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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-07583
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HSBC Advisor Funds Trust
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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, 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: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2005
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Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other
than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (Sections 239.24
and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than
August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the
most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4).
The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory,
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ICA File Number: 811-07583
Reporting Period: 07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005
HSBC Advisor Funds Trust
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ABN AMRO HOLDING NV
Ticker: ABN Security ID: NL0000301109
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management
2a Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2b Presentation on Dividend and Reserve For For Management
Policy; Approve Dividend
2c Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
2d Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
3 Approve Remuneration Report Containing For For Management
Remuneration Policy for Management Board
Members
4a Elect Robert van den Bergh to Supervisory For For Management
Board
4b Elect Anthony Ruys to Supervisory Board For For Management
5a Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management
Governance Structure
5b Amend Articles to Reflect Recommendations For For Management
of Dutch Corporate Governance Code and
Amendments to Book 2 of Dutch Civil Code
on Two-tiered Company Regime
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
7a Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized For For Management
Yet Unissued Ordinary Shares,
Convertible Preference Shares, and
Preference Financing Shares Up to 20
Percent of Issued Capital
7b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Issuance Under Item 7a
8 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
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ABN AMRO HOLDING NV
Ticker: ABN Security ID: NL0000301109
Meeting Date: AUG 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: AUG 18, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management
Capital: Cancel Outstanding Preference
Shares and Issuance of New Financing
Preference Shares
2 Grant Board Authority to Issue Ordinary For For Management
Shares, Convertible Preference Shares,
and Financing Preference Shares up to 20
Percent of Issued Share Capital
Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights
3 Authorize Delisting of ABN AMRO Holding For For Management
N.V. Securities from Singapore Exchange
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ABSA GROUP LTD (FORMERLY AMALGAMATED BANKS OF SOUTH AFRICA)
Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000013389
Meeting Date: AUG 20, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports for Fiscal Year Ended 3-31-04
2 Approve Proposed Remuneration of For For Management
Directors Starting 10-01-04
3.1 Reelect D.C. Brink as Director For For Management
3.2 Reelect B.P. Cormellan as Director For For Management
3.3 Reelect A.S. du Plassis as Director For For Management
3.4 Reelect G. Griffin as Director For For Management
3.5 Reelect P. du P. Kruger as Director For For Management
3.6 Reelect T.M.G. Sexwalle as Director For For Management
4 Ratify Appointment of J. Van Zyl as For For Management
Director
5 Ratify Appointment of S. F. Booysen as For For Management
Director
6 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares (Up For For Management
to the Maximum of 5 Percent) Under
Control of Directors
7 Authorize Directors to Issue Unissued For For Management
Shares for Cash
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
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ABSA GROUP LTD (FORMERLY AMALGAMATED BANKS OF SOUTH AFRICA)
Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000013389
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Waive Requirement for Mandatory Offer to For For Management
All Ordinary Shareholders and Cululative
Redeemable Option Holding Preference
Shareholders of Absa
2 Elect D. Bruynseels as Director For For Management
3 Elect D. Roberts as Director For For Management
4 Elect N. Kheraj as Director For For Management
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ABSA GROUP LTD (FORMERLY AMALGAMATED BANKS OF SOUTH AFRICA)
Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000013389
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
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AGF (ASSURANCES GENERALES DE FRANCE)
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000125924
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2005 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 1.84 per Share
4 Approve Accounting Transfers of EUR 135 For For Management
Million from Premium Reserves to
Dividends
5 Approve Accounting Transfer from For For Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Accounts to Other
Reserve
6 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Against Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
7 Authorize Issuance of Bonds n the For For Management
Aggregate Value of EUR 1.5 Billion
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9 Authorize Issuance of Securities For For Management
Convertible into Debt of Up to EUR 1.5
Billion
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 650 Million
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 650 Million
12 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 650 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
13 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For Against Management
650 Million for Future Exchange Offers
14 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management
Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR
650 Million
15 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
16 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For Against Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Exchange Offers
17 Authorize Up to Two Million Shares For For Against Management
Use in Restricted Stock Plan
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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AIFUL CORP.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3105040004
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# 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
2.1 Elect Director For For Management
2.2 Elect Director For For Management
2.3 Elect Director For For Management
2.4 Elect Director For For Management
2.5 Elect Director For For Management
2.6 Elect Director For For Management
2.7 Elect Director For For Management
2.8 Elect Director For For Management
2.9 Elect Director For For Management
2.10 Elect Director For For Management
2.11 Elect Director For For Management
2.12 Elect Director For For Management
2.13 Elect Director For For Management
2.14 Elect Director For For Management
2.15 Elect Director For For Management
2.16 Elect Director For For Management
3.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
3.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4 Approve Retirement Bonus for Director For For Management
5 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Directors
6 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management
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AKBANK
Ticker: AKBNY Security ID: TRAAKBNK91N6
Meeting Date: MAR 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Presiding Council of Meeting For For Management
2 Accept Board and Statutory Reports For For Management
3 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
4 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
5 Elect Mevlut Aydemir Internal Auditors to For For Management
Replace Resigning Auditor Yalcin
Kucukertunc
6 Approve Basaran Nas as Independent For For Management
External Auditors
7 Grant Permission for Board Members to For For Management
Engage in Commercial Transactions with
Company and Be Involved with Companies
with Similar Corporate Purpose
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ALCAN INC.
Ticker: AL. Security ID: CA0137161059
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAR 2, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director R. Berger For For Management
1.2 Elect Director L.D. Desautels For For Management
1.3 Elect Director T. Engen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director L.Y. Fortier For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J.-P. Jacamon For For Management
1.6 Elect Director W.R. Loomis For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Y. Mansion For For Management
1.8 Elect Director C. Morin-Postel For For Management
1.9 Elect Director H. Onno Ruding For For Management
1.10 Elect Director G. Sainte-Pierre For For Management
1.11 Elect Director G. Schulmeyer For For Management
1.12 Elect Director P.M. Tellier For For Management
1.13 Elect Director M.K. Wong For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Reconfirm Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison For Against Management
Pill)
4 Amend Executive Share Option Plan For For Management
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ALCAN INC.
Ticker: AL. Security ID: CA0137161059
Meeting Date: DEC 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 19, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Arrangement Resolution for the For For Management
Reoganisation.
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ARCELOR S.A.
Ticker: Security ID: LU0140205948
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Financial Statements For For Management
3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
4 Approve Allocation of Income, Directors' For For Management
Fees, and Dividend
5 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
6 Elect Directors For For Management
7 Authorize Repurchase of Company's Shares For For Management
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ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0006731235
Meeting Date: DEC 10, 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 11.15 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4 Re-elect Galen Weston as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Michael Alexander as Director For For Management
6 Elect Timothy Clarke as Director For For Management
7 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management
Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of
Auditors
8 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to 263 Million Ordinary Shares
9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to 39 Million
Ordinary Shares
10 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Electronic Communications
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AVIVA PLC (FORMERLY CGNU PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: GB0002162385
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 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 16 Pence Per For For Management
Share
3 Elect Richard Goeltz as Director For For Management
4 Elect Andrew Moss as Director For For Management
5 Elect Lord Sharman of Redlynch as For For Management
Director
6 Elect Russell Walls as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Guillermo de la Dehesa as For For Management
Director
8 Re-elect Wim Dik as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Derek Stevens as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect Andre Villeneuve as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect George Paul as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Elizabeth Vallance as Director For For Management
13 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
of the Company
14 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
15 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 179,000,000
16 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 28,000,000
17 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
18 Approve Aviva Annual Bonus Matching Plan For For Management
2005
19 Approve Aviva Long-Term Incentive Plan For For Management
2005
20 Approve Aviva Executive Share Option Plan For For Management
2005
21 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management
Non-Executive Directors to GBP 1,500,000
22 Approve Inc. in Auth. Cap. from GBP For For Management
950,000,000 to GBP 1,450,000,000 and EUR
700,000,000; Auth. Issue of Equity
without Pre-emptive Rights up to the New
Pref. Shares; and Amend Articles of
Association
23 Authorise 228,000,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
24 Authorise 100,000,000 8 3/4 Percent For For Management
Preference Shares for Market Purchase
25 Authorise 100,000,000 8 3/8 Percent For For Management
Preference Shares for Market Purchase
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BANK HAPOALIM B.M.
Ticker: Security ID: IL0006625771
Meeting Date: SEP 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 6, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports (Voting)
2A Approve Compensation of Directors for For For Management
2004
2B Approve Compensation of Board Chairman For For Management
for 2004
3 Approve Terms of Service Between Director For For Management
Dan Dankner and Subsidiaries Isracard
Ltd. and Poalim Capital Markets Group
4A Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management
Fix Their Remuneration
4B Accept Report on Auditors' Fees for 2003 For For Management
5 Renew Director/Officer Liability and For Against Management
Indemnification Insurance
6A Amend Article 19c of Articles of For Against Management
Association
6B Approve Addition of Article 33 to For Against Management
Articles of Association
7 Approve Director/Officer Indemnification For Against Management
Agreement with Director Joseph Dauber
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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
Ticker: BNS. Security ID: CA0641491075
Meeting Date: MAR 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 11, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ronald A. Brenneman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director C.J. Chen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director N. Ashleigh Everett For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John C. Kerr For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael J.L. Kirby For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Laurent Lemaire For For Management
1.7 Elect Director John T. Mayberry For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Barbara J.Mcdougall For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Elizabeth Parr-Johnston For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Arthur R.A. Scace For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Gerald W. Schwartz For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Allan C. Shaw For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Paul D. Sobey For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Barbara S. Thomas For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Richard E. Waugh For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and For For Management
KPMG LLP as Auditors
3 Close Bank Subsidiaries in Tax Havens Against Against Shareholder
4 Fix a Maximum Wage Ceiling for Senior Against Against Shareholder
Officers
5 Establish Term Limits for Directors Against Against Shareholder
6 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
7 Replace Executive Stock Option Plan With Against Against Shareholder
Restricted Share Program
8 Report on Efforts to Reduce Risk Impacts Against Against Shareholder
of Climate Change
9 Require At Least 75 Percent Support for Against Against Shareholder
Director Candidates
10 Require the Resignation of Directors Who Against Against Shareholder
Change Their Principal Occupation
11 Provide Fairness in Credit-Card Operating Against Against Shareholder
Policies
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BARCLAYS PLC
Ticker: MVCI Security ID: GB0031348658
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 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 Re-elect Sir Andrew Likierman as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Richard Clifford as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Matthew Barrett as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect John Varley as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect David Arculus as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Sir Nigel Rudd as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
11 Approve Barclays PLC Performance Share For For Management
Plan
12 Authorise the Directors to Establish For For Management
Supplements or Appendices to the
Performance Share Plan
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 538,163,237
14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 80,724,485
15 Authorise 968,600,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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BLUESCOPE STEEL LTD (FORMERLY BHP STEEL LTD)
Ticker: Security ID: AU000000BSL0
Meeting Date: OCT 19, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: OCT 17, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2a Elect Ron McNeilly as Director For For Management
2b Elect Diane Grady as Director For For Management
3 Approve Grant of Share Rights to Kirby For For Management
Adams, Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer, Pursuant to the Long
Term Incentive Plan
4 Amend Constitution Re: Maximum Term of 10 Against Against Shareholder
Years for Non-Executive Directors
5 Amend Constitution Re: Restriction on Against Against Shareholder
Retirement Benefits for Directors
6 Amend Constitution Re: Restriction on the Against Against Shareholder
Number of Directorships of Other Listed
Companies Held by Directors
7 Amend Constitution Re: Cap on Against Against Shareholder
Remuneration of Managing Director or an
Executive Director
8 Amend Constitution Re: Cap on Executive Against Against Shareholder
and Employee Remuneration
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BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS)
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000131104
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 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 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 Reelect Jean-Francois Lepetit as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Gerhard Cromme as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Francois Grappotte as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Helene Ploix as Director For For Management
10 Reelect Baudoin Prot as Director For For Management
11 Elect Loyola De Palacio Del For For Management
Valle-Lersundi as Director to Replace
Jacques Friedmann
12 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 780,000
13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
14 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
15 Approve Restricted Stock Plan to For Against Management
Directors and Employees of Company and
its Subsidiaries
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
17 Approve Change In Number Of Directors For For Management
Elected By Employees
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 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Re-elect David Allen as Director For For Management
2 Re-elect Lord Browne of Madingley as For For Management
Director
3 Re-elect John Bryan as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Antony Burgmans as Director For For Management
5 Elect Iain Conn as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Erroll Davis, Jr. as Director For For Management
7 Elect Douglas Flint as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Byron Grote as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Tony Hayward as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect DeAnne Julius as Director For For Management
11 Elect Sir Tom McKillop as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect John Manzoni as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Walter Massey as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Michael Miles as Director For For Management
15 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For For Management
16 Re-elect Michael Wilson as Director For For Management
17 Re-elect Peter Sutherland as Director For For Management
18 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorise the Board to Determine
Their Remuneration
19 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 1,770 Million
20 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 256 Million
21 Authorise 2.1 Billion Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
22 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
23 Approve Share Incentive Plan For For Management
24 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
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BRASKEM S A (FORMERLY COPENE-PETROQUIMICA DO NORDESTE SA CPN
Ticker: PNE Security ID: BRBRKMACNPA4
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Directors in Light of Resignations For Abstain Management
and Vacancy
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CANON INC.
Ticker: CANON Security ID: JP3242800005
Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 25,
Final JY 40, Special JY 0
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
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
4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
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CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP.
Ticker: Security ID: CN0005789556
Meeting Date: DEC 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Acquisition of Certain For For Management
Petrochemical Assets from China
Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec Group Co.)
2 Approve Acquisition of Certain Catalyst For For Management
Assets from Sinopec Group Co.
3 Approve Acquisition of Certain Gas For For Management
Station Assets from Sinopec Group Co.
4 Approve Disposal of Certain Downhole For For Management
Operation Assets to Sinopec Group Co.
5 Authorize Board to Perform All Relevant For For Management
Matters in Relation to the Acquisition
and Disposition
6 Approve Proposal Regarding the Adjustment For For Management
to the Capital Expenditure Plan for the
Year 2004
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CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP.
Ticker: Security ID: CN0005789556
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 18, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Report of the Board of Directors For For Management
2 Accept Report of the Supervisory For For Management
Committee
3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
4 Approve Final Dividend For For Management
5 Appoint PRC and International Auditors, For For Management
Respectively, and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
6 Approve Feasibility Study Report of For Abstain Management
Tianjin One Million Tonnes Per Annum
Ethylene and Auxiliary Facilities Project
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CHINA STEEL CORPORATION
Ticker: Security ID: USY150411251
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Report on 2004 Business Operation None Did Not Management
Results Vote
1.2 Receive Supervisors' Report None Did Not Management
Vote
1.3 Receive Report on Status of Endorsements None Did Not Management
and Guarantees Vote
2.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2.2 Approve Allocation of Income and Cash For Did Not Management
Dividend of NTD 3.90 per Share and Stock Vote
Dividend of 50 per 1000 Shares
2.3 Approve Capitalization of 2004 Dividends For Did Not Management
and Employee Profit Sharing Vote
2.4 Amend Articles of Association For Did Not Management
Vote
2.5 Amend Procedures Governing the For Did Not Management
Acquisition or Disposal of Assets Vote
2.6 Approve Release of Restrictions of For Did Not Management
Competitive Activities of Directors Vote
3 Other Business For Did Not Management
Vote
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COMPAL ELECTRONICS
Ticker: Security ID: US20440Y2000
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 11, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Report on 2004 Business Operation None Did Not Management
Results Vote
1.2 Receive Supervisors' Report None Did Not Management
Vote
1.3 Receive Report on the Execution of None Did Not Management
Treasury Shares Vote
2.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2.2 Approve Allocation of Income and Cash For Did Not Management
Dividend of NTD 1.1 per Share and Stock Vote
Dividend of 40 Shares per 1000 Shares
2.3 Approve Release of Restrictions of For Did Not Management
Competitive Activities of Directors Vote
3.1 Approve Capitalization of 2004 Dividends For Did Not Management
and Employee Profit Sharing Vote
3.2 Amend Articles of Association Re: For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Other Business None Did Not Management
Vote
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CONTINENTAL AG
Ticker: CTTAY Security ID: DE0005439004
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 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 0.80 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2004
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2005
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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CREDIT AGRICOLE SA
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000045072
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Accounting Transfers From For For Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Account to
Ordinary Reserve
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.66 per Share
5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
6 Elect Alain David as Director For Against Management
7 Elect Philippe Camus as Director For Against Management
8 Reelect Rene Caron as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Alain Dieval as Director For Against Management
10 Reelect Daniel Lebegue as Director For For Management
11 Reelect Michel Michaud as Director For For Management
12 Reelect Jean-Claude Pichon as Director For For Management
13 Reelect Xavier Fontanet as Director For For Management
14 Reelect Corrado Passera as Director For For Management
15 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 670,000
16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 2 Billion
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 900 Million
19 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 3 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
20 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
21 Approve Capital Increase of Up to EUR 40 For For Management
Million Reserved to Credit Agricole
International Employees for Use in Stock
Purchase Plan
22 Approve Capital Increase of EUR 40 For For Management
Million for Use in Stock Purchase Plan
for US Employees
23 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
24 Amend Article to Increase Minimum For For Management
Shareholding Disclosure Threshold from
0.5 Percent to 1 Percent
25 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 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.50 per Share
4 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
5.1 Reelect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Thomas For For Management
Bechtler, Robert Benmosche and Ernst
Tanner as Directors; Elect Jean Lanier
and Anton van Rossum as Directors
5.2 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For For Management
Goerdeler SA as Auditors
5.3 Ratify BDO Visura as Special Auditors For For Management
6 Extend Authorization Term for Creation of For For Management
CHF 22.7 Million Conditional Capital
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DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3486800000
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 34,
Final JY 37, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management
- Decrease Authorized Capital from 335.43
Million Shares to 332.26 Million Shares
3.1 Elect Director For For Management
3.2 Elect Director For For Management
3.3 Elect Director For For Management
3.4 Elect Director For For Management
3.5 Elect Director For For Management
3.6 Elect Director For For Management
3.7 Elect Director For For Management
3.8 Elect Director For For Management
3.9 Elect Director For For Management
4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonus for Director For For Management
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DELHAIZE GROUP (FORMERLY DELHAIZE LE LION)
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003562700
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 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 Receive Information Regarding Corporate None None Management
Governance Issues
5 Accept Financial Statements and Dividends For For Management
of EUR 1.12 Per Share
6 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
7 Approve Discharge of Auditors For For Management
8.1 Receive Notification on the Resignation None None Management
of Director Baron Gui de Vaucleroy
8.2 Receive Notification on the Resignation None None Management
of Director Baron Edgar-Charles de Cooman
8.3 Receive Notification on the Resignation None None Management
of Director Frans Vreys
8.4 Reelect Compte Arnoud de Pret Roose de For For Management
Calesberg as Director
8.5 Elect Luc Vansteenkiste as Director For For Management
8.6 Elect Jacques de Vaucleroy as Director For For Management
8.7 Elect Hugh G. Farrington as Director For For Management
9.1 Appoint Count de Pret Roose de Calesberg For For Management
as Independent Director in Accordance
with the Requirements of the Belgian
Companies Code
9.2 Appoint Luc Vansteenkiste as Independent For For Management
Director in Accordance with the
Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.3 Appoint Jacques de Vaucleroy as For Against Management
Independent Director in Accordance with
the Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
9.4 Appoint Hugh G. Farrington as Independent For Against Management
Director in Accordance with the
Requirements of the Belgian Companies
Code
10 Ratify Deloitte & Touche as Auditors For For Management
11 Approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management
12 Authorize Anticipated Exercising of For Against Management
Options With Respect to Performance Cash
Plan
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DELHAIZE GROUP (FORMERLY DELHAIZE LE LION)
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003562700
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Directors' Report Re: None None Management
Authorization to Increase Capital in the
Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share
Exchange Offer
1.2 Authorize Board to Issue Shares in the For Against Management
Event of a Public Tender Offer or Share
Exchange Offer
2.1 Authorize Board to Repurchase Shares in For Against Management
the Event of a Public Tender Offer or
Share Exchange Offer
2.2 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
3 Authorize Implementation of Approved For For Management
Resolutions and Filing of Required
Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry
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DEPFA BANK PLC
Ticker: Security ID: IE0072559994
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Declare Final Dividend For Did Not Management
Vote
3a Reelect Gerhard Bruckermann as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3b Reelect Richrad Brantner as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3c Reelect Frances Ruaneas Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3d Reelect Hans Tietmeyer as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For Did Not Management
Auditors Vote
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E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0007614406
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 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 2.35 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2004
5 Approve Creation of EUR 540 Million Pool For For Management
of Conditional Capital with Preemptive
Rights
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiaries
8 Amend Articles Re: Changes to the For For Management
Remuneration of the Supervisory Board
Members
9 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to Proposed Changes in German Law
(Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation)
10 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For For Management
Auditors
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ENDESA S.A.
Ticker: Security ID: ES0130670112
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements and Statutory
Reports, and Discharge Directors
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
3 Approve Auditors for Company and For For Management
Consolidated Group
4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management
5 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
6 Authorize Issuance of Non-Convertible For For Management
Debt Securities and Approve Listing of
Securities on Secondary Markets
7 Reelect Management Board Members For For Management
8 Elect Members to Management Board For For Management
9 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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ENI SPA
Ticker: E Security ID: IT0003132476
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 24, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For Did Not Management
Accounts, and Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For Did Not Management
Shares To Service Stock Option Plan in Vote
Favor of Group Management
5 Fix Number of Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Set Directors' Term of Office For Did Not Management
Vote
7.1 Elect Directors - Slate 1 Submitted by None Did Not Management
the Ministry of Economy and Finance Vote
7.2 Elect Directors - Slate 2 Submitted by a None Did Not Management
Group of Institutional Investors Vote
(Minority Slate)
8 Elect Chairman of the board of Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Approve Remuneration of Chairman of the For Did Not Management
Board and of Directors Vote
10.1 Elect Internal Statutory Auditors - Slate None Did Not Management
1 Submitted by the Ministry of Economy Vote
and Finance
10.2 Elect Internal Statutory Auditors - Slate None Did Not Management
1 Submitted by a Group of Institutional Vote
Investors (Minority Slate)
11 Appoint Chairman of the Internal For Did Not Management
Statutory Auditors' Board Vote
12 Approve Remuneration of Chairman of For Did Not Management
Internal Statutory Auditors' Board and of Vote
Primary Internal Statutory Auditors
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FAR EASTONE TELECOMMUNICATION CO LTD
Ticker: Security ID: US30733Q2021
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Report on Business Operation None Did Not Management
Results for Fiscal Year 2004 Vote
1.2 Receive Financial Report None Did Not Management
Vote
1.3 Receive Supervisors' Report None Did Not Management
Vote
1.4 Receive Other Reports 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 Cash For Did Not Management
Dividend of NTD 3 per Share Vote
3.1 Amend Articles of Association For Did Not Management
Vote
3.2 Approve Release of Restrictions of For Did Not Management
Competitive Activities of Directors Vote
4 Elect Directors and Supervisors For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Other Business For Did Not Management
Vote
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FORD OTOMOTIV SANAYI(FORMERLY OTOSAN OTOMOBIL)
Ticker: Security ID: TRAOTOSN91H6
Meeting Date: MAR 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Presiding Council of Meeting For For Management
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
3 Ratify Directors Appointed During the For Abstain Management
Year
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Internal For For Management
Auditors
5 Approve Donations Made in Financial Year For Against Management
2004
6 Approve Allocation of Income For Abstain Management
7 Elect Directors, and Determine Their For Abstain Management
Terms of Office
8 Elect Internal Auditors, and Determine For For Management
Their Terms of Office
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors and For Abstain Management
Internal Auditors
10 Approve Dividend Distributions from For For Management
Income During 2005 Fiscal Year
11 Grant Permission for Board Members to For For Management
Engage in Commercial Transactions with
Company and Be Involved with Companies
with Similar Corporate Purpose
12 Authorize Presiding Council to Sign For For Management
Minutes of Meeting
13 Wishes None None Management
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FRANCE TELECOM SA
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000133308
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 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 0.48 per Share
4 Approve Accounting Transfers From For For Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Account to
Ordinary Reserve
5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
6 Elect Didier Lombard as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Didier Lombard as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Marcel Roulet as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Stephane Richard as Director For For Management
10 Reelect Arnaud Lagardere as Director For For Management
11 Reelect Henri Martre as Director For For Management
12 Reelect Bernard Dufau as Director For For Management
13 Reelect Jean Simonin as Director For For Management
14 Elect Jean-Yves Bassuel as Representative None Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
15 Elect Bernard Gingreau as Representative None Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
16 Elect Stephane Tierce as Representative None Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
17 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 500,000
18 Confirm Name Change of Auditor to For For Management
Deloitte & Associes
19 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
20 Cancel Outstanding Authority to Issue For For Management
Bonds/Debentures
21 Amend Articles to Reflect August 2003 and For Against Management
June 2004 Regulations
22 Amend Articles to Reflect the For For Management
Privatization of the Company
23 Amend Articles to Set Retirement Age of For Against Management
Chairman, CEO, and Other Executive
Directors
24 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 4 Billion
25 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 4 Billion
26 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For Against Management
Ten Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant to
Issue Authority without Preemptive Rights
27 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Against Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts
Proposed in Items 24 and 25
28 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 4 For For Management
Billion for Future Exchange Offers
29 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For Against Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
30 Authorize Issuance of Equity Upon For For Management
Conversion of a Subsidiary's
Equity-Linked Securities
31 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management
400 Million to Participants of Orange
S.A. Stock Option Plan in Connection with
France Telecom Liquidity Agreement
32 Approve Restricted Stock Plan for Orange For Against Management
S.A. Option Holders
33 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management
Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR
8 Billion
34 Approve Issuance of Securities For For Management
Convertible into Debt
35 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 2 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
36 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
37 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
38 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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FRANCE TELECOM SA
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000133308
Meeting Date: SEP 1, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Wholly For For Management
Owned Subsidiary Wanadoo; Approve
Accounting Treatment of Merger
2 Authorize Assumption of 27.38 Million For For Management
Non-Exercised Wanadoo Stock Options
3 Approve Dissolution of Wanadoo Without For For Management
Liquidation
4 Authorize Board to Issue Up to 100 For For Management
Million Shares to Signatories of
Liquidity Agreement Pursuant to
Conversion of Orange SA Stock Options
5 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management
6 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
7 Amend Terms of Share Repurchase of Up to For For Management
Ten Percent of Issued Capital Submitted
to Shareholder Vote at April 9, 2004,
Shareholder Meeting
8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG
Ticker: FMS Security ID: DE0005785802
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2005 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 1.12 per Common Share Vote
and EUR 1.18 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2004 Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal 2004 Vote
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For Did Not Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for Vote
Fiscal 2005
6 Elect John Kringel to the Supervisory For Did Not Management
Board Vote
7 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Remuneration Vote
8 Approve Creation of EUR 30.7 Million Pool For Did Not Management
of Conditional Capital; Authorize Vote
Management Board to Decide Whether to
Exclude Preemptive Rights of Shareholders
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GEORGE WIMPEY PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0009713446
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 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 10.8 Pence Per For For Management
Share
3 Re-elect Peter Johnson as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Andrew Carr-Locke as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Christine Cross as Director For For Management
6 Re-appoint Peter Redfern as Director For For Management
7 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise the Board to
Determine Their Remuneration
8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 32,649,568
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 4,897,435
10 Authorise 39,179,481 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
11 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
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GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Ticker: Security ID: TW0002376001
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 8, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Report on 2004 Business Operation None None Management
Results
1.2 Receive Supervisors' Report None None Management
1.3 Receive Report on the Execution of None None Management
Treasury Shares
1.4 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 per Share and Stock
Dividend of 50 per 1000 Shares
3.1 Approve Capitalization of 2004 Dividends For For Management
and Employee Profit Sharing
3.2 Amend Articles of Association For Against Management
3.3 Other Discussions For Against Management
4 Other Business For Against Management
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC )
Ticker: GSK Security ID: GB0009252882
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 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 Elect Sir Christopher Gent as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Elect Sir Deryck Maughan as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Elect Julian Heslop as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Re-elect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Re-elect Ronaldo Schmitz as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Re-elect Lucy Shapiro as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Did Not Management
Auditors of the Company Vote
11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For Did Not Management
Remuneration of the Auditors Vote
12 Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP For Did Not Management
50,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure Vote
up to GBP 50,000
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 73,301,955
14 Authorise 586,415,642 Ordinary Shares for For Did Not Management
Market Purchase Vote
15 Amend Articles of Association Re: For Did Not Management
Shareholder Resolutions Vote
16 Amend Articles of Association Re: For Did Not Management
Indemnification of Directors Vote
17 Amend Articles of Association Re: For Did Not Management
Participation of a Proxy in a Meeting Vote
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GROUPE BELGACOM(FRMLY BELGACOM SA DE DROIT PUBLIC)
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003810273
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
2 Amend Articles to Authorize Shareholders For Did Not Management
to Vote by Mail Vote
3 Authorize Implementation of Approved For Did Not Management
Resolutions and Filing of Required Vote
Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry
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GROUPE BELGACOM(FRMLY BELGACOM SA DE DROIT PUBLIC)
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003810273
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Directors' Reports None Did Not Management
Vote
2 Receive Auditors' Reports None Did Not Management
Vote
3 Acknowledge Information Received by None Did Not Management
Commission Vote
4 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements None Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports (Non-Voting) Vote
5 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For Did Not Management
of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.64 per Vote
Share
6 Approve Discharge of Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Approve Discharge of Auditors For Did Not Management
Vote
8.1 Approve Remuneration of Oren Shaffer For Did Not Management
Vote
8.2 Approve Remuneration of Theo Dilissen For Did Not Management
Vote
9 Transact Other Business None Did Not Management
Vote
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HBOS PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0030587504
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 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 22.15 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Mark Tucker as Director None None Management
5 Re-elect Dennis Stevenson as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Charles Dunstone as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Colin Matthew as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Anthony Hobson as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management
Authorise the Board to Determine Their
Remuneration
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 49,080,217
11 Authorise 392,565,936 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
12 Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP For For Management
100,000 and EU Political Expenditure up
to GBP 100,000
13 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital to For For Management
GBP 4,685,000,000, EUR 3,000,000,000 and
USD 4,500,000,000 by the Creation of
Preference Shares
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HEIDELBERGCEMENT AG (FRMLY HEIDELBERGER ZEMENT AG)
Ticker: Security ID: DE0006047004
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 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 0.55 per Share Vote
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2004 Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal 2004 Vote
5 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2005 Vote
6 Amend Articles Re: Remuneration of For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board Members Vote
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HITACHI LTD.
Ticker: HIT Security ID: JP3788600009
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management
- Clarify Director Authorities -
Authorize Public Announcements in
Electronic Format
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: HMC Security ID: JP3854600008
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 28,
Final JY 37, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Maximum Board For For Management
Size - Decrease Authorized Capital to
Reflect Share Repurchase
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 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5 Appoint External Auditors For For Management
6 Approve Reduction in Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Directors
7 Approve Payment of Annual Bonuses to For For Management
Directors and Statutory Auditors
8 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
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HYUNDAI MOTOR CO.
Ticker: HYMPY Security ID: KR7005380001
Meeting Date: MAR 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Appropriation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of KRW 1150 Per Ordinary Share Vote
2 Elect Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
3 Elect Member of Audit Committee For Did Not Management
Vote
4 Approve Limit on Remuneration of For Did Not Management
Directors Vote
5 Amend Articles of Incorporation Re: For Did Not Management
Additional Business Objectives Vote
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INDUSTRIAL BANK OF KOREA
Ticker: Security ID: US4560361028
Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: DEC 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 APPROVAL OF BALANCE SHEET, INCOME For For Management
STATEMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED
EARNINGS FOR THE 44TH FISCAL YEAR, AS SET
FORTH IN THE BANK S NOTICE OF MEETING
ENCLOSED HEREWITH.
2 APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF For For Management
INCORPORATION, AS SET FORTH IN THE BANK S
NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED HEREWITH.
3 APPROVAL OF THE INCREASE OF REMUNERATION For For Management
LIMIT OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AS SET FORTH
IN THE BANK S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED
HEREWITH.
4 APPROVAL OF THE INCREASE OF REMUNERATION For For Management
LIMIT OF AUDITOR, AS SET FORTH IN THE
BANK S NOTICE OF MEETING ENCLOSED
HEREWITH.
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ING GROEP NV
Ticker: ING Security ID: NL0000303600
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2a Receive Reports of Executive and None None Management
Supervisory Boards
2b Discussion on Profit Retention and None None Management
Distribution Policy
3a Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3b Approve Allocation of Income and Total For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.07 Per Share
4a Approve Discharge of Executive Board For For Management
4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
5a Discuss and Approve Implementation of For For Management
Dutch Corporate Governance Code by
Company
5b Discuss Executive Board Profile None None Management
5c Discuss Supervisory Board Profile None None Management
6a Reelect Luella Gross Goldberg to For For Management
Supervisory Board
6b Reelect Godfried van der Lugt to For For Management
Supervisory Board
6c Elect Jan Hommen to Supervisory Board For For Management
6d Elect Christine Lagarde to Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Approve Stock Option and Incentive Stock For For Management
Grants for Members of Executive Board
8a Grant Board Authority to Issue 220 For For Management
Million Ordinary Shares
Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights
(Plus 220 Million Ordinary Shares in
Connection with Merger)
8b Grant Board Authority to Issue 10 Million For For Management
Preference B Shares in Connection with
Conversion of ING Perpetuals III
9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
10 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0032612805
Meeting Date: DEC 10, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorise that all Ordinary Shares of GBP For For Management
1 each be Sub-divided into New Ordinary
Shares of 4 Pence Each; Authorise all New
Ordinary Shares of 4 Pence Each be
Consolidated into New Ordinary Shares of
GBP 1.12 each
2 Authorise 93,189,655 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB00B03NF665
Meeting Date: JUN 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB00B03NF665
Meeting Date: JUN 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Reduction and Increase of Share Cap.; For For Management
Issue of Equity with Pre-emp. Rights up
to GBP 750,000,000; Amend Articles of
Association; Reclassify Auth. but Uniss.
Ord. Share into Def. Share of 112p;
Reduction of Cap.; Change Name to
InterContinental Hotels Plc
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB00B03NF665
Meeting Date: JUN 1, 2005 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 10 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4a Elect Andrew Cosslett as Director For For Management
4b Elect David Kappler as Director For For Management
4c Re-elect Robert Larson as Director For For Management
4d Re-elect Richard Hartman as Director For For Management
4e Re-elect Ralph Kugler as Director For For Management
4f Re-elect Richard Solomons as Director For For Management
5 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
of the Company
6 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
7 Approve EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure up to GBP 100,000
8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 225,019,783
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 33,752,967
10 Authorise 90,349,461 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
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ITOCHU CORP.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3143600009
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0,
Final JY 7, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Expand Business Lines For For Management
- Authorize Share Repurchases at Board's
Discretion - Limit Directors' and
Internal Auditors' Legal Liability -
Authorize Public Announcements in
Electronic Format
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 Against Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonus for Director and For For Management
Special Payments to Continuing Directors
and Statutory Auditors in Connection with
Abolition of Retirement Bonus System
6 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Statutory
Auditors
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J SAINSBURY PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0007676405
Meeting Date: JUL 12, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the B Share Scheme Through For For Management
Increase in Authorised Share Capital from
GBP 700,000,000 to GBP 1,453,000,000 by
the Creation of 2,100,000,000 B Shares
and Approve Capital Reorganisation
2 Authorise 170,000,000 New Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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J SAINSBURY PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0007676405
Meeting Date: JUL 12, 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 11.36 Pence Per For Did Not Management
Ordinary Share Vote
4 Elect Justin King as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Re-elect Jamie Dundas as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
6 Re-elect Lord Levene of Portsoken as For Did Not Management
Director Vote
7 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For Did Not Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Vote
Remuneration of Auditors
8 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 162,000,000
9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 24,288,000
10 Authorise 194,300,000 Ordinary Shares for For Did Not Management
Market Purchase Vote
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JAPAN TOBACCO INC
Ticker: Security ID: JP3726800000
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 5000,
Final JY 7000, Special JY 1000
2.1 Elect Director For For Management
2.2 Elect Director For For Management
3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For Against Management
and Statutory Auditor
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JFE HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3386030005
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0,
Final JY 45, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Public For For Management
Announcements in Electronic Format
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
4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For Against Management
and Statutory Auditors
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KBC GROUPE (FRM. KBC BANK AND INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY)
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003565737
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Discuss Consolidated Financial Statements None None Management
Received by Almanij SA Board
2 Discuss Auditor Reports on Almanij SA None None Management
Consolidated and Non-Consolidated
Financial Statements
3 Accept Almanij SA Consolidated Financial None None Management
Statements
4 Accept Almanij SA Financial Statements For For Management
5 Discuss Consolidated Financial Statements None None Management
Received by KBC Bancassurance Holding SA
Board
6 Discuss Auditor Reports on KBC None None Management
Bancassurance Holding SA Consolidated and
Non-Consolidated Financial Statements
7 Receive KBC Bancassurance Holding SA. None None Management
Consolidated Financial Statements
8 Accept KBC Bancassurance Holding SA For For Management
Financial Statements
9 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.84 per Share
10 Approve Discharge of Almanaji SA For For Management
Directors
11 Approve Discharge of KBC Bancassurance For For Management
Holding SA Directors
12 Approve Discharge of Almanaji SA Auditors For For Management
13 Approve Discharge of KBC Bancassurance For For Management
Holding SA Auditors
14 Reelect Luc Philips as Director For For Management
15 Approve Renumeration of Auditors of EUR For For Management
60,000
16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
17 Discuss Corporate Governance None None Management
18 Transact Other Business None None Management
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KBC GROUPE (FRM. KBC BANK AND INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY)
Ticker: Security ID: BE0003565737
Meeting Date: MAR 2, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements, Annual None None Management
Reports, and Auditors' Reports For Past
Three Fiscal Years for Almanij and KBC
Bancassurance Holding S.A.; Receive
Directors' and Auditors' Reports on
Merger Agreement between Almanij and KBC
Bancassurance Holding S.A.
2 Receive Communication Concerning None None Management
Significant Changes to the Situation of
the Assets and Liabilities of each
Merging Company
3 Approve Merger By Absorption of Almanij For For Management
by KBC Bancassurance Holding S.A.
4 Issue 264.4 Million Shares in Connection For For Management
with Acquisition
5 Authorize Cancellation of Shares For For Management
Repurchased Pursuant to the Merger
6 Amend Articles/Charter to Reflect Changes For For Management
in Capital
7 Change Company Name to KBC Group For For Management
8 Allow Board to Use All Outstanding For Against Management
Capital Authorizations in the Event of a
Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange
Offer
9 Amend Articles Re: Composition of For For Management
Executive Committee, Interest of
Executive Committee Members in
Transactions, Representation of Executive
Committee and Board of Directors, and
Procedure for Shareholder Proposals
10 Approve Changes in Board Re: Confirm For For Management
Resignations and Approve Election of
Directors
11 Authorize the Board to Implement Approved For For Management
Resolutions
12 Authorize Christel Haverans to File For For Management
Amended Articles of Association
13 Authorize Peggy De Bock and Christel For For Management
Haverans to File Required
Documents/Formalities at Relevant
Authorities
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LEOPALACE21 CORP.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3167500002
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# 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: 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
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
4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
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MAN AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0005937007
Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2004
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.05 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2004
5 Approve Creation of EUR 188.2 Million For For Management
Pool of Conditional Capital without
Preemptive Rights
6 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1.5
Billion without Preemptive Rights;
Approve Creation of EUR 76.8 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Registration for For For Management
Shareholder Meetings Due to Proposed
Changes in German Law (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits)
9 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2005
10.1 Elect Renate Koecher to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10.2 Elect Michael Behrendt to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10.3 Elect Herbert Demel to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10.4 Elect Klaus Eberhardt to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10.5 Elect Hubertus von Gruenberg to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
10.6 Elect Karl-Ludwig Kley to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10.7 Elect Joachim Milberg to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10.8 Elect Rudolf Rupprecht to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10.9 Elect Ekkehard Schulz to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
10.10 Elect Hanns-Helge Stechl to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
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MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Ticker: MFC. Security ID: CA56501R1064
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 16, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kevin E. Benson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John M. Cassaday For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lino J. Celeste For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Gail C. A. Cook-Bennett For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Dominic D'Alessandro For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas P. d'Aquino For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard B. DeWolfe For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert E. Dineen, Jr. For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Pierre Y. Ducros For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Allister P. Graham For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Thomas E. Kierans For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Lorna R. Marsden For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Arthur R. Sawchuk For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Hugh W. Sloan, Jr. For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Gordon G. Thiessen For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Michael H. Wilson For For Management
2 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
3 Establish Term Limit For Independent Against Against Shareholder
Directors to 10 Years
4 Provide for Cumulative Voting Against Against Shareholder
5 Replace Share Option Plan for Officers Against Against Shareholder
with Restricted Share Units
6 Require 75% Vote for the Election of Against Against Shareholder
Directors
7 Require Directors who change principal Against Against Shareholder
occupation to resign
8 Amend Quorum Requirement to 50% Against Against Shareholder
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MITCHELLS & BUTLERS PLC
Ticker: MLB Security ID: GB0033839910
Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 6.65 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4a Re-elect Mike Bramley as Director For For Management
4b Re-elect Roger Carr as Director For For Management
4c Re-elect Drummond Hall as Director For For Management
5 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
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 12,369,740
8 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 1,855,460
9 Authorise 52,389,740 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
10 Approve Amendments to the Short Term For For Management
Deferred Incentive Plan
11 Authorise the Company and its Subsidiary, For For Management
Mitchells & Butlers Retail Ltd., to each
Make Donations to EU Political
Organisations up to GBP 50,000 and to
each Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
GBP 50,000
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MOL HUNGARIAN OIL AND GAS PLC.(FORMERLY MOL MAGYAR OLAY-ES
Ticker: MGYXY Security ID: US6084642023
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Approve Board of Directors Report; For Did Not Management
Approve Allocation of Income Proposal Vote
1.2 Approve Auditor's Report For Did Not Management
Vote
1.3 Approve Supervisory Board Report; Approve For Did Not Management
Allocation of Income Proposal Vote
1.4 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of Vote
Income and Dividends; Amend Articles of
Association Accordingly
2 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For Did Not Management
Fix Their Remuneration Vote
3 Amend Articles of Association Re: Branch For Did Not Management
Offices; Business Premises; Corporate Vote
Purpose
4 Approve Increase in Share Capital; Amend For Did Not Management
Articles of Association Accordingly Vote
5 Change Nominal Value of Series A Shares; For Did Not Management
Amend Articles of Association Accordingly Vote
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For Did Not Management
Vote
7 Amend Incentive Plan For Did Not Management
Vote
8 Elect Supervisory Board Member Nominated For Did Not Management
by Holder of Series B Preference Shares; Vote
Determine Remuneration of Supervisory
Board Members
9 Approve Regulations on Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
Vote
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MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG
Ticker: Security ID: DE0008430026
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2005
# 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 2.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2004
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
6 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 3 Billion
with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation
of EUR 100 Million Pool of Conditional
Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights
7 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management
Remuneration
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NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3733400000
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 6,
Final JY 3.50, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Maximum Board For For Management
Size - Streamline Board Structure
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
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NIPPON MEAT PACKERS INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3743000006
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# 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
2.1 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
3 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management
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NIPPON MINING HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3379550001
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0,
Final JY 10, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Public For For Management
Announcements in Electronic Format
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 Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan For For Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonus for Director and For For Management
Special Payments to Continuing Directors
in Connection with Abolition of
Retirement Bonus System
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NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD.
Ticker: NSANY Security ID: JP3672400003
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 12,
Final JY 12, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to Delete Language For For Management
Specifying Term in Office of Statutory
Auditors in Office on or Before March 31,
2003
3 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management
4.1 Elect Director For For Management
4.2 Elect Director For For Management
4.3 Elect Director For For Management
4.4 Elect Director For For Management
4.5 Elect Director For For Management
4.6 Elect Director For For Management
4.7 Elect Director For For Management
4.8 Elect Director For For Management
4.9 Elect Director For For Management
5 Appoint Internal Statutory 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 Ceilings for Directors and
Statutory Auditors
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NOKIA CORP.
Ticker: NOK Security ID: FI0009000681
Meeting Date: APR 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Presentation on Annual Accounts None None Management
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.33 Per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
6 Increase Number of Directors from Eight For For Management
to Ten
7 Reelect Paul Collins, Georg Ehrnrooth, For For Management
Bengt Holmstroem, Per Karlsson, Jorma
Ollila, Marjorie Scardino, Vesa Vainio,
and Arne Wessberg; Elect Dan Hesse and
Edouard Michelin as New Directors
8 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
9 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
10 Approve Stock Option Plan for Selected For For Management
Personnel; Approve Creation of EUR 1.5
Million Pool of Conditional Capital to
Guarantee Conversion Rights
11 Approve Between EUR 10.56 Million and EUR For For Management
13.80 Million Reduction in Share Capital
via Share Cancellation
12 Approve Creation of Maximum EUR 53.16 For For Management
Million Pool of Conditional Capital
without Preemptive Rights
13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 221.60 For For Management
Million Shares (Up to 443.20 Million
Shares Subject to Pending Legislation)
14 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
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PROMISE CO LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3833750007
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# 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 5
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Public For For Management
Announcements in Electronic Format
3.1 Elect Director For For Management
3.2 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 Statutory For For Management
Auditors
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PTT PUBLIC COMPANY
Ticker: Security ID: TH0646010015
Meeting Date: APR 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Minutes of Previous EGM For For Management
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividend For For Management
of Baht 6.75 per Share
4 Elect Directors For Against Management
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors For Against Management
6 Approve Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management
Fix Their Remuneration
7 Amend Articles of Association Re: Company For For Management
Seal
8 Approve the 5-Year Financing Plan of PTT For For Management
Public Co
9 Approve Issuance of 40 Million Units of For For Management
Warrants to Directors, Employees, and
Advisors of the Company
10 Approve Reduction in Registered Capital For For Management
to Baht 27.97 Billion
11 Approve Increase in Registered Capital to For For Management
Baht 28.37 Billion
12 Approve Allocation of 40 Million New For For Management
Ordinary Shares Reserved for the Exercise
of Warrants
13 Other Business For Against Management
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PTT PUBLIC COMPANY
Ticker: Security ID: TH0646010015
Meeting Date: SEP 24, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 3, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Minutes of Previous AGM For For Management
2 Approve Shares Purchasing of Rayong For For Management
Refinery Co, Ltd
3 Other Business For Against Management
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PUNCH TAVERNS PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0031552861
Meeting Date: JAN 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration
of Auditors
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Approve Final Dividend of 6.1 Pence Per For For Management
Share
5 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 50,000
and EU Political Expenditure up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 50,000
6 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 39,546
7 Elect Adrian Fawcett as Director For For Management
8 Elect Jonathan Paveley as Director For For Management
9 Elect Martin Glenn as Director For For Management
10 Elect Ian Fraser as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Robert McDonald as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect Phil Cox as Director For For Management
13 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 5,991
14 Authorise 25,039,523 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
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RENAULT
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000131906
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 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 1.80 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Dominique de la Garanderie as For For Management
Director
6 Reelect Itaru Koeda as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management
8 Approve Discharge of Pierre Alanche For For Management
9 Acknowledge Auditor Report Re: For For Management
Renumeration of Equity Loans
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
11 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For For Management
the Aggregate Value of EUR 4 Billion
12 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares in
Item 10 and to Amend Article of
Association Accordingly
13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 500 Million
14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 300 Million
15 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management
300 Million for Future Exchange Offers or
Acquisitions
16 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management
Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR
500 Million
17 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
18 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
19 Amend Articles of Association to Increase For For Management
Shareholding Disclosure Threshold to Two
Percent
20 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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REPSOL YPF SA (FORMERLY REPSOL, S.A.)
Ticker: REP Security ID: ES0173516115
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management
of Income, and Discharge Directors for
Fiscal Year Ended 12-31-04
2 Present Amendments of the Board For For Management
Governance Guidelines
3 Amend Articles 40, 47, and 38 of The For For Management
Bylaws and Amend Chapter 2, Title 4 of
the Board Governance Guidelines
4 Elect Directors For For Management
5 Approve Auditors for Company and For For Management
Consolidated Group
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
8 Authorize Issuance of Convertible and For For Management
Non-convertible Bonds without Preemptive
Rights
9 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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RMC GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0007266413
Meeting Date: NOV 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement Re: For For Management
Acquisition by Cemex UK of RMC
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RMC GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0007266413
Meeting Date: NOV 17, 2004 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement Re: For For Management
Acquisition By Cemex UK of RMC
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ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP(FORMERLY SUN ALLIANCE GROU
Ticker: Security ID: GB0006616899
Meeting Date: MAY 27, 2005 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 2.96 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise the Audit &
Compliance Committee to Determine Their
Remuneration
4 Elect David Paige as Director For For Management
5 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
6 Approve Donations to EU Political For For Management
Organisation up to GBP 100,000 and
Authorise EU Political Expenditure up to
GBP 100,000
7 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 441,966,663
8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 40,044,999
9 Authorise 291,236,359 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP(FORMERLY SUN ALLIANCE GROU
Ticker: Security ID: GB0006616899
Meeting Date: SEP 9, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the Disposal of the UK Life For For Management
Operations of Royal & Sun Alliance
Insurance Group to Resolution Life
Limited
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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC (THE)
Ticker: RBSPRE Security ID: GB0007547838
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 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 41.2 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4 Re-elect Jim Currie as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir Fred Goodwin as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Steve Robson as Director For For Management
7 Elect Archie Hunter as Director For For Management
8 Elect Charles Koch as Director For For Management
9 Elect Joe MacHale as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
12 Approve Increase in Authorised Share For For Management
Capital; Authorise Issue of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 264,579,936
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 39,686,990
14 Authorise 317,495,924 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
15 Approve 71 M Category II Non-Cumulative For For Management
US$ Pref. Shares; Allot the Newly Created
and 179.5 M Unissued Category II
Non-Cumulative US$ Pref. Shares, the
64.75 M Unissued Non-Cumulative Euro
Pref. Shares and 300 M Unissued
Non-Cumulative GBP Pref. Shares
16 Approve Citizens Financial Group, Inc. For For Management
Long Term Incentive Plan
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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC (FORMERLY ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO.)
Ticker: RPETY Security ID: NL0000009470
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 21, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Annual Report None None Management
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3.A Discuss Reserves and Dividend Policy None None Management
3.B Approve Dividends of EUR 1.79 Per Share For For Management
4.A Approve Discharge of Managing Directors For Against Management
4.B Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Against Management
5 Reelect L.R. Ricciardi to Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
7 Approve Share Cancellation For For Management
8 Discussion on Corporate Governance None None Management
9.A Discussion of Public Exchange Offer None None Management
Issued by Royal Dutch Shell plc for All
Ordinary Shares in Capital of Company
(non-voting)
9.B Approve Implementation Agreement For For Management
10 Approve Acquisition and Cancellation of For Against Management
All 1,500 Priority Shares and Amend
Articles to Change Board Structure into
One-Tier Board
11.A Elect A.G. Jacobs as Non-Executive Board For For Management
Member
11.B Elect Ch. Morin-Postel as Non-Executive For For Management
Board Member
11.C Elect A.A. Loudon as Non-Executive Board For For Management
Member
11.D Elect L.R. Ricciardi as Non-Executive For For Management
Board Member
12 Approve Remuneration Policy for Board of For For Management
Directors
13 Approve Amended Long-Term Incentive Plan For For Management
14 Approve Amended Restricted Share Plan For For Management
15 Approve Amended Deferred Bonus Plan For For Management
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SABESP, COMPANHIA SANEAMENTO BASICO SAO PAULO
Ticker: Security ID: BRSBSPACNOR5
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
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
3 Elect Board of Directors, the Supervisory For Against Management
Board and their Respective Alternates
4 Ratify the New Criteria for the For Against Management
Remuneration of the Board of Directors
5 Amend Art. 15 of Bylaws in Light of Item For Against Management
4
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SABESP, COMPANHIA SANEAMENTO BASICO SAO PAULO
Ticker: Security ID: BRSBSPACNOR5
Meeting Date: MAR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Director to the Board of Directors For Abstain Management
2 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Against Management
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SABESP, COMPANHIA SANEAMENTO BASICO SAO PAULO
Ticker: Security ID: BRSBSPACNOR5
Meeting Date: NOV 8, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles 5 and 7 Re: Share Capital, For Did Not Management
Number of Shares, and Increase in Vote
Authorized Capital
2 Transact Other Business (Voting) For Did Not Management
Vote
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SAMPO OYJ (FORMERLY SAMPO-LEONIA INSURANCE CO.
Ticker: Security ID: FI0009003305
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 1, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
1.2 Receive Auditors' Report None None Management
1.3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
1.4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.20 Per Share
1.5 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management
1.6 Fix Number of Directors at 8; Approve For For Management
Their Remuneration
1.7 Fix Numer of Auditors at 1; Approve Their For For Management
Remuneration
1.8 Reelect Tom Berglund, Anne Brunila, Georg For For Management
Ehrnrooth, Jyrki Juusela, Olli-Pekka
Kallasvuo, Christoffer Taxell, Matti
Vuoria, and Bjoern Wahlroos as Directors
1.9 Elect Ernst & Young as Auditors For For Management
2 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Five For For Management
Percent of Series A Shares
3 Amend Articles Re: Change Domicile from For For Management
Turku to Helsinki; Remove Mandatory
Retirement Age; Remove Requirement That
Meeting Notice Be Published in at Least
One Newspaper in Turku
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SANLAM LIMITED
Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000028262
Meeting Date: JUN 1, 2005 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, 2004
2 Ratify Reappointment of Auditors For For Management
3.1 Reelect R.C. Andersen as Director For For Management
Appointed During the Year
3.2 Reelect M.V. Moosa as Director Appointed For For Management
During the Year
3.3 Reelect M. Ramos as Director Appointed For For Management
During the Year
4.1 Reelect A.S. du Plessis as Director For For Management
4.2 Reelect C.E. Maynard as Director For For Management
4.3 Reelect P. de V. Rademeyer as Director For For Management
4.4 Reelect G.E. Rudman as Director For For Management
5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2004
7 Approve Remuneration of Directors for For For Management
Jan. 1, 2005-June 30, 2006 Period
8 Place Authorized But Unissued Shares For For Management
under Control of Directors
9 Approve Broad Based Enployee Share Plan For For Management
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
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SANLAM LIMITED
Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000028262
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Disposal of Shareholding in Absa For For Management
Group Limited Pursuant to Scheme of
Arrangement Proposed By Barclays
2 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO )
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000120578
Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis For For Management
by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of
19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis
Minority Shareholders
2 Approve Accounting Treatment of For For Management
Absorption
3 Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding For For Management
Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of
Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to
Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants
4 Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million For For Management
Outstanding Aventis Stock Options;
Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis
Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis
Stock Options
5 Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of For For Management
Merger and Related Capital Increase to
Aventis Minority Shareholders
6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management
Capital
7 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO )
Ticker: Security ID: FR0000120578
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2005 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 1.20 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as For For Management
Auditor
6 Ratify Pierre Coll as Alternate Auditor For For Management
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
8 Cancel Outstanding Debt Issuance For For Management
Authority
9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 1.4 Billion; Authorize Global Limit
of EUR 1.6 Billion
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 840 Million
11 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
12 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Against Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts
Proposed in Issuance Authorities Above
13 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
14 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management
15 Authorize Up to 1 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital For Use in Restricted Stock Plan
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
17 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SANYO SHINPAN FINANCE CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3340000003
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For Did Not Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 31, Vote
Final JY 31, Special JY 10
2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Maximum Board For Did Not Management
Size Vote
3.1 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.2 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.3 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.4 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.5 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.6 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Did Not Management
Vote
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SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3419050004
Meeting Date: FEB 15, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: DEC 31, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reduction in Legal Reserves For For Management
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SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3419050004
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For Did Not Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 0, Vote
Final JY 40, Special JY 20
2 Amend Articles to: Authorize Public For Did Not Management
Announcements in Electronic Format Vote
3.1 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.2 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.3 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.4 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.5 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.6 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
3.7 Elect Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Did Not Management
Vote
4.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Did Not Management
Vote
4.4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Appoint Alternate Internal Statutory For Did Not Management
Auditor Vote
6 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For Did Not Management
Vote
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SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY PLC (THE)
Ticker: SHTCF Security ID: GB0008034141
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Court
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Scheme of Arrangement For For Management
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SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY PLC (THE)
Ticker: SHTCF Security ID: GB0008034141
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2005 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 Peter Voser as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Sir Peter Job as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Lord Oxburgh as Director For For Management
6 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
7 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
8 Authorise 480,000,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
9 Approve Long-Term Incentive Plan For For Management
10 Approve Deferred Bonus Plan For For Management
11 Approve Restricted Share Plan For For Management
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SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY PLC (THE)
Ticker: SHTCF Security ID: GB0008034141
Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reduction in Capital by For For Management
Cancelling and Extinguishing the First
Preference Shares of GBP 1 Each
2 Conditional on the Passing of Resolution For For Management
1, Approve Reduction in Capital by
Cancelling and Extinguishing the Second
Preference Shares of GBP 1 Each
3 Approve Scheme of Arrangement;Reduce Cap. For For Management
by Cancelling the Scheme Shares;Increase
Cap. by Creating Such No. of Ord. Shares
of 25p and 1 Dividend Access Share of
25P; Issue of Equity with Pre-emp. Rights
up to the Created Ord. Shares; Amend Art.
of Assoc.
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SIEMENS AG
Ticker: SMAG40 Security ID: DE0007236101
Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 21, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Supervisory Board Report None None Management
2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.25 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2003/2004
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2003/2004
6 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors
7 Elect Heinrich v. Pierer to the For For Management
Supervisory Board; Elect Michael Mirow as
Alternate Supervisory Board Memeber
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
9 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
Members
10 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For For Management
Publications for Meeting Announcements
and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings
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SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: SG1A62000819
Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Reduction in Stated Capital and For For Management
Share Premium Account
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SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: SG1A62000819
Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Participation by the Relevant For Against Management
Person in the Performance Share Plan
2 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
3 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
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SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: SG1A62000819
Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Adopt Financial Statements and Directors' For For Management
and Auditors' Reports
2 Declare Final Dividend of SGD 0.064 Per For For Management
Share
3 Reelect Paul Chan Kwai Wah as Director For For Management
4 Reelect John Powell Morschel as Director For For Management
5 Reelect Chumpol NaLamlieng as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Jackson Peter Tai as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Graham John Bradley as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Deepak Parekhas Director For For Management
9 Approve Directors' Fees of SGD 1.05 For For Management
Million for the Year Ended Mar. 31, 2004
10 Appoint Auditors and Authorize Board to For For Management
Fix Their Remuneration
11 Approve Issuance of Shares without For For Management
Preemptive Rights
12 Approve Issuance of Shares and Grant of For Against Management
Options Pursuant to the Share Option
Scheme 1999
13 Approve Issuance of Shares and Grant of For Against Management
Options Pursuant to the Performance Share
Plan
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SOCIETE GENERALE
Ticker: SCGLY Security ID: FR0000130809
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2005 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 3.3 per Share
3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Absence Related-Party
Transactions
5 Reelect Jean Azema as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Elisabeth Lulin as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Patrick Ricard as Director For For Management
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9 Reduce Range of Board Size from 15 to 13 For For Management
Board Members; Reduce Number of
Representatives of Employee Shareholders
From 3 to 2, and Allow Use of Electronic
Voting for Elections of Representatives
of Employee Shareholders
10 Amend Articles to Increase Shareholding For For Management
Disclosure Threshold from 0.5 Percent to
1.5 Percent
11 Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
12 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For Against Management
Percent Of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
A Shareholder Proposal: Amend Articles of Against For Shareholder
Association to Remove Voting Right
Limitation of 15 Percent
13 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, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles to Authorize Public For For Management
Announcements in Electronic Format
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
3 Approve Executive Stock Option Plan For For Management
4 Amend Articles to Require Disclosure of Against For Shareholder
Individual Compensation Levels for Five
Highest-Paid Directors
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SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3890350006
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# 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 Authorize Repurchase of Preferred Shares 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
3.5 Elect Director For For Management
3.6 Elect Director For For Management
3.7 Elect Director For For Management
4.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
4.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For Against Management
and Statutory Auditors
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SVENSKA CELLULOSA AB (SCA)
Ticker: SVCBY Security ID: SE0000112724
Meeting Date: APR 5, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting; Elect Sven Unger Chairman For For Management
of Meeting
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
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of SEK 3.3 Million;
Approve Remuneration of Auditors
10 Reelect Rolf Boerjesson, Soeren Gyll, Tom For For Management
Hedelius, Sverker Martin-Loef, Anders
Nyren, Indra Aasander, and Jan Aastroem
as Directors
11 Authorize Chairman of Board and For For Management
Representatives of Five of Company's
Largest Shareholders to Serve on
Nominating Committee
12 Close Meeting None None Management
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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO.
Ticker: Security ID: TW0002330008
Meeting Date: DEC 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 22, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Dividend Policy
2 Other Business None None Management
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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO.
Ticker: Security ID: TW0002330008
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 11, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Receive Report on Business Operation None None Management
Results for Fiscal Year 2004
1.2 Receive Supervisors' Report None None Management
1.3 Receive Report on the Acquisition or None None Management
Disposal of Assets with Related Parties
for 2004
1.4 Receive Report on the Status of None None Management
Guarantees Provided by the Company as of
the End of 2004
1.5 Receive Report on the Execution of None None Management
Treasury Stock Buyback
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 2.00 per Share and Stock
Dividend of 50 Shares per 1000 Shares
Held
2.3 Approve Capitalization of 2004 Dividends For For Management
and Employee Profit Sharing
2.4 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
3 Other Business None None Management
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TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3463000004
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 44,
Final JY 44, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Increase Authorized For For Management
Capital from 2.4 Billion to 3.5 Billion
Shares - Set Maximum Number of Internal
Auditors - Clarify Board's Authority to
Vary AGM Record Date - Set Maximum Board
Size
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
4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Director For Against Management
and Statutory Auditor
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TANABE SEIYAKU CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3469000008
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 7,
Final JY 10, Special JY 0
2 Amend Articles to: Reduce Directors Term For For Management
in Office - Cap Board Size and Number of
Statutory Auditors
3 Approve Corporate Split Agreement and For For Management
Transfer of Operations to Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary
4.1 Elect Director For For Management
4.2 Elect Director For For Management
4.3 Elect Director For For Management
4.4 Elect Director For For Management
4.5 Elect Director For For Management
4.6 Elect Director For For Management
4.7 Elect Director For For Management
5 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
6 Approve Retirement Bonuses for Directors For For Management
and Statutory Auditor
7 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceilings for Directors and
Statutory Auditors
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TAYLOR WOODROW PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0008782301
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 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 8.1 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Re-elect Iain Napier as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Peter Johnson as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Andrew Dougal as Director For For Management
7 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
8 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
9 Amend Taylor Woodrow 2004 Performance For For Management
Share Plan
10 Authorise 58,555,012 Ordinary Shares as For For Management
the Fixed Limit of Shares Available under
the Taylor Woodrow Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 47,333,883
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 7,341,154
13 Authorise 58,729,236 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Alternate Directors
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TELKOM SA
Ticker: Security ID: ZAE000044897
Meeting Date: OCT 14, 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 Mar. 31, 2004
2.1 Reelect Thabo Mosololi as Director For Abstain Management
2.2 Reelect Polelo Lazarus Lim as Director For Abstain Management
3 Ratify Ernst and Young as Auditors For For Management
4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 20 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
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TI AUTOMOTIVE LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: GB0030675291
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Re-elect John Harris as Director For For Management
3 Re-elect Christopher Kinsella as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect William Laule as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Bernard Taylor as Director For For Management
6 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
7 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 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# 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
2.1 Elect Director For For Management
2.2 Elect Director For For Management
2.3 Elect Director For For Management
2.4 Elect Director For For Management
2.5 Elect Director For For Management
2.6 Elect Director For For Management
2.7 Elect Director For For Management
2.8 Elect Director For For Management
2.9 Elect Director For For Management
2.10 Elect Director For For Management
2.11 Elect Director For For Management
2.12 Elect Director For For Management
2.13 Elect Director For For Management
2.14 Elect Director For For Management
2.15 Elect Director For For Management
2.16 Elect Director For For Management
2.17 Elect Director For For Management
2.18 Elect Director For For Management
2.19 Elect Director For For Management
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 Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceilings for Directors and
Statutory Auditors
5 Approve Alternate Allocation of Income Against Against Shareholder
6 Amend Articles to Require Prompt Against For Shareholder
Disclosure of Individual Director
Remuneration Levels
7 Amend Articles to Give Shareholders the Against Against Shareholder
Right to Investigate Management Problems
and Demand the Creation of an
Investigation Committee
8 Amend Articles to Require Shutdown of All Against Against Shareholder
Nuclear Reactors Designed in 1978 or
Earlier
9 Amend Articles to Require Local Community Against Against Shareholder
Consent for Operation of Nuclear
Facilities in Which Damage Has Been
Discovered
10 Amend Articles to Require Company to Not Against Against Shareholder
Provide Spent Nuclear Fuel to Rokkasho
Reprocessing Plant
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TOTAL SA (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A )
Ticker: TOT Security ID: FR0000120271
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 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 5.40 per Share of which
EUR 3.00 Remains to be Distributed
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Against Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 24.4 For For Management
Million Shares
6 Reelect Paul Desmarais Jr as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Bertrand Jacquillat as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Maurice Lippens as Director For For Management
9 Elect Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE as For For Management
Director
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 4 Billion
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 1.8 Billion
12 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
13 Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
A Shareholder Proposal: Authorize Up to One Against Against Shareholder
Percent of Issued Capital for Use in
Restricted Stock Plan
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TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.
Ticker: TM Security ID: JP3633400001
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Allocation of Income, Including For For Management
the Following Dividends: Interim JY 25,
Final JY 40, Special JY 0
2.1 Elect Director For For Management
2.2 Elect Director For For Management
2.3 Elect Director For For Management
2.4 Elect Director For For Management
2.5 Elect Director For For Management
2.6 Elect Director For For Management
2.7 Elect Director For For Management
2.8 Elect Director For For Management
2.9 Elect Director For For Management
2.10 Elect Director For For Management
2.11 Elect Director For For Management
2.12 Elect Director For For Management
2.13 Elect Director For For Management
2.14 Elect Director For For Management
2.15 Elect Director For For Management
2.16 Elect Director For For Management
2.17 Elect Director For For Management
2.18 Elect Director For For Management
2.19 Elect Director For For Management
2.20 Elect Director For For Management
2.21 Elect Director For For Management
2.22 Elect Director For For Management
2.23 Elect Director For For Management
2.24 Elect Director For For Management
2.25 Elect Director For For Management
2.26 Elect Director For For Management
3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against 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
7 Amend Articles of Incorporation to Against For Shareholder
Require Disclosure of Individual
Compensation Levels of Directors and
Statutory Auditors
8 Amend Articles of Incorporation to Against Against Shareholder
Require Reporting of Contributions to
Political Parties and Political
Fundraising Organizations
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TRINITY MIRROR PLC (FORMERLY TRINITY PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: GB0009039941
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005 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 14.3 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Paul Vickers as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Gary Hoffman as Director For For Management
6 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise the Board to
Determine Their Remuneration
7 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 9,889,769
8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 1,483,613
9 Authorise 29,672,275 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
10 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Treasury Shares
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UFJ HOLDINGS INC.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3944300007
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Handling of Net Loss, with No For For Management
Dividends on Ordinary Shares
2 Amend Articles to: Decrease Authorized For For Management
Capital to Reflect Cancellation and
Conversion of Preferred Shares
3 Approve Merger Agreement with Mitsubishi For For Management
Tokyo Financial Group
4.1 Elect Director For For Management
4.2 Elect Director For For Management
4.3 Elect Director For For Management
4.4 Elect Director For For Management
4.5 Elect Director For For Management
4.6 Elect Director For For Management
4.7 Elect Director For For Management
5.1 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5.2 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
5.3 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For Against Management
5.4 Appoint Internal Statutory Auditor For For Management
1 Approve Merger Agreement with Mitsubishi For For Management
Tokyo Financial Group
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UNY CO. LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: JP3949600005
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 20, 2005
# 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: Reduce Maximum Board For For Management
Size - Abolish Retirement Bonus System
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
4 Approve Retirement Bonuses to Directors For Against Management
and Special Payments to Continuing
Directors and Statutory Auditors in
Connection with Abolition of Retirement
Bonus System
5 Approve Adjustment to Aggregate For For Management
Compensation Ceiling for Directors
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0007192106
Meeting Date: JUL 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 Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Peter Bamford as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Julian Horn-Smith as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir David Scholey as Director For For Management
6 Elect Luc Vandevelde as Director For For Management
7 Approve Final Dividend of 1.0780 Pence For For Management
Per Ordinary Share
8 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
10 Authorise the Company and Any Company For For Management
Which is or Becomes a Subsidiary of the
Company to Make EU Political Donations or
Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 900 Million
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 330 Million
13 Authorise 6.6 Billion Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Authorise 660 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase Pursuant to Contingent
Purchase Contracts
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VOLKSWAGEN AG (VW)
Ticker: VWAG Security ID: DE0007664005
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 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 1.05 per Common Share
and EUR 1.11 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2004
5 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For For Management
Publications for Meeting Announcements
and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings;
Use of Electronic Means at Supervisory
Board Meetings; Use of Paper Deeds
6 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings;
Time Designation at Shareholder Meetings
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
8 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005
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WHITBREAD PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0030345457
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Sale of Marriott Hotel Business For For Management
2 Approve Sub-Division of Each 50 Pence For For Management
Share into Shares of 8 1/3 Pence Each
(Intermediate Shares); and Approve
Consolidation of the Intermediate Shares
of 8 1/3 Pence into New Ordinary Shares
of 58 1/3 Pence
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WHITBREAD PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB00B07FNF32
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2005 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 18.35 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Anthony Habgood as Director For For Management
5 Elect Christopher Rogers as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Rod Kent as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect David Turner as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Charles Gurassa as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorise the Board to Determine
Their Remuneration
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 49,890,283
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 7,483,542
12 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary For For Management
Shares up to GBP 14,967,084
13 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
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XSTRATA PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0031411001
Meeting Date: JAN 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Acquisition of WMC Resources Ltd. For For Management
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XSTRATA PLC
Ticker: Security ID: GB0031411001
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2005 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 16 US Cents Per For For Management
Share
3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
4 Re-elect Willy Strothotte as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Trevor Reid as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Paul Hazen as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Ian Strachan as Director For For Management
8 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorise the Board to Determine
Their Remuneration
9 Approve Xstrata Plc Added Value Incentive For For Management
Plan
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 105,250,402
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 15,787,560
12 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Execution of Appointment of Proxies,
Receipt of Authority for Proxy
Appointment Through a Relevant System
13 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
Ticker: Security ID: NO0010208051
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Harald Arnkvaern as Chairman of For For Management
Meeting; Designate Inspector or
Shareholder Representative(s) of Minutes
of Meeting
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of
Income and Dividends of NOK 2.25 Per
Share
3 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
4 Approve Remuneration of Members of For For Management
Nominating Committee
5 Authorize Cancellation of 3 Million For For Management
Repurchased Shares and Redemption of 1.7
Million Shares Held by Norwegian State
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Five For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
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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 Advisor Funds Trust
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By (Signature and Title)* /s/Richard Fabietti
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Richard Fabietti, President
Date August 5, 2005
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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.