FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number: 811-4079 John Hancock Equity Trust - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 101 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02199 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Victor Acker John Hancock Advisers, LLC 101 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02199 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1 800-225-5291 Date of Fiscal year-end: 10/31/2003 Date of reporting period: 7/1/2003 - 6/30/2004 Item 1. Proxy Voting Record Account Number: 127278 ISSUER NAME TICKER CUSIP MTG DATE MTG TYPE Proposal Type Voted? Vote For/Agnst Mgmt Abbott Laboratories ABT 002824100 4/23/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Roxanne S. Austin MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect H. Laurance Fuller MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Richard A. Gonzalez MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Jack M. Greenberg MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Jeffrey M. Leiden MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect David Owen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Boone Powell Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Addison Barry Rand MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect W. Ann Reynolds MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Roy S. Roberts MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect William D. Smithburg MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect John R. Walter MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.13 Elect Miles D. White MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Review Drug Pricing or Distribution SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 4.00 Review Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 5.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 6.00 Review AIDS Pandemic's Impact on Company SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Abgenix ABGX 00339B107 6/7/04 Annual 1.01 Elect R. Scott Greer MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.02 Elect M. Kathleen Behrens MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.03 Elect Raju Kucherlapati MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.04 Elect Kenneth B. Lee, Jr. MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.05 Elect Mark B. Logan MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.06 Elect Thomas G. Wiggans MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.07 Elect Raymond M. Withy MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST Page 1 American Express AXP 025816109 4/26/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Daniel F. Akerson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Charlene Barshefsky MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect William G. Bowen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Ursula M. Burns MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Kenneth I. Chenault MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Peter R. Dolan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Vernon E. Jordan Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Jan Leschly MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Richard A. McGinn MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Edward D. Miller MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect Frank P. Popoff MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect Robert D. Walter MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Director Tenure/Retirement Age SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 4.00 Review Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST American International Group AIG 026874107 5/19/04 Annual 1.01 Elect M. Bernard Aidinoff MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Pei-Yuan Chia MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Marshall A. Cohen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect William S. Cohen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Martin S. Feldstein MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Ellen V. Futter MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Maurice R. Greenberg MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Carla A. Hills MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Frank J. Hoenemeyer MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Richard C. Holbrooke MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect Donald P. Kanak MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect Howard I. Smith MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.13 Elect Martin J. Sullivan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.14 Elect Edmund S.W. Tse MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.15 Elect Frank G. Zarb MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Approve Annual Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Adopt Director Stock Award Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 4.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 5.00 Review Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 6.00 Sever Links with Tobacco Industry SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 7.00 Link Executive Pay to Social Criteria SHLDR YES AGNST FOR American Tower AMT 029912201 5/6/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Raymond P. Dolan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Carolyn F. Katz MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Fred R. Lummis MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Pamela D. A. Reeve MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect James D. Taiclet Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Ameritrade Holding AMTD 03074K100 2/10/04 Annual 1.01 Elect J. Peter Ricketts MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect C. Kevin Landry MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Mark L. Mitchell MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Approve Other Business MGMT YES FOR FOR Amgen Inc AMGN 031162100 5/13/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Frank J. Biondi Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Jerry D. Choate MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Frank C. Herringer MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Gilbert S. Omenn MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Report on EEO SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST Page 2 4.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Anthem Inc ATH 03674B104 5/17/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Victor S. Liss MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect James W. McDowell, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect George A. Schaefer Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Jackie M. Ward MGMT YES FOR FOR Anthem Inc ATH 03674B104 6/28/04 Special 1.00 Approve Common Stock Issuance MGMT YES FOR FOR Approve Merger/Acquisition 2.00 Approve Name Change MGMT YES FOR FOR Applied Materials AMAT 038222105 3/24/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Michael H. Armacost MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Deborah A. Coleman MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Herbert M. Dwight Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Philip V. Gerdine MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Paul R. Low MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Dan Maydan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Steven L. Miller MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect James C. Morgan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Gerhard Parker MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Michael R. Splinter MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Amend Director Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR Amend Stock Option Plan Add Shares to Stock Option Plan Autodesk Inc ADSK 052769106 6/17/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Carol A. Bartz MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Mark A. Bertelsen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Crawford W. Beveridge MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect J. Hallam Dawson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Michael J. Fister MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Per-Kristian Halvorsen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Steven L. Scheid MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Mary Alice Taylor MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Larry W. Wangberg MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Require Option Shares to Be Held SHLDR YES FOR AGNST Bank Of America BAC 060505104 3/17/04 Special 1.00 Approve Common Stock Issuance MGMT YES FOR FOR Approve Merger/Acquisition 2.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES ABSTAIN AGNST 3.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Adjourn Meeting MGMT YES FOR FOR Bank of America Corp BAC 060505104 5/26/04 Annual 1.01 Elect William Barnet III MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Charles W. Coker MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect John T. Collins MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Gary L. Countryman MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Paul Fulton MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Charles K. Gifford MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Donald E. Guinn MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect James H. Hance Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Kenneth D. Lewis MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Walter E. Massey MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect J. Thomas May MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect C. Steven McMillan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.13 Elect Eugene M. McQuade MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.14 Elect Patricia E. Mitchell MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 3 1.15 Elect Edward L. Romero MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.16 Elect Thomas M. Ryan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.17 Elect O. Temple Sloan Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.18 Elect Meredith R. Spangler MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.19 Elect Jackie M. Ward MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Change Annual Meeting Date SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 4.00 Double Board Nominees SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 5.00 Limit or End Charitable Giving SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 6.00 Mutual Funds Review Committee SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 7.00 Ensure Customer Privacy SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Barra Inc BARZ 068313105 6/3/04 Special 1.00 Approve Merger/Acquisition MGMT YES FOR FOR Baxter International BAX 071813109 5/4/04 Annual 1.01 Elect John D. Forsyth MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Gail D. Fosler MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Carole J. Uhrich MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Adopt Cumulative Voting SHLDR YES AGNST FOR BEA Systems BEAS 073325102 7/11/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Approve Annual Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Benfield Group Limited 4/27/04 Annual 1.00 Approve Financial Statements MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Set Final Dividend at 6.00 MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.01 Elect Rodman Fox MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.02 Elect Paul D. Roy MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.03 Elect Andrew Fisher MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 4.00 Appoint Auditors and Set Their Fees MGMT YES FOR FOR 5.00 Issue Stock w/ Preemptive Rights MGMT YES FOR FOR 6.00 Issue Stock w/o Preemptive Rights MGMT YES FOR FOR 7.00 Approve Remuneration Policy MGMT YES FOR FOR Boston Scientific Corp BSX 101137107 5/11/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Ursula M. Burns MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Marye Anne Fox MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect N. J. Nicholas, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect John E. Pepper, Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Celgene CELG 151020104 6/15/04 Annual 1.01 Elect John W. Jackson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Sol J. Barer MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Robert J. Hugin MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Jack L. Bowman MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Frank T. Cary MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Michael D. Casey MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Arthur H. Hayes Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Gilla Kaplan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Richard C.E. Morgan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Walter L. Robb MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Cell Genesys CEGE 150921104 6/10/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Stephen A. Sherwin MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect David W. Carter MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Nancy M. Crowell MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 4 1.04 Elect James M. Gower MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect John T. Potts Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Thomas E. Shenk MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Eugene L. Step MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Inder M. Verma MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Dennis L. Winger MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Amend Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR Add Shares to Stock Option Plan 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Approve Other Business MGMT YES FOR FOR Cerner Corp CERN 156782104 5/28/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Gerald E. Bisbee Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Michael E. Herman MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Nancy-Ann DeParle MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Charles River Laboratories International Inc CRL 159864107 5/12/04 Annual 1.01 Elect James C. Foster MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Robert Cawthorn MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Steven D. Chubb MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect George E. Massaro MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect George M. Milne MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Douglas E. Rogers MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Samuel O. Thier MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect William H. Waltrip MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Charter One Financial CF 160903100 4/21/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Patrick J. Agnew MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Denise M. Fugo MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Charles John Koch MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Ronald F. Poe MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Jerome L. Schostak MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Mark Shaevsky MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Amend Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Cisco Systems CSCO 17275R102 11/11/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 2.00 Adopt Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Misc. Human/Political Rights Proposal SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 5.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Citigroup C 172967101 4/20/04 Annual 1.01 Elect C. Michael Armstrong MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Alain J.P. Belda MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect George David MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Kenneth T. Derr MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect John M. Deutch MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Roberto H. Ramirez MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Ann Dibble Jordan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Dudley C. Mecum II MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Richard D. Parsons MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Andrall E. Pearson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect Charles Prince MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect Robert E. Rubin MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.13 Elect Franklin A. Thomas MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.14 Elect Sanford I. Weill MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.15 Elect Robert B. Willumstad MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 5 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 4.00 Review Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 5.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 6.00 Independent Board Chairman SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Citrix Systems Inc CTXS 177376100 5/13/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Mark B. Templeton MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Kevin R. Compton MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Stephen M. Dow MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Cubist Pharmaceuticals 6/10/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Michael W. Bonney MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Susan B. Bayh MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Walter Maupay MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Add Shares to Director Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST Dell DELL 24702R101 7/18/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Repeal Classified Board MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Approve Name Change MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Approve Annual Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR Digital Insight DGIN 25385P106 5/24/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Michael R. Hallman MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Greg J. Santora MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Doubleclick DCLK 258609304 6/7/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Thomas S. Murphy MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Mark E. Nunnelly MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Kevin J. O'Connor MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Ebay Inc EBAY 278642103 6/24/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Phillipe Bourguignon MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Tomas J. Tierney MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Margaret C. Whitman MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Add Shares to Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR Limit Per-Employee Awards 3.00 Add Shares to Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 4.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR 5.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 6.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR EMC EMC 268648102 5/5/04 Annual 1.01 Elect John R. Egan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Michael C. Ruettgers MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect David N. Strohm MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Amend Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR Add Shares to Stock Option Plan 3.00 Add Shares to Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 5.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Fannie Mae FNM 313586109 5/25/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Stephen B. Ashley MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Kenneth M. Duberstein MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Thomas P. Gerrity MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Timothy Howard MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Ann McLaughlin Korologos MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 6 1.06 Elect Frederic V. Malek MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Donald B. Marron MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Daniel H. Mudd MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Anne M. Mulcahy MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Joe K. Pickett MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect Leslie Rahl MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect Franklin D. Raines MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.13 Elect H. Patrick Swygert MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Add Shares to Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Adopt Cumulative Voting SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Fifth Third Bancorp FITB 316773100 3/23/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Darryl F. Allen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Allen M. Hill MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Mitchel D. Livingston MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Hendrick G. Meijer MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect James E. Rogers MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Adopt Sexual Orientation Anti-Bias Policy SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST First Data Corp FDC 319963104 5/19/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Henry C. Duques MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Charles T. Fote MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Richard P. Kiphart MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Joan E. Spero MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR FleetBoston Financial FBF 339030108 3/17/04 Special 1.00 Approve Merger/Acquisition MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Adjourn Meeting MGMT YES FOR FOR Flextronics International Y2573F102 9/30/03 Annual 1.00 Election of Directors by Nominee MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.10 Election of Directors by Nominee MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.20 Election of Directors by Nominee MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Election of Directors by Nominee MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Appoint Auditors and Set Their Fees MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 5.00 Amend Stock Purchase Plan/SAYE/AESOP MGMT YES FOR FOR 6.00 Issue Stock w/o Preemptive Rights MGMT YES FOR FOR 7.00 Approve Directors' Fees MGMT YES FOR FOR 8.00 Authorize Share Repurchase MGMT YES FOR FOR Genzyme Corp GENZ 372917104 5/27/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Douglas A. Berthiaume MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Henry E. Blair MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Gail K. Boudreaux MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Add Shares to Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 4.00 Add Shares to Director Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR Amend Director Stock Option Plan 5.00 Cancel Series of Preferred Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR Eliminate Dual Class Stock 6.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 7.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Gilead Sciences Inc GILD 375558103 5/25/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Paul Berg MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.02 Elect Etienne Davignon MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.03 Elect James M. Denny MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.04 Elect John C. Martin MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST Page 7 1.05 Elect Gordon E. Moore MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.06 Elect Nicholas G. Moore MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.07 Elect George P. Shultz MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.08 Elect Gayle E. Wilson MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 4.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR Goldman Sachs Group GS 38141G104 3/31/04 Annual 1.01 Elect John P. Browne of Madingley MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Claes Dahlback MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect James A. Johnson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Lois D. Juliber MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Lloyd C. Blankfein MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Repeal Classified Board SHLDR YES FOR AGNST Guidant Corp GDT 401698105 5/18/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Maurice A. Cox Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Nancy-Ann DeParle MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Ronald W. Dollens MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Enrique C. Falla MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Kristina M. Johnson MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Hartford Financial Services Group Inc HIG 416515104 5/20/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Ramani Ayer MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Ronald E. Ferguson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Edward J. Kelly III MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Paul G. Kirk Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Thomas M. Marra MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Gail J. McGovern MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Robert W. Selander MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Charles B. Strauss MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect H. Patrick Swygert MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Gordon I. Ulmer MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect David K. Zwiener MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR HCA Inc HCA 404119109 5/27/04 Annual 1.01 Elect C. Michael Armstrong MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Magdalena Averhoff MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Jack O. Bovender Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Richard M. Bracken MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Martin S. Feldstein MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Thomas F. Frist Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Frederick W. Gluck MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Glenda A. Hatchett MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Charles O. Holliday Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect T. Michael Long MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect John H. McArthur MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect Kent C. Nelson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.13 Elect Frank S. Royal MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.14 Elect Harold T. Shapiro MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST Hewlett-Packard HPQ 428236103 3/17/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Lawrence T. Babbio Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Patricia C. Dunn MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Carleton S. Fiorina MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 8 1.04 Elect Richard A. Hackborn MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect George A. Keyworth II MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Robert E. Knowling Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Sanford M. Litvack MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.08 Elect Robert L. Ryan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Lucille S. Salhany MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES ABSTAIN AGNST 4.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Imax Corp 45245E109 6/3/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Richard L. Gelfond MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Bradley J. Wechsler MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Kenneth G. Copland MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Appoint Auditors and Set Their Fees MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Amend Articles--Technical MGMT YES FOR FOR Amend Board Powers/Procedures/Qualifications Amend Meeting Procedures/Change Date 4.00 Amend Board Powers/Procedures/Qualifications MGMT YES FOR FOR Impax Laboratories IPXL 45256B101 5/17/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Leslie Z. Benet MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Robert L. Burr MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Barry R. Edwards MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect David J. Edwards MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Nigel Fleming MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Charles Hsiao MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Larry Hsu MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Michael Markbreiter MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Oh Kim Sun MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Peter R. Terreri MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Integra LifeSciences Holdings IART 457985208 5/17/04 Annual 1.01 Elect David C. Auth MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Keith Bradley MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Richard E. Caruso MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Stuart M. Essig MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Neal Moszkowski MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect James N. Sullivan MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Add Shares to Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Intel Corp INTC 458140100 5/19/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Craig R. Barrett MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Charlene Barshefsky MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect E. John P. Browne MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Andrew S. Grove MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect D. James Guzy MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Reed E. Hundt MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Paul S. Otellini MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect David S. Pottruck MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Jane E. Shaw MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect John L. Thornton MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect David B. Yoffie MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 4.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 5.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 6.00 Award Performance-based Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR International Business Machines IBM 459200101 4/27/04 Annual Page 9 1.01 Elect Cathleen P. Black MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Kenneth I. Chenault MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Carlos Ghosn MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Nannerl O. Keohane MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Charles F. Knight MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Lucio A. Noto MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Samuel J. Palmisano MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect John B. Slaughter MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Joan E. Spero MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Sidney Taurel MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect Charles M. Vest MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect Lorenzo H. Zambrano MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Auditors for Business Unit MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Reapprove Option/Bonus Plan for OBRA MGMT YES FOR FOR 5.00 Adopt Cumulative Voting SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 6.00 Provide Pension Choices SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 7.00 Pension Fund Surplus SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 8.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 9.00 Disclose Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 10.00 China--Adopt Code of Conduct SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 11.00 Review Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 12.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR J P Morgan Chase & Co JPM 46625H100 5/25/04 Annual 1.00 Approve Common Stock Issuance MGMT YES ABSTAIN AGNST Approve Merger/Acquisition 2.01 Elect Hans W. Becherer MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.02 Elect Frank A. Bennack Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.03 Elect John H. Biggs MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.04 Elect Lawrence A. Bossidy MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.05 Elect Ellen V. Futter MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.06 Elect William H. Gray III MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.07 Elect William B. Harrison Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.08 Elect Helene L. Kaplan MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.09 Elect Lee R. Raymond MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.10 Elect John R. Stafford MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Reapprove Option/Bonus Plan for OBRA MGMT YES FOR FOR 5.00 Adjourn Meeting MGMT YES FOR FOR 6.00 Director Tenure/Retirement Age SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 7.00 Limit or End Charitable Giving SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 8.00 Review Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 9.00 Independent Board Chairman SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 10.00 Failure to Disclose Derivatives SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 11.00 Limit Consulting by Auditors SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 12.00 Restrict Director Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 13.00 Link Executive Pay to Social Criteria SHLDR YES AGNST FOR KLA-Tencor KLAC 482480100 11/5/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Legg Mason LM 524901105 7/22/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR Lehman Brothers Holdings LEH 524908100 4/2/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Roger S. Berlind MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Marsha J. Evans MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Christopher Gent MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.04 Elect Dina Merrill MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Approve Other Business MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 10 Lexicon Genetics LEXG 528872104 5/19/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Robert J. Lefkowitz MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.02 Elect Alan S. Nies MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 2.00 Reapprove Option/Bonus Plan for OBRA MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Lexmark International LXK 529771107 4/22/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Frank T. Cary MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Paul J. Curlander MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Martin D. Walker MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect James F. Hardymon MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Approve Annual Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR M & T Bank MTB 55261F104 4/20/04 Annual 1.01 Elect William F. Allyn MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Brent D. Baird MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Robert J. Bennett MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect C. Angela Bontempo MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Robert T. Brady MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Emerson L. Brumback MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Michael D. Buckley MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Patrick J. Callan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect R. Carlos Carballada MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect T. Jefferson Cunningham III MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect Donald Devorris MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect Richard E. Garman MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.13 Elect James V. Glynn MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.14 Elect Derek C. Hathaway MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.15 Elect Daniel R. Hawbaker MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.16 Elect Patrick W.E. Hodgson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.17 Elect Gary Kennedy MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.18 Elect Richard G. King MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.19 Elect Reginald B. Newman II MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.20 Elect Jorge G. Pereira MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.21 Elect Michael P. Pinto MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.22 Elect Robert E. Sadler Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.23 Elect Eugene J. Sheehy MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.24 Elect Stephen G. Sheetz MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.25 Elect Herbert L. Washington MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.26 Elect Robert G. Wilmers MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Macromedia MACR 556100105 7/24/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Adopt Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Macrovision Corp MVSN 555904101 5/25/04 Annual 1.01 Elect John O. Ryan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect William A. Krepick MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Matthew Christiano MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Donna S. Birks MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect William Stirlen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Thomas Wertheimer MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Steven G. Blank MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Manor Care HCR 564055101 5/5/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Virgis W. Colbert MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect William H. Longfield MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Paul A. Ormond MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 11 2.00 Add Shares to Stock Option Plan MGMT YES ABSTAIN AGNST Amend Stock Option Plan 3.00 Repeal Classified Board MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 5.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Marsh & McLennan Cos MMC 571748102 5/20/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Lewis W. Bernard MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Mathis Cabiallavetta MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Zachary W. Carter MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Robert F. Erburu MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Oscar Fanjul MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Ray J. Groves MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR McData MCDTA 580031201 8/27/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Amend Stock Option Plan MGMT YES ABSTAIN AGNST Adopt Stock Option Plan Medarex MEDX 583916101 5/19/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Irwin Lerner MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 1.02 Elect Julius A. Vida MGMT YES WHOLD AGNST 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Medtronic MDT 585055106 8/28/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Approve Annual Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR Mercury Interactive MERQ 589405109 12/10/03 Special 1.00 Add Shares to Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 2.00 Add Shares to Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST Microsoft MSFT 594918104 11/11/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Amend Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Amend Director Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 4.00 Limit or End Charitable Giving SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST Millennium Pharmaceuticals MLNM 599902103 5/7/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Charles J. Homcy MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Raju Kucherlapati MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Eric S. Lander MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Morgan Stanley MWD 617446448 4/20/04 Annual 1.01 Elect John W. Madigan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Klaus Zumwinkel MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Howard Davies MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Repeal Classified Board SHLDR YES FOR AGNST 4.00 Golden Parachutes SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 5.00 Review Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST Motorola MOT 620076109 5/3/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Edward J. Zander MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect H. Laurance Fuller MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Judy C. Lewent MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Walter E. Massey MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Nicholas Negroponte MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 12 1.06 Elect Indra K. Nooyi MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect John E. Pepper Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Samuel C. Scott III MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Douglas A. Warner III MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect John A. White MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect Mike S. Zafirovski MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 3.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR National City NCC 635405103 4/27/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Jon E. Barfield MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect James S. Broadhurst MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect John W. Brown MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Christopher M. Connor MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect David A. Daberko MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Joseph T. Gorman MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Bernadine P. Healy MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Paul A. Ormond MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Robert A. Paul MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Gerald L. Shaheen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect Jerry Sue Thornton MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect Morry Weiss MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Reapprove Option/Bonus Plan for OBRA MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR National Financial Partners NFP 63607P208 5/19/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Stephanie W. Abramson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Arthur S. Ainsberg MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Marc E. Becker MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Jessica M. Bibliowicz MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Matthew Goldstein MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Shari Loessberg MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Marc J. Rowan MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Approve Annual Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Networks Associates NET 640938106 12/16/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Add Shares to Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Amend Director Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Add Shares to Employee Stock Purchase Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 5.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Neurocrine Biosciences NBIX 64125C109 5/26/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Richard F. Pops MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Stephen A. Sherwin MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Add Shares to Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST NPS Pharmaceuticals NPSP 62936P103 5/20/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Santo J. Costa MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect John R. Evans MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect James G. Groninger MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Hunter Jackson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Joseph Klein III MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Donald E. Kuhla MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Thomas N. Parks MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Calvin R. Stiller MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Peter G. Tombros MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR PartnerRe G6852T 5/13/04 Annual Page 13 1.01 Elect Vito H. Baumgartner MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Jean-Paul Montupet MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect John A. Rollwagen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Lucio Stanca MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Amend Board/Supervisory Board Size MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Amend Voting Rights Limit MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Amend Executive Profit Sharing/Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 5.00 Appoint Auditors and Set Their Fees MGMT YES FOR FOR Pfizer PFE 717081103 4/22/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Michael S. Brown MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect M. Anthony Burns MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Robert N. Burt MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect W. Don Cornwell MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect William H. Gray III MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Constance J. Horner MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect William R. Howell MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Stanley O. Ikenberry MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect George A. Lorch MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Henry A. McKinnell Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect Dana G. Mead MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect Franklin D. Raines MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.13 Elect Ruth J. Simmons MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.14 Elect William C. Steere Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.15 Elect Jean-Paul Valles MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Review AIDS Pandemic's Impact on Company SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 5.00 Limit or End Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 6.00 Review Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 7.00 Director Tenure/Retirement Age SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 8.00 Review Drug Pricing or Distribution SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 9.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 10.00 Review or Promote Animal Welfare SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST Qualcomm QCOM 747525103 3/2/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Adelia A. Coffman MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Raymond V. Dittamore MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Irwin Mark Jacobs MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Richard Sulpizio MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Add Shares to Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Repeal Classified Board SHLDR YES FOR AGNST RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd RNR G7496G103 5/28/04 Annual 1.01 Elect William F. Hecht MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect William I. Riker MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Nicholas L. Trivisonno MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Appoint Auditors and Set Their Fees MGMT YES FOR FOR RF Micro Devices RFMD 749941100 7/22/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Rigel Pharmaceuticals RIGL 766559603 6/10/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Jean Deleage MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Alan D. Frazier MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Scottish Annuity & Life Holdings G7885T104 8/28/03 Special 1.00 Change Company Name MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Amend Articles--Technical MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 14 Scottish Re Group Ltd G7885T104 5/5/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Michael C. French MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Hazel R. O'Leary MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Approve Executive Profit Sharing/Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Appoint Outside Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Shire Pharmaceuticals Group SHPGY 82481R106 6/16/04 Annual 1.00 Approve Financial Statements MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Elect James H. Cavanaugh MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Elect Barry Price MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 4.00 Elect Robin Buchanan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 5.00 Elect David Kappler MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 6.00 Appoint Auditors and Set Their Fees MGMT YES FOR FOR 7.00 Approve Remuneration Policy MGMT YES FOR FOR 8.00 Issue Stock w/ Preemptive Rights MGMT YES FOR FOR 9.00 Issue Stock w/o Preemptive Rights MGMT YES FOR FOR 10.00 Authorize Share Repurchase MGMT YES FOR FOR 11.00 Approve Political Donation MGMT YES ABSTAIN AGNST SouthTrust SOTR 844730101 4/21/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Carl F. Bailey MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect John M. Bradford MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect William C. Hulsey MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Wallace D. Malone Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Reapprove Option/Bonus Plan for OBRA MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST State Street STT 857477103 4/21/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Kennett F. Burnes MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect David P. Gruber MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Linda A. Hill MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Charles R. Lamantia MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Robert E. Weissman MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Opt Out of State Takeover Statute SHLDR YES FOR AGNST Symantec SYMC 871503108 8/21/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Amend Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 4.00 Approve Annual Bonus Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 5.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 5/11/04 Annual 1.01 Approve Financial Statements MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Set Final Dividend at 0.60 MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Approve Bonus Dividend/Bonus Share Issue MGMT YES FOR FOR Issue Stock w/o Preemptive Rights Texas Instruments TXN 882508104 4/15/04 Annual 1.01 Elect James R. Adams MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect David L. Boren MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Daniel A. Carp MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Thomas J. Engibous MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Gerald W. Fronterhouse MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect David R. Goode MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Wayne R. Sanders MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Ruth J. Simmons MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Richard K. Templeton MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Christine Todd Whitman MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Page 15 Transatlantic Holdings Inc TRH 893521104 5/20/04 Annual 1.01 Elect James Balog MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect C. Fred Bergsten MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Maurice R. Greenberg MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Tomio Higuchi MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect John J. Mackowski MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Edward E. Matthews MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Robert F. Orlich MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Howard I. Smith MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Thomas R. Tizzio MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Triad Hospitals Inc TRI 89579K109 5/25/04 Annual 1.01 Elect James D. Shelton MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Thomas F. Frist MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Gale Sayers MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Nancy-Ann DeParle MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Michael K. Jhin MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Harriet R. Michel MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Adopt Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST VeriSign Inc VRSN 92343E102 5/27/04 Annual 1.01 Elect D. James Bidzos MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect William L. Chenevich MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Gregory L. Reyes Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Wachovia WB 929903102 4/20/04 Annual 1.01 Elect James S. Balloun MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect John T. Casteen III MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Joseph Neubauer MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Lanty L. Smith MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Dona Davis Young MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Double Board Nominees SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 4.00 Review Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST 5.00 Independent Board Chairman SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Washington Mutual WM 939322103 4/20/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Anne V. Farrell MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Stephen E. Frank MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Margaret G. Osmer-McQuade MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect William D. Schulte MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Implement Executive Compensation Plan SHLDR YES AGNST FOR Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc WPI 942683103 5/17/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Allen Y. Chao MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Michel J. Feldman MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Fred G. Weiss MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR WebMD HLTH 94769M105 9/12/03 Annual 1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Add Shares to Stock Option Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST 3.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR Websense Inc WBSN 947684106 6/2/04 Annual 1.01 Elect John B. Carrington MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Gary E. Sutton MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 16 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Wells Fargo WFC 949746101 4/27/04 Annual 1.01 Elect John A. Blanchard III MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Susan E. Engel MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Enrique Hernandez Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Robert L. Joss MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Reatha Clark King MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Richard M. Kovacevich MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect Richard D. McCormick MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Cynthia H. Milligan MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Philip J. Quigley MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Donald B. Rice MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.11 Elect Judith M. Runstad MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.12 Elect Stephen W. Sanger MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.13 Elect Susan G. Swenson MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.14 Elect Michael W. Wright MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Approve Savings Plan MGMT YES FOR FOR 3.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR 4.00 Expense Stock Options SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 5.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 6.00 Link Executive Pay to Social Criteria SHLDR YES AGNST FOR 7.00 Review Political Spending SHLDR YES ABSTAIN AGNST Willis Group WSH G96655108 5/7/04 Annual 1.01 Elect William W. Bradley MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect Joseph A. Califano Jr. MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect James R. Fisher MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Perry Golkin MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Paul M. Hazen MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Wendy E. Lane MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect James F. McCann MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect Scott C. Nuttall MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Joseph Plumeri MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Douglas B. Roberts MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Appoint Auditors and Set Their Fees MGMT YES ABSTAIN AGNST Zimmer Holdings ZMH 98956P102 7/22/03 Special 1.00 Approve Merger/Acquisition MGMT YES ABSTAIN AGNST Approve Common Stock Issuance Account Number: 127298 ISSUER NAME TICKER CUSIP MTG DATE MTG TYPE Proposal Type Voted? Vote For/Agnst Mgmt Accenture Ltd. ACN G1150G111 2/5/04 Annual 1.01 Elect Dennis F. Hightower MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect William L. Kimsey MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect Robert I. Lipp MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Wulf von Schimmelmann MGMT YES FOR FOR 2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR Walgreen WAG 931422109 1/14/04 Annual 1.01 Elect David W. Bernauer MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.02 Elect William C. Foote MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.03 Elect James J. Howard MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.04 Elect Alan G. McNally MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.05 Elect Cordell Reed MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.06 Elect Jeffrey A. Rein MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.07 Elect David Y. Schwartz MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.08 Elect John B. Schwemm MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.09 Elect Marilou M. von Ferstel MGMT YES FOR FOR 1.10 Elect Charles R. Walgreen III MGMT YES FOR FOR Page 17 2.00 Adopt Director Stock Award Plan MGMT YES AGNST AGNST Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots marked 'Abstain' are considered to be have been voted against management's recommendation, regardless of whether the recommendation is 'For' or 'Against,' except where management has made no recommendation or has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain.' Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting on a ballot item: 1) a ballot market 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted for management's recommendation to 'Abstain' and 2) a ballot voted 'For" or 'Against' is considered to have been voted against management's recommendation to 'Abstain.' Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, the abbreviation "N/A" is used to denote that there is no applicable recommendation compared to which a vote may be 'For' or 'Against' the recommendation of management. 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. John Hancock Equity Trust - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant) By _______________________________________________________________________ (Signature & Title) Date _____________________________________________________________________