amend Non-Employee Director Restricted For For Management
Stock Plan
17 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
18 Claw-back of Payments under Restatements Against Against Shareholder
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ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC
Ticker: ZMH Security ID: 98956P102
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 6, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director David C. Dvorak For For Management
2 Elect Director Robert A. Hagemann For For Management
3 Elect Director Arthur J. Higgins For For Management
4 Elect Director Cecil B. Pickett For For Management
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
7 Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
========== END NPX REPORT
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: CAPITAL APPRECIATION VARIABLE ACCOUNT
By (Signature and Title) Robert J. Manning
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Robert J. Manning, Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 26, 2008