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)
Julian G. Winters
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, 2004 - June 30, 2005
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PROXY VOTING RECORDS
New Providence Investment Trust
Wisdom Fund
Proxy Voting Records
July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005
Management's Fund's
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Issuer:Fidelity National Financial, Inc
CUSIP:316326107
Ticker:FNF
Meeting Date:12/16/2004
1.1 Elect Director William A. Imparato For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald M. Koll For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William Lyon For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Cary H. Thompson For For Management
2 Approve the adoption of the Fidelity National For Management
Financial, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan
3 Approve Second Amendment and Restatement of the For For Management
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Amended and
Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
4 Approve Second Amendment and Restatement of the For For Management
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan
5 Approve the Amendement and Restatement of the For For Management
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 1987 Stock Plan
6 Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our For For Management
independent auditors for the 2004 fiscal year
Issuer:Templeton Global Income Fund
CUSIP:880198106
Ticker:GIM
Meeting Date:2/25/2005
1.1 Elect Director Edith E. Holiday For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Gordon S. Macklin For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Frank A. Olson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director C.D. Tseretopoulos For For Management
Issuer:WM Wrigley Jr. Company
CUSIP:982526105
Ticker:WWY
Meeting Date:3/8/2005
1.1 Elect Director John Rau For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Richard K. Smucker For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William Wrigley, Jr. For For Management
2 Amend Article Four of the Company's Second For For Management
Restated Certificate of Incorportaion to
increase number of authorized shares of Common
Stock and Class B Common Stock
3 Ratification of appointment of independent For For Management
auditors Ernst & Young LLP for the year ending
12/31/05
4 Vote on a Stockholder Proposal regarding a change Against Against Shareholders
to the Proxy Card
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Issuer:Cendant Corporation
CUSIP:151313103
Ticker:CD
Meeting Date:4/26/2005
1.1 Elect Director Myra J. Biblowit For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Leonard S. Coleman For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Cheryl D. Mills For For Management
1.4 Elect Director RT. Hon. Brian Mulroney For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Robert E. Nederlander For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Ronald L. Nelson For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Robert W. Pittman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Pauline D.E. Richards For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Sheli Z. Rosenberg For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Robert F. Smith For For Management
2 Ratify and approve the appointment of Deloitte & For For Management
Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditors
for the year ending December 31, 2005
3 Approve an Amendment to the Cendant Amended and For For Management
Restated 1999 Non-Employee Directors Deferred
Compensation Plan
4 Approve The Cendant 2005 UK Share Incentive Plan For For Management
5 Stockholder Proposal regarding Chief Executive Against Against Shareholders
Officer Compensation
6 Stockholder Proposal regarding Severance Against Against Shareholders
Agreements
Issuer:The Sherwin-Williams Company
CUSIP:824348106
Ticker:SHW
Meeting Date:4/20/2005
1.1 Elect Director J.C. Boland For For Management
1.2 Elect Director D.E. Collins For For Management
1.3 Elect Director C.M. Connor For For Management
1.4 Elect Director D.E. Evans For For Management
1.5 Elect Director S.J. Kropf For For Management
1.6 Elect Director R.W. Mahoney For For Management
1.7 Elect Director G.E. McCullough For For Management
1.8 Elect Director A.M. Mixon, III For For Management
1.9 Elect Director C.E. Moll For For Management
1.10 Elect Director F.M. Scaminace For For Management
1.11 Elect Director R.K. Smucker For For Management
2 Ratification of Appointment of Independent For For Management
Registered Public Accounting Firm
Issuer:The Coca-Cola Company
CUSIP:191216100
Ticker:KO
Meeting Date:4/19/2005
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 Barry Diller For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Neville Isdell For For Management
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1.7 Elect Director Donald R. Keough For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Elena Maria Lagomasino For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Donald F. McHenry For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Sam Nunn For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Pedro Reinhard For For Management
1.12 Elect Director James D. Robinson, III For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth For For Management
1.14 Elect Director James B. Williams For For Management
2 Ratification of the appointment of Ernst and For For Management
Young LLP as independent auditors
3 Shareowner Proposal regarding an independent Against Against Shareholders
delegation of inquirty to Colombia
4 Shareowner Proposal regarding restricted stock Against Against Shareholders
5 Shareowner Proposal regarding severance agreementsAgainst Against Shareholders
Issuer:American Express Company
CUSIP:25816109
Ticker:AXP
Meeting Date:4/27/2005
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 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 Proposal to ratify the selection of For For Management
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent
registered public accountants
3 Shareholder Proposal relating to stock options Against Against Shareholders
4 Shareholder proposal requesting a separate annual Against Against Shareholders
report describing the Company's political
contributions
Issuer:Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
CUSIP:303901102
Ticker:FFH
Meeting Date:4/12/2015
1.1 Elect Director Frank B. Bennett For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Anthony F. Griffiths For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robbert Hartog For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Paul Murray For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Brandon W. Sweitzer For For Management
1.6 Elect Director V. Prem Watsa For For Management
2 Appointment of Auditors For For Management
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Issuer:Champion Enterprises, Inc.
CUSIP:158496109
Ticker:CHB
Meeting Date:5/3/2005
1.1 Elect Director Robert W. Anestis For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Eric S. Blesky For For Management
1.3 Elect Director William C. Griffiths For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Selwyn Isakow For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Brian D. Jellison For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Michael Lynch For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Shirley D. Peterson For For Management
2 Proposal to adopt the 2005 Equity Compensation For For Management
and Incentive Plan
Issuer:The Progressive Corporation
CUSIP:743315103
Ticker:PGR
Meeting Date:4/15/05
1.1 Elect Director Charles A. Davis For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Bernadine P. Healy For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey D. Kelly For For Management
2 Proposal to approve amendments to the Company's For For Management
Code of Regulations to provide that an indiviudal
elected by the directors to fill a vacancy on the
Board will serve for a term ending at the next
shareholders meeting at which an election
directors will occur
3 Proposal to ratify the appointment of For For Management
PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP as the company's
independent registered public accounting firm for
2005
Issuer:Gannett Co., Inc.
CUSIP:364730101
Ticker:GCI
Meeting Date:4/14/2005
1.1 Elect Director Louis B. Boccardi For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donna E. Shalala For For Management
2 Proposal to ratify Ernst & Young LLP as the For For Management
Company's auditors
3 Shareholder proposal concerning performance-based Against Against Shareholders
options
4 Shareholder proposal concerning director election Against Against Shareholders
majority vote standard
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Issuer:American Standard Companies Inc.
CUSIP:29712106
Ticker:ASD
Meeting Date:5/3/2005
1.1 Elect Director Jard L. Cohen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Paul J. Furlander For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Frederic M. Poses For For Management
2 Directors' proposal-ratification of the For For Management
appointment of Ernst & Young as independent
certified public accountants for 2005
Issuer:M&T Bank Corporation
CUSIP:55261F104
Ticker:MTB
Meeting Date:4/19/2005
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. Bardy 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. Carballada For For Management
1.10 Elect Director T.J. Cunningham, III For For Management
1.11 Elect Director R.E. Garman For For Management
1.12 Elect Director D.C. Hathaway For For Management
1.13 Elect Director D.R. Hawbaker For For Management
1.14 Elect Director P.W.E. Hodgson For For Management
1.15 Elect Director G. Kennedy For For Management
1.16 Elect Director R.G. King For For Management
1.17 Elect Director R.B. Newman, II For For Management
1.18 Elect Director J.G. Pereira For For Management
1.19 Elect Director M.P. Pinto For For Management
1.20 Elect Director R.E. Sadler, Jr. For For Management
1.21 Elect Director E.J. Sheehy For For Management
1.22 Elect Director S.G. Sheetz For For Management
1.23 Elect Director H.L. Washington For For Management
1.24 Elect Director R.G. Wilmers For For Management
2 Approve the M&T Bank Corporation 2005 Incentive For For Management
Compensation Plan described in the Proxy Statement
3 Ratify the appointment of PriceWaterHouseCoopers For For Management
LLP as the independent public accountant of M&T
Bank Corporation for the year ending December 31,
2005
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Issuer:The Allstate Corporation
CUSIP:2002101
Ticker:ALL
Meeting Date:5/17/2005
1.1 Elect Director 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 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 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
1.1 Elect Director Judith A. Sprieser For For Management
1.2 Elect Director May Alice Tayloe For For Management
2 Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
independent auditors for 2005
3 Provide cumulative voting for Board or Directors Against Against Management
Issuer:Moody's Corporation
CUSIP:6153369105
Ticker:MCO
Meeting Date:4/26/2005
1.1 Elect Director Robert R. Glauber For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Connie Mack For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Nancy S. Newcomb For For Management
2 Approval of amendment to Moody's Corporation's For For Management
restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase
the number of authorized shares of common stock
from 400 million to 1 billion
3 Ratification of the appointment of independent For For Management
registered public accounting firm for 2005
Issuer:The Washington Post Company
CUSIP:939640108
Ticker:WPO
Meeting Date:5/12/2005
1.1 Elect Director John L. Dotson, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ronald L. Olson For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Alice M. Rivlin For For Management
2 Approve the reservation of an additional 150,000 For For Management
shares of Class B Common Stock of the company for
future grants under the Company's Incentive
Compensation Plan
3 Transact such other business as may properly come For For Management
before said meeting or any adjournment therof
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Issuer:Wells Fargo & Company
CUSIP:949746101
Ticker:WFC
Meeting Date:4/26/2005
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 Proposal to approve the company's amended and For For Management
restated Long-term Incentive Compensation Plan
3 Proposal to ratify appointment of KPMG LLP as For For Management
independent auditors for 2005
4 Stockholder proposal regarding payday lending Against Against Shareholders
5 Stockholder proposal regarding executive Against Against Shareholders
compensation and predatory lending
6 Stockholder proposal regarding performance shares Against Against Shareholders
7 Stockholder proposal regarding Chief Executive Against Against Shareholders
Officer compensation
8 Stockholder proposal regarding separation of Against Against Shareholders
Board Chair and CEO positions
Issuer:Sealed Air Corporation
CUSIP:81211K100
Ticker:SEE
Meeting Date:5/20/2005
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 Jacqueline B. Kosecoff For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Kenneth P. Manning For For Management
1.9 Elect Director William J. Marino For For Management
2 Approval of the 2005 contingent stock plan of For For Management
Sealed Air Corporation
3 Approval of the perfomance-based compensation For For Management
program of Sealed Air Corporation as amended
4 Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as For For Management
the independent auditor for the year ending
December 31, 2005
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Issuer:Reliant Energy, Inc.
CUSIP:75952B105
Ticker:RRI
Meeting Date:6/7/2005
1.1 Elect Director William Barnett For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Donald J. Breeding For For Management
2 Proposal to ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Reliant Energy, Inc's indpendent Auditors for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2005
3 Stockholder proposal regarding the elimination of Against Against Shareholders
a classified Board of Directors
Issuer:Old Republic International Corporation
CUSIP:680223104
Ticker:ORI
Meeting Date:5/27/2005
1.1 Elect Director William A. Simpson For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Arnold L. Steiner For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Fredricka Taubitz For For Management
1.4 Elect Director A.C. Zucaro For For Management
Issuer:Payless Shoesource, Inc.
CUSIP:704379106
Ticker:PSS
Meeting Date:5/26/2005
1.1 Elect Director Steven J. Douglass For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Howard R. Fricke For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Judith K. Hofer For For Management
2 Ratify the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP For For Management
as independent registered public accountants for
fiscal year end 2005
Issuer:Transatlantic Holdings Inc.
CUSIP:893521104
Ticker:TRH
Meeting Date:5/19/2005
1.1 Elect Director James Balog For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Steven J. Bensinger For For Management
1.3 Elect Director C. Fred Bergsten For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Tomio Higuchi For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John J. Mackowski For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert F. Orlich For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Thomas R. Tizzio For For Management
2 Proposal to select PriceWaterHouseCooper LLP as For For Management
independent accountants
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Issuer:Petrochina Company Limited
CUSIP:71646E100
Ticker:PTR
Meeting Date:5/26/2005
1 Consider and approve the report of the Board of For For Management
Directors of the Company for the 2004 year
2 Consider and approve the report of the For For Management
Supervisory Committee of the Company for the year
2004
3 Consider and approve the audited financial For For Management
statements of the company for the year 2004
4 Consider and approve the declaration and payment For For Management
of a final dividend
5 Consider and approve the authorisation of the For For Management
Board of Directors to determine the distribution
of interim dividend for the year 2005
6 Consider and approve the continuation of For For Management
appointment of PriceWaterHouseCoopers, certified
public accountants, as the international auditors
and PriceWaterHouseCooper Zhong Tian CPAS Company
Limited, certified public accountants, as the
domestic auditors
7 Consider and approve the amendments to the For For Management
Articles of Association of the Company
8 Grant a general mandate to the Board of Directors For For Management
to ussue, allot and deal with additional domestic
shares and overseas listed foreign shares
9 Consider and approve other matters, if any For For Management
Issuer:Leucadia National Corporation
CUSIP:527288104
Ticker:LUK
Meeting Date:5/17/2005
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 amendment to the Company's For For Management
Certificate of Incorporation increasing the
number of the Company's common shares authorized
for issuance to 300,000,000
3 Approval of the amendment to the Company's 2003 For For Management
Senior Executive Annual Incentive Bonus Plan
extending the plan through the fiscal year
2014
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4 Ratification of the selection of For For Management
PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP as independent
accountants of the Company for 2005
Issuer:ACE Limited
CUSIP:G0070K103
Ticker:ACE
Meeting Date:5/26/2005
1.1
1.2
2 Elect Director Evan G. Greenberg For For Management
Elect Director John A. Krol For For Management
Ratification of the appointment of For For Management
PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP as the independent
auditors of ACE Limited for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2005
Issuer:COMCAST Corporation
CUSIP:20030N101
Ticker:CMCSA
Meeting Date:6/1/2005
1.1 Elect Director S. Decker Anstrom For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kenneth J. Bacon For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Sheldon M. Bonovitz For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Edward D. Breen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Julian A. Brodsky For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Joseph L. Castle III For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Joseph J. Collins For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Michael Cook For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Brian L. Roberts For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ralph J. Roberts For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Judith Rodin For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Michael I. Sovern For For Management
2 Independent Auditors For For Management
3 2002 restricted stock plan For For Management
4 Disclose political contributions Against Against Shareholder
5 Require that the Chairman of the Board not have Against Against Shareholder
managerial responsibilities
6 Eliminate Shareholder Rights Plan unless Against Against Shareholder
shareholder approval is received
7 Adopt a Recapitalization Plan Against Against Shareholder
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Issuer:Exxon Mobil Corporation
CUSIP:30231G102
Ticker:XOM
Meeting Date:5/25/2005
1.1 Elect Director M.J. Boskin For For Management
1.2 Elect Director W.W. George For For Management
1.3 Elect Director J.R. Houghton For For Management
1.4 Elect Director W.R. Howell For For Management
1.5 Elect Director R.C. King For For Management
1.6 Elect Director P.E. Lippincott 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 Political Contributions Against Against Shareholders
4 Board Compensation Against Against Shareholders
5 Industry Experience Against Against Shareholders
6 ACEH Security Report Against Against Shareholders
7 Amendment of EEO Policy Against Against Shareholders
8 Biodiversity Impact Report Against Against Shareholders
9 Climate Science Report Against Against Shareholders
10 KYOTO Compliance report Against Against Shareholders
Issuer:Aaron Rents, Inc
CUSIP:2535201
Ticker:RNT
Meeting Date:5/3/2005
1.1 Elect Director R.C. Loudermilk, Sr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director R.C. Loudermilk, Jr. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gilbert L. Danielson For For Management
1.4 Elect Director William K. Butler, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Ronald W. Allen For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Leo Benatar For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Earl Dolive For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Ingrid Saunders Jones For For Management
1.9 Elect Director David L. Kolb For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Ray M. Robinson For For Management
2 Approval of the Aaron Rents, Inc. Executive Bonus For For Management
Plan
Issuer:Cadbury Schweppes PLC
CUSIP:127209302
Ticker:CSG
Meeting Date:5/19/2005
1 Financial Statements For For Management
2 Declaration of final dividend 2004 For For Management
3 Report on Directors' remuneration For For Management
4 Re-appointment of Wolfgang Berndt For For Management
5 Re-Appointment of Bon Stack For For Management
6 Re-appointment of Rosemary Thorne For For Management
7 Re-appointment of Baroness Wilcox For For Management
8 Re-appointment of auditors For For Management
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9 Remuneration of auditors For For Management
10 Authority to allot relevant securities For For Management
11 Authority to disapply pre-emption rights For For Management
12 Authority to purchase own ordinary shares For For Management
Issuer:Five Star Quality Care, Inc.
CUSIP:33832D106
Ticker:FVE
Meeting Date:5/11/2005
1.1 Elect Director Barry M. Portnoy For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Barbara D. Gilmore R.N. For For Management
Issuer:Kinder Morgan,Inc
CUSIP:49455P101
Ticker:KMI
Meeting Date:5/10/2005
1.1 Elect Director Michael C. Morgan For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Stewart A. Bliss For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Edward Randall, III For For Management
2 Board proposal to amend our Restated Articles of For For Management
Incorporation to increase our authorized Common
Stock, par value $5.00 per share, from
150,000,000 shares to 300,000,000 shares
3 Board proposal to approve our 2005 Annual For For Management
Incentive Plan
4 Board proposal to approve our Non-employee For For Management
Directors Stock Awards Plan
5 Board proposal to ratify and approve the For For Management
selection of PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for
2005
Issuer:McDonald's Corporation
CUSIP:580135101
Ticker:MCD
Meeting Date:5/11/2005
1.1 Elect Director Hall Adams, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Cary D. McMillan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael J. Roberts For For Management
1.4 Elect Director James A. Skinner For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Anne-Marie Slaughter For For Management
2 Approval of the independent registered public For For Management
accounting firm
3 Approval of a shareholder proposal relating to Against Against Shareholders
genetic engineering of food and seed
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Issuer:Great Plains Energy Incorporated
CUSIP:391164100
Ticker:GXP
Meeting Date:5/3/2005
1.1 Elect Director K.L. Bodde For For Management
1.2 Elect Director M.J. Chesser For For Management
1.3 Elect Director W.H. Downey For For Management
1.4 Elect Director M.A. Ernst For For Management
1.5 Elect Director R.C. Ferguson, Jr. For For Management
1.6 Elect Director W.K. Hall For For Management
1.7 Elect Director L.A. Jimenez For For Management
1.8 Elect Director J.A. Mitchell For For Management
1.9 Elect Director W.C. Nelson For For Management
1.10 Elect Director L.H. Talbott For For Management
1.11 Elect Director R.H. West For For Management
2 Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche For For Management
LLP as independent auditors for 2005
Issuer:AMBAC Financial Group, Inc
CUSIP:23139108
Ticker:ABK
Meeting Date:5/3/2005
1.1 Elect Director Phillip B. Lassiter For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Michael A. Callen For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jill M. Considine For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Rober J. Genader For For Management
1.5 Elect Director W. Grant Gregory For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Thomas C. Theobald For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Laura S. Unger For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Henry D.G. Wallace For For Management
2 Approve amendments to the AMBAC 1997 Executive For For Management
Incentive Plan
3 Ratify selection of KPMG LLP as independent For For Management
auditors for 2005
Issuer:White Mountains Insurance Group, LTD.
CUSIP:G9618E107
Ticker:WTM
Meeting Date:5/19/2005
Company Director (1)
1.1 Elect Director John J. Byrne For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George Gillespie III For For Management
1.3 Elect Director John D. Gillespie For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Frank A. Olson For For Management
Director of Sirius International Insurance Corp.
(2)
1.5 Elect Director Steven E. Fass For For Management
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1.6 Elect Director Gert Lindberg For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Michael A. Maloney For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jan Silverudd For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Goran Thorstensson For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Michael E. Tyburski For For Management
Director of Sirius (Denmark) Forsikringsselskab
A/S (3)
1.11 Elect Director Steven E. Fass For For Management
1.12 Elect Director John D. Liberator For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Goran Thorstensson For For Management
Director of Fund American RE/Scandinavian RE (4)
1.14 Elect Director Steven E. Fass For For Management
1.15 Elect Director Anders Henriksson For For Management
1.16 Elect Director Mark Kaplan For For Management
1.17 Elect Director Michael E. Maloney For For Management
1.18 Elect Director Goran Thorstensson For For Management
1.19 Elect Director Michael E. Tyburski For For Management
Director of any new Non-US Operating Subsidiary
(5)
1.20 Elect Director Raymond Barrette For For Management
1.21 Elect Director Steven E. Fass For For Management
6 Approval of the amendments to the long-term For For Management
incentive plan and approval of performance
criteria
7 Approval of the appointment of independent For For Management
registered public accounting firm
Issuer:ARCH Capital Group LTD.
CUSIP:G0450A105
Ticker:ACGL
Meeting Date:4/28/2005
1.1 Elect Director Paul B. Ingrey For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Kewsong Lee For For Management
1.3 Elect Director David R. Tunnell For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert F. Works For For Management
1.5 Elect Director James J. Ansaldi For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Grahm B. Collis For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Dwight R. Evans For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Marc Grandisson For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Ralph E. Jones III For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Thomas G. Kaiser For For Management
1.1 Elect Director Martin J. Nilsen For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Nicholas Papadopoulo For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Michael Quinn For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Robert T. Van Geison For For Management
1.5 Elect Director John D. Vollaro For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Graham Ward For For Management
2 Approve the 2005 long term incentive and share For For Management
award plan as set forth in an appendix to, and as
described in, the enclosed Proxy Statement
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3 Ratify the selection of PriceWaterHouseCoopers For For Management
LLP as the Company's independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2005
Issuer:Partnerre LTD.
CUSIP:G6852T105
Ticker:PRE
Meeting Date:5/10/2005
1.1 Elect Director Judith Hanratty For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Remy Sautter For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Patrick A. Thiele For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Jurgen Zech For For Management
2 Approve the Partnerre LTD. 2005 Employee Equity For For Management
Plan and the reservation of 1,000,000
additional comon shares for issuance under the
2005 Employee Equity Plan
3 Approve an increase in the authorized share For For Management
capital of the Company from US$150,000,000 to
US$200,000,000 by the creation of 50,000,000
undesignated shares par value US$1.00 per share
4 Re-appoint Deloitte & Touche, the independent For For Management
auditors for the ensuing period ending with
the 2006 annual general meeting and to refer
the determination of auditors' remuneration to
the Board of Directors
5 Consider and take action with respect to such For For Management
other matters as may properly come before the
annual general meeting or any adjournment or
adjournments thereof
Issuer:Gap, Inc.
CUSIP:364760108
Ticker:GPS
Meeting Date:5/10/2005
1.1 Elect Director Howard P. Behar For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Adrian D.P. Bellamy For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Domenico De Sole For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Donald G. Fisher For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Doris F. Fisher For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Robert J. Fishwer For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Penelope L. Hughes For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Bob L. Martin For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Jorge P. Montoya For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Paul S. Pressler For For Management
1.11 Elect Director James M. Schneider For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Mayo A. Shattuck, III For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Margaret C. Whitman For For Management
2 Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP For For Management
as the registered public accounting firm
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3 Approve the proposal to amend and restate the For For Management
Company's executive management incentive
compensation award plan
Issuer:Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
CUSIP:978097103
Ticker:WWW
Meeting Date:4/21/2005
1.1 Elect Director Donald V. Fites For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Phillip D. Matthews For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Paul D. Schrage For For Management
2 Proposal to approve the amendment to the For For Management
Certificate of Incorporation to increase the
number of authorized shares of common stock
3 Proposal to approve the Stock Incentive Plan of For For Management
2005
4 Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & For For Management
Young LLP as independent auditors for the current
fiscal year
Issuer:The Gillette Company
CUSIP:375766102
Ticker:G
Meeting Date:5/12/2005
1.1 Elect Director Michael B. Gifford For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Ray J. Groves For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Fred H. Langhammer For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Marjorie M. Yang For For Management
2 Ratification of the independent registered public For For Management
accounting firm
Issuer:CHUBB Corporation
CUSIP:171232101
Ticker:CB
Meeting Date:4/26/2005
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 Klaus J. Mangold For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Sir David G. Scholey CBE For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Raymond G.H. Seitz For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Lawrence M. Small For For Management
1.11 Elect Director Daniel E. Somers For For Management
1.12 Elect Director Karen Hastie Williams For For Management
1.13 Elect Director Alfred W. Zollar For For Management
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2 Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young For For Management
LLP as independent auditor
Issuer:MOHAWK Industries, Inc.
CUSIP:608190104
Ticker:MHK
Meeting Date:5/18/2005
1.1 Elect Director John H. Fiedler For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Jeffrey S. Lorberbaum For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Robert N. Pokelwaldt For For Management
Issuer:Alleghany Corporation
CUSIP:17175100
Ticker:Y
Meeting Date:4/22/2005
1.1 Elect Director F.M. Kirby For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Rex D. Adams For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Weston M. Hicks For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Roger Noall For For Management
2 Proposal to approve the 2005 directors' stock For For Management
plan of Alleghany Corporation
3 Proposal to approve the 2005 Management Incentive For For Management
Plan of Alleghany Corporation
4 Ratification of KPMG LLP as Alleghany For For Management
Corporations independent registered public
accounting firm for the year 2005
Issuer:Markel Corporation
CUSIP:570535104
Ticker:MKL
Meeting Date:5/23/2005
1.1 Elect Director J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Douglas C. Eby For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Leslie A. Grandis For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Stewart M. Kasen For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Alan I. Kirshner For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Anthony F. Markel For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Steven A. Markel For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Jay M. Weinberg For For Management
2 Ratify or reject the selection by the Audit For For Management
Committee of the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP
as the Company's independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending December 31,
2005
3 Approve the Markel Corporation Executive Bonus For For Management
Plan
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Issuer:First Data Corporation
CUSIP:319963104
Ticker:FDC
Meeting Date:5/11/2005
1.1 Elect Director Alison Davis For For Management
1.2 Elect Director James D. Robinson, III For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Bernard L. Schwartz For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach For For Management
2 Approval of an increase in the number of shares For For Management
issuable under the company's Employee Stock
Purchase Plan by 6,000,000 shares of the
company's common stock
3 Approval of amendments to the company's senior For For Management
executive incentive plan
4 Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young For For Management
LLP as independent auditors of the Company for
2005
5 Shareholder proposal on job loss and dislocation Against Against Shareholders
impact statement
6 Shareholder proposal on director liability Against Against Shareholders
Issuer:Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
CUSIP:316326107
Ticker:FNF
Meeting Date:6/22/2005
1.1 Elect Director William P. Foley, II For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Frank P. Willey For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Terry N. Christensen For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Thomas M. Hagerty For For Management
2 Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our For For Management
independent auditors for the 2005 fiscal year
Issuer:The Proctor & Gamble Company
CUSIP:742718109
Ticker:PG
Meeting Date:7/12/2005
1 Proposal to adopt the agreement and plan of For For Management
merger, dated as of January 27, 2005, among
the Proctor & Gamble Company, Aquarium
Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Proctor & Gamble, and the Gillette Company,
and approve the issuance of Proctor & Gamble
common stock in the merger
2 Proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a For For Management
later date or dates, if necessary, to permit
further solicitation of proxies if there are not
sufficient votes at the time of the Special
Meeting to adopt the merger agreement and approve
the issuance of Proctor & Gamble common stock in
the merger
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Issuer:The Gillette Company
CUSIP:375766102
Ticker:G
Meeting Date:7/12/2005
1 Proposal to adopt the agreement and plan or For For Management
merger, dated as of January 27, 2005, among
Proctor & Gamble, Aquarium Acquisition Corp., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Proctor & Gamble, and
Gillette and approve the merger contemplated by
the merger agreement
2 Proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a For For Management
later date or dates, if necessary, to permit
further solicitation of proxies if there are not
sufficient votes at the time of the special
meeting to adopt the merger agreement and approve
the merger
Issuer:American International Group, Inc.
CUSIP:26874107
Ticker:AIG
Meeting Date:8/11/2005
1.1 Elect Director M. Didinoff 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 S. Hammerman For For Management
1.8 Elect Director C. Hills For For Management
1.9 Elect Director R. Holbrooke For For Management
1.10 Elect Director D. Kanak For For Management
1.11 Elect Director G. Miles, Jr. For For Management
1.12 Elect Director M. Offit 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 Ratification of independent accountants For For Management
Issuer:Petrochina Company Limited
CUSIP:71646E100
Ticker:PTR
Meeting Date:8/16/2005
1 That the Conditional Capital Contribution For For Management
Agreement dated 9 June 2005 entered into between
China National Oil and Gas Exploration and
Development Corporation, Central Asia Petroleum
Company Limited, Zhong You Kan Tan Kai Fa Company
Limited and the Company be and are hereby
approved
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2 That the Conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement For For Management
dated 9 June 2005 entered into between Zhong You
Kan Tan Kai Fa and the Company and the
transactions contemplated thereby be and hereby
are approved
3A That the agreement dated 9 June 2005 entered into For For Management
between the Company and CNPC be and are hereby
approved
3B That the proposed annual limit of each of the For For Management
continuing connected transactions be and are
hereby approved
4 That the Chief Financial Officer of the Company For For Management
be and is hereby authorized to do all such
further acts and things and execute such further
documents or supplemental agreements or deeds on
behalf of the Company
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
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C. Douglas Davenport
President, Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer, and
Principal Financial Officer
Date: August 23, 2005