UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-08295
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New Providence Investment Trust
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
116 South Franklin Street, Post Office Box 69, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
C. Frank Watson III
116 South Franklin Street, Post Office Box 69, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 252-972-9922
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Date of fiscal year end: May 31
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Date of reporting period: July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004
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PROXY VOTING RECORDS
WISDOM FUND
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Management's Fund's
Item Proposals Recommendation Vote Sponsor
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Issuer: Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
CUSIP: 316326107
Ticker: FNF
Meeting Date: 9/29/2003
1.1 Elect Director Daniel D. (Ron) Lane For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Thomas Talbot For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John F. Farrell, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Philip J. Heasely For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Terry M. Christensen For For Management
2 To approve an amendment to the company's For For Management
restated certificate of incorporation to
increase the number of authorized shares
of common stock from 150,000,000 to
250,000,000.
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Issuer: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
CUSIP: 505336107
Ticker: LZB
Meeting Date: 8/12/2003
1.1 Elect Director John H. Foss For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Patrick H. Norton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Helen O. Petrauskas For For Management
2 Approval of restricted stock plan
non-employee directors. For For Management
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Issuer: Sysco Corporation
CUSIP: 871829107
Ticker: SYY
Meeting Date: 11/7/2003
1.1 Elect Director Jonathan Golden For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph A. Hafner, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Thomas E. Lankford For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard J. Schnieders For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J.K. Stubblefield, Jr. For For Management
2 Approval of amendment to restated For For Management
certificate of incorporation to increase
the number of shares of common stock that
Sysco will have the authority to issue to
two billion (2,000,000,000).
3 Approval of the 2003 stock incentive For For Management
policy.
4 Proposal requesting that the board Against Against Shareholders
review the company's policy for food
products containing genetically
engineered ingredients and report to
shareholders by March 2004.
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Issuer: Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.
CUSIP: 297602014
Ticker: ETH
Meeting Date: 11/17/2003
1.1 Elect Director Frank G. Wisner For For Management
2 Proposal to ratify KPMG LLP as For For Management
independent auditors for the 2004 fiscal
year.
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Issuer: H&R Block, Inc.
CUSIP: 93671105
Ticker: HRB
Meeting Date: 9/10/2003
1.1 Elect Director G. Kenneth Baum For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Henry F. Frigon For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Roger W. Wale For For Management
2 The approval of an amendment to the For For Management
2003 long-term executive compensation
plan to (I) remove the aggregate 5%
limit on the total number of shares of
common stock issuable under the plan
and (II) reduce the aggregate number of
shares of common stock issuable under
the plan from 9,000,000 to 5,000,000.
3 Ratification of the appointment of KPMG For For Management
LLP as the company's independent
accountant's for the year ending April
30, 2004.
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Issuer: First Data Corporation
CUSIP: 319963104
Ticker: FDC
Meeting Date: 10/28/2003
1 To approve the issuance of shares of For For Management
first data common stock as
contemplated by the agreement and
plan of merger, dated as of April 1,
2003, among First Data Corporation,
Monca Subsidiary Corporation, a wholly
owned subsidiary of First Data
Corporation, and Concord EFS, Inc.
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Issuer: Zale Corporation
CUSIP: 98858106
Ticker: ZLC
Meeting Date: 11/6/2003
1.1 Elect Director Robert J. Dinicola For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mary L. Forte For For Management
1.3 Elect Director J. Glen Adams For For Management
1.4 Elect Director A. David Brown For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Mary E. Burton For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Peter P. Copses For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard C. Marcus For For Management
2 To approve the Zale Corporation 2003 For For Management
stock incentive plan
3 To approve the Zale Corporation For For Management
executive bonus
4 To ratify the appoinktment of KPMG LLP For For Management
as the company's independent public
accountant for the fiscal year ending
July 31, 2004
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Issuer: Templeton Global Income Fund, Inc.
CUSIP: 880198106
Ticker: GIM
Meeting Date: 2/27/2004
1.1 Elect Director Frank J. Crothers For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles B. Johnson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Fred R. Millsaps For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Frank A. Olson For For Management
2 To approve an agreement and plan For For Management
reorganization that provides for the
reorganization of the fund from a
Maryland corporation to a Delaware
Statutory Trust
3A To amend the Fund's fundamental For For Management
investment restriction regarding
borrowing and issuing senior securities
3B To amend the Fund's fundamental For For Management
investment restriction regarding industry
concentration
3C To amend the Fund's fundamental For For Management
investment restriction regarding
investments in commodities
3D To amend the Fund's fundamental For For Management
investment restriction regarding real
estate
3E To amend the Fund's fundamental For For Management
investment restriction regarding in
lending
3F To amend the Fund's fundamental For For Management
investment restriction regarding
underwriting
4 To approve the elimination of certain For For Management
of the Fund's fundamental investment
restrictions
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Issuer: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
CUSIP: 982526105
Ticker: WWY
Meeting Date: 3/9/2004
1.1 Elect Director Thomas A. Knowlton For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Steven B. Sample For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Alex Shumate For For Management
2 Amedment to the 1997 management For Against Management
incentive plan
3 Ratification of appointment For For Management
of independent auditors Ernst & Young
LLP for the year ending 12/31/04
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Issuer: Evergreen Resource, Inc.
CUSIP: 299900308
Ticker: EVG
Meeting Date: 11/20/2003
1 Proposal to amend the Company's For For Management
Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation to increase the nubmer of
authorized shares of common stock
form 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 shares
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Issuer: Champion Enterprises, Inc.
CUSIP: 158496109
Ticker: CHB
Meeting Date: 4/27/2004
1.1 Elect Director Robert W. Anestis For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Eric S. Belsky For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Selwyn Isakow For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Brian D. Jellison For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Albert A. Koch For For Management
1.6 Elect Director G. Michael Lynch For For Management
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Issuer: Everest RE Group, Ltd.
CUSIP: G3223R108
Ticker: RE
Meeting Date: 5/19/004
1.1 Elect Director Kenneth J. Duffy For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph V. Taranto For For Management
2 To appoint Pricewaterhousecoopers For For Management
LLP as the Company's independent
auditorss for the year ending December
31, 2004 and authorize the Board of
Directors acting by the Audit Committee
of the Board to set the fees for the
independent auditors
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Issuer: WESCO Fincancial Corporation
CUSIP: 950817106
Ticker: WSC
Meeting Date: 5/5/2004
1.1 Elect Director Charles T. Munger For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Robert H. Bird For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Carolyn H. Carlsburg For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert E. Denham For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert T. Flaherty For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Peter D. Kaufman For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Caspers Peters For For Management
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Issuer: The Washington Post Company
CUSIP: 939640108
Ticker: WPO
Meeting Date: 5/13/2004
1.1 Elect Director John L. Dotson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald L. Olson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Alice M. Rivlin For For Management
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Issuer: Renaissance RE Holdings Ltd
CUSIP: G7496G103
Ticker: RNR
Meeting Date: 5/28/2004
1.1 Elect Director William F. Hecht For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William I. Riker For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Nicholas L. Trivisonno For For Management
2 To appoint the firm of Ernst & Young, For For Management
independent auditors to serve as our
independent auditors for the 2004 fiscal
year until our 2005 annual meeing, and
to refer the determination of the
auditor's remuneration to the Board
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Issuer: Leucadia National Corporation
CUSIP: 52722-88104
Ticker: LUK
Meeting Date: 5/11/2004
1.1 Elect Director Ian M. Cumming For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul M. Dougan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lawrence D. Glaubinger For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Alan J. Hirschfield For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James E. Jordan For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey C. Keil For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jesse Clyde Nichols III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Joseph S. Steinberg For For Management
2 Approval of the amendment to the For For Management
Company's certificate of incorporation
extending the expiration date of certain
restrictions on the transferability of
the company's common shares to
December 31, 2024
3 Ratification of the selection of For For Management
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP as
independent accountants of the
company for 2004
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Issuer: ACE Limited
CUSIP: G0070K103
Ticker: ACE
Meeting Date: 5/27/2004
A.1 Elect Director Brian Duperreault For For Management
A.2 Elect Director Robert M. Hernandez For For Management
A.3 Elect Director Peter Menikoff For For Management
A.4 Elect Director Robert Ripp For For Management
A.5 Elect Director Dermot F. Smurfit For For Management
B Proposal to approve the ACE Limited For For Management
2004 long term incentive plan
C Proposal to ratify the apointment of For For Management
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP as the
independent accountants of ACE
Limited for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2004
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Issuer: AON Coporation
CUSIP: 37389103
Ticker: AOC
Meeting Date: 5/21/2004
1.1 Elect Director Patrick G. Ryan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Edgar D. Jannotta For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jan Kalff For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lester B. Knight For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Michael Losh For For Management
1.6 Elect Director R. Eden Martin For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Andrew J. McKenna For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert S. Morrison For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert For For Management
1.1 Elect Director Michael D. O'Halleran For For Management
1.11 Elect Director John W. Rogers, Jr. For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Gloria Santona For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo For For Management
2 Ratification of appointment of Ernst & For For Management
Young LLP as AON's independent
auditors
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Issuer: Infinity Property and Causualty Corporation
CUSIP: 45665Q103
Ticker: IPCC
Meeting Date: 5/25/2004
1.1 Elect Director James R. Gober For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gregory G. Joseph For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Harold E. Layman For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Samuel J. Weinhoff For For Management
2 To approve the 2004 Employee Stock For For Management
Purchase Plan
3 To approve the annual bonus For For Management
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Issuer: Five Star Quality Care, Inc
CUSIP: 33832D106
Ticker: FVE
Meeting Date: 5/11/2004
1.1 Elect Director Bruce M. Gans, MD For For Management
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Issuer: The Coca-Cola Company
CUSIP: 191216100
Ticker: KO
Meeting Date: 4/21/2004
1.1 Elect Director Herbert A. Allen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald W. Allen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Cathleen P. Black For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Warren E. Buffett For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Douglas N. Daft For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Barry Diller For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Donald R. Keough For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Susan Bennett King For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomasino For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Donald F. McHenry For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Robert L. Nardelli For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management
1.13 Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard For For Management
1.14 Elect Director James D. Robinson III For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth For For Management
1.16 Elect Director James B. Williams For For Management
2 Ratification of the appointment of Ernst For For Management
& Young LLP as independent auditors.
3 Proposal regarding report related to For For Shareholders
global HIV/AIDS pandemic.
4 Proposal regarding stock option glass Against Against Shareholders
ceiling report.
5 Proposal regarding executive Against Against Shareholders
compensation.
6 Proposal regarding restricted stock. Against Against Shareholders
7 Proposal regarding senior executive Against Against Shareholders
participation in company's and deferral
investment program.
8 Proposal on China business principles. Against Against Shareholders
9 Proposal regarding separate positions Against Against Shareholders
of CEO and chairman.
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Issuer: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
CUSIP: 867914103
Ticker: STI
Meeting Date: 2/20/2004
1.1 Elect Director J. Hicks Lanier For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Larry L. Prince For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Frank S. Royal, M.D. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert M. Beal, II For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jeffrey C. Crowe For For Management
2 Proposal to ratify the appointment of For For Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
independent auditors for 2004.
3 Proposal to approve the company's For For Management
2004 stock plan.
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Issuer: The Sherwin-Williams Company
CUSIP: 824348106
Ticker: SHW
Meeting Date: 2/23/2004
1.1 Elect Director J.C. Boland For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J.G. Breen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director D.E. Collins For For Management
1.4 Elect Director C.M. Connor For For Management
1.5 Elect Director D.E. Evans For For Management
1.6 Elect Director S.J. Kropf For For Management
1.7 Elect Director R.W. Mahoney For For Management
1.8 Elect Director G.E. McCullough For For Management
1.9 Elect Director A.M. Mixon, III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director C.E. Moll For For Management
1.11 Elect Director J.M. Scaminace For For Management
1.12 Elect Director R.K. Smucker For For Management
2 Amendments to regulations to permit For For Management
use of communications equipment and
other changes
3 Amendments to regulations to provide For For Management
notice and other procedures for
shareholder meetings.
4 Amendments to regulations to provide For For Management
notice and other procedures for
shareholder meetings to nominate directors.
5 Ratification of appointment of For For Management
independent auditors.
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Issuer: M&T Bank Corporation
CUSIP: 55261F104
Ticker: MTB
Meeting Date: 4/20/2004
1.1 Elect Director W.F. Allyn For For Management
1.2 Elect Director B.D. Baird For For Management
1.3 Elect Director R.J. Bennett For For Management
1.4 Elect Director C.A. Bontempo For For Management
1.5 Elect Director R.T. Brady For For Management
1.6 Elect Director E.L. Brumback For For Management
1.7 Elect Director M.D. Buckley For For Management
1.8 Elect Director P.J. Callan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director R.C. Carballda For For Management
1.10 Elect Director T.J. Cunningham For For Management
1.11 Elect Director D. Devorris For For Management
1.12 Elect Director R.E. Garman For For Management
1.13 Elect Director J.V. Glynn For For Management
1.14 Elect Director D.C. Hathaway For For Management
1.15 Elect Director D.R. Hawbaker For For Management
1.16 Elect Director P.W.E. Hodgson For For Management
1.17 Elect Director G. Kennedy For For Management
1.18 Elect Director R.G. King For For Management
1.19 Elect Director R.B. Newman, II For For Management
1.20 Elect Director J.G. Pereira For For Management
1.21 Elect Director M.P. Pinto For For Management
1.22 Elect Director R.E. Sadler, Jr. For For Management
1.23 Elect Director E.J. Sheehy For For Management
1.24 Elect Director S.G. Sheetz For For Management
1.25 Elect Director H.L. Washington For For Management
1.26 Elect Director R.G. Wilmers For For Management
2 To ratify the appointment of For For Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the
independents public accountant of M&T
Bank Corporation for the year ending
December 31, 2004.
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Issuer: First Data Corporation
CUSIP: 319963104
Ticker: FDC
Meeting Date: 5/19/2004
1.1 Elect Director Henry C. Duques For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Charles T. Fote For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Richard P. Kiphart For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Joan E. Spero For For Management
2 The ratification of the selection of For For Management
Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors
of the company for 2004.
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Issuer: HRPT Properties Trust
CUSIP: 40426W101
Ticker: HRP
Meeting Date: 5/11/2004
1.1 Elect Director Patrick F. Donelan For For Management
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Issuer: Petrochina Company Limited
CUSIP: 71646-E100
Ticker: PTR
Meeting Date: 5/18/2004
1 To approve the report of the board of For For Management
directors of the company for the year
2003.
2 To approve the report of the supervisory For For Management
committee of company for the year 2003.
3 To approve the audited financial For For Management
statements of the company for the year
2003.
4 To approve the declaration and payment For For Management
of a final dividend for the year ended
December 31, 2003 in the amount and
in the manner recommended by the
board of directors.
5 To approve the authorisation of the For Against Management
board of directors to determine the
distribution of interim dividend for 2004.
6 To approve the continuation For For Management
of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers,
as the international auditors of the
company, and PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong
Tian CPAs Limited Company, as the domestic
auditors of the company.
7A To approve the proposal in relation to For Against Management
the re-election of Mr. Chen Geng as a
director of the company.
7B To approve the proposal in relation to For Against Management
the election of Mr. Zhou Jiping as a
director of the company.
7C To approve the proposal in relation to For Against Management
the election of Mr. Duan Wende as a
director of the company.
8A To approve the proposal in relation to For Against Management
the electon of Mr. Sun Xianfeng as a
supervisor of the company.
8B To approve the proposal in relation to For Against Management
the election of Mr. Xu Fengli as a
supervisor of the company.
9 To allot and deal with additional For For Management
domestic shares.
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Issuer: Reliant Energy, Inc.
CUSIP: 75952B105
Ticker: RRI
Meeting Date: 4/7/2004
1.1 Elect Director Laree E. Perez For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William L. Transier For For Management
2 Proposal to ratify Deloitte & Touche as For For Management
Reliant Energy, Inc.'s independent
auditors for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2004.
3 Proposal regarding mandatory stock Against Against Shareholders
holding period by our executives.
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Issuer: Leucadia National Corporation
CUSIP: 527288104
Ticker: LUK
Meeting Date: 5/11/2004
1.1 Elect Director Ian M. Cumming For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul M. Dougan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lawrence D. Glaubinger For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Alan J. Hirschfield For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James E. Jordan For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Jeffrey C. Keil For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jessee Clyde Nichols III For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Joseph S. Steinberg For For Management
2 Approval of the amendment to the For For Management
company's certificate of incorporation
extending the expiration date of certain
restrictions on the transferability of the
company's common shares to
December 31, 2004.
3 Ratification of the selection of For For Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
independent accountants of the
company for 2004.
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Issuer: Iron Mountain Incorporated
CUSIP: 462846106
Ticker: IRM
Meeting Date: 5/27/2004
1.1 Elect Director Clarke H. Bailey For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Constantin R. Boden For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Kent P. Dauten For For Management
1.4 Elect Director B. Thomas Golisano For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John F. Kenny, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Arthur D. Little For For Management
1.7 Elect Director C. Richard Reese For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Vincent J. Ryan For For Management
2 Approve the adoption of the amendment For For Management
to the company's amended and restated
articles of incorporation.
3 Approve the adoption of the amendment For For Management
to the iron Mountain Incorporated 2002
Stock Incentive Plan.
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Issuer: Exxon Mobil Corporation
CUSIP: 30231G102
Ticker: XOM
Meeting Date: 5/26/2004
1.1 Elect Director M.J. Boskin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J.R. Houghton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W.R. Howell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director R.C. King For For Management
1.5 Elect Director P.E. Lippincott For For Management
1.6 Elect Director H.J. Longwell For For Management
1.7 Elect Director H.A. McKinnell, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director M.C. Nelson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director L.R. Raymond For For Management
1.10 Elect Director W.V. Shipley For For Management
1.11 Elect Director R.W. Tillerson For For Management
2 Ratification of independent auditors. For For Management
3 Approval of 2004 non-employee director For For Management
restricted stock plan.
4 Political contributions. Against Against Shareholders
5 Political contributions report. Against Against Shareholders
6 Media response on Equatorial Guinea. Against Against Shareholders
7 Board chairman and CEO. Against Against Shareholders
8 Executive compensation. Against Against Shareholders
9 Equity compensation report. Against Against Shareholders
10 Amendment of EEO policy. Against Against Shareholders
11 Climate science report. Against Against Shareholders
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Issuer: American Standard Companies, Inc.
CUSIP: 029712106
Ticker: ASD
Meeting Date: 5/4/2004
1.1 Elect Director Steven E. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James F. Hardymon For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ruth Ann Marshall For For Management
2 Approval to Increase the Number of For For Management
Authorized Shares of Common Stock
3 Ratify Independent Certified Public For For Management
Accountants for 2004
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Issuer: Markel Corporation
CUSIP: 570535104
Ticker: MKL
Meeting Date: 5/11/2004
1.1 Elect Director Douglas C. Eby For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Leslie A. Grandis For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Stewart M. Kasen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Alan I. Kirshner For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Anthony F. Markel For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Steven A. Markel For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Jay M. Weinberg For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors for the Year Ending For For Management
December 31, 2004.
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Issuer: FPL Group, Inc.
CUSIP: 302571104
Ticker: FPL
Meeting Date: 5/21/2004
1.1 Elect Director Jesse Arnelle For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sherry S. Barrat For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert M. Beall, II For For Management
1.4 Elect Director J. Hyatt Brown For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James L. Camaren For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Lewis Hay III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Frederic V. Malek For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Michael H. Thaman For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Paul R. Tregurtha For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Frank G. Zarb For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Approval of Amended and Restated For For Management
Long Term Incentive Plan
4 Approval of Annual Incentive Plan For For Management
5 Approval of Performance Based Awards For For Management
Provisions of the Amended and
Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
6 Approval to Increase the Number of For For Management
Shares of common Stock
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Issuer: Sealed Air Corporation
CUSIP: 81211K100
Ticker: SEE
Meeting Date: 5/5/2004
1.1 Elect Director Hank Brown For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael Chu For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Lawrence R. Codey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director T.J. Dermot Dunphy For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Charles F. Farrell For For Management
1.6 Elect Director William V. Hickey For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Kenneth P. Manning For For Management
1.8 Elect Director William J. Marino For For Management
2 Ratify Independent Auditor for the Year For For Management
Ending December 31, 2004
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Issuer: The Gillette Company
CUSIP: 375766102
Ticker: G
Meeting Date: 5/20/2004
1.1 Elect Director Edward F. Degraan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Wilbur H. Gantz For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James M. Kilts For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jorge Paulo Lemann For For Management
2 Ratify Auditor For For Management
3 Approval of Long-Term Incentive Plan For For Management
4 Declassify The Board of Directors Against Against Shareholder
5 Limit Services Provided by Auditor Against Against Shareholder
6 Expense Stock Options Against For Shareholder
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Issuer: Entergy Corporation
CUSIP: 29364G103
Ticker: ETR
Meeting Date: 5/14/2004
1.1 Elect Director M.S. Bateman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W.F. Blount For For Management
1.3 Elect Director S.D. Debree For For Management
1.4 Elect Director C.P. Deming For For Management
1.5 Elect Director A.M. Herman For For Management
1.6 Elect Director D.C. Hintz For For Management
1.7 Elect Director J.W. Leonard For For Management
1.8 Elect Director V.D. Luft For For Management
1.9 Elect Director K.A. Murphy For For Management
1.10 Elect Director P.W. Murrill For For Management
1.11 Elect Director J.R. Nichols For For Management
1.12 Elect Director W.A. Percy, II For For Management
1.13 Elect Director D.H. Reilley For For Management
1.14 Elect Director W.C. Smith For For Management
1.15 Elect Director B.A. Steinhagen For For Management
1.16 Elect Director S.V. Wilkinson For For Management
2 Ratify External Auditors For For Management
3 Limit Benefits Payable Under Severance For For Stockholder
Agreements
4 Cumulative Voting Against Against Stockholder
5 Compensation For The Top Five Against For Stockholder
Executives
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Issuer: Yum! Brands, Inc.
CUSIP: 988498101
Ticker: YUM
Meeting Date: 5/20/2004
1.1 Elect Director Robert Holland For For Management
1.2 Elect Director David C. Novak For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jackie Trujillo For For Management
2 Approve The Company's Executive
Incentive Compensation Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Independent Auditors For For Management
4 Smoke-Free Facilities Against Against Shareholder
5 Sustainability Report Against For Shareholder
6 Macbride Principles Against Against Shareholder
7 Genetically Engineered Food Report Against Against Shareholder
8 Animal Welfare Standards Report Against Against Shareholder
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Issuer: P.F. Changs China Bistro, Inc.
CUSIP: 69333Y108
Ticker: PFCB
Meeting Date: 4/23/2004
1.1 Elect Director Richard L. Federico For For Management
1.2 Elect Director R. Michael Welborn For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James G. Shennan, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lane Cardwell, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Kenneth J. Wessels For For Management
1.6 Elect Director M. Ann Rhoades For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Lesley H. Howe For For Management
2 Appointment of Independent Auditors for For For Management
the Year Ending January 2, 2005
3 Amend Stock Option Plan For For Management
4 Adjourn Meeting, If Necessary, For For Management
to Solicit Proxies
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Issuer: Safeco Corporation
CUSIP: 786429100
Ticker: SAFC
Meeting Date: 5/5/2004
1.1 Elect Director Robert S. Cline For For Management
1.2 Elect Director G. Thompson Hutton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William W. Krippaehne Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Michael S. McGavick For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors for the Fiscal Year For For Management
Ending 2004
3 Executive Compensation Against For Shareholder
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Issuer: American International Group, Inc.
CUSIP: 026874107
Ticker: AIG
Meeting Date: 5/19/2004
1.1 Elect Director M. Aidinoff For For Management
1.2 Elect Director P. Chia For For Management
1.3 Elect Director M. Cohen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Cohen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director M. Feldstein For For Management
1.6 Elect Director E. Futter For For Management
1.7 Elect Director M.Greenberg For For Management
1.8 Elect Director C. Hills For For Management
1.9 Elect Director F. Hoenemeyer For For Management
1.10 Elect Director R. Holbrooke For For Management
1.11 Elect Director D. Kanak For For Management
1.12 Elect Director H. Smith For For Management
1.13 Elect Director M. Sullivan For For Management
1.14 Elect Director E. Tse For For Management
1.15 Elect Director F. Zarb For For Management
2 Adopt CEO Annual Compensation Plan For For Management
3 Adopt a Director Stock Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Accountants For For Management
5 Proposal I Described in the Proxy Against Against Shareholder
Statement
6 Proposal II Described in the Proxy Against Against Shareholder
Statement
7 Proposal III Described in the Proxy Against Against Shareholder
Statement
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Issuer: Town & Country Trust
CUSIP: 892081100
Ticker: TCT
Meeting Date: 5/5/2004
1.1 Elect Director Harvey Schulweis For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nancy Lerner Beck For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James H. Berick For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Grant Hathaway For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Milton A. Wolf For For Management
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Issuer: The Progressive Corporation
CUSIP: 743315103
Ticker: PGR
Meeting Date: 4/16/2004
1.1 Elect Director Peter B. Lewis For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Glenn M. Renwick For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Donald B. Shackelford For For Management
2 Allow Board of Directors to Issue For For Management
Shares Without Issuing Physical
Certificates
3 Approve 2004 Executive Bonus Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Issuer: Wendy's International, Inc.
CUSIP: 950590109
Ticker: WEN
Meeting Date: 4/22/2004
1.1 Elect Director Janet Hill For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul D. House For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John R. Thompson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director J. Randolph Lewis For For Management
2 Ratify Independent Public Accountants For For Management
for Current Year
3 Approve 2003 Stock Incentive Plan For For Management
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Issuer: American Express Company
CUSIP: 25816109
Ticker: AXP
Meeting Date: 4/26/2004
1.1 Elect Director D.F. Akerson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director C. Barshefsky For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W.G. Bowen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director U.M. Burns For For Management
1.5 Elect Director K.I. Chenault For For Management
1.6 Elect Director P.R. Dolan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director V.E. Jordan, Jr. For For Management
1.8 Elect Director J. Leschly For For Management
1.9 Elect Director R.A. McGinn For For Management
1.10 Elect Director E.D. Miller For For Management
1.11 Elect Director F.P. Popoff For For Management
1.12 Elect Director R.D. Walter For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Establish Six-Year Term Limits for Against Against Shareholder
Directors
4 Request for Annual Report Describing Against For Shareholder
the Company's Political Contributions
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Issuer: Wells Fargo & Company
CUSIP: 949746101
Ticker: WFC
Meeting Date: 4/27/2004
1.1 Elect Director J.A. Blanchard III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Susan E. Engel For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert L. Joss For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Reatha Clark King For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Richard D. McCormick For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Philip J. Quigley For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Donald B. Rice For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Judith M. Runstad For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Susan G. Swenson For For Management
1.14 Elect Director Michael W. Wright For For Management
2 Approve Supplemental 401(K) Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Proposal Regarding Expensing Stock Against Against Stockholder
Options
5 Proposal Regarding Restricted Stock Against Against Stockholder
6 Proposal Regarding Executive Against Against Stockholder
Compensation and Predatory Lending
7 Proposal Regarding Political Against For Stockholder
Contributions
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Issuer: Dover Corporation
CUSIP: 260003108
Ticker: DOV
Meeting Date: 4/20/2004
1.1 Elect Director D.H. Benson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J-P.M. Ergas For For Management
1.3 Elect Director K.C. Graham For For Management
1.4 Elect Director R.L. Hoffman For For Management
1.5 Elect Director J.L. Koley For For Management
1.6 Elect Director R.K. Lochridge For For Management
1.7 Elect Director T.L. Reece For For Management
1.8 Elect Director B.G. Rethore For For Management
1.9 Elect Director G.L. Roubos For For Management
1.10 Elect Director M.B. Stubbs For For Management
2 To Approve the 2005 Equity and Cash For For Management
Incentive Plan
3 To Transact Other Business as May For For Management
Properly Come Before the Meeting
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Issuer: Chubb Corporation
CUSIP: 171232101
Ticker: CB
Meeting Date: 4/27/2004
1.1 Elect Director Zoe Baird For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Sheila P. Burke For For Management
1.3 Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Joel J. Cohen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James M. Cornelius For For Management
1.6 Elect Director John D. Finnegan For For Management
1.7 Elect Director David H. Hoag For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Klaus J. Mangold For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Sir David G. Scholey CBE For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Raymond G. H. Seitz For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Lawrence M. Small For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Daniel E. Somers For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Karen Hastie Williams For For Management
1.14 Elect Director James M. Zimmerman For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar For For Management
2 Adopt Long-Term Incentive Plan (2004) For For Management
3 Adopt Long-Term Incentive Plan for Non- For For Management
Employee Directors (2004)
4 Ratify Auditors For For Management
5 Shareholder Proposal Against Against Shareholder
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Issuer: Moody's Corporation
CUSIP: 615369105
Ticker: MCO
Meeting Date: 4/27/2004
1.1 Elect Director Basil L. Anderson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Raymond W McDaniel Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John Rutherfurd, Jr. For For Management
1.4 Elect Director John K. Wulff For For Management
2 Approve Amended and Restated 2001 For For Management
Key Employees' Stock Incentive Plan
3 Approve the 2004 Covered Employee
Cash Incentive Plan For For Management
4 Ratify Independent Accountants for For For Management
2004
5 Proposal Regarding Performance and Against Against Stockholder
Time-Based Restricted Shares
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Issuer: Gannett Co, Inc.
CUSIP: 364730101
Ticker: GCI
Meeting Date: 5/4/2004
1.1 Elect Director James A. Johnson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Douglas H. McCorkindale For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Stephen P. Munn For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Amend 2001 Omnibus Incentive For For Management
Compensation Plan
4 Proposal Concerning Executive Against For Shareholder
Compensation
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Issuer: Evergreen Resources, Inc.
CUSIP: 299900308
Ticker: EVG
Meeting Date: 5/7/2004
1.1 Elect Director Dennis R. Carlton For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Mark S. Sexton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Arthur L. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors for the year ending For For Management
December 31, 2004
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Issuer: The Allstate Corporation
CUSIP: 020002101
Ticker: ALL
Meeting Date: 5/18/2004
1.1 Elect Director F. Duane Ackerman For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James G. Andress For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Edward A. Brennan For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. James Farrell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ronald T. Lemay For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Edward M. Liddy For For Management
1.8 Elect Director J. Christopher Reyes For For Management
1.9 Elect Director H. John Riley, Jr. For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Joshua I. Smith For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Mary Alice Taylor For For Management
2 Appointment of Deloitte & Touche 2004 For For Management
3 Annual Covered Employee Incentive For For Management
Compensation Plan
4 Long-term Executive Incentive For For Management
Compensation Plan
5 Cumulative Voting for Board of Directors Against Against Management
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Issuer: USG Corporation
CUSIP: 903293405
Ticker: USG
Meeting Date: 5/12/2004
1.1 Elect Director Lawrence M. Crutcher For For Management
1.2 Elect Director William C. Foote For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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Issuer: Partnerre Ltd.
CUSIP: G6852T105
Ticker: PRE
Meeting Date: 5/13/2004
1.1 Elect Director Vito H. Baumgartner For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jean-Paul Montupet For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John A. Rollwagen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Lucio Stanca For For Management
2 Increase max no. of directors from 10 For For Management
to 11
3 Prohibition on retaining or exercising For For Management
more than 9.9% of voting rights for
swiss reinsurance company
4 Increase no. of common shares from For For Management
3,500,000 to 5,000,000
5 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche For For Management
6 Other-Discretion upon such other For For Management
matters
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Issuer: Cadbury Schweppes PLC
CUSIP: 127209302
Ticker: CSG
Meeting Date: 5/21/2004
1 Financial Statements For For Management
2 Declaration of Final Dividend 2003 For For Management
3 Directors' Remuneration Report For For Management
4.1 Elect Director John Sunderland For For Management
4.2 Elect Director Ken Hanna For For Management
4.3 Elect Director Rick Braddock For For Management
4.4 Elect Director Roger Carr For For Management
4.5 Elect Director David Thompson For For Management
9 Re-appointment of Auditors For For Management
10 Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
11 Authority to Allot Relevant Securities For For Management
12 Authority to Disapply Pre-Emption For For Management
Rights
13 Authority to Purchase Own Ordinary For For Management
Shares
14 Amend Rules of the Share Option Plan For For Management
1994
15 Amend Rules of the 1997 Long Term For For Management
Incentive Plan
16 Approval of the Bonus Share Retention For For Management
Plan 2004
17 Amend Rules of Eight Named Share For For Management
Schemes/Plans
18 Establish Further Employee Share For For Management
Plan or Plans
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Issuer: Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
CUSIP: SKT
Ticker: 875465106
Meeting Date: 5/14/2004
1.1 Elect Director Stanley K. Tanger For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Steven B. Tanger For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jack Africk For For Management
1.4 Elect Director William G. Benton For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Thomas E. Robinson For For Management
2 Ratify Amended & Restated Incentive For For Management
Award Plan
3 Ratify Increase from 2,250,000 to For For Management
3,000,000 aggregate number of
common shares
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Issuer: Mohawk Industries, INC
CUSIP: 608190104
Ticker: MHK
Meeting Date: 5/19/2004
1.1 Elect Director Leo Benatar For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Phyllis O. Bonanno For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David L. Kolb For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W. Christopher Wellborn For For Management
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Issuer: AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.
CUSIP: 023139108
Ticker: ABK
Meeting Date: 5/4/2004
1.1 Elect Director Phillip B. Lassiter For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael A. Callen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Renso L. Caporali For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jill M. Considine For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Richard Dulude For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert J. Genader For For Management
1.7 Elect Director W. Grant Gregory For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Laura S. Unger For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Henry D.G. Wallace For For Management
2 Amend Certificate of Incorporation to For For Management
increase shares from 200M to 350M For For Management
3 Approve amendments to the AMBAC
1997 Non-Employee Directors Equity
Plan
4 Ratify Selection of KPMG LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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Issuer: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
CUSIP: 548661107
Ticker: LOW
Meeting Date: 5/28/2004
1.1 Elect Director Leonard L. Berry For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul Fulton For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Dawn E. Hudson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Marshall O. Larsen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert A. Niblock For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Stephen F. Page For For Management
1.7 Elect Director O. Temple Sloan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Robert L. Tillman For For Management
2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche For For Management
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Issuer: ProAssurance Corporation
CUSIP: 74267C106
Ticker:
Meeting Date: 5/19/2004
1.1 Elect Director Victor T. Adamo For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul R. Butrus For For Management
2 Approval of the Proassurance Corp
2004 Equity Incentive Plan For For Management
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Issuer: Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
CUSIP: 115736100
Ticker: BWS
Meeting Date: 5/27/2004
1.1 Elect Director Julie C. Esrey For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W. Patrick McGinnis For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Hal J. Upbin For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Richard A. Liddy For For 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.
New Providence Investment Trust
By: (Signature and Title) /s/ C. Douglas Davenport
__________________________________________
C. Douglas Davenport
President, Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer, and
Principal Financial Officer
Date: August 27, 2004