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ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-08928
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HSBC INVESTOR PORTFOLIOS
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219-3035
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Richard Fabietti, HSBC Bank USA, NA, 452 Fifth Avenue,
Tower 18, New York, New York 10018
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-782-8183
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Date of fiscal year end: October 31
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Date of reporting period: 07/01/2003-06/30/2004
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ICA File Number: 811-08928
Reporting Period: 07/01/2003 - 06/30/2004
HSBC Investor Portfolios
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AMGEN INC.
Ticker: AMGN Security ID: 031162
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
3A MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL Against Against Shareholder
3B S/H PROPOSAL - FORM SHAREHOLDER ADVISORY Against For Shareholder
COMMITTEE
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Ticker: BSX Security ID: 101137
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 19, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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DANAHER CORPORATION
Ticker: DHR Security ID: 235851
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 AMEND STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL Against Against Shareholder
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EBAY INC.
Ticker: EBAY Security ID: 278642
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 26, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN TO For For Management
INCREASE SHARES
03 AMEND INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN TO For For Management
INCREASE SHARES
04 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
05 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
06 S/H PROPOSAL - FORM SHAREHOLDER ADVISORY Against For Shareholder
COMMITTEE
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GARMIN LTD.
Ticker: GRMN Security ID: G37260
Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
Ticker: GILD Security ID: 375558
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 5, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 ADOPT INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
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INTEL CORPORATION
Ticker: INTC Security ID: 458140
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 ADOPT INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 S/H PROPOSAL - FORM SHAREHOLDER ADVISORY Against For Shareholder
COMMITTEE
05 S/H PROPOSAL - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Against Against Shareholder
06 S/H PROPOSAL - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Against Against Shareholder
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Ticker: LOW Security ID: 548661
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 1, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Split Management
01.1 LEONARD L. BERRY For For Management
01.2 PAUL FULTON For For Management
01.3 DAWN E. HUDSON For Withheld Management
01.4 MARSHALL O. LARSEN For For Management
01.5 ROBERT A. NIBLOCK For For Management
01.6 STEPHEN F. PAGE For For Management
01.7 O. TEMPLE SLOAN, JR. For For Management
01.8 ROBERT L. TILLMAN For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION
Ticker: MERQ Security ID: 589405
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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SAP AG
Ticker: SAP Security ID: 803054
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 30, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
02 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For Take No Management
Action
03 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For Take No Management
Action
04 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For Take No Management
Action
05 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For Take No Management
Action
06 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For Take No Management
Action
07 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For Take No Management
Action
08 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For Take No Management
Action
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SLM CORPORATION
Ticker: SLM Security ID: 78442P
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 ADOPT INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: SII Security ID: 832110
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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STAPLES, INC.
Ticker: SPLS Security ID: 855030
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS For For Management
03 AMEND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management
04 AMEND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management
05 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
06 S/H PROPOSAL - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Against Against Shareholder
07 S/H PROPOSAL - RESCIND OR ALLOW Against For Shareholder
SHAREHOLDER TO RATIFY POISON PILL
08 S/H PROPOSAL - REINCORPORATE OUT OF Against Against Shareholder
DELAWARE
09 S/H PROPOSAL - RESTORE PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS Against Against Shareholder
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T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.
Ticker: TROW Security ID: 74144T
Meeting Date: APR 8, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 6, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 AMEND INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 TRANSACT OTHER BUSINESS For For Management
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMIT
Ticker: TEVA Security ID: 881624
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For For Management
02 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For Against Management
3A CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For For Management
3B CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For For Management
3C CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For For Management
3D CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For For Management
3E CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For For Management
04 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For Against Management
05 CHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING For For Management
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Ticker: TXN Security ID: 882508
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 17, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 S/H PROPOSAL - FORM SHAREHOLDER ADVISORY Against For Shareholder
COMMITTEE
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THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
Ticker: HD Security ID: 437076
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 S/H PROPOSAL - BOARD OF DIRECTORS Against Against Shareholder
04 S/H PROPOSAL - RESCIND OR ALLOW Against For Shareholder
SHAREHOLDER TO RATIFY POISON PILL
05 S/H PROPOSAL - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Against Against Shareholder
06 S/H PROPOSAL - HUMAN RIGHTS RELATED Against Against Shareholder
07 S/H PROPOSAL - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Against Against Shareholder
08 S/H PROPOSAL - BOARD OF DIRECTORS Against Against Shareholder
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WAL-MART STORES, INC.
Ticker: WMT Security ID: 931142
Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 5, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 ADOPT OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 ADOPT OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 ADOPT STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management
05 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
06 S/H PROPOSAL - BOARD OF DIRECTORS Against Against Shareholder
07 MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL Against Against Shareholder
08 S/H PROPOSAL - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Against Against Shareholder
09 MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL Against Against Shareholder
10 MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL Against Against Shareholder
11 S/H PROPOSAL - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Against Against Shareholder
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ABBEY NATIONAL PLC
Ticker: ABYNY Security ID: GB0000044551
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 16.67 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4.1 Elect Priscilla Vacassin as Director For For Management
4.2 Elect Angus Porter as Director For For Management
4.3 Elect Tony Wyatt as Director For For Management
4.4 Elect Gerard Murphy as Director For For Management
4.5 Elect Geoffrey Cooper as Director For For Management
5.1 Re-elect Yasmin Jetha as Director For For Management
5.2 Re-elect Mark Pain as Director For For Management
5.3 Re-elect Leon Allen as Director For For Management
6 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
7 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
8 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management
GBP 150,000 and EU Political Expenditure
up to GBP 150,000
9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to GBP 703,722,815; USD
9,820,000; and EUR 10,000,000
10 Approve Abbey Performance Share Plan For For Management
11 Authorise 146,277,184 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
12.1 Authorise 125,000,000 8.625% Sterling For For Management
Preference Shares for Market Purchase
12.2 Authorise 200,000,000 10.375% Sterling For For Management
Preference Shares for Market Purchase
12.3 Authorise 18,000,000 Series B Dollar For For Management
Preference Shares for Market Purchase
13 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 7,313,859
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ABN AMRO HOLDING NV
Ticker: ABN Security ID: NL0000301109
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management
2 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management
Governance Report
3.1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3.2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3.3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
3.4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
4 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management
5 Reappoint Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management
6.1 Reelect T. Maas-de Bouwer to Supervisory For For Management
Board
6.2 Elect A. Olijslager to Supervisory Board For For Management
7.1 Abolish Antitakeover Preference Shares For For Management
through Repurchase and Cancellation of
Shares
7.2 Amend Articles to Reflect Cancellation of For For Management
Preference Shares (Item 7.1)
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9.1 Grant Board Authority to Issue Ordinary For For Management
Shares and Convertible Preference Shares
Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital
9.2 Grant Board Authority to Exclude For For Management
Preemptive Rights from Issuance Under
Item 9.1
10 Other Business None None Management
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ABSA GROUP LTD (FORMERLY AMALGAMATED BANKS OF SOUTH AFRICA)
Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000013389
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital to For For Management
ZAR 1.8 Billion by Means of Creation of
80 Million Redeemable Preference Shares
2 Amend Articles of Association Re: Terms For For Management
and Conditions of Preference Shares
3 Authorize Board to Allot and Issue Shares For For Management
Pursuant to Redemption of Redeemable
Preference Shares
4 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management
under Control of Directors Pursuant to
Allocation to Botho Bonke
5 Approve Absa Group Limited Employee Share For For Management
Ownership Administrative Trust
6 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management
under Control of Directors Pursuant to
Allocation to Absa Group Limited Employee
Share Ownership Administrative Trust
7 Elect Nthobi Angel as Director For For Management
8 Elect Leslie Maasdorp as Director For For Management
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AGF (ASSURANCES GENERALES DE FRANCE)
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000125924
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
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 1.80 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
6 Reelect Jean-Philippe Thierry as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Beatrice Majnoni d'Intignano as For For Management
Director
8 Reelect Yves Cannac as Director For For Management
9 Elect Herve de Veyrac as Director For For Management
10 Elect Representative of Employee For For Management
Shareholders to the Board
11 Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management
12 Ratify KPMG S.A. as Auditors For For Management
13 Ratify Christian de Chastellux as For For Management
Alternate Auditor
14 Ratify Gerard Riviere as Alternate For For Management
Auditor
15 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
16 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
17 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management
18 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
19 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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AGFA GEVAERT NV
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003755692
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: APR 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Renew Authorization to Issue Shares to For For Management
Increase Share Capital within the
Framework of Authorized Capital without
Preemptive Rights for Period of Five
Years
2 Renew Authorization to Issue Shares in For Against Management
the Event of a Public Tender Offer or
Share Exchange Offer
3 Authorize Cancellation of 11,200,000 For For Management
Repurchased Shares
4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
5 Authorize Two Directors to Carry Out For For Management
Legal Formalities
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AGFA GEVAERT NV
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003755692
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Directors' and Auditors' Reports None Did Not Management
Vote
2 Approve Financial Statements For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 0.75 per Share Vote
4 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements None Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
5 Approve Discharge of Directors and For Did Not Management
Auditors Vote
6 Approve KPMG as Auditors and Fix Their For Did Not Management
Remuneration at EUR 345,388 Annually Vote
7 Appoint Barnells, Buttrick, Cornu, For Did Not Management
Haymon, Oosterlinck, Van Miert, and von Vote
Kyaw as Independent Directors in
Accordance with the Requirements of the
Belgian Companies Code
8 Amend Articles of Association Re: For Did Not Management
Change-in-control Provision Vote
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ALTADIS S.A. (FORMERLY TABACALERA, S.A.)
Ticker: Security ID: ES0177040013
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management
of Income and Distribution of EUR 0.80
Per Share Dividend, and Discharge
Directors
2 Ratify Management Board For For Management
3 Approve Auditors For For Management
4 Approve EUR 4.4 Million Reduction in For For Management
Capital Via Cancellation of 7.3 Million
Shares; Amend Company's By-Laws
Accordingly
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
6 Authorize Issuance of Bonds For For Management
7 Amend Articles 22, 23, 25, and 28 Re: For For Management
Elimination of Shareholding Requirement
to Attend Shareholder Meetings, Remote
Voting, Elimination of Supermajority
Quorums and Vote Requirement for Certain
Proposals, Increase Shareholders' Access
to Information
8 Approve General Meeting Guidelines For For Management
9 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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ARCELOR S.A.
Ticker: Security ID: LU0140205948
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Report of Board of Directors and Opinions None Did Not Management
of Independent Auditor on the Annual Vote
Accounts and the Consolidated Accounts
2 Approve Annual Accounts For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Approve Consolidated Accounts For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividend; Approve Directors' Remuneration Vote
5 Approve Discharge of Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Accept Resignation of J. Lapeyre and D. For Did Not Management
Bouton; Appoint M. Marti and N. Forgeard Vote
as Directors
7 Authorize the Repurchase of up to 10 For Did Not Management
Percent of the Company's Shares for a Vote
Price of No Less than EUR 5 Per Share and
No More than EUR 25 Per Share
8 Ratify KPMG Audit as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
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AVIVA PLC (FORMERLY CGNU PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: GB0002162385
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 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 15.15 Pence Per For For Management
Share
3 Elect Anna Catalano as Director None None Management
4 Elect Carole Piwnica as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect George Paul as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Philip Scott as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Patrick Snowball as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Elizabeth Vallance as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint Ernst and Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
of the Company
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 185,000,000
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 28,000,000
13 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
14 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000
15 Approve Scrip Dividend Program For For Management
16 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Treasury Shares
17 Authorise 225 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
18 Authorise 100 Million 8.75 Percent For For Management
Preference Shares for Market Purchase
19 Authorise 100 Million 8.375 Percent For For Management
Preference Shares for Market Purchase
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BANCA INTESA SPA (FORMERLY INTESABCI SPA)
Ticker: Security ID: IT0000072618
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements, Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports, Allocation of Income, and Vote
Distribution of Reserves and/or Company
Shares
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BANCA INTESA SPA (FORMERLY INTESABCI SPA )
Ticker: Security ID: IT0000072618
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUN 18, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles To Reflect New Italian For Against Management
Company Law Regulations
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BARCLAYS PLC
Ticker: MVCI Security ID: GB0031348658
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Elect Sir Richard Broadbent as Director For For Management
4 Elect Roger Davis as Director For For Management
5 Elect Gary Hoffman as Director For For Management
6 Elect Naguib Kheraj as Director For For Management
7 Elect David Roberts as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Sir Peter Middleton as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Stephen Russell as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Christopher Lendrum as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Sir Brian Jenkins as Director For For Management
12 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
13 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
14 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 82,053,000
15 Authorise 984,600,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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BCE INC.
Ticker: BCE. Security ID: CA05534B1094
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 5, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Andre Berard For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald Brenneman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard Currie For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Anthony Fell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Donna Kaufman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas Kierans For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Brian Levitt For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Edward Lumley For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Judith Maxwell For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John McArthur For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Thomas O'Neill For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Robert Pozen For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Michael Sabia For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Paul Tellier For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Victor Young For For Management
2 Appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Disclose Director Nominee Directorships For For Shareholder
for Past Five Years
4 Prohibit CEO from Sitting on Other Boards Against Against Shareholder
5 Disclose Total Value of Pension Benefits Against Against Shareholder
of Senior Executives
6 Adopt By-Law Providing that Insiders Give Against Against Shareholder
Notice of Stock Trades and Stock Option
Exercises
7 Prohibit Auditors from Providing Against Against Shareholder
Non-Audit Services
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BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS)
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000131104
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# 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
Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.175 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For For Management
the Nominal Value of Up to EUR 30 Billion
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
7 Reelect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Lindsay Owen-Jones as Director For For Management
9 Confirm Expiration of Term of David Peake For For Management
as Director
10 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 1 Billion
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 340 Million
13 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
14 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For For Management
of a Public Tender Offer or Share
Exchange Offer, Subject to Certain
Conditions
15 Amend Terms of Capital Increase Reserved For For Management
for Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
Submitted to Shareholder Vote at May 14,
2003, AGM/EGM
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
17 Amend Articles of Association Re: Role of For For Management
Chairman, Access to Information, Internal
Control Procedures, Convening of Board
Meetings, and Signing of the Minutes of
Board Meetings
18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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BP PLC (FORM. BP AMOCO PLC)
Ticker: BP.PP Security ID: GB0007980591
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Re-elect The Lord Browne of Madingley as For For Management
Director
2 Re-elect Byron Grote as Director For For Management
3 Re-elect Michael Miles as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Sir Robin Nicholson as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Dick Olver as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For For Management
7 Elect Antony Burgmans as Director For For Management
8 Re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
9 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Treasury Shares and Annual Retirement of
Directors
10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 1,820 Million
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 273 Million
12 Authorise 2.2 Billion Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
13 Authorise the Company to use Treasury For For Management
Shares for the Purpose of the Employee
Share Schemes Operated by the Company
14 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
15 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management
Non-Executive Directors from GBP 1.5
Million to GBP 2.5 Million
16 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
17 Require the Company to Prepare a Report Against Against Shareholder
Re: Mitigating Risks to Shareholder Value
when Operating in Protected and Sensitive
Areas
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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0002875804
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 27 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
6a Elect Paul Adams as Director For For Management
6b Elect Antonio Monteiro de Castro as For For Management
Director
6c Elect Jan du Plessis as Director For For Management
6d Re-elect Wong Kok Siew as Director For For Management
7 Authorise 207.7 Million Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
8a Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Treasury Shares
8b Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Directors' Fees
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CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO.
Ticker: CNR. Security ID: CA1363751027
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Michael R. Armellino For For Management
1.2 Elect Director A. Charles Baillie For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Hugh J. Bolton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Purdy Crawford For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J.V. Raymond Cyr For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gordon D. Giffin For For Management
1.7 Elect Director James K. Gray For For Management
1.8 Elect Director E. Hunter Harrison For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Edith E. Holiday For For Management
1.10 Elect Director V.M. Kempston Darkes For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gilbert H. Lamphere For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Denis Losier For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Edward C. Lumley For For Management
1.14 Elect Director David G.A. Mclean For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Robert Pace For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CANON INC.
Ticker: CAJ Security ID: JP3242800005
Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 15,
Final JY 35, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For For Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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
4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
5 Appoint Additional External Auditor For For Management
6 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
and Statutory Auditors
7 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Directors and
Statutory Auditors
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CEMEX S.A.
Ticker: CMXYY Security ID: MXP225611567
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income; Set For For Management
Aggregate Nominal Amount of Share
Repurchase Reserve
3 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves For For Management
4 Elect Directors and Supervisory Board For Abstain Management
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors and For Abstain Management
Supervisory Board
6 Designate Shareholder Representative(s) For For Management
of Minutes of Meeting
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CHINA STEEL CORPORATION
Ticker: Security ID: USY150411251
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Report on 2003 Business Operation None Did Not Management
Results Vote
1.2 Receive Supervisors' Report None Did Not Management
Vote
1.3 Receive Report on Endorsements and None Did Not Management
Guarantees Vote
2.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2.2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends Vote
2.3 Approve Capitalization of 2003 Dividends For Did Not Management
and Employee Profit Sharing Vote
2.4 Amend Articles of Association For Did Not Management
Vote
2.5 Amend Rules and Procedures of For Did Not Management
Shareholders Meeting Vote
2.6 Amend Nomination Procedures for the For Did Not Management
Board Vote
2.7 Amend Procedures Governing the For Did Not Management
Acquisition or Disposal of Assets Vote
2.8 Elect Directors and Supervisors For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Other Business For Did Not Management
Vote
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COMPAL ELECTRONICS
Ticker: Security ID: US20440Y2000
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Report on 2003 Business Operation None Did Not Management
Results Vote
1.2 Receive Supervisors' Report None Did Not Management
Vote
2.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2.2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends Vote
2.3 Approve Release of Restrictions of For Did Not Management
Competitive Activities of Directors Vote
3.1 Approve Capitalization of 2003 Dividends For Did Not Management
and Employee Profit Sharing Vote
3.2 Amend Operating Procedures for the Loan For Did Not Management
of Funds to Other Parties Vote
4 Elect Directors and Supervisors For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Other Business None Did Not Management
Vote
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CONTINENTAL AG
Ticker: CTTAY Security ID: DE0005439004
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 0.52 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For Did Not Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors Vote
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote
7 Elect Manfred Bodin, Diethart Breipohl, For Did Not Management
Michael Frenzel, Hubertus von Gruenberg, Vote
Hans-Olaf Henkel, Jan Oosterveld, Fred
Steingraber, Juergen Stockmar, Bernd
Voss, Ulrich Weiss to the Supervisory
Board
8 Approve Stock Option Plan for Key For Did Not Management
Employees Vote
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CREDIT AGRICOLE SA
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000045072
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# 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 Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.825 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Elect Alain Dieval as Director in For Against Management
Replacement of Pierre Bastide
6 Elect Daniel Lebegue as Director in For Against Management
Replacement of Jean Peyrelevade
7 Elect Michel Michaut as Director in For Against Management
Replacement of Jean-Marie Sander
8 Reelect Pierre Bru as Director For Against Management
9 Reelect Yves Couturier as Director For Against Management
10 Reelect Pierre Kerfriden as Director For Against Management
11 Reelect Jean Le Brun as Director For Against Management
12 Confirm End of Term of Cabinet Alain For For Management
Laine as Auditors and Cabinet Mazars &
Guerard as Deputy Auditor and Appoint New
Auditors
13 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures Up For For Management
to Aggregate Amount of EUR 20 Billion
14 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 670,000
15 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
16 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 1 Billion
17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 1 Billion
18 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 3 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
19 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
20 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
21 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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CREDIT SUISSE GROUP (FORMERLY CS HOLDING)
Ticker: CSR Security ID: CH0012138530
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 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
3.1 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For Did Not Management
of Dividends Vote
3.2 Approve CHF 597.5 Million Reduction in For Did Not Management
Share Capital via Reduction in Par Value Vote
and Repayment to Shareholders
4.1 Reelect Thomas Bell and Aziz Syriani as For Did Not Management
Directors; Elect Peter Weibel, Noreen Vote
Doyle, and David Syz as Directors
4.2 Reelect KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For Did Not Management
Goerdeler SA as Auditors Vote
4.3 Reelect BDO Sofirom as Special Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
5.1 Amend Articles Re: Submission of For Did Not Management
Shareholder Proposals Vote
5.2 Amend Articles Re: Delete Provisions For Did Not Management
Concerning Contributions In Kind Vote
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DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3486800000
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 30,
Final JY 33, Special JY 0
2 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
3 Amend Articles to: Amend Articles to: For Against Management
Decrease Authorized Capital to Reflect
Share Repurchase - Authorize Share
Repurchases at Board's Discretion - Limit
Directors' and Internal Auditors' Legal
Liability
4 Elect Director For For Management
5.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
6 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For Against Management
and Statutory Auditor
7 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For Against Management
8 Approve Amendment to Stock Option Plan For For Management
Approved at 2001 AGM
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DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3505000004
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0,
Final JY 15, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For Against Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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
4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
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DANSKE BANK AS (FORMERLY DEN DANSKE BANK)
Ticker: DDBD Security ID: DK0010274414
Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors; Approve Allocation
of Income and Dividends of DKK 6.55 Per
Share
2 Reelect Joergen Moeller, Niels Holm, For Abstain Management
Peter Hoejland, and Majken Schultz as
Directors
3 Reelect Grant Thornton and KPMG as For For Management
Auditors
4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
5 Approve DKK 394.1 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Share Cancellation
6 Amend Articles Re: Quorum and Voting For Against Management
Majority Requirements
7 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
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DELHAIZE GROUP (FORMERLY DELHAIZE LE LION)
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003562700
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Directors' Reports None None Management
2 Receive Auditors' Reports None None Management
3 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements None None Management
and Statutory Reports (Non-Voting)
4 Approve Financial Statements; Approve For For Management
Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR
1 per Share
5 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Amount of EUR 70,000 per Year (EUR
140,000 for Chairman of Board); Approve
Additional Remuneration of EUR 10,000 per
Year for Committee Chairman
7 Approve Discharge of Auditors For For Management
8.1 Reelect Baron Gue de Vaucleroy as For For Management
Director
8.2 Reelect Count Goblet d'Alviella as For For Management
Director
8.3 Reelect Robert Murray as Director For For Management
8.4 Reelect William Roper as Director For For Management
8.5 Reelect Edward Neville Isdell as Director For For Management
9.1 Appoint Baron de Cooman d'Herlinckhove as For Against Management
Independent Director in Accordance with
the Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.2 Appoint Count de Pret Roose de Calesberg For For Management
as Independent Director in Accordance
with the Requirements of the Belgian
Companies Code
9.3 Appoint Baron George Jacobs as For For Management
Independent Director in Accordance with
the Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.4 Appoint Didier Smits as Independent For Against Management
Director in Accordance with the
Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.5 Appoint Philippe Stroobant as Independent For Against Management
Director in Accordance with the
Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.6 Appoint Frans Vreys as Independent For For Management
Director in Accordance with the
Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.7 Appoint Baron Gui de Vaucleroy as For Against Management
Independent Director in Accordance with
the Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.8 Appoint Count Goblet d'Alviella as For For Management
Independent Director in Accordance with
the Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.9 Appoint Robert Murray as Independent For For Management
Director in Accordance with the
Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.10 Appoint Edward Neville Isdell as For For Management
Independent Director in Accordance with
the Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.11 Appoint William Roper as Independent For For Management
Director in Accordance with the
Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
10 Authorize Board to Repurchase Shares in For Against Management
the Event of a Public Tender Offer or
Share Exchange Offer
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DELHAIZE GROUP (FORMERLY DELHAIZE LE LION)
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003562700
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
2 Authorize Board to Implement Approved For For Management
Resolutions
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DSM NV
Ticker: Security ID: NL0000009769
Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management
3.1 Approve Financial Statements For For Management
3.2 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
3.3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
4 Reelect C. Herkstroeter, H. Bodt, E. For For Management
Sosa; Elect E. Kist as New Member to
Supervisory Board
5.1 Grant Board Authority to Issue Ordinary For For Management
Shares Up to 20 Percent of Issued
Capital, and to Issue All Unissued but
Authorized Preference Shares
5.2 Grant Board Authority to Restrict/Exclude For For Management
Preemptive Rights from Issuance of
Ordinary Shares Up to 20 Percent of
Issued Share Capital (Item 5.1)
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
7 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management
Governance Report
8 Amend Articles: Transfer Authority to For For Management
Appoint Management Board from Supervisory
Board to General Meeting; Changes to
Company's Corporate Governance Structure
to Reflect Recommendations by Dutch
Corporate Governance Code as Well as
Pending Legislation
9 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
10 Close Meeting None None Management
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E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG)
Ticker: VEBA Security ID: DE0007614406
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 2.00 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Amend Articles Re: Allow for the Issuance For Did Not Management
of Dividends in Kind Vote
6 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For Did Not Management
Subsidiaries (E.ON Nordic Holding GmbH) Vote
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote
8 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For Did Not Management
Auditors Vote
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ENI SPA
Ticker: E Security ID: IT0003132476
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management
Accounts, and Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
4 Elect External Auditors for the For For Management
Three-Year Term 2004-2006 and Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
5 Amend Article 2 of the Set of Rules For For Management
Governing General Meetings of Eni Spa
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
1 Amend Articles To Reflect New Italian For Against Management
Company Law Regulations
2 Amend Articles 17, 19, and 28 of the For For Management
Company's Bylaws
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FRANCE TELECOM SA
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000133308
Meeting Date: APR 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors for Fiscal Year Ended
Dec. 2003
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year
Ended Dec. 2003
3 Approve Treatment of Losses and Dividends For For Management
of EUR 0.25 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
6 Fix Issue Price of Previous Authority to For For Management
Issue Equity or Equity-Linked Securities
without Preemptive Rights Submitted to
Shareholder Vote at Feb. 25, 2003 EGM to
Increase Capital by up to EUR 30 Billion
7 Amend Article 1, 2, and 7 to Reflect 2003 For For Management
Legislative Changes, Postal Service and
Telecommunication Code, and European
Parliament Directives
8 Amend Articles to Reflect 2003 For For Management
Legislative Changes; Remove French
Government Obligation to Retain Majority
Stake in Company and Amend Articles with
Respect to Board Composition
9 Amend Articles to Reflect Potential For For Management
Change in Control with Respect to Powers
of Chairman and Management
10 Amend Articles of Association to For For Management
Introduce Liquidation Provision
11 Authorize Board to Issue Up to 30 Million For For Management
Shares to Participants of Wanadoo Stock
Option Plan in Connection with France
Telecom Liquidity Agreement
12 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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FRAPORT AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005773303
Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 0.44 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For Did Not Management
Auditors Vote
6 Elect Karlheinz Weimar to the Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Vote
7 Amend Articles Re: Publication and For Did Not Management
Submission of Reports Vote
8 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For Did Not Management
Subsidiaries (Flughafen-Hahn GmbH) Vote
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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG
Ticker: FMS Security ID: DE0005785802
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.02 per Common Share Vote
and EUR 1.08 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For Did Not Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors Vote
6 Elect Ulf Schneider to the Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Vote
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GEORGE WIMPEY PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0009713446
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 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 8.45 Pence Per For For Management
Share
3 Re-elect John Robinson as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Michael Blackburn as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect David Williams as Director For For Management
6 Elect Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde For For Management
as Director
7 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
8 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 32,017,837
9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 4,802,675
10 Authorise 38,421,405 Shares for Market For For Management
Repurchase
11 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
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GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Ticker: Security ID: TW0002376001
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Report on 2003 Business Operation None None Management
Results
1.2 Receive Supervisors' Report None None Management
1.3 Receive Other Reports None None Management
2.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2.2 Approve Allocation of Income and Cash For For Management
Dividend of NTD 2.50 per Share and Stock
Dividend of 50 Shares per 1000 Shares
3.1 Approve Capitalization of 2003 Dividends For For Management
and Employee Profit Sharing
3.2 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
3.3 Approve Investment in People's Republic For For Management
of China
3.4 Approve Release of Restrictions of For For Management
Competitive Activities of Directors
4 Other Business For Against Management
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GIVAUDAN AG
Ticker: Security ID: CH0010645932
Meeting Date: APR 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and an For Did Not Management
Ordinary Dividend of CHF 8.90 per Share; Vote
Approve Payment of an Extraordinary
Dividend of CHF 6.50 per Share
4 Approve CHF 2 Million Reduction in Share For Did Not Management
Capital via Cancellation of Shares Vote
5 Approve Creation of CHF 10 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Vote
Rights
6 Reelect Henri Meier as Director; Elect For Did Not Management
Dietrich Fuhrmann as Director Vote
7 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as For Did Not Management
Auditors Vote
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC)
Ticker: SBH Security ID: GB0009252882
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Elect Lawrence Culp as Director For For Management
4 Elect Crispin Davis as Director For For Management
5 Elect Sir Robert Wilson as Director For For Management
6 Elect Tachi Yamada as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Sir Christopher Hogg as Director For For Management
8 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
10 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 74,330,954
12 Authorise 594,647,632 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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HEIDELBERGCEMENT (FRMLY HEIDELBERGER ZEMENT AG)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006047004
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.15 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Approve Creation of EUR 50 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Vote
Rights
7 Approve Creation of EUR 20 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Vote
Rights
8 Authorize Issuance of Participation For Did Not Management
Certificates Up to Aggregate Nominal Vote
Value of EUR 150 Million
9 Elect Waltraud Hertreiter, Fritz-Juergen For Did Not Management
Heckmann, Rolf Huelstrunk, Max Kley, Vote
Adolf Merckle, Ludwig Merckle, Bernd
Scheifele, and Eduard Schleicher to the
Supervisory Board
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HITACHI LTD.
Ticker: HIT Security ID: JP3788600009
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For For Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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
3 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management
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HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.
Ticker: HMCL Security ID: JP3854600008
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 19,
Final JY 23, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For For Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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
3.28 Elect Director For For Management
3.29 Elect Director For For Management
3.30 Elect Director For For Management
3.31 Elect Director For For Management
3.32 Elect Director For For Management
3.33 Elect Director For For Management
3.34 Elect Director For For Management
3.35 Elect Director For For Management
3.36 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 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Directors
6 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management
Directors and Statutory Auditors
7 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
and Statutory Auditor
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ING GROEP NV
Ticker: ING Security ID: NL0000303600
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2.1 Receive Reports of Management and None None Management
Supervisory Boards
2.2 Receive Explanation of Reserves and None None Management
Dividend Policy
3.1 Approve Financial Statements of 2003 For For Management
3.2 Approve Dividends For For Management
4 Ratify Ernst & Young Accountants as For For Management
Auditors
5.1 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
5.2 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
6 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management
Governance Report
7.1 Approve Remuneration Policy of Management For For Management
Board
7.2 Approve Long-Term Incentive Plan (50 For For Management
Percent Stock Options and 50 Percent
Performance Shares)
8 Amend Articles Re: Binding Director For For Management
Nominations; Establish Profile on
Expertise and Ethical Standards for
Directors; Approve Remuneration Policy
for Management Board; Threshold for
Submitting Shareholder Proposals; Reduce
Par Value of B Preference Share
9.1 Elect E. Boyer de la Giroday as New For For Management
Member of Management Board
9.2 Elect E. Leenaars as New Member of For For Management
Management Board
9.3 Elect H. Verkoren as New Member of For For Management
Management Board
10 Elect E. Bourdais de Charbonniere as New For For Management
Member of Supervisory Board
11 Grant Board Authority to Issue Ordinary For Against Management
Shares Restricting/Excluding Preemptive
Rights Up to 20 Percent of Issued Capital
and All Authorized Yet Unissued B
Preference Shares Restricting/Excluding
Preemptive Rights
12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
13 Other Business None None Management
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0032612805
Meeting Date: JUN 1, 2004 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 Approve Final Dividend of 9.45 Pence Per For Did Not Management
IHG PLC Share Vote
4a Elect Richard Hartman as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4b Elect Ralph Kugler as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4c Elect Robert Larson as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4d Elect Richard North as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4e Elect Stevan Porter as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4f Elect David Prosser as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4g Elect Richard Solomons as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4h Elect Sir Howard Stringer as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4i Elect David Webster as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP as For Did Not Management
Auditors of the Company Vote
6 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For Did Not Management
the Auditors Vote
7 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For Did Not Management
Non-Executive Directors from GBP 550,000 Vote
to GBP 750,000
8 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For Did Not Management
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000 Vote
9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 235,529,677
10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 35,329,451
11 Authorise 105,917,695 Ordinary Shares for For Did Not Management
Market Purchase Vote
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ITOCHU CORP.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3143600009
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Handling of Net Loss, with No For For Management
Dividends
2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management
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
4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
and Statutory Auditor
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JAPAN TOBACCO INC
Ticker: Security ID: JP3726800000
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 5000,
Final JY 5000, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For For Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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
4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
and Statutory Auditor
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JFE HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3386030005
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0,
Final JY 30, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For For Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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KBC BANK AND INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003565737
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Directors' Report None None Management
2 Receive Auditors' Report None None Management
3 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Allocation of Income and Gross Dividend
of EUR 1.64 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
5 Approve Discharge of Auditors For For Management
6.1 Reelect Willy Duron, Emile Celis, For For Management
Christin Defrancq, Rik Donckels, Frans
Florquin, Xavier Lienart, Paul Peeters,
Patrick Vanden Avenne, Germain
Vantieghem, and Marc Wittemans as
Directors
6.2 Reelect Willy Breesch and Alfons Wouters For Against Management
as Directors and Confirm Them as
Independent Directors
6.3 Confirm Jozef Cornu and Herwig Langohr as For Against Management
Independent Directors
6.4 Reappoint Ernst & Young as Auditors and For For Management
Fix Their Remuneration
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
8 Transact Other Business None None Management
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KBC BANK AND INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003565737
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Directors' Special Report None None Management
Regarding Plans to Increase Share Capital
within the Framework of Authorized
Capital
2 Renew Authorization to Increase Share For Against Management
Capital within the Framework of
Authorized Capital up to EUR 200 Million
for Period of Five Years
3 Amend Articles Re: Delete Transitional For For Management
Provision Concerning Bond Loan
4 Authorize Board to Repurchase Shares in For Against Management
the Event of a Public Tender Offer or
Share Exchange Offer
5 Amend Articles Re: Independent Directors For For Management
6 Amend Articles Re: Board's Executive For For Management
Committee
7 Amend Articles Re: Allocation of Profit For For Management
8 Renew Authorization to Increase Share For Against Management
Capital Through Issuance of
Warrants/Convertible Bonds with or
without Preemptive Rights within the
Framework of Authorized Capital up to EUR
200 Million for Period of Five Years
9 Authorize Implementation of Approved For For Management
Resolutions and Filing of Required
Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry
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LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC (FORMERLY TSB GROUP)
Ticker: Security ID: GB0008706128
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3a Elect Peter Ayliffe as Director For For Management
3b Elect Wolfgang Berndt as Director For For Management
3c Elect Angela Knight as Director For For Management
3d Elect Helen Weir as Director For For Management
4a Re-elect Ewan Brown as Director For For Management
4b Re-elect Eric Daniels as Director For For Management
4c Re-elect David Pritchard as Director For For Management
4d Re-elect Maarten van den Bergh as For For Management
Director
5 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
6 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
7 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 334,068,329; USD 40,000,000; EUR
40,000,000 and JPY 1,250,000,000
8 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 70,913,582
9 Authorise 567 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
10 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
11 Approve Lloyds TSB Performance Share Plan For For Management
and Amend Lloyds TSB Group No 2 Executive
Share Options Scheme 1997
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MAN AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005937007
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.75 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
6 Amend Articles Re: Changes to the For For Management
Remuneration of the Supervisory Board
Members and Amendment to the Articles
7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with a For For Management
Subsidiary (MAN Altersversorgung GmbH)
8 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors
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MOL HUNGARIAN OIL AND GAS PLC.(FORMERLY MOL MAGYAR OLAY-ES
Ticker: Security ID: US6084642023
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Directors' Report on 2003 None Did Not Management
Business Year and Proposal on Allocation Vote
of Income
1.2 Receive Auditors' Report None Did Not Management
Vote
1.3 Receive Supervisory Board's Report None Did Not Management
Vote
1.4 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Allocation of Income and Dividend Vote
2 Approve Auditors and Fix Their For Did Not Management
Remuneration Vote
3 Amend Articles of Association For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Receive Board's Report on Transactions For Did Not Management
with Treasury Shares and Authorize Share Vote
Repurchase Program
5 Elect Supervisory Board Members and For Did Not Management
Determine Their Remuneration Vote
6 Elect Members of Board of Directors and For Did Not Management
Determine Their Remuneration Vote
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NESTLE SA
Ticker: NSRGY Security ID: CH0012056047
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
1b Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory 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 7.20 per Share Vote
4a Elect Edward George as Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
4b Elect Kaspar Villiger as Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
4c Elect Rolf Haenggi as Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
4d Elect Daniel Borel as Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
4e Elect Carolina Mueller as Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
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NIPPON MEAT PACKERS INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3743000006
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0,
Final JY 16, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Directors' Term For For Management
in Office - Authorize Share Repurchases
at Board's Discretion - Limit Outside
Directors' Legal Liability
3 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For Against Management
and Special Payments to Continuing
Directors and Statutory Auditors in
Connection with Abolition of Retirement
Bonus System
4 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management
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NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD.
Ticker: NSANY Security ID: JP3672400003
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 8,
Final JY 11, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For Against Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
3 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management
4 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
5.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
5.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5.4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5.5 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
6 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Statutory For Against Management
Auditors
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NOKIA CORP.
Ticker: NKCAF Security ID: FI0009000681
Meeting Date: MAR 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Financial Statements None None Management
1.2 Receive Auditors' Report None None Management
1.3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
1.4 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management
1.5 Fix Number of Directors at Eight (A For For Management
Reduction from the Current Nine
Directors)
1.6 Approve Remuneration of Directors and For Abstain Management
Auditors
2 Approve Between EUR 5.7 Million and EUR For For Management
8.8 Million Reduction in Share Capital
via Cancellation of Between 94.5 Million
and 146 Million Shares
3 Approve Issuance of Shares, Stock For For Management
Options, or Convertible Bonds up to
Aggregate Nominal Value of EUR 55.5
Million (Out of Which EUR 3 Million for
Incentive Plans) without Preemptive
Rights
4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 230 Million For For Management
Nokia Shares
5 Authorize Reissuance of 230 Million For For Management
Repurchased Shares
6 Approve Allocation of EUR 5 Million to For For Management
Company Foundation to Support the
Scientific Development of the Information
and Telecommunications Technologies and
to Promote Education in the Sector
7 Approve Dividends of EUR 0.30 Per Share For For Management
8 Reelect Paul Collins, Georg Ehrnrooth, For For Management
Bengt Holmstroem, Per Karlsson, Jorma
Ollila, Marjorie Scardino, Vesa Vainio,
and Arne Wessberg
9 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
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PEARSON PLC
Ticker: PSO Security ID: GB0006776081
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 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 14.8 Pence Per For For Management
Share
3 Re-elect Dennis Stevenson as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect John Makinson as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Reuben Mark as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Vernon Sankey as Director For For Management
7 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
8 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 66,871,000
11 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital For For Management
from GBP 294,500,000 to GBP 295,500,000
by the Creation of 4 Million Ordinary
Shares of 25 Pence Each
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 10,030,000
13 Authorise 80 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
15 Amend Pearson plc UK Worldwide Save for For For Management
Shares Plan
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PROMISE CO LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3833750007
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# 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 Against Management
- Authorize Share Repurchases at Board's
Discretion
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 Approve Retirement Bonus for Director For For Management
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PT ASTRA INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: Security ID: ID1000057607
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3A Elect Directors For Abstain Management
3B Elect Commissioners For Abstain Management
3C Approve Remuneration of Directors and For Abstain Management
Commissioners
4 Approve Drs. VJH Boentaran Les as For For Management
Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their
Remuneration
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PTT PUBLIC COMPANY
Ticker: Security ID: TH0646010015
Meeting Date: APR 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Minutes of Previous AGM For For Management
2 Accept Report on Company Performance in For For Management
2003
3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
4 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividend For For Management
of Baht 4.00 per Share
5 Elect Directors For Abstain Management
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors For Abstain Management
7 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For Abstain Management
Fix Their Remuneration
8 Other Business For Against Management
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REPSOL YPF SA (FORMERLY REPSOL, S.A.)
Ticker: REP Security ID: ES0173516115
Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management
of Income and Distribution of Dividend of
EUR 0.40 Per Share, and Discharge
Directors
2 Elect Management Board For Abstain Management
3 Approve Deloitte & Touche Espana Auditors For For Management
SL as Auditors
4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares up to a For For Management
Maximum of Five Percent of Capital
5 Amend Articles Re: Legal Provisions For For Management
Governing the Company, Shareholders
Meeting, Right of Attendance,
Representation, Board Composition,
Administrators' Liability, and Debentures
Issuance
6 Amend Articles Re: Regulations of the For For Management
General Shareholder's Meeting
7 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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REXAM PLC (FORMERLY BOWATER)
Ticker: REXMY Security ID: GB0004250451
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 9.58 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Stefan Angwald as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Carl Symon as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Michael Buzzacott as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Yves Dominioni as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect David Tucker as Director For For Management
9 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 140,500,000
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 17,600,000
12 Authorise 54,800,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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RMC GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0007266413
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 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 21.8 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Elect David Munro as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Bill Alexander as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Alastair Robinson as Director For For Management
6 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
7 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
8 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 22,177,997
9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 3,327,032
10 Authorise 26,537,390 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
11 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 50,000
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ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP (FORMERLY SUN ALLIANCE GROUP)
Ticker: Security ID: GB0006616899
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2004 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 2.9 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
4 Elect Edward Lea as Director For For Management
5 Elect John Maxwell as Director For For Management
6 Elect Noel Harwerth as Director For For Management
7 Elect Malcolm Le May as Director For For Management
8 Elect George Culmer as Director For For Management
9 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
10 Approve the Royal Sun and Alliance For For Management
Insurance Group Plc Share Matching Plan
11 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000
and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000
12 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Electronic Communication
13 Authorise Directors to Establish a Scrip For For Management
Dividend Scheme
14 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 439,023,157
15 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 39,603,474
16 Authorise 288,025,262 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC
Ticker: RBS Security ID: GB0007547838
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 35.7 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4 Re-elect Emilio Botin as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Lawrence Fish as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Angus Grossart as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Sir George Mathewson as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Gordon Pell as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Iain Robertson as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Sir Iain Vallance as Director For For Management
11 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
13 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 247,120,127
14 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 37,068,019
15 Authorise 296,544,152 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
16 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital by For For Management
Creation of 110 Million Category II
Non-cumulative Dollar Preference Shares;
Issue Equity with Pre-emptive Rights up
to All the Existing Preference Shares
17 Amend Articles Re: Preference Shares For For Management
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ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO.
Ticker: RD Security ID: NL0000009470
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 21, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management
2.1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2.2 Approve Total Dividend of EUR 1.76 Per For For Management
Share
2.3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Against Management
2.4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Against Management
3 Elect L. Cook to Management Board For For Management
4 Elect C. Morin-Postel to Supervisory For For Management
Board
5 Reelect van de Bergh to Supervisory Board For For Management
6 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
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SAMMY CORP.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3322850003
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 40,
Final JY 40, Special JY 10
2 Approve Creation of Joint Holding Company For For Management
with Sega Corp.
3 Amend Articles to: Authorize Appointment For For Management
of Alternate Statutory Auditors - Reduce
Directors Term in Office
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
4.8 Elect Director For For Management
5.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
6 Appoint Alternate Statutory Auditor For For Management
7 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For Against Management
and Statutory Auditors
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SANLAM LIMITED
Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000028262
Meeting Date: APR 1, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Increase in Authorized Capital For For Management
2 Authorize Creation of A and B Convertible For For Management
Redeemable Non-Participating Preference
Shares
3 Amend Articles Re: Creation of A and B For For Management
Convertible Redeemable Non-Participating
Preference Shares
4 Authorize Allotment and Issuance of For For Management
Shares to Ubuntu-Botho and
Demutualization Trust
5 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management
under Control of Directors
6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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SANLAM LIMITED
Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000028262
Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports for Year Ended Dec. 31, 2003
2 Reappoint External Auditors For For Management
3.1 Reelect M.M.M. Bakane-Tuoane as Director For For Management
3.2 Reelect F.A. du Plessis as Director For For Management
3.3 Reelect W. James as Director For For Management
4 Reelect J.J.M. van Zyl as Director For For Management
5 Reelect Three Directors to Be Appointed For Against Management
in Casual Vacancies or as Additional
Directors Following Completion of
Ubuntu-Botho Transactions
6 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
7 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
8 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management
under Control of Directors
9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
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SEKISUI HOUSE LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3420600003
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 9,
Final JY 9, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For For Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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
4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
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SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY PLC (THE)
Ticker: SC Security ID: GB0008034141
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Elect Malcolm Brinded as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Eileen Buttle as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Luis Giusti as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Nina Henderson as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Lord Oxburgh as Director For For Management
8 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
10 Authorise 483 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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SIGNET GROUP PLC (FORMERLY RATNERS)
Ticker: Security ID: GB0000403740
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 2.16 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Dale Hilpert as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Robert Blanchard as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Walker Boyd as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect James McAdam as Director For For Management
8 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management
Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 2,877,342
10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 431,601
11 Authorise 172,640,523 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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SOCIETE GENERALE
Ticker: SCGLY Security ID: FR0000130809
Meeting Date: APR 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 3.75 per Share
3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Ratify Appointment of Jean Azema as For For Management
Director
6 Reelect Philippe Citerne as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Antoine Jeancourt Galignani as For For Management
Director
8 Reelect Euan Baird as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Michel Cicurel as Director For For Management
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
11 Amend Articles of Association to Reflect For For Management
2003 Legal Changes Re: Internal Control
Measures and Role of Chairman
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 900 Million
13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 300 Million
14 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Against Management
of a Public Tender Offer or Share
Exchange Offer, Subject to Certain
Conditions
15 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
16 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management
17 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SONY CORP.
Ticker: SNE Security ID: JP3435000009
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For For Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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 Against 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 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management
4 Approve Stock Option Plan for Directors For For Management
and Executives of Subsidiary Sony
Communication Network
5 Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Against For Shareholder
Compensation Levels of Individual
Directors and Executive Officers
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SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3890350006
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends on Ordinary
Shares: Interim JY 0, Final JY 3000,
Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Decrease Authorized For For Management
Preferred Share Capital to Reflect
Conversion of Preferred to Ordinary
Shares - Authorize Share Repurchases at
Board's Discretion
3 Elect Director For For Management
4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For Against Management
and Statutory Auditor
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SVENSKA CELLULOSA AB (SCA)
Ticker: SCAPY Security ID: SE0000112724
Meeting Date: APR 1, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
2 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management
3 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management
5 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management
6 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
7.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
7.2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of SEK 10.50 Per Share
7.3 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management
8 Determine Number of Members (7) and For For Management
Deputy Members (0) of Board; Approve
Remuneration of Directors in the
Aggregate Amount of SEK 3.1 Million
9 Reelect Rolf Boerjesson, Soeren Gyll, Tom For For Management
Hedelius, Sverker Martin-Loef, Anders
Nyren, Indra Aasander, and Jan Aastroem
as Directors
10 Determine Number of Auditors (1) and For For Management
Deputy Auditors (0); Approve Remuneration
of Auditors
11 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AB as For For Management
Auditors
12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital; Authorize
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
13.1 Authorize Chairman of Board to Appoint For Against Management
Members of Nominating Committee
13.2 Shareholder Proposal: Authorize General Against For Shareholder
Meeting to Elect Members of Nominating
Committee
13.3 Shareholder Proposal: Authorize Board to Against For Shareholder
Establish an Audit Committee
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TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3463000004
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 36,
Final JY 41, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Change Company Name in For For Management
English to Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
- Authorize Share Repurchases at Board's
Discretion
3.1 Elect Director For For Management
3.2 Elect Director For For Management
3.3 Elect Director For For Management
4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonus for Statutory For For Management
Auditor
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TANABE SEIYAKU CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3469000008
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim Ordinary
JY 5, Interim Special JY 2, Final
Ordinary JY 5, Final Special JY 2
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For For Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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TAYLOR WOODROW PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0008782301
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2004 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 6.5 Pence Per For For Management
Share
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Elect Norman Askew as Director For For Management
5 Elect Michael Davis as Director For For Management
6 Elect Graeme McCallum as Director For For Management
7 Elect Vernon Sankey as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Lady Robin Innes Ker as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Denis Mac Daid as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint Deloitte and Touche LLP For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
11 Approve Taylor Woodrow 2004 For For Management
Savings-Related Share Option Plan
12 Approve Taylor Woodrow 2004 Share For For Management
Incentive Plan
13 Approve Taylor Woodrow 2004 Performance For For Management
Share Plan
14 Approve Taylor Woodrow 2004 Deferred For For Management
Bonus Plan
15 Approve Taylor Woodrow 2004 Employee For For Management
Benefit Trust
16 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management
Non-Executive Directors from GBP 300,000
to GBP 600,000
17 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 48,783,941
18 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 7,310,802
19 Authorise 58,486,423 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
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TELEFONICA S.A. (FORMERLY TELEFONICA DE ESPANA, S.A.)
Ticker: TEF Security ID: ES0178430E18
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management
of Income, and Discharge Directors
2 Approve Dividend Per Share For For Management
3 Approve Auditors For For Management
4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management
5 Approve General Meeting Guidelines For For Management
6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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TI AUTOMOTIVE LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: GB0030675291
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
3 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
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TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3585800000
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 30,
Final JY 30, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management
- Reduce Maximum Board Size - Authorize
Share Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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
3.5 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
3.6 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
3.7 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For Against Management
and Statutory Auditors
5 Approve Alternate Allocation of Income Against Against Shareholder
6 Amend Articles of Incorporation to Create Against Against Shareholder
Investment Business Risk Assessment
Committee
7 Amend Articles to Create Obligation to Against Against Shareholder
Meet Legal Targets for Power Volume
Generated by Natural Energy
8 Amend Articles to Prohibit Diversion of Against Against Shareholder
Radioactive Substances for Military
Purposes
9 Amend Articles to Require Phase Out of Against Against Shareholder
Nuclear Facilities
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TOTAL S.A. (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.)
Ticker: TOT Security ID: FR0000120271
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
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 Net For For Management
Dividends of EUR 4.70 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital and Reissuance of
Repurchased Shares
6 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures For For Management
7 Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Thierry de Rudder as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Serge Tchuruk as Director For For Management
10 Elect Daniel Boeuf as Representative of For For Management
Employee Shareholders to the Board
11 Elect Philippe Marchandise as Against Against Management
Representative of Employee Shareholders
to the Board
12 Elect Cyril Mouche as Representative of Against Against Management
Employee Shareholders to the Board
13 Elect Alan Cramer as Representative of Against Against Management
Employee Shareholders to the Board
14 Ratify Ernst & Young Audit as Auditors For For Management
15 Ratify KPMG Audit as Auditors For For Management
16 Ratify Pierre Jouanne as Alternate For For Management
Auditor
17 Ratify Jean-Luc Decornoy as Alternate For For Management
Auditor
18 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 900,000
19 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
20 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 4 Billion
21 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 2 Billion
22 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
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TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.
Ticker: TM Security ID: JP3633400001
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For Against Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 20,
Final JY 25, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For For Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
6 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
and Special Bonus for Family of Deceased
Director
7 Approve Alternate Allocation of Income, Against For Shareholder
with a Final Dividend of JY 40 Per Share
8 Amend Articles of Incorporation to Against For Shareholder
Require Disclosure of Individual
Compensation Levels of Directors and
Statutory Auditors
9 Amend Articles of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder
Prohibit Corporate Donations to Political
Parties and Political Fundraising Groups
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TRINITY MIRROR PLC (FORMERLY TRINITY PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: GB0009039941
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 12.8 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Peter Birch as Director For For Management
5 Elect David Ross as Director For For Management
6 Elect Vijay Vaghela as Director For For Management
7 Authorise EU Political Donations by MGN For For Management
Limited up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 150,000
8 Authorise EU Political Donations by For For Management
Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail
Limited up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 150,000
9 Authorise EU Political Donations by For For Management
Trinity Mirror Regionals plc up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 150,000
10 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
11 Approve the Trinity Mirror Long-Term For For Management
Incentive Plan 2004
12 Approve the Trinity Mirror Employees' For For Management
Benefit Trust
13 Approve the Trinity Mirror Share For For Management
Incentive Plan
14 Approve the Extension of the Employees' For For Management
Share Schemes to Overseas Employees
15 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 9,820,000
16 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 1,472,500
17 Authorise 29,450,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
18 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management
Non-Executive Directors from GBP 200,000
to GBP 500,000
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UFJ HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3944300007
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Retained Earnings, For For Management
with No Dividends on Ordinary Shares
2 Amend Articles to: Decrease Authorized For For Management
Preferred Share Capital to Reflect
Conversion of Preferred to Ordinary
Shares - Authorize Share Repurchases at
Board's Discretion
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
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UNICREDITO ITALIANO SPA (FORM .CREDITO ITALIANO)
Ticker: Security ID: IT0000064854
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 23, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Issuance of Maximum 60 Million For For Management
Shares Pursuant to Share Option Scheme In
Favor of Managers/Directors of the Group
2 Approve Issuance of Maximum 104.85 For For Management
Million Shares Pursuant to Share Option
Scheme In Favor of Employees of the Group
1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management
Accounts, and Statutory Reports
2 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditors, For For Management
Chairman, and Two Alternate Auditors
5 Approve Annual Remuneration of Internal For For Management
Statutory Auditors
6 Elect External Auditors, KPMG Spa, and For For Management
Fix Remuneration of Auditors
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UNICREDITO ITALIANO SPA (FORM .CREDITO ITALIANO)
Ticker: Security ID: IT0000064854
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUN 18, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles To Reflect New Italian For Against Management
Company Law Regulations; Introduce One
New Article in the Bylaws; Cancel Rules
Governing General Meetings As Part of the
Company's Bylaws
1 Approve Rules Governing General Meetings For For Management
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UNY CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3949600005
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 9,
Final JY 9, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Share For For Management
Repurchases at Board's Discretion
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 For Management
4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For For Management
and Statutory Auditor
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VOLKSWAGEN AG (VW)
Ticker: VWAG Security ID: DE0007664005
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.05 per Common Share Vote
and EUR 1.11 per Preferred Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Approve Creation of EUR 400 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Vote
Rights
6 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Did Not Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Vote
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 5 Billion
with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation
of EUR 100 Million Pool of Conditional
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Did Not Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Vote
8 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For Did Not Management
Subsidiaries (Volkswagen Coaching GmbH) Vote
9 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For Did Not Management
Auditors Vote
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WHITBREAD PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0030345457
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 16.15 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Angie Risley as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir John Banham as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Alan Parker as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Stewart Miller as Director For For Management
8 Re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
9 Amend the Whitbread Long Term Incentive For For Management
Plan
10 Authorise the Directors to Set up Share For For Management
Plans for Employees Overseas
11 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares up to GBP 14,875,000
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 7,437,500
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WMC RESOURCES LTD
Ticker: Security ID: AU000000WMR6
Meeting Date: APR 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect P J Knight as Director For For Management
1b Elect I E Webber as Director For For Management
1c Elect G W McGregor as Director For For Management
1d Elect G J Pizzey as Director For For Management
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YARA INTL ASA
Ticker: Security ID: NO0010208051
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Chairman of Meeting; Designate For For Management
Inspector or Shareholder
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
2 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Amount of NOK 350,000 for Chairman and
NOK 200,000 for Other Board Members;
Approve Remuneration of Deputy Directors
in the Amount of NOK 7,000 Per Meeting
3 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Five For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
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99 CENTS ONLY STORES
Ticker: NDN Security ID: 65440K
Meeting Date: JUN 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
02 MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL Against Against Shareholder
03 MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL Against For Shareholder
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ACTUANT CORPORATION
Ticker: ATU Security ID: 00508X
Meeting Date: JAN 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: NOV 18, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 ADOPT STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management
03 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
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ADVANCED FIBRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Ticker: AFCI Security ID: 00754A
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Ticker: ADS Security ID: 018581
Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
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AMETEK, INC.
Ticker: AME Security ID: 031100
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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ASCENTIAL SOFTWARE CORPORATION
Ticker: ASCL Security ID: 04362P
Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 26, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK DECREASE For For Management
03 AMEND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management
04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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ATMI, INC.
Ticker: ATMI Security ID: 00207R
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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CAPITALSOURCE INC.
Ticker: Security ID: 14055X
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
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CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION
Ticker: CECO Security ID: 141665
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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CAREMARK RX, INC.
Ticker: CMX Security ID: 141705
Meeting Date: MAR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 5, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
02 APPROVE MERGER AGREEMENT For For Management
03 APPROVE AUTHORIZED PREFERRED STOCK For For Management
INCREASE
04 ADOPT INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
05 APPROVE MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING For For Management
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CELGENE CORPORATION
Ticker: CELG Security ID: 151020
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 28, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AUTHORIZE STOCK INCREASE For For Management
03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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CHECKFREE CORP.
Ticker: CKFR Security ID: 162813-109
Meeting Date: OCT 29, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 8, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 Election of directors FOR FOR Management
02 To approve and adopt incentive FOR FOR Management
compensation plan
03 Stockholder proposal set forth in proxy AGAINST ABSTAIN Shareholder
statement
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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: CHK Security ID: 165167
Meeting Date: JUN 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 8, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
03 APPROVE AUTHORIZED PREFERRED STOCK For For Management
INCREASE
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COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: CYH Security ID: 203668
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
02 ADOPT INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
04 S/H PROPOSAL - PROXY PROCESS/STATEMENT Against Against Shareholder
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CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Ticker: CNQR Security ID: 206708
Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 12, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 AMEND DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
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COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION
Ticker: CAM Security ID: 216640
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL Against Against Shareholder
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D.R. HORTON, INC.
Ticker: DHI Security ID: 23331A
Meeting Date: JAN 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 4, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 TRANSACT OTHER BUSINESS For For Management
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DIRECT GENERAL CORPORATION
Ticker: DRCT Security ID: 25456W
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
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DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
Ticker: DLTR Security ID: 256747
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 23, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 APPROVE CHARTER AMENDMENT For For Management
02 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
03 AMEND INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 ADOPT OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
05 ADOPT OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
Ticker: EWBC Security ID: 27579R
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC.
Ticker: ERTS Security ID: 285512-109
Meeting Date: JUL 31, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 4, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 Election of directors FOR FOR Management
02 Amendment to the 2000 Equity Incentive FOR FOR Management
Plan
03 Amendment to the 2000 Employee Stock FOR FOR Management
Purchase Plan
04 Ratification of appt. of independent FOR FOR Management
auditors.
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ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Ticker: EVC Security ID: 29382R
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 6, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
02 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
03 ADOPT INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For Against Management
04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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GREATER BAY BANCORP
Ticker: GBBK Security ID: 391648
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
02 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
03 AMEND STOCK OPTION PLAN TO INCREASE For Against Management
SHARES
04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
05 DECLASSIFY BOARD Against For Shareholder
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HUMANA INC.
Ticker: HUM Security ID: 444859
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
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KING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Ticker: KG Security ID: 495582-108
Meeting Date: NOV 4, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 5, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 Election of director FOR FOR Management
02 Ratification of selection of independent FOR FOR Management
auditors
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MANOR CARE, INC.
Ticker: HCR Security ID: 564055
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 DECLASSIFY BOARD For For Management
04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
05 S/H PROPOSAL - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Against Against Shareholder
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
Ticker: MNST Security ID: 611742
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 26, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 ADOPT OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For Abstain Management
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NDCHEALTH CORP.
Ticker: NDC Security ID: 639480-102
Meeting Date: OCT 23, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 27, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 Election of director FOR FOR Management
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OMNICARE, INC.
Ticker: OCR Security ID: 681904
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
02 ADOPT INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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P.F. CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO, INC.
Ticker: PFCB Security ID: 69333Y
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 AMEND STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 APPROVE MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING For For Management
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PACIFICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
Ticker: PHS Security ID: 695112
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
02 AMEND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management
03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: BTU Security ID: 704549
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 ADOPT OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 S/H PROPOSAL - BOARD OF DIRECTORS Against Against Shareholder
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PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HOLDINGS, LTD.
Ticker: PTP Security ID: G7127P-100
Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 1, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 Election of directors FOR FOR Management
2A Elect Gregory Morrison Dir. Platinum FOR FOR Management
Bermuda, Ltd.
2B Elect Michael Price Dir. Platinum FOR FOR Management
Bermuda, Ltd.
2C Elect William A. Robbie Dir. Platinum FOR FOR Management
Bermuda, Ltd.
3A Elect Gregory E.A. Morrison Dir. Platinum FOR FOR Management
RE (UK) Ltd.
3B Elect Craig T. Pettengell Dir. Platinum FOR FOR Management
RE (UK) Ltd.
3C Elect Robert S. Porter Dir. Platinum RE FOR FOR Management
(UK) Ltd.
04 To approve co's sect. 162(M) Performance FOR FOR Management
Incentive Plan
05 To ratify the selection of directors FOR FOR Management
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POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
Ticker: POWI Security ID: 739276
Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 12, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 AMEND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN TO INCREASE For For Management
SHARES
04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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QLT INC.
Ticker: QLTI Security ID: 746927
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 APPOINT AUDITORS AND APPROVE REMUNERATION For For Management
02 FIX NUMBER OF DIRECTORS For For Management
03 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
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REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
Ticker: RSG Security ID: 760759
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 APPROVE MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING For For Management
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ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Ticker: ROP Security ID: 776696
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Consent
Record Date: MAR 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 ADOPT OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 TRANSACT OTHER BUSINESS For Against Management
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ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
Ticker: RCL Security ID: V7780T
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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RSA SECURITY INC.
Ticker: RSAS Security ID: 749719
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 5, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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SEMTECH CORPORATION
Ticker: SMTC Security ID: 816850
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 23, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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SOUTHWEST BANCORPORATION OF TEXAS, I
Ticker: SWBT Security ID: 84476R
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 25, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR PLAN For For Management
03 ADOPT OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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SRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: SRX Security ID: 78464R-105
Meeting Date: NOV 12, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 24, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 Election of directors FOR FOR Management
02 Ratify of selection of independent FOR FOR Management
auditors
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STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Ticker: STK Security ID: 862111
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 2, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 ADOPT OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 ADOPT OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 S/H PROPOSAL - ADOPT CUMULATIVE VOTING Against Against Shareholder
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THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
Ticker: SSP Security ID: 811054
Meeting Date: APR 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 10, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
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THE MEDICINES COMPANY
Ticker: MDCO Security ID: 584688
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 ADOPT INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
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THE RYLAND GROUP, INC.
Ticker: RYL Security ID: 783764
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 9, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 ADOPT INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 MISCELLANEOUS SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL Against Against Shareholder
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THE SOUTH FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Ticker: TSFG Security ID: 837841
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 AMEND LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN For For Management
04 APPROVE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK INCREASE For For Management
05 AMEND DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
06 AMEND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management
07 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
Ticker: TMO Security ID: 883556
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 26, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Management
01.1 MARIJN E. DEKKERS For Withheld Management
01.2 ROBERT A. MCCABE For For Management
01.3 ROBERT W. O'LEARY For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 S/H PROPOSAL - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Against Against Shareholder
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TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
Ticker: TSAI Security ID: 893416
Meeting Date: MAR 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 14, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR PLAN For For Management
03 AMEND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management
04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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TRIAD HOSPITALS, INC.
Ticker: TRI Security ID: 89579K
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 8, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
03 AMEND LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN For For Management
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UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
Ticker: X Security ID: 912909
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP.
Ticker: UTHR Security ID: 91307C-102
Meeting Date: JUL 9, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 12, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 Election of directors FOR FOR Management
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VARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ticker: VRC Security ID: 922122
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
02 AMEND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN For For Management
03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIP. ASSOC.,
Ticker: VSEA Security ID: 922207
Meeting Date: FEB 10, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 15, 2003
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 AMEND OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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WABTEC
Ticker: WAB Security ID: 929740
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For Withheld Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
Ticker: WCN Security ID: 941053
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND ARTICLES/BYLAW/CHARTER-ORGANIZATION For For Management
RELATED
03 ADOPT INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
04 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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WESTWOOD ONE, INC.
Ticker: WON Security ID: 961815
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 13, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.
Ticker: WSM Security ID: 969904
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 29, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND STOCK OPTION PLAN For For Management
03 RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT For For Management
AUDITORS
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WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Ticker: WTFC Security ID: 97650W
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 7, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
01 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS For For Management
02 AMEND INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN For Abstain Management
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AETNA INC.
Ticker: AET Security ID: 00817Y108
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Betsy Z. Cohen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey E. Garten For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Earl G. Graves For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Gerald Greenwald For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael H. Jordan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jack D. Kuehler For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Joseph P. Newhouse For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Judith Rodin For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John W. Rowe, M.D. For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Ronald A. Williams For For Management
1.14 Elect Director R. David Yost For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
4 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
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ALBERTSON'S INC.
Ticker: ABS Security ID: 013104104
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 14, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Pamela G. Bailey For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Teresa Beck For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director Beth M. Pritchard For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Require a Majority Vote for the Election Against Against Shareholder
of Directors
5 Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Against For Shareholder
Articles/Bylaws/Charter
6 Submit Severance Agreement Against For Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
7 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
Ticker: MO Security ID: 02209S103
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 8, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri For For Management
1.4 Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas W. Jones For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Lucio A. Noto For For Management
1.8 Elect Director John S. Reed For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Product Warnings for Pregnant Against Against Shareholder
Women
4 Report on Health Risks Associated with Against Against Shareholder
Cigarette Filters
5 Political Contributions/Activities Against Against Shareholder
6 Cease Use of Light and Ultra Light in Against Against Shareholder
Cigarette Marketing
7 Place Canadian Style Warnings on Against Against Shareholder
Cigarette Packaging
8 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder
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AON CORP.
Ticker: AOC Security ID: 037389103
Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Patrick G. Ryan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Edgar D. Jannotta For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jan Kalff For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lester B. Knight For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J. Michael Losh For For Management
1.6 Elect Director R. Eden Martin For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Andrew J. McKenna For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert S. Morrison For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael D. O'Halleran For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Gloria Santona For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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BANK OF AMERICA CORP.
Ticker: BAC Security ID: 060505104
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 7, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William Barnet, III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles W. Coker For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John T. Collins For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gary L. Countryman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Paul Fulton For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Charles K. Gifford For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Donald E. Guinn For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James H. Hance, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Walter E. Massey For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Thomas J. May For For Management
1.12 Elect Director C. Steven McMillan For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Edward L. Romero For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan For For Management
1.17 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr. For For Management
1.18 Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler For For Management
1.19 Elect Director Jackie M. Ward For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Change Date of Annual Meeting Against Against Shareholder
4 Adopt Nomination Procedures for the Board Against Against Shareholder
5 Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
6 Establish Independent Committee to Review Against Against Shareholder
Mutual Fund Policy
7 Adopt Standards Regarding Privacy and Against Against Shareholder
Information Security
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BARRICK GOLD CORP.
Ticker: ABX. Security ID: 067901108
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 4, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director H.L. Beck For For Management
1.2 Elect Director C.W.D. Birchall For For Management
1.3 Elect Director G. Cisneros For For Management
1.4 Elect Director M.A. Cohen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director P.A. Crossgrove For For Management
1.6 Elect Director P.C. Godsoe For For Management
1.7 Elect Director A.A. Macnaughton For For Management
1.8 Elect Director B. Mulroney For For Management
1.9 Elect Director A. Munk For For Management
1.10 Elect Director P. Munk For For Management
1.11 Elect Director J.L. Rotman For For Management
1.12 Elect Director J.E. Thompson For For Management
1.13 Elect Director G.C. Wilkins For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Approve Stock Option Plan (2004) up to 16 For For Management
Million Common Shares
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BELLSOUTH CORP.
Ticker: BLS Security ID: 079860102
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 8, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James H. Blanchard For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Armando M. Codina For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Leo F. Mullin 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
5 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
6 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Political Against Against Shareholder
Contributions/Activities
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CITIGROUP INC.
Ticker: C Security ID: 172967101
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda For For Management
1.3 Elect Director George David For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John M. Deutch For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Ann Dibble Jordan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Dudley C. Mecum For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard D. Parsons For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Andrall E. Pearson For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Charles Prince For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Robert E. Rubin For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Sanford I. Weill For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Robert B. Willumstad For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
4 Report on Political Against Against Shareholder
Contributions/Activities
5 Prohibit Awards to Executives Against Against Shareholder
6 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
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CONOCOPHILLIPS
Ticker: COP Security ID: 20825C104
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 10, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director David L. Boren For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James E. Copeland, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Ruth R. Harkin For For Management
1.5 Elect Director William R. Rhodes For For Management
1.6 Elect Director J. Stapleton Roy For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
5 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
6 Report on Drilling in the Arctic National Against Against Shareholder
Wildlife Refuge
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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP.
Ticker: CFC Security ID: 222372104
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Henry G. Cisneros For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert J. Donato For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael E. Dougherty For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Martin R. Melone For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Harley W. Snyder For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
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DELPHI CORP.
Ticker: DPH Security ID: 247126105
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 8, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Oscar de Paula Bernardes For Withhold Management
Neto
1.2 Elect Director Dr. Bernd Gottschalk For Withhold Management
1.3 Elect Director John D. Opie For Withhold Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
6 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
7 Amend Workplace Code of Conduct Against For Shareholder
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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
Ticker: D Security ID: 25746U109
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Susan B. Allen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Peter W. Brown For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ronald J. Calise For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Thos. E. Capps For For Management
1.5 Elect Director George A. Davidson, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John W. Harris For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert S. Jepson, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Benjamin J. Lambert, III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard L. Leatherwood For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Margaret A. McKenna For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Kenneth A. Randall For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Frank S. Royal For For Management
1.13 Elect Director S. Dallas Simmons For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Robert H. Spilman For For Management
1.15 Elect Director David A. Wollard For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Submit Executive Compensation to Vote Against Against Shareholder
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FANNIE MAE
Ticker: FNM Security ID: 313586109
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 6, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Stephen B. Ashley For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas P. Gerrity For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Timothy Howard For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ann Korologos For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Frederic V. Malek For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Donald B. Marron For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Daniel H. Mudd For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Joe K. Pickett For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Leslie Rahl For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Franklin D. Raines For For Management
1.13 Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against For Shareholder
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FIRSTENERGY CORPORATION
Ticker: FE Security ID: 337932107
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Paul T. Addison For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ernest J. Novak, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John M. Pietruski For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Catherine A. Rein For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert C. Savage For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors For For Management
4 Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement For For Management
5 Approve Deferred Compensation Plan For For Management
6 Approve Deferred Compensation Plan For For Management
7 Expense Stock Options Against For Shareholder
8 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
9 Report on Political Against Against Shareholder
Contributions/Activities
10 Submit Severance Agreement Against For Shareholder
(Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
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GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE
Ticker: GS Security ID: 38141G104
Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 2, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Lord Browne Of Madingley For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Claes Dahlback For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James A. Johnson For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Lois D. Juliber For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., THE
Ticker: HIG Security ID: 416515104
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ramani Ayer For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald E. Ferguson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Paul G. Kirk, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas M. Marra For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gail J. McGovern For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert W. Selander For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Charles B. Strauss For For Management
1.9 Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Gordon I. Ulmer For For Management
1.11 Elect Director David K. Zwiener For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
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HCA, INC.
Ticker: HCA Security ID: 404119109
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 1, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Magdalena H. Averhoff, For For Management
M.D.
1.3 Elect Director Jack O. Bovender, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard M. Bracken For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Martin Feldstein For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas F. Frist, Jr., For For Management
M.D.
1.7 Elect Director Frederick W. Gluck For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Glenda A. Hatchett For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Charles O. Holliday, Jr. For For Management
1.10 Elect Director T. Michael Long For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John H. McArthur For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Kent C. Nelson For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Frank S. Royal, M.D. For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Harold T. Shapiro For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Management Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
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INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY LIMITED
Ticker: IR Security ID: G4776G101
Meeting Date: JUN 2, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 2, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director P.C. Godsoe For For Management
1.2 Elect Director C.J. Horner For For Management
1.3 Elect Director O.R. Smith For For Management
2 ADOPTION OF AMENDED AND RESTATED For For Management
INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN OF 1998.
3 APPROVAL OF AMENDED AND RESTATED For For Management
BYE-LAWS.
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL TO DECLASSIFY THE Against For Shareholder
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
6 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE Against Against Shareholder
COMPANY S JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION.
7 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE THE Against Against Shareholder
SEPARATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD.
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.
Ticker: IP Security ID: 460146103
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 17, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Martha F. Brooks For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James A. Henderson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert D. Kennedy For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Craig McClelland For Withhold Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert M. Amen For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
4 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
5 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
Ticker: JPM Security ID: 46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 2, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
2.1 Elect Director Hans W. Becherer For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Frank A. Bennack, Jr. For For Management
2.3 Elect Director John H. Biggs For For Management
2.4 Elect Director Lawrence A. Bossidy For For Management
2.5 Elect Director Ellen V. Futter For For Management
2.6 Elect Director William H. Gray, III For For Management
2.7 Elect Director William B. Harrison, Jr For For Management
2.8 Elect Director Helene L. Kaplan For For Management
2.9 Elect Director Lee R. Raymond For For Management
2.10 Elect Director John R. Stafford For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
5 Adjourn Meeting For Against Management
6 Establish Term Limits for Directors Against Against Shareholder
7 Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
8 Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
9 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against For Shareholder
10 Provide Adequate Disclosure for over the Against Against Shareholder
counter Derivatives
11 Auditor Independence Against Against Shareholder
12 Submit Non-Employee Director Compensation Against Against Shareholder
to Vote
13 Report on Pay Disparity Against Against Shareholder
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KERR-MCGEE CORP.
Ticker: KMG Security ID: 492386107
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAY 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
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KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP.
Ticker: KMB Security ID: 494368103
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Pastora San Juan Cafferty For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Linda Johnson Rice For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Marc J. Shapiro For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against For Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
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LIBERTY MEDIA CORP.
Ticker: L Security ID: 530718105
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert R. Bennett For Withhold Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul A. Gould For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John C. Malone For Withhold Management
2 Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.
Ticker: LMT Security ID: 539830109
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director E.C. 'Pete' Aldridge, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Norman R. Augustine For Withhold Management
1.4 Elect Director Marcus C. Bennett For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Vance D. Coffman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gwendolyn S. King For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Eugene F. Murphy For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Joseph W. Ralston For Withhold Management
1.10 Elect Director Frank Savage For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Anne Stevens For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Robert J. Stevens For For Management
1.13 Elect Director James R. Ukropina For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Douglas C. Yearley For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Executive Ties to Government Against Against Shareholder
4 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against Against Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote
5 Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Against Against Shareholder
Services
6 Develop Ethical Criteria for Military Against Against Shareholder
Contracts
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LOEWS CORP.
Ticker: LTR Security ID: 540424108
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Joseph L. Bower For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John Brademas For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Charles M. Diker For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Paul J. Fribourg For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Philip A. Laskawy For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Gloria R. Scott For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Andrew H. Tisch For For Management
1.8 Elect Director James S. Tisch For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Jonathan M. Tisch For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Preston R. Tisch For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
4 Support Legislation and Make Public Against For Shareholder
Statements on Environmental Tobacco Smoke
5 Cease Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
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MGIC INVESTMENT CORP.
Ticker: MTG Security ID: 552848103
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James A. Abbott For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Thomas M. Hagerty For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael E. Lehman For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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MOTOROLA, INC.
Ticker: MOT Security ID: 620076109
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 5, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Edward Zander For For Management
1.2 Elect Director H. Laurence Fuller For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Judy Lewent For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Walter Massey For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Nicholas Negroponte For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Indra Nooyi For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John Pepper, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Samuel Scott III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Douglas Warner III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director John White For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Mike Zafirovski For For Management
2 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
3 Limit Awards to Executives Against Against Shareholder
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.
Ticker: NOC Security ID: 666807102
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Lewis W. Coleman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Michael Cook For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Philip A. Odeen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Aulana L. Peters For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Develop Ethical Criteria for Military Against Against Shareholder
Contracts
4 Declassify the Board of Directors Against For Shareholder
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PITNEY BOWES INC.
Ticker: PBI Security ID: 724479100
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 12, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ernie Green For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John S. McFarlane For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Eduardo R. Menasce For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Report on Political Against For Shareholder
Contributions/Activities
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RADIAN GROUP INC.
Ticker: RDN Security ID: 750236101
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 15, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director James W. Jennings For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Roy J. Kasmar For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Herbert Wender For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jan Nicholson For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Amend Articles For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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RAYTHEON CO.
Ticker: RTN Security ID: 755111507
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 8, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director John M. Deutch For Did Not Management
Vote
1.2 Elect Director Michael C. Ruettgers For Did Not Management
Vote
1.3 Elect Director William R. Spivey For Did Not Management
Vote
1.4 Elect Director William H. Swanson For Did Not Management
Vote
1.5 Elect Director Linda G. Stuntz For Did Not Management
Vote
2 Ratify Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Develop Ethical Criteria for Military Against Did Not Shareholder
Contracts Vote
4 Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Against Did Not Shareholder
Pill) to Shareholder Vote Vote
5 Declassify the Board of Directors Against Did Not Shareholder
Vote
6 Implement MacBride Principles Against Did Not Shareholder
Vote
7 Expense Stock Options Against Did Not Shareholder
Vote
8 Submit Executive Pension Benefit to Vote Against Did Not Shareholder
Vote
9 Limit Executive Compensation Against Did Not Shareholder
Vote
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TRANSOCEAN INC.
Ticker: RIG Security ID: G90078109
Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 18, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Robert L. Long For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Martin B. Mcnamara For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert M. Sprague For For Management
1.4 Elect Director J. Michael Talbert For For Management
2 APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF OUR For For Management
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN
THE PROXY STATEMENT.
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CORP.
Ticker: TVCR Security ID: 89420G109
Meeting Date: MAR 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: FEB 6, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger Agreement For For Management
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
Ticker: WFC Security ID: 949746101
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director J.A. Blanchard III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert L. Joss For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Reatha Clark King For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Donald B. Rice For Withhold Management
1.11 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For Withhold Management
1.12 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Michael W. Wright For Withhold Management
2 Approve Retirement Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Expense Stock Options Against For Shareholder
5 Limit Executive Compensation Against Against Shareholder
6 Link Executive Compensation to Social Against Against Shareholder
Issues
7 Report on Political Against Against Shareholder
Contributions/Activities
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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) HSBC Investor Portfolios
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By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Richard Fabietti, President
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Date August 20, 2004
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