UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-06151
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Pioneer Europe Select Equity Fund
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
60 State Street Boston, MA 02109
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Dorothy Bourassa
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 742-7825
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Pioneer Europe Select Equity Fund
By (Signature and Title) /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr.
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John F. Cogan, Jr., Chairman and President
Date August 24, 2005
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ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIONES (FORMERLY GINES NAVARRO C
Ticker: Security ID: E7813W163
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements and Statutory
Reports; Approve Allocation of Income
2 Approve Discharge of Management For For Management
3 Elect Members to Management Board For For Management
4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management
5 Approve Auditors for Company and For For Management
Consolidated Group
6 Amend Company's Stock Option Plan For For Management
Approved at 5-20-04 AGM
7 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
8 Approve Minutes of Meeting For For Management
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ADIDAS-SALOMON AG
Ticker: ADDDY Security ID: D0066B102
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.30 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2004
5 Approve Creation of EUR 41 Million Pool For For Management
of Conditional Capital with Preemptive
Rights
6 Approve Creation of EUR 4 Million Pool of For For Management
Conditional Capital without Preemptive
Rights
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
8 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft as Auditors for
Fiscal Year 2005
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ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC
Ticker: AIB Security ID: G02072117
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Declare the Final Dividend of EUR 0.39 For For Management
3A Elect Michael Buckley as a Director For For Management
3B Elect Adrian Burke as a Director For For Management
3C Elect Kieran Crowley as a Director For For Management
3D Elect Colm Doherty as a Director For For Management
3E Elect Padraic M. Fallon as a Director For For Management
3F Elect Dermot Gleeson as a Director For For Management
3G Elect Don Godson as a Director For For Management
3H Elect Derek Higgs as a Director For For Management
3I Elect Gary Kennedy as a Director For For Management
3J Elect John B. McGuckian as a Director For For Management
3K Elect Aidan McKeon as a Director For For Management
3L Elect Jim O'Leary as a Director For For Management
3M Elect Michael J. Sullivan as a Director For For Management
3N Elect Robert G. Wilmers as a Director For For Management
3O Elect Jennifer Winter as a Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
KPMG Auditors
5 Authorize Share Repurchase of 90 Million For For Management
Shares, Representing 10 Percent of the
Share Capital
6 Set the Price Range for the Off-Market For For Management
Reissue of Treasury Shares
7 Renew the Directors' Authority to Allot For For Management
Shares Representing 5 Percent of the
Share Capital
8 Approve 2005 Performance Share Plan For For Management
9 Remove KPMG as Auditors Against Against Shareholder
10 Appoint Niall Murphy, a Shareholder Against Against Shareholder
Nominee, as a Director
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ASTRAZENECA PLC (FORMERLY ZENECA PLC)
Ticker: ZEN Security ID: G0593M107
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Confirm First Interim Dividend of USD For For Management
0.295 Per Share and Confirm as Final
Dividend the Second Interim Dividend of
USD 0.645 Per Share
3 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management
the Company
4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
5a Re-elect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management
5b Re-elect Hakan Mogren as Director For For Management
5c Re-elect Sir Tom McKillop as Director For For Management
5d Re-elect Jonathan Symonds as Director For For Management
5e Elect John Patterson as Director For For Management
5f Elect David Brennan as Director For For Management
5g Re-elect Sir Peter Bonfield as Director For For Management
5h Re-elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management
5i Re-elect Jane Henney as Director For For Management
5j Re-elect Michele Hooper as Director For For Management
5k Re-elect Joe Jimenez as Director For For Management
5l Re-elect Erna Moller as Director For For Management
5m Re-elect Dame Bridget Ogilvie as Director For For Management
5n Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director For Against Management
6 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
7 Approve AstraZeneca Performance Share For For Management
Plan
8 Approve EU Political Donations and EU For For Management
Political Expenditure up to USD 150,000
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 136,488,521
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 20,473,278
11 Authorise up to Ten Percent of the Issued For For Management
Share Capital for Market Purchase
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BARCLAYS PLC
Ticker: MVCI Security ID: G08036124
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Sir Andrew Likierman as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Richard Clifford as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Matthew Barrett as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect John Varley as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect David Arculus as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Sir Nigel Rudd as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
11 Approve Barclays PLC Performance Share For For Management
Plan
12 Authorise the Directors to Establish For For Management
Supplements or Appendices to the
Performance Share Plan
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 538,163,237
14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 80,724,485
15 Authorise 968,600,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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BASF AG
Ticker: Security ID: D06216101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2004
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.70 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2004
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2005
6 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
7 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management
when Repurchasing Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to Proposed Changes in German Law
(Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation)
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BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG (BMW)
Ticker: Security ID: D12096109
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.62 per Common Share
and EUR 0.64 per Preferred Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2004
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft as Auditors
6 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to Pending Changes in German Law (Law on
Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits)
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
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BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS)
Ticker: Security ID: F1058Q238
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
6 Reelect Jean-Francois Lepetit as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Gerhard Cromme as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Francois Grappotte as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Helene Ploix as Director For For Management
10 Reelect Baudoin Prot as Director For For Management
11 Elect Loyola De Palacio Del For For Management
Valle-Lersundi as Director to Replace
Jacques Friedmann
12 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 780,000
13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
14 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
15 Approve Restricted Stock Plan to For For Management
Directors and Employees of Company and
its Subsidiaries
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
17 Approve Change In Number Of Directors For For Management
Elected By Employees
18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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BOOTS GROUP PLC(FORMERLY BOOTS CO. PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: G12517101
Meeting Date: JUL 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 21 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Helene Ploix as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Martin Read as Director For For Management
6 Elect Richard Baker as Director For For Management
7 Elect Guy Dawson as Director For For Management
8 Elect Tim Parker as Director For For Management
9 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management
the Company
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 64,000,000
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 9,600,000
13 Authorise 76,876,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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BP PLC (FORM. BP AMOCO PLC )
Ticker: BP. Security ID: G12793181
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Re-elect David Allen as Director For For Management
2 Re-elect Lord Browne of Madingley as For For Management
Director
3 Re-elect John Bryan as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Antony Burgmans as Director For For Management
5 Elect Iain Conn as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Erroll Davis, Jr. as Director For For Management
7 Elect Douglas Flint as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Byron Grote as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Tony Hayward as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect DeAnne Julius as Director For For Management
11 Elect Sir Tom McKillop as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect John Manzoni as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Walter Massey as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Michael Miles as Director For For Management
15 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For For Management
16 Re-elect Michael Wilson as Director For For Management
17 Re-elect Peter Sutherland as Director For For Management
18 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorise the Board to Determine
Their Remuneration
19 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 1,770 Million
20 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 256 Million
21 Authorise 2.1 Billion Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
22 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
23 Approve Share Incentive Plan For For Management
24 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G1510J102
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 29.2 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
6a Re-elect Kenneth Clarke as Director For For Management
6b Re-elect Paul Rayner as Director For For Management
6c Re-elect Thys Visser as Director For For Management
7a Re-elect Piet Beyers as Director For For Management
7b Re-elect Robert Lerwill as Director For For Management
7c Re-elect Sir Nicholas Scheele as Director For For Management
8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 178,421,446
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 26,763,216
10 Authorise 214.1 Million Ordinary Shares For For Management
for Market Purchase
11 Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP For For Management
1,000,000 and Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 1,000,000
12 Amend British American Tobacco Long-Term For For Management
Incentive Plan
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COMPAGNIE DE SAINT GOBAIN
Ticker: Security ID: F80343100
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.28 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
6 Reelect Gian Paolo Caccini as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Jean-Martin Folz as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Michel Pebereau as Director For For Management
9 Elect Gerhard Cromme as Director For For Management
10 Elect Jean-Cyril Spinetta as Director For For Management
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 680 Million
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 270 Million
13 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 84 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
14 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
15 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
16 Authorize Up to 3 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital For Use in Restricted Stock Plan
17 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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CONTINENTAL AG
Ticker: CTTAY Security ID: D16212140
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.80 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2004
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2005
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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CREDIT SUISSE GROUP (FORMERLY CS HOLDING)
Ticker: CSR Security ID: H3698D419
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.50 per Share
4 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
5.1 Reelect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Thomas For For Management
Bechtler, Robert Benmosche and Ernst
Tanner as Directors; Elect Jean Lanier
and Anton van Rossum as Directors
5.2 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For For Management
Goerdeler SA as Auditors
5.3 Ratify BDO Visura as Special Auditors For For Management
6 Extend Authorization Term for Creation of For For Management
CHF 22.7 Million Conditional Capital
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CRH PLC
Ticker: CRHCY Security ID: G25508105
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 2, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Declare Dividend For For Management
3a Elect T.W. Hill as Director For For Management
3b Elect D.M. Kennedy as Director For For Management
3c Elect K. McGowan as Director For For Management
3d Elect A. O'Brien as Director For For Management
3e Elect J.L. Wittstock as Director For For Management
3f Elect N. Hartery as Director For For Management
3g Elect J.M.C. O'Connor as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program of 10% For For Management
of Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
8 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to the Aggregate
Nominal Value of EUR 9,056,000
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DIXONS GROUP PLC
Ticker: DXNGY Security ID: G27806101
Meeting Date: SEP 8, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 5.66 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Elect Kevin O'Byrne as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Sir John Collins as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Count Emmanuel d'Andre as For For Management
Director
6 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
7 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
8 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
9 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Electronic Communication and Treasury
Shares
10 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management
Non-Executive Directors from GBP 500,000
to GBP 750,000
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 16,239,204
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 2,435,880
13 Authorise 194 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Amend the Dixons Group plc Approved For For Management
Employee Share Option Scheme 2000 and the
Dixons Group plc Unapproved Employee
Share Option Scheme 2000
15 Approve the Grant of Options to French For For Management
Employees Under the Dixons Group
Unapproved Employee Option Scheme 2000
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DR. ING. F.C.F. PORSCHE AG
Ticker: Security ID: D61577108
Meeting Date: JAN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 3.94 per Common Share
and EUR 4 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
5 Elect Ferdinand Oliver Porsche and For For Management
Walther Zuegel to the Supervisory Board
6 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management
7 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
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ENI SPA
Ticker: E Security ID: T3643A145
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 24, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management
Accounts, and Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
4 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares To Service Stock Option Plan in
Favor of Group Management
5 Fix Number of Directors For For Management
6 Set Directors' Term of Office For For Management
7.1 Elect Directors - Slate 1 Submitted by None For Management
the Ministry of Economy and Finance
7.2 Elect Directors - Slate 2 Submitted by a None For Management
Group of Institutional Investors
(Minority Slate)
8 Elect Chairman of the board of Directors For For Management
9 Approve Remuneration of Chairman of the For For Management
Board and of Directors
10.1 Elect Internal Statutory Auditors - Slate None For Management
1 Submitted by the Ministry of Economy
and Finance
10.2 Elect Internal Statutory Auditors - Slate None For Management
1 Submitted by a Group of Institutional
Investors (Minority Slate)
11 Appoint Chairman of the Internal For For Management
Statutory Auditors' Board
12 Approve Remuneration of Chairman of For For Management
Internal Statutory Auditors' Board and of
Primary Internal Statutory Auditors
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FRANCE TELECOM SA
Ticker: Security ID: F4113C103
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.48 per Share
4 Approve Accounting Transfers From For For Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Account to
Ordinary Reserve
5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
6 Elect Didier Lombard as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Didier Lombard as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Marcel Roulet as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Stephane Richard as Director For For Management
10 Reelect Arnaud Lagardere as Director For For Management
11 Reelect Henri Martre as Director For For Management
12 Reelect Bernard Dufau as Director For For Management
13 Reelect Jean Simonin as Director For For Management
14 Elect Jean-Yves Bassuel as Representative None Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
15 Elect Bernard Gingreau as Representative None Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
16 Elect Stephane Tierce as Representative None Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
17 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 500,000
18 Confirm Name Change of Auditor to For For Management
Deloitte & Associes
19 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
20 Cancel Outstanding Authority to Issue For For Management
Bonds/Debentures
21 Amend Articles to Reflect August 2003 and For Against Management
June 2004 Regulations
22 Amend Articles to Reflect the For For Management
Privatization of the Company
23 Amend Articles to Set Retirement Age of For Against Management
Chairman, CEO, and Other Executive
Directors
24 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 4 Billion
25 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 4 Billion
26 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For Against Management
Ten Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant to
Issue Authority without Preemptive Rights
27 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts
Proposed in Items 24 and 25
28 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 4 For For Management
Billion for Future Exchange Offers
29 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
30 Authorize Issuance of Equity Upon For For Management
Conversion of a Subsidiary's
Equity-Linked Securities
31 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management
400 Million to Participants of Orange
S.A. Stock Option Plan in Connection with
France Telecom Liquidity Agreement
32 Approve Restricted Stock Plan for Orange For For Management
S.A. Option Holders
33 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management
Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR
8 Billion
34 Approve Issuance of Securities For For Management
Convertible into Debt
35 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 2 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
36 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
37 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
38 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC )
Ticker: GSK Security ID: G3910J112
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Elect Sir Christopher Gent as Director For For Management
4 Elect Sir Deryck Maughan as Director For For Management
5 Elect Julian Heslop as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Ronaldo Schmitz as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Lucy Shapiro as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of the Auditors
12 Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP For For Management
50,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure
up to GBP 50,000
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 73,301,955
14 Authorise 586,415,642 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
15 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Shareholder Resolutions
16 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Indemnification of Directors
17 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Participation of a Proxy in a Meeting
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GROUPE BELGACOM(FRMLY BELGACOM SA DE DROIT PUBLIC)
Ticker: Security ID: B10414116
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
2 Amend Articles to Authorize Shareholders For For Management
to Vote by Mail
3 Authorize Implementation of Approved For For Management
Resolutions and Filing of Required
Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry
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GROUPE BELGACOM(FRMLY BELGACOM SA DE DROIT PUBLIC)
Ticker: Security ID: B10414116
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Directors' Reports None None Management
2 Receive Auditors' Reports None None Management
3 Acknowledge Information Received by None None Management
Commission
4 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements None None Management
and Statutory Reports (Non-Voting)
5 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management
of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.64 per
Share
6 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
7 Approve Discharge of Auditors For For Management
8.1 Approve Remuneration of Oren Shaffer For For Management
8.2 Approve Remuneration of Theo Dilissen For For Management
9 Transact Other Business None None Management
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LAFARGE
Ticker: MNCL Security ID: F54432111
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Helene Ploix as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Michel Bon as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Bertrand Collomb as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Juan Gallardo as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Alain Joly as Director For For Management
10 Elect Jean-Pierre Boisivon as Director For For Management
11 Elect Philippe Charrier as Director For For Management
12 Elect Oscar Fanjul as Director For For Management
13 Elect Bruno Lafont as Director For For Management
14 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
15 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For For Management
the Aggregate Value of EUR 5 Billion
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 200 Million
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 135 Million
19 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management
68 Million for Future Acquisitions
20 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 100 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
21 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
22 Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
23 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
A Shareholder Proposal: Remove Voting Right Against For Shareholder
Limitation
24 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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MICHELIN ET CIE.
Ticker: Security ID: F61824144
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.25 per Share
3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Absence of Related-Party
Transactions
5 Approve Accounting Transfer from For For Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Accounts to Other
Reserve
6 Reelect Laurence Parisot as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
7 Reelect Patrick Cox as Supervisory Board For For Management
Member
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9 Amend Articles of Association to Adopt For For Management
Michel Rollier as Limited Managing
Partner
10 Amend Articles of Association to Remove For For Management
Nationality Requirement to Qualify for
Double Voting Rights
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PEUGEOT S.A.
Ticker: Security ID: F72313111
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.35 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Marie-Helene Roncoroni as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
6 Reelect Pierre Banzet as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
7 Reelect Jean-Louis Masurel as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
8 Reelect Jean-Paul Parayre as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
9 Ratify Pricewaterhousecoopers Audit S.A For For Management
as Auditor
10 Ratify Yves Nicolas as Alternate Auditor For For Management
11 Ratify Mazars & Guerard as Auditor For For Management
12 Ratify Patrick de Cambourg Alternate For For Management
Auditor
13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 24 Million For For Management
Peugeot Shares
14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 156.89 Million
15 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 156.89 Million
16 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
17 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
18 Amend Articles Board Related Re: Powers For For Management
of Management Board
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REPSOL YPF SA (FORMERLY REPSOL, S.A.)
Ticker: REP Security ID: E8471S130
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management
of Income, and Discharge Directors for
Fiscal Year Ended 12-31-04
2 Present Amendments of the Board For For Management
Governance Guidelines
3 Amend Articles 40, 47, and 38 of The For For Management
Bylaws and Amend Chapter 2, Title 4 of
the Board Governance Guidelines
4 Elect Directors For For Management
5 Approve Auditors for Company and For For Management
Consolidated Group
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
8 Authorize Issuance of Convertible and For For Management
Non-convertible Bonds without Preemptive
Rights
9 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC (THE)
Ticker: RBSPRE Security ID: G76891111
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 41.2 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4 Re-elect Jim Currie as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir Fred Goodwin as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Steve Robson as Director For For Management
7 Elect Archie Hunter as Director For For Management
8 Elect Charles Koch as Director For For Management
9 Elect Joe MacHale as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
12 Approve Increase in Authorised Share For For Management
Capital; Authorise Issue of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 264,579,936
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 39,686,990
14 Authorise 317,495,924 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
15 Approve 71 M Category II Non-Cumulative For For Management
US$ Pref. Shares; Allot the Newly Created
and 179.5 M Unissued Category II
Non-Cumulative US$ Pref. Shares, the
64.75 M Unissued Non-Cumulative Euro
Pref. Shares and 300 M Unissued
Non-Cumulative GBP Pref. Shares
16 Approve Citizens Financial Group, Inc. For For Management
Long Term Incentive Plan
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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO )
Ticker: Security ID: F5548N101
Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis For For Management
by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of
19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis
Minority Shareholders
2 Approve Accounting Treatment of For For Management
Absorption
3 Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding For For Management
Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of
Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to
Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants
4 Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million For For Management
Outstanding Aventis Stock Options;
Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis
Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis
Stock Options
5 Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of For For Management
Merger and Related Capital Increase to
Aventis Minority Shareholders
6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management
Capital
7 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO )
Ticker: Security ID: F5548N101
Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis For For Management
by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of
19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis
Minority Shareholders
2 Approve Accounting Treatment of For For Management
Absorption
3 Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding For For Management
Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of
Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to
Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants
4 Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million For For Management
Outstanding Aventis Stock Options;
Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis
Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis
Stock Options
5 Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of For For Management
Merger and Related Capital Increase to
Aventis Minority Shareholders
6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management
Capital
7 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SCHERING AG
Ticker: SHR10 Security ID: D67334108
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2004
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.00 per
Dividend-Bearing Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2004
5 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005
6 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management
Remuneration Scheme
7 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to Proposed Changes in German Law
(Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation)
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
9 Approve Control and Profit and Loss For For Management
Transfer Agreement with a Subsidiary
(Scheradmin 01 GmbH)
10 Approve Transformation of Profit and Loss For For Management
Transfer Agreements into Control and
Profit and Loss Transfer Agreements
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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA (FORMERLY SCHNEIDER SA)
Ticker: Security ID: F86921107
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.80 per Share
5 Elect Serge Weinberg as Director For For Management
6 Acknowledge the Resignation of Caisse des For For Management
Depots et Consignations and Appoint
Jerome Gallot as Director
7 Reelect Henri Lachmann as Director For Against Management
8 Reelect Rene Barbier de La Serre as For For Management
Director
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 800,000
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 500 Million
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 300 Million
13 Authorize Capital Increase for Future For For Management
Exchange Offers/Acquisitions
14 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
15 Authorize Up to Three Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
16 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SOCIETE GENERALE
Ticker: SCGLY Security ID: F43638141
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 3.3 per Share
3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Absence Related-Party
Transactions
5 Reelect Jean Azema as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Elisabeth Lulin as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Patrick Ricard as Director For For Management
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9 Reduce Range of Board Size from 15 to 13 For For Management
Board Members; Reduce Number of
Representatives of Employee Shareholders
From 3 to 2, and Allow Use of Electronic
Voting for Elections of Representatives
of Employee Shareholders
10 Amend Articles to Increase Shareholding For For Management
Disclosure Threshold from 0.5 Percent to
1.5 Percent
11 Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
12 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management
Percent Of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
A Shareholder Proposal: Amend Articles of Against For Shareholder
Association to Remove Voting Right
Limitation of 15 Percent
13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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TNT N.V.(FRMELY TPG AND TNT POST GROUP NV)
Ticker: TP Security ID: N31143105
Meeting Date: APR 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management
3 Discussion on Annual Report 2004 and None None Management
Supervisory Board's Report
4 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management
Governance Report
5a Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
5b Approve Total Dividend of EUR 0.57 Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
5c Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
5d Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
6 Approve Remuneration Report Containing For For Management
Remuneration Policy for Management Board
Members
7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
8 Reelect H.M. Koorstra to Management Board For For Management
9a Announce Vacancies on Supervisory Board None None Management
9b Opportunity to Recommend Persons for None None Management
Appointment to Supervisory Board
9c Announcement by Supervisory Board of None None Management
J.H.M. Hommen, G. Monnas, and S. Levy
Nominated for Appointment
9d Elect J.H.M. Hommen, G. Monnas, and S. For For Management
Levy to Supervisory Board
9e Announce Expected Vacancies on None None Management
Supervisory Board in 2006
10a Grant Board Authority to Issue Ordinary For Against Management
Shares Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share
Capital (20 Percent in Connection with
Merger or Acquisition)
10b Authorize Board to Restrict/Exclude For For Management
Preemptive Rights from Issuance Under
Item 10a
11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
12 Approve Reduction of Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of 20.7 Million Ordinary
Shares
13 Amend Articles in Respect to Amendments For For Management
to Book 2 of Dutch Civil Code in
Connection with Adjustment to Large
Companies Regime Act; Change Company Name
to TNT N.V; Approve Technical Amendments
14 Allow Questions None None Management
15 Close Meeting None None Management
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UBS AG
Ticker: Security ID: H8920M855
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 3.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1.1 Reelect Marcel Ospel as Director For For Management
4.1.2 Reelect Lawrence Weinbach as Director For For Management
4.2.1 Elect Marco Suter as Director For For Management
4.2.2 Elect Peter Voser as Director For For Management
4.3 Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd. as Auditors For For Management
5.1 Approve CHF 31.9 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
5.2 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share For For Management
Capital
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UBS AG
Ticker: Security ID: H8920M855
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 ANNUAL REPORT, GROUP AND PARENT COMPANY For For Management
ACCOUNTS FOR 2004. REPORTS OF THE GROUP
AND STATUTORY AUDITORS
2 APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS. For For Management
DIVIDEND FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2004
3 DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS AND THE GROUP EXECUTIVE BOARD
4 RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: MARCEL OSPEL For For Management
5 RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: LAWRENCE A. For For Management
WEINBACH
6 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: MARCO SUTER For For Management
7 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: PETER R. For For Management
VOSER
8 RE-ELECTION OF GROUP AND STATUTORY For For Management
AUDITORS: ERNST & YOUNG LTD., BASEL
9 CANCELLATION OF SHARES REPURCHASED UNDER For For Management
THE 2004/2005 SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM AND
RESPECTIVE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 4 OF THE
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
10 APPROVAL OF A NEW 2005/2006 SHARE BUYBACK For For Management
PROGRAM
11 IN CASE OF AD-HOC SHAREHOLDERS MOTIONS For Against Management
DURING THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, I/WE
AUTHORIZE MY/OUR PROXY TO VOTE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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VINCI (FORMERLY SOCIETE GENERALE D'ENTREPRISES)
Ticker: Security ID: F5879X108
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.2 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Patrick Faure as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Bernard Huvelin as Director For For Management
7 Confirm Name Change of Auditor to For For Management
Deloitte & Associes
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 400 Million
11 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
with Preemptive Rights
12 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
without Preemptive Rights
13 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts
Proposed in Issuance Authorities
14 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management
Percent for Future Acquisitions
15 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management
16 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
17 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees of Vinci International
Subsidiaries Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
18 Authorize up to Ten Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
19 Approve 2-for-1 Stock Split and Reduce For For Management
Par Value from EUR 10 to EUR 5; Amend
Articles 6 and 11 Accordingly
20 Authorize Issuance of Securities For For Management
Convertible into Debt
21 Amend Article 11 to Reduce Board Term For For Management
From Six to Four Years
22 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G93882101
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Peter Bamford as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Julian Horn-Smith as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir David Scholey as Director For For Management
6 Elect Luc Vandevelde as Director For For Management
7 Approve Final Dividend of 1.0780 Pence For For Management
Per Ordinary Share
8 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
10 Authorise the Company and Any Company For For Management
Which is or Becomes a Subsidiary of the
Company to Make EU Political Donations or
Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 900 Million
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 330 Million
13 Authorise 6.6 Billion Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Authorise 660 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase Pursuant to Contingent
Purchase Contracts
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ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIONES (FORMERLY GINES NAVARRO C
Ticker: Security ID: E7813W163
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements and Statutory
Reports; Approve Allocation of Income
2 Approve Discharge of Management For For Management
3 Elect Members to Management Board For For Management
4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management
5 Approve Auditors for Company and For For Management
Consolidated Group
6 Amend Company's Stock Option Plan For For Management
Approved at 5-20-04 AGM
7 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
8 Approve Minutes of Meeting For For Management
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ACTELION LTD.
Ticker: Security ID: H0032X135
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Receive Auditor's Report None None Management
3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
4 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends
5 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
6 Reelect Rob Cawthorn and Jean-Paul Clozel For For Management
as Directors; Elect Juhani Anttila as
Director
7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
8.1 Amend Incentive Stock Option Plan For Against Management
8.2 Approve Creation of 17.5 Million Pool of For For Management
Capital with Preemptive Rights
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ADIDAS-SALOMON AG
Ticker: ADDDY Security ID: D0066B102
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.30 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2004
5 Approve Creation of EUR 41 Million Pool For For Management
of Conditional Capital with Preemptive
Rights
6 Approve Creation of EUR 4 Million Pool of For For Management
Conditional Capital without Preemptive
Rights
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
8 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft as Auditors for
Fiscal Year 2005
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ASTRAZENECA PLC (FORMERLY ZENECA PLC)
Ticker: ZEN Security ID: G0593M107
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Confirm First Interim Dividend of USD For For Management
0.295 Per Share and Confirm as Final
Dividend the Second Interim Dividend of
USD 0.645 Per Share
3 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management
the Company
4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
5a Re-elect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management
5b Re-elect Hakan Mogren as Director For For Management
5c Re-elect Sir Tom McKillop as Director For For Management
5d Re-elect Jonathan Symonds as Director For For Management
5e Elect John Patterson as Director For For Management
5f Elect David Brennan as Director For For Management
5g Re-elect Sir Peter Bonfield as Director For For Management
5h Re-elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management
5i Re-elect Jane Henney as Director For For Management
5j Re-elect Michele Hooper as Director For For Management
5k Re-elect Joe Jimenez as Director For For Management
5l Re-elect Erna Moller as Director For For Management
5m Re-elect Dame Bridget Ogilvie as Director For For Management
5n Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director For Against Management
6 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
7 Approve AstraZeneca Performance Share For For Management
Plan
8 Approve EU Political Donations and EU For For Management
Political Expenditure up to USD 150,000
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 136,488,521
10 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 20,473,278
11 Authorise up to Ten Percent of the Issued For For Management
Share Capital for Market Purchase
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ATOS ORIGIN (FORMERLY ATOS)
Ticker: Security ID: F06116101
Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
2 Approve Accounting Transfer from For For Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Accounts to Other
Reserve
3 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management
of Dividends
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
6 Reelect Didier Cherpitel as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
7 Reelect Dominique Bazy as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
8 Reelect Philippe Germond as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
9 Reelect Jean-Francois Theodore as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
10 Elect Diethart Breipohl as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
11 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 300,000
12 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 22.4 Million
14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 22.4 Million
15 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Exchange Offers
16 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
17 Authorize Up to Ten Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital For Use in Restricted Stock Plan
18 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Atos Origin Employee Investment Fund
19 Amend Article 19-4 to Set Limits to For For Management
Management Board Powers for All
Transactions Above EUR 100 Million
20 Amend Articles Re: Meeting Minutes and For Against Management
Related Party Transactions
21 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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AXA (FORMERLY AXA-UAP)
Ticker: AXA Security ID: F06106102
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.61 per Share
4 Approve Accounting Transfer from Special For For Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Account to
Ordinary Reserve
5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
6 Confirm Resignation and Non-Reelection of For For Management
Thierry Breton as Supervisory Board
Member
7 Reelect Anthony Hamilton as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
8 Reelect Henri Lachmann as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
9 Reelect Michel Pebereau as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
10 Ratify Appointment of Leo Apotheker as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
11 Elect Jacques de Chateauvieux as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
12 Elect Dominique Reiniche as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 1 Million
14 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
15 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
16 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 1.5 Billion
17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 1 Billion
18 Authorize Management Board to Set Issue For Against Management
Price for Ten Percent of Issued Capital
Pursuant to Issue Authority without
Preemptive Rights
19 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts
Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above
20 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 1 For For Management
Billion for Future Exchange Offers
21 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Exchange Offers
22 Authorize Issuance of Equity Upon For For Management
Conversion of a Subsidiary's
Equity-Linked Securities
23 Approve Issuance of Securities For For Management
Convertible into Debt
24 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
25 Authorize Up to 0.5 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
26 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
27 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
28 Amend Articles of Association Re: For Against Management
Definition of Related-Party Transactions
29 Amend Articles Re: Stock Option and For For Management
Restricted Stock Plans
30 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA
Ticker: AGR Security ID: E11805103
Meeting Date: FEB 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements, Allocation of
Income and Distribution of Dividend, and
Discharge Directors
2 Fix Number of Directors; Reelect For For Management
Directors
3 Authorize Additional Issuance of For For Management
Nonconvertible Bonds up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 50 Billion
4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares By Company For For Management
and/or Subsidiaries
5 Reelect Deloitte & Touche Espana, S.L. as For For Management
Auditors
6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA
Ticker: AGR Security ID: E11805103
Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements, Allocation of
Income and Distribution of Dividend, and
Discharge Directors
2 Fix Number of Directors; Reelect For For Management
Directors
3 Authorize Additional Issuance of For For Management
Nonconvertible Bonds up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 50 Billion
4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares By Company For For Management
and/or Subsidiaries
5 Reelect Deloitte & Touche Espana, S.L. as For For Management
Auditors
6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA
Ticker: AGR Security ID: E11805103
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize EUR 260.3 Million Increase in For For Management
Capital Through the Issuance of 531.1
Million New Ordinary Shares without
Preemptive Rights Re: Share Exchange
Resulting from Tender Offer for Shares of
Banca Nazionale del Lavoro; Amend Article
5 Accordingly
2 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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BARCLAYS PLC
Ticker: MVCI Security ID: G08036124
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Sir Andrew Likierman as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Richard Clifford as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Matthew Barrett as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect John Varley as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect David Arculus as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Sir Nigel Rudd as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
11 Approve Barclays PLC Performance Share For For Management
Plan
12 Authorise the Directors to Establish For For Management
Supplements or Appendices to the
Performance Share Plan
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 538,163,237
14 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 80,724,485
15 Authorise 968,600,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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BASF AG
Ticker: Security ID: D06216101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2004
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.70 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2004
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2005
6 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
7 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management
when Repurchasing Shares
8 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to Proposed Changes in German Law
(Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation)
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BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS)
Ticker: Security ID: F1058Q238
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
6 Reelect Jean-Francois Lepetit as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Gerhard Cromme as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Francois Grappotte as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Helene Ploix as Director For For Management
10 Reelect Baudoin Prot as Director For For Management
11 Elect Loyola De Palacio Del For For Management
Valle-Lersundi as Director to Replace
Jacques Friedmann
12 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 780,000
13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
14 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
15 Approve Restricted Stock Plan to For For Management
Directors and Employees of Company and
its Subsidiaries
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
17 Approve Change In Number Of Directors For For Management
Elected By Employees
18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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BOOTS GROUP PLC(FORMERLY BOOTS CO. PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: G12517101
Meeting Date: JUL 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 21 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Helene Ploix as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Martin Read as Director For For Management
6 Elect Richard Baker as Director For For Management
7 Elect Guy Dawson as Director For For Management
8 Elect Tim Parker as Director For For Management
9 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management
the Company
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 64,000,000
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 9,600,000
13 Authorise 76,876,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
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BP PLC (FORM. BP AMOCO PLC )
Ticker: BP. Security ID: G12793181
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Re-elect David Allen as Director For For Management
2 Re-elect Lord Browne of Madingley as For For Management
Director
3 Re-elect John Bryan as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Antony Burgmans as Director For For Management
5 Elect Iain Conn as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Erroll Davis, Jr. as Director For For Management
7 Elect Douglas Flint as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Byron Grote as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Tony Hayward as Director For For Management
10 Re-elect DeAnne Julius as Director For For Management
11 Elect Sir Tom McKillop as Director For For Management
12 Re-elect John Manzoni as Director For For Management
13 Re-elect Walter Massey as Director For For Management
14 Re-elect Michael Miles as Director For For Management
15 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For For Management
16 Re-elect Michael Wilson as Director For For Management
17 Re-elect Peter Sutherland as Director For For Management
18 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management
and Authorise the Board to Determine
Their Remuneration
19 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 1,770 Million
20 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 256 Million
21 Authorise 2.1 Billion Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
22 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
23 Approve Share Incentive Plan For For Management
24 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G1510J102
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 29.2 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
5 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
6a Re-elect Kenneth Clarke as Director For For Management
6b Re-elect Paul Rayner as Director For For Management
6c Re-elect Thys Visser as Director For For Management
7a Re-elect Piet Beyers as Director For For Management
7b Re-elect Robert Lerwill as Director For For Management
7c Re-elect Sir Nicholas Scheele as Director For For Management
8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 178,421,446
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 26,763,216
10 Authorise 214.1 Million Ordinary Shares For For Management
for Market Purchase
11 Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP For For Management
1,000,000 and Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 1,000,000
12 Amend British American Tobacco Long-Term For For Management
Incentive Plan
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BUHRMANN N.V. (FORMERLY KNP BT (N.V. KONINKLIJKE KNP)
Ticker: Security ID: N17109104
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 7, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2a Receive Report of Executive and None None Management
Supervisory Board
2b Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2c Approve Dividends of EUR 0.14 Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
2d Approve Discharge of Executive Board For For Management
2e Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
3 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management
Governance Structure
4a Reelect G.H Smit to Supervisory Board For For Management
4b Elect G. Izeboud to Supervisory Board For For Management
4c Elect B.J. Noteboom to Supervisory Board For For Management
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants For For Management
N.V as Auditors
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
7a Grant Board Authority to Issue Ordinary For Against Management
Shares Up to 10% of Issued Share Capital
(20% in Connection with Merger or
Acquisition), and Preference Shares B Up
to 100% of Issued Share Capital
7b Grant Board Authority to Restrict/Exclude For For Management
Preemptive Rights from Issuance Under
Item 7a
8 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
9 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
10 Close Meeting None None Management
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BUHRMANN N.V. (FORMERLY KNP BT (N.V. KONINKLIJKE KNP)
Ticker: Security ID: N17109104
Meeting Date: MAR 11, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAR 4, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Authorize Repurchase of All Outstanding For For Management
Preference Shares C
3 Amend Articles Re: Allow Conversion of For For Management
Preference Shares C Into Ordinary Shares;
Increase Authorized Share Capital to EUR
1.08 Billion; Adopt Provision Regarding
Indemnity of Executive and Supervisory
Boards
4.a Grant Board Authority to Issue 42,998,485 For For Management
Ordinary Shares and 36,500,000 Options
4.b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Issuance Under Item 4.a
5 Adopt English Language for Annual For For Management
Accounts and Related Documents
6 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
7 Close Meeting None None Management
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CENTRICA PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G2018Z143
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 6.1 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Re-elect Patricia Mann as Director For For Management
5 Elect Mary Francis as Director For For Management
6 Elect Paul Rayner as Director For For Management
7 Elect Jake Ulrich as Director For For Management
8 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
10 Approve EU Political Organisation For For Management
Donations up to GBP 125,000 and Incur EU
Political Expenditure up to GBP 125,000
11 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 43,564,579
12 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 11,571,771
13 Authorise 374,925,383 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Amend Memorandum and Articles of For For Management
Association Re: The Indemnification of
Directors
15 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Treausry Shares, Retirement of Directors,
Voting by Poll and Borrowing Powers
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COMPAGNIE DE SAINT GOBAIN
Ticker: Security ID: F80343100
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.28 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
6 Reelect Gian Paolo Caccini as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Jean-Martin Folz as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Michel Pebereau as Director For For Management
9 Elect Gerhard Cromme as Director For For Management
10 Elect Jean-Cyril Spinetta as Director For For Management
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 680 Million
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 270 Million
13 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 84 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
14 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
15 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
16 Authorize Up to 3 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital For Use in Restricted Stock Plan
17 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
18 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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COMPASS GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G23296182
Meeting Date: FEB 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 6.2 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4 Elect Steve Lucas as Director For For Management
5 Elect Andrew Martin as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Peter Cawdron as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Alain Dupuis as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Val Gooding as Director For For Management
9 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
11 Approve Compass Group PLC Share Bonus For For Management
Matching Plan
12 Authorise EU Political Donations and For For Management
Expenditure up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of GBP 125,000
13 Approve Reduction of the Authorised Share For For Management
Capital of the Company from GBP
300,050,998 to GBP 300,001,000 By
Cancelling Each Authorised but Unissued
Non-Voting Redeemable Preference Share of
GBP 1
14 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
15 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 10.7 Million
16 Authorise 215,540,302 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
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CONTINENTAL AG
Ticker: CTTAY Security ID: D16212140
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.80 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2004
5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for
Fiscal 2005
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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CREDIT AGRICOLE SA
Ticker: Security ID: F22797108
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Accounting Transfers From For For Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Account to
Ordinary Reserve
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.66 per Share
5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
6 Elect Alain David as Director For Against Management
7 Elect Philippe Camus as Director For Against Management
8 Reelect Rene Caron as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Alain Dieval as Director For Against Management
10 Reelect Daniel Lebegue as Director For For Management
11 Reelect Michel Michaud as Director For For Management
12 Reelect Jean-Claude Pichon as Director For For Management
13 Reelect Xavier Fontanet as Director For For Management
14 Reelect Corrado Passera as Director For For Management
15 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 670,000
16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 2 Billion
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 900 Million
19 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 3 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
20 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
21 Approve Capital Increase of Up to EUR 40 For Against Management
Million Reserved to Credit Agricole
International Employees for Use in Stock
Purchase Plan
22 Approve Capital Increase of EUR 40 For For Management
Million for Use in Stock Purchase Plan
for US Employees
23 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
24 Amend Article to Increase Minimum For For Management
Shareholding Disclosure Threshold from
0.5 Percent to 1 Percent
25 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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CREDIT SUISSE GROUP (FORMERLY CS HOLDING)
Ticker: CSR Security ID: H3698D419
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.50 per Share
4 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
5.1 Reelect Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Thomas For For Management
Bechtler, Robert Benmosche and Ernst
Tanner as Directors; Elect Jean Lanier
and Anton van Rossum as Directors
5.2 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For For Management
Goerdeler SA as Auditors
5.3 Ratify BDO Visura as Special Auditors For For Management
6 Extend Authorization Term for Creation of For For Management
CHF 22.7 Million Conditional Capital
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CRH PLC
Ticker: CRHCY Security ID: G25508105
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 2, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Declare Dividend For For Management
3a Elect T.W. Hill as Director For For Management
3b Elect D.M. Kennedy as Director For For Management
3c Elect K. McGowan as Director For For Management
3d Elect A. O'Brien as Director For For Management
3e Elect J.L. Wittstock as Director For For Management
3f Elect N. Hartery as Director For For Management
3g Elect J.M.C. O'Connor as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program of 10% For For Management
of Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
8 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to the Aggregate
Nominal Value of EUR 9,056,000
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DIXONS GROUP PLC
Ticker: DXNGY Security ID: G27806101
Meeting Date: SEP 8, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 5.66 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Elect Kevin O'Byrne as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Sir John Collins as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Count Emmanuel d'Andre as For For Management
Director
6 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
7 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
8 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
9 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Electronic Communication and Treasury
Shares
10 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management
Non-Executive Directors from GBP 500,000
to GBP 750,000
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 16,239,204
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 2,435,880
13 Authorise 194 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Amend the Dixons Group plc Approved For For Management
Employee Share Option Scheme 2000 and the
Dixons Group plc Unapproved Employee
Share Option Scheme 2000
15 Approve the Grant of Options to French For For Management
Employees Under the Dixons Group
Unapproved Employee Option Scheme 2000
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DR. ING. F.C.F. PORSCHE AG
Ticker: Security ID: D61577108
Meeting Date: JAN 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 3.94 per Common Share
and EUR 4 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
5 Elect Ferdinand Oliver Porsche and For For Management
Walther Zuegel to the Supervisory Board
6 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management
7 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For For Management
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E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG)
Ticker: Security ID: D24909109
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.35 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2004
5 Approve Creation of EUR 540 Million Pool For For Management
of Conditional Capital with Preemptive
Rights
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiaries
8 Amend Articles Re: Changes to the For For Management
Remuneration of the Supervisory Board
Members
9 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to Proposed Changes in German Law
(Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation)
10 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For For Management
Auditors
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ENI SPA
Ticker: E Security ID: T3643A145
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 24, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management
Accounts, and Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
4 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares To Service Stock Option Plan in
Favor of Group Management
5 Fix Number of Directors For For Management
6 Set Directors' Term of Office For For Management
7.1 Elect Directors - Slate 1 Submitted by None For Management
the Ministry of Economy and Finance
7.2 Elect Directors - Slate 2 Submitted by a None For Management
Group of Institutional Investors
(Minority Slate)
8 Elect Chairman of the board of Directors For For Management
9 Approve Remuneration of Chairman of the For For Management
Board and of Directors
10.1 Elect Internal Statutory Auditors - Slate None For Management
1 Submitted by the Ministry of Economy
and Finance
10.2 Elect Internal Statutory Auditors - Slate None For Management
1 Submitted by a Group of Institutional
Investors (Minority Slate)
11 Appoint Chairman of the Internal For For Management
Statutory Auditors' Board
12 Approve Remuneration of Chairman of For For Management
Internal Statutory Auditors' Board and of
Primary Internal Statutory Auditors
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ERICSSON (TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON)
Ticker: ERICZ Security ID: W26049119
Meeting Date: APR 6, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
2 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management
3 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management
4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management
5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
6.1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
6.2 Receive Board and Committee Reports None None Management
6.3 Receive President's Report; Allow None None Management
Questions
6.4 Receive Presentation of Audit Work in None None Management
2004
7.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
7.2 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management
7.3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of SEK 0.25 Per Share
8 Determine Number of Members (9) and For For Management
Deputy Members (0) of Board
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Amount of SEK 3 Million for Chairman and
SEK 600,000 for Other Directors; Approve
Remuneration of Committee Members
10 Reelect Michael Treschow, Arne For For Management
Maartensson, Marcus Wallenberg, Peter
Bonfield, Sverker Martin-Loef, Nancy
McKinstry, Eckhard Pfeiffer, and
Carl-Henrik Svanberg as Directors;
Election Ulf Johansson as New Director
11 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
12 Elect Bjoern Svedberg, Bengt Belfrage, For For Management
Christer Elmehagen, Michael Treschow, and
Curt Kaellstroemer as Members of
Nominating Committee
13.1 Approve Implementation of 2005 Long-Term For Against Management
Incentive Plan
13.2 Authorize Reissuance of 39.3 Million For Against Management
Repurchased Class B Shares for 2005
Long-Term Incentive Plan for Key
Employees
14 Authorize Reissuance of 60 Million For For Management
Repurchased Class B Shares in Connection
with 2001 Global Stock Incentive Program,
2003 Stock Purchase Plan, and 2004
Long-Term Incentive Plan
15 Close Meeting None None Management
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FORTIS SA/NV
Ticker: Security ID: B4399L102
Meeting Date: OCT 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Elect Jean-Paul Votron to Board of For For Management
Directors
3.1 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management
3.2 Approve Stock Option Plan and Restricted For Against Management
Share Plan for Executive Members of the
Board
4 Close Meeting None None Management
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FRANCE TELECOM SA
Ticker: Security ID: F4113C103
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.48 per Share
4 Approve Accounting Transfers From For For Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Account to
Ordinary Reserve
5 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
6 Elect Didier Lombard as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Didier Lombard as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Marcel Roulet as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Stephane Richard as Director For For Management
10 Reelect Arnaud Lagardere as Director For For Management
11 Reelect Henri Martre as Director For For Management
12 Reelect Bernard Dufau as Director For For Management
13 Reelect Jean Simonin as Director For For Management
14 Elect Jean-Yves Bassuel as Representative None Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
15 Elect Bernard Gingreau as Representative None Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
16 Elect Stephane Tierce as Representative None Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
17 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 500,000
18 Confirm Name Change of Auditor to For For Management
Deloitte & Associes
19 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
20 Cancel Outstanding Authority to Issue For For Management
Bonds/Debentures
21 Amend Articles to Reflect August 2003 and For Against Management
June 2004 Regulations
22 Amend Articles to Reflect the For For Management
Privatization of the Company
23 Amend Articles to Set Retirement Age of For Against Management
Chairman, CEO, and Other Executive
Directors
24 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 4 Billion
25 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 4 Billion
26 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For Against Management
Ten Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant to
Issue Authority without Preemptive Rights
27 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts
Proposed in Items 24 and 25
28 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 4 For For Management
Billion for Future Exchange Offers
29 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
30 Authorize Issuance of Equity Upon For For Management
Conversion of a Subsidiary's
Equity-Linked Securities
31 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management
400 Million to Participants of Orange
S.A. Stock Option Plan in Connection with
France Telecom Liquidity Agreement
32 Approve Restricted Stock Plan for Orange For For Management
S.A. Option Holders
33 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management
Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR
8 Billion
34 Approve Issuance of Securities For For Management
Convertible into Debt
35 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 2 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
36 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
37 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
38 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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FRANCE TELECOM SA
Ticker: Security ID: F4113C103
Meeting Date: SEP 1, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Wholly For For Management
Owned Subsidiary Wanadoo; Approve
Accounting Treatment of Merger
2 Authorize Assumption of 27.38 Million For For Management
Non-Exercised Wanadoo Stock Options
3 Approve Dissolution of Wanadoo Without For For Management
Liquidation
4 Authorize Board to Issue Up to 100 For For Management
Million Shares to Signatories of
Liquidity Agreement Pursuant to
Conversion of Orange SA Stock Options
5 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
6 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
7 Amend Terms of Share Repurchase of Up to For For Management
Ten Percent of Issued Capital Submitted
to Shareholder Vote at April 9, 2004,
Shareholder Meeting
8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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FRESENIUS AG
Ticker: Security ID: D27348107
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 1.35 per Common Share Vote
and EUR 1.38 per Preference Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management
Fiscal 2004 Vote
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management
for Fiscal 2004 Vote
5 Amend 1999 Profit and Loss Transfer For Did Not Management
Agreement with Fresenius ProServe GmbH Vote
6 Elect Gerhard Rupprecht to the For Did Not Management
Supervisory Board Vote
7 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For Did Not Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors for Vote
Fiscal 2005
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC (FORMERLY GLAXO WELLCOME PLC )
Ticker: GSK Security ID: G3910J112
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Elect Sir Christopher Gent as Director For For Management
4 Elect Sir Deryck Maughan as Director For For Management
5 Elect Julian Heslop as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Jean-Pierre Garnier as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Sir Ian Prosser as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Ronaldo Schmitz as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Lucy Shapiro as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise the Audit Committee to Fix For For Management
Remuneration of the Auditors
12 Approve EU Political Donations up to GBP For For Management
50,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure
up to GBP 50,000
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 73,301,955
14 Authorise 586,415,642 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
15 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Shareholder Resolutions
16 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Indemnification of Directors
17 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Participation of a Proxy in a Meeting
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GROUPE BELGACOM(FRMLY BELGACOM SA DE DROIT PUBLIC)
Ticker: Security ID: B10414116
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Directors' Reports None None Management
2 Receive Auditors' Reports None None Management
3 Acknowledge Information Received by None None Management
Commission
4 Receive Consolidated Financial Statements None None Management
and Statutory Reports (Non-Voting)
5 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management
of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.64 per
Share
6 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
7 Approve Discharge of Auditors For For Management
8.1 Approve Remuneration of Oren Shaffer For For Management
8.2 Approve Remuneration of Theo Dilissen For For Management
9 Transact Other Business None None Management
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GROUPE BELGACOM(FRMLY BELGACOM SA DE DROIT PUBLIC)
Ticker: Security ID: B10414116
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
2 Amend Articles to Authorize Shareholders For For Management
to Vote by Mail
3 Authorize Implementation of Approved For For Management
Resolutions and Filing of Required
Documents/Formalities at Trade Registry
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GUS PLC (FORMERLY GREAT UNIVERSAL STORES)
Ticker: Security ID: G4209W103
Meeting Date: JUL 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 19 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Andy Hornby as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir Victor Blank as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Alan Rudge as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Alan Smart as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect David Tyler as Director For For Management
9 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
11 Authorise 100 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 58,395,799
13 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 12,705,210
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HOLCIM LTD. (FORMERLY HOLDERBANK FINANCIERE GLARUS)
Ticker: Security ID: H36940130
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.25 per Share
4.1 Reelect Willy Kissling, Erich Hunziker, For For Management
Andreas von Planta, and Gilbert Probst as
Directors; Elect Thomas Schmidheiny,
Wolfgang Schuerer, and Dieter Spaelti as
Directors
4.2 Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd. as Auditors For For Management
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ING GROEP NV
Ticker: ING Security ID: N4578E413
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 19, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2a Receive Reports of Executive and None None Management
Supervisory Boards
2b Discussion on Profit Retention and None None Management
Distribution Policy
3a Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3b Approve Allocation of Income and Total For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.07 Per Share
4a Approve Discharge of Executive Board For For Management
4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
5a Discuss and Approve Implementation of For For Management
Dutch Corporate Governance Code by
Company
5b Discuss Executive Board Profile None None Management
5c Discuss Supervisory Board Profile None None Management
6a Reelect Luella Gross Goldberg to For For Management
Supervisory Board
6b Reelect Godfried van der Lugt to For For Management
Supervisory Board
6c Elect Jan Hommen to Supervisory Board For For Management
6d Elect Christine Lagarde to Supervisory For For Management
Board
7 Approve Stock Option and Incentive Stock For For Management
Grants for Members of Executive Board
8a Grant Board Authority to Issue 220 For For Management
Million Ordinary Shares
Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights
(Plus 220 Million Ordinary Shares in
Connection with Merger)
8b Grant Board Authority to Issue 10 Million For For Management
Preference B Shares in Connection with
Conversion of ING Perpetuals III
9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
10 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
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ITALCEMENTI SPA
Ticker: Security ID: T5976T104
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 15, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
3 Approve Integration to the Remuneration For For Management
of External Auditors for Fiscal Year 2004
4 Elect External Auditors for the For For Management
Three-Year Term 2005-2007; Fix Auditors'
Remuneration
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LAFARGE
Ticker: MNCL Security ID: F54432111
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Helene Ploix as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Michel Bon as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Bertrand Collomb as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Juan Gallardo as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Alain Joly as Director For For Management
10 Elect Jean-Pierre Boisivon as Director For For Management
11 Elect Philippe Charrier as Director For For Management
12 Elect Oscar Fanjul as Director For For Management
13 Elect Bruno Lafont as Director For For Management
14 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
15 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For For Management
the Aggregate Value of EUR 5 Billion
16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
17 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 200 Million
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 135 Million
19 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management
68 Million for Future Acquisitions
20 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 100 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
21 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
22 Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
23 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
A Shareholder Proposal: Remove Voting Right Against For Shareholder
Limitation
24 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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MAN GROUP PLC (FORMERLY ED & F MAN GROUP PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: G5790V107
Meeting Date: JUL 7, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 18.6 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
4 Elect Jon Aisbitt as Director For For Management
5 Elect Chris Chambers as Director For For Management
6 Elect Jonathan Nicholls as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Alison Carnwath as Director For For Management
8 Re-elect Harvey McGrath as Director For For Management
9 Re-elect Glen Moreno as Director For For Management
10 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
12 Approve Scrip Dividend For For Management
13 Approve Capital Reorganisation Re: For For Management
Cancellation of Ordinary Share Capital,
Capital Increase and Redenomination of
Share Capital into US Dollars
14 Amend Articles of Association Re: The For For Management
Redenomination of Share Capital
15 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to 103,434,640 Ordinary Shares
16 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to 15,515,190
Ordinary Shares
17 Authorise 31,030,393 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
18 Approve Increase in the Aggregate For For Management
Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors
from GBP 500,000 to GBP 1,000,000
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MICHELIN ET CIE.
Ticker: Security ID: F61824144
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.25 per Share
3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Absence of Related-Party
Transactions
5 Approve Accounting Transfer from For For Management
Long-Term Capital Gains Accounts to Other
Reserve
6 Reelect Laurence Parisot as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
7 Reelect Patrick Cox as Supervisory Board For For Management
Member
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9 Amend Articles of Association to Adopt For For Management
Michel Rollier as Limited Managing
Partner
10 Amend Articles of Association to Remove For For Management
Nationality Requirement to Qualify for
Double Voting Rights
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NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO PLC (FORMERLY NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC,
Ticker: NGG Security ID: G6375K102
Meeting Date: JUL 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Final Dividend of 11.87 Pence Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
3 Elect Mike Jesanis as Director For For Management
4 Elect Maria Richter as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect James Ross as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect John Grant as Director For For Management
7 Re-elect Edward Astle as Director For For Management
8 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix
Remuneration of Auditors
9 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 102,929,251
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 15,439,387
12 Authorise 308,787,755 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
13 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Deletion of the Special Share Article
14 Approve the Cancellation of the Special For For Management
Rights Non-voting Redeemable Preference
Share
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NESTLE SA
Ticker: NESAY Security ID: H57312466
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
1b Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 8.00 per Share
4a Amend Articles of Association to Separate Against For Shareholder
Position of CEO and Chairman of the Board
4b Amend Articles of Association to Reduce Against For Shareholder
Board Terms from Five Years to Three
Years; Approve Individual Election of
Board Members
4c Amend Articles of Association to Reduce Against Against Shareholder
Threshold for Submitting Shareholder
Proposals From CHF 1 Million to CHF
100,000
5 Elect Guenter Blobel as Director For For Management
6 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For For Management
Goerdeler SA as Auditors
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NOKIA CORP.
Ticker: NKCAF Security ID: X61873133
Meeting Date: APR 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 28, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Presentation on Annual Accounts None None Management
2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.33 Per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
6 Increase Number of Directors from Eight For For Management
to Ten
7 Reelect Paul Collins, Georg Ehrnrooth, For For Management
Bengt Holmstroem, Per Karlsson, Jorma
Ollila, Marjorie Scardino, Vesa Vainio,
and Arne Wessberg; Elect Dan Hesse and
Edouard Michelin as New Directors
8 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
9 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
10 Approve Stock Option Plan for Selected For For Management
Personnel; Approve Creation of EUR 1.5
Million Pool of Conditional Capital to
Guarantee Conversion Rights
11 Approve Between EUR 10.56 Million and EUR For For Management
13.80 Million Reduction in Share Capital
via Share Cancellation
12 Approve Creation of Maximum EUR 53.16 For For Management
Million Pool of Conditional Capital
without Preemptive Rights
13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 221.60 For For Management
Million Shares (Up to 443.20 Million
Shares Subject to Pending Legislation)
14 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
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PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
Ticker: VLSI Security ID: N6817P109
Meeting Date: MAR 31, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 24, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2.a Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2.b Receive Explanation on Dividend and None None Management
Reserve Policy (Non-Voting)
2.c Approve Dividend of EUR 0.40 ($0.52) Per For For Management
Common Share
2.d Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
2.e Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
3.a Discussion of Corporate Governance None None Management
Structure (Non-Voting)
3.b Amend Articles to Reflect Recommendations For For Management
of Dutch Corporate Governance Code and
Amendments to Book 2 of Dutch Civil Code
4 Ratify KPMG Accountants NV as Auditors For For Management
5.a Reelect G. Kleisterlee as President and For For Management
CEO and Member of Management Board
5.b Elect P. Sivignon to Management Board For For Management
6.a Reelect L. Schweitzer to Supervisory For For Management
Board
6.b Elect N. Wong to Supervisory Board For For Management
6.c Elect J. Schiro to Supervisory Board For For Management
7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
8 Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized For For Management
Yet Unissued Shares up to 10% (20% in
Connection with Merger or Acquisition) of
Issued Shares Restricting/Excluding
Preemptive Rights
9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
10 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
11 Close Meeting None None Management
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PUBLICIS GROUPE
Ticker: Security ID: F7607Z165
Meeting Date: JUN 1, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.30 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
6 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
Members in the Aggregate Amount of EUR
5,000 per Board Meeting and EUR 5,000 per
Committee Meeting
7 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
8 Reelect Simon Badinter as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
9 Ratify Appointment of Tateo Mataki as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
10 Ratify Mazars et Guerard as Auditor For For Management
11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
12 Cancel Debt Issuance Authority Submitted For For Management
to Shareholder Vote on Jan. 9, 2002
13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 40 Million; Authorize Issuance of
Securities Convertible into Debt
14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 40 Million; Authorize
Issuance of Securities Convertible into
Debt
15 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For Against Management
Capital Increase of Up to Ten Percent
Without Preemptive Rights
16 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 40 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
17 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management
40 Million for Future Exchange Offers
18 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
19 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event that Demand Exceeds Amounts
Proposed Above
20 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
21 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management
22 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management
Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR
40 Million
23 Authorize Up to Ten Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
24 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For For Management
of a Public Tender Offer or Share
Exchange Offer
25 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
26 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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REED ELSEVIER NV (FORMERLY ELSEVIER NV)
Ticker: ELNVY Security ID: N73430105
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Receive Report of Executive Board None None Management
3 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
4 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management
Governance Structure
5 Approve Remuneration Report Containing For For Management
Remuneration Policy for Executive Board
Members
6a Receive Explanation of Company's Reserves None None Management
and Dividend Policy
6b Approve Allocation of Income and Total For For Management
Dividend of EUR 0.33 Per Share
7 Amend Articles to Reflect Recommendations For For Management
of Dutch Corporate Governance Code and
Amendments to Book 2 of Dutch Civil Code
on Two-tiered Company Regime
8a Approve Discharge of Executive Board For For Management
8b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
9 Ratify Deloitte Accountants B.V. as For For Management
Auditors
10a Elect Jan Hommen to Supervisory Board For For Management
10b Elect Strauss Zelnick to Supervisory For For Management
Board
11a Elect Erik Engstrom to Executive Board For For Management
11b Reelect Mark Armour to Executive Board For For Management
11c Reelect Sir Crispin Davis to Executive For For Management
Board
11d Reelect Andrew Prozes to Executive Board For For Management
12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
13a Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized For For Management
Yet Unissued Shares Up to 10 Percent of
Issued Share Capital
13b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Issuance Under Item 13a
14 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
15 Close Meeting None None Management
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REPSOL YPF SA (FORMERLY REPSOL, S.A.)
Ticker: REP Security ID: E8471S130
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management
of Income, and Discharge Directors for
Fiscal Year Ended 12-31-04
2 Present Amendments of the Board For For Management
Governance Guidelines
3 Amend Articles 40, 47, and 38 of The For For Management
Bylaws and Amend Chapter 2, Title 4 of
the Board Governance Guidelines
4 Elect Directors For For Management
5 Approve Auditors for Company and For For Management
Consolidated Group
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
8 Authorize Issuance of Convertible and For For Management
Non-convertible Bonds without Preemptive
Rights
9 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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RIO TINTO PLC (FORMERLY RTZ CORP. PLC)
Ticker: Security ID: G75754104
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 34,350,000
2 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 6,900,000
3 Authorise 106,800,000 Ordinary Shares of For For Management
Rio Tinto Plc for Market Purchase by Rio
Tinto Plc, Rio Tinto Ltd. and any
Subsidiaries of Rio Tinto Ltd.
4 Authorise Buy-Backs of Rio Tinto Ltd. For For Management
Ordinary Shares, Under Off-Market
Buy-Back Tender Schemes, by Rio Tinto
Ltd.
5 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
6 Amend DLC Merger Sharing Agreement For For Management
7 Approve Rio Tinto Share Savings Plan for For Against Management
Employees in France
8 Elect Richard Goodmanson as Director For For Management
9 Elect Ashton Calvert as Director For For Management
10 Elect Vivienne Cox as Director For For Management
11 Re-elect Paul Skinner as Director For For Management
12 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors and Authorise the Board to
Determine Their Remuneration
13 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
14 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
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ROCHE HOLDING AG
Ticker: ROCH20 Security ID: H69293217
Meeting Date: FEB 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For Did Not Management
Reports Vote
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Did Not Management
Management Vote
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of CHF 2.00 per Share Vote
4.1 Reelect John Bell as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.2 Reelect Andre Hoffmann as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
4.3 Reelect Franz Humer as Director For Did Not Management
Vote
5 Ratify KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For Did Not Management
Goerdeler SA as Auditors Vote
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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC (THE)
Ticker: RBSPRE Security ID: G76891111
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Approve Final Dividend of 41.2 Pence Per For For Management
Share
4 Re-elect Jim Currie as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir Fred Goodwin as Director For For Management
6 Re-elect Sir Steve Robson as Director For For Management
7 Elect Archie Hunter as Director For For Management
8 Elect Charles Koch as Director For For Management
9 Elect Joe MacHale as Director For For Management
10 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
11 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
12 Approve Increase in Authorised Share For For Management
Capital; Authorise Issue of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 264,579,936
13 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 39,686,990
14 Authorise 317,495,924 Shares for Market For For Management
Purchase
15 Approve 71 M Category II Non-Cumulative For For Management
US$ Pref. Shares; Allot the Newly Created
and 179.5 M Unissued Category II
Non-Cumulative US$ Pref. Shares, the
64.75 M Unissued Non-Cumulative Euro
Pref. Shares and 300 M Unissued
Non-Cumulative GBP Pref. Shares
16 Approve Citizens Financial Group, Inc. For For Management
Long Term Incentive Plan
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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO )
Ticker: Security ID: F5548N101
Meeting Date: DEC 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis For For Management
by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of
19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis
Minority Shareholders
2 Approve Accounting Treatment of For For Management
Absorption
3 Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding For For Management
Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of
Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to
Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants
4 Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million For For Management
Outstanding Aventis Stock Options;
Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis
Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis
Stock Options
5 Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of For For Management
Merger and Related Capital Increase to
Aventis Minority Shareholders
6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management
Capital
7 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SANOFI-AVENTIS (FORMERLY SANOFI-SYNTHELABO )
Ticker: Security ID: F5548N101
Meeting Date: DEC 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Aventis For For Management
by Sanofi-Aventis; Authorize Issuance of
19.1 Million Shares to Compensate Aventis
Minority Shareholders
2 Approve Accounting Treatment of For For Management
Absorption
3 Assume Obligations of 257,248 Outstanding For For Management
Aventis Warrants; Authorize Issuance of
Up to 301,984 Sanofi-Aventis Shares to
Satisfy Conversion of Aventis Warrants
4 Assume Obligations of 48.08 Million For For Management
Outstanding Aventis Stock Options;
Authorize Issuance of Sanofi-Aventis
Shares to Satisfy Conversion of Aventis
Stock Options
5 Set Dec. 31, 2004, as Effective Date of For For Management
Merger and Related Capital Increase to
Aventis Minority Shareholders
6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management
Capital
7 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
8 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SCHERING AG
Ticker: SHR10 Security ID: D67334108
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2004
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.00 per
Dividend-Bearing Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal Year 2004
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal Year 2004
5 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005
6 Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board For For Management
Remuneration Scheme
7 Amend Articles Re: Calling of and For For Management
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to Proposed Changes in German Law
(Company Integrity and Modernization of
Shareholder Lawsuits Regulation)
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
9 Approve Control and Profit and Loss For For Management
Transfer Agreement with a Subsidiary
(Scheradmin 01 GmbH)
10 Approve Transformation of Profit and Loss For For Management
Transfer Agreements into Control and
Profit and Loss Transfer Agreements
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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA (FORMERLY SCHNEIDER SA)
Ticker: Security ID: F86921107
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.80 per Share
5 Elect Serge Weinberg as Director For For Management
6 Acknowledge the Resignation of Caisse des For For Management
Depots et Consignations and Appoint
Jerome Gallot as Director
7 Reelect Henri Lachmann as Director For Against Management
8 Reelect Rene Barbier de La Serre as For For Management
Director
9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 800,000
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 500 Million
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 300 Million
13 Authorize Capital Increase for Future For For Management
Exchange Offers/Acquisitions
14 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
15 Authorize Up to Three Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
16 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G81083100
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Re-elect Matthew Emmens as Director For For Management
3 Re-elect Ronald Nordmann as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Barry Price as Director For For Management
5 Reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
6 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
7 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
8 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
GBP 8,203,026
9 Authorise Issue of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of GBP 1,230,577
10 Authorise 49,223,083 Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
11 Authorise the Company to Make EU For For Management
Political Organisation Donations up to
GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political
Expenditure up to GBP 25,000
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SIEMENS AG
Ticker: SMAG40 Security ID: D69671218
Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JAN 21, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Supervisory Board Report None None Management
2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.25 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management
Fiscal 2003/2004
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2003/2004
6 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management
Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors
7 Elect Heinrich v. Pierer to the For For Management
Supervisory Board; Elect Michael Mirow as
Alternate Supervisory Board Memeber
8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
9 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
Members
10 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For For Management
Publications for Meeting Announcements
and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings
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SKF AB
Ticker: SKFRY Security ID: W84237143
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 8, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management
3 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management
4 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management
5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
6 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management
7 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports; Receive Committee
Reports; Receive Information about
Remuneration Policy for Company
Management
8 Receive President's Report None None Management
9 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
10 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of SEK 12 Per Share
11 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management
12 Determine Number of Members (8) and For For Management
Deputy Members (0) of Board
13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of SEK 2.4 Million;
Authorize Directors to Receive Cash Value
Equivalent of Market Value of 300 Class B
Shares Each (800 For Chairman); Approve
Remuneration of SEK 300,000 for Committee
Work
14 Reelect Anders Scharp, Soeren Gyll, Vito For For Management
Baumgartner, Ulla Litzen, Clas Aake
Hedstroem, Tom Johnstone, and Winnie Kin
Wah Fok as Directors; Elect Leif Oestling
as New Director
15 Determine Number of Auditors (1) and For For Management
Deputy Auditors (0)
16 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
17 Ratify KPMG as Auditor For For Management
18.1 Amend Articles Re: Decrease Par value For For Management
from SEK 12.50 to SEK 2.50; Set Range for
Minimum (SEK 1.1 Billion) and Maximum
(SEK 4.4 Billion) Issued Share Capital;
Authorize a New Share Class (Class C
Shares)
18.2 Approve SEK 284.6 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Share Cancellation and
Repayment to Shareholders (SEK 25 Per
Share)
18.3 Approve Creation of SEK 284.6 Million For For Management
Pool of Conditional Capital via Issuance
of Class C Shares to Facilitate Reduction
in Share Capital (Item 18.2)
18.4 Approve SEK 284.6 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of Class C
Shares and Repayment to Shareholders
19 Authorize Chairman of Board and For For Management
Representatives of Four of Company's
Largest Shareholders to Serve on
Nominating Committee
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SOCIETE GENERALE
Ticker: SCGLY Security ID: F43638141
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 3.3 per Share
3 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Absence Related-Party
Transactions
5 Reelect Jean Azema as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Elisabeth Lulin as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Patrick Ricard as Director For For Management
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9 Reduce Range of Board Size from 15 to 13 For For Management
Board Members; Reduce Number of
Representatives of Employee Shareholders
From 3 to 2, and Allow Use of Electronic
Voting for Elections of Representatives
of Employee Shareholders
10 Amend Articles to Increase Shareholding For For Management
Disclosure Threshold from 0.5 Percent to
1.5 Percent
11 Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
12 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management
Percent Of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
A Shareholder Proposal: Amend Articles of Against For Shareholder
Association to Remove Voting Right
Limitation of 15 Percent
13 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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SWISS REINSURANCE (SCHWEIZERISCHE RUECKVERSICHERUNGS)
Ticker: Security ID: H84046137
Meeting Date: MAY 9, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.60 per Share
4.1.1 Reelect Thomas Bechtler as Director For For Management
4.1.2 Reelect Benedict Hentsch as Director For For Management
4.1.3 Elect Jakob Baer as Director For For Management
4.2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
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SYNTHES INC
Ticker: ICR Security ID: 87162M409
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 22, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve the Report on the Business Year For For Management
2004
2.1 Elect Director Robert Bland For For Management
2.2 Elect Director Roland Bronnimann For For Management
2.3 Elect Directors Allen Misher For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
4 Amend Certificate to Establish For Against Management
Restrictions on Stock Issuance
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TECHNIP (FORMERLY TECHNIP-COFLEXIP)
Ticker: TNHPY Security ID: F90676101
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve 4-for-1 Stock Split; Amend For Did Not Management
Articles Accordingly Vote
2 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 37.5 Million; Set Global Limit for
Capital Increase to Result from All
Issuance Requests at EUR 75 Million
3 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management
Equity-Linked Securities without Vote
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 37.5 Million
4 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For Did Not Management
Capital Increase of Up to Ten Percent Vote
Without Preemptive Rights
5 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Did Not Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Vote
Proposed in Issuance Authority Above
6 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Did Not Management
Employees Participating in Vote
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
7 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For Did Not Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future Vote
Exchange Offers
8 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management
Up to EUR 75 Million for Bonus Issue or Vote
Increase in Par Value
9 Authorize Up to Three Percent of Issued For Did Not Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Vote
10 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Did Not Management
Vote
11 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote
12 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management
Statutory Reports Vote
13 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management
Dividends of EUR 3.30 per Share Vote
14 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management
and Statutory Reports Vote
15 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote
16 Approve Discharge of Directors For Did Not Management
Vote
17 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management
of Issued Share Capital Vote
18 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management
Documents/Other Formalities Vote
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TELECOM ITALIA SPA.( FORMERLY OLIVETTI SPA )
Ticker: TI Security ID: T92778108
Meeting Date: APR 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 5, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Acquisition of Telecom Italia For For Management
Mobile Spa
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2.1 Fix Number of Directors on the Board For For Management
2.2 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
2.3 Elect Two Directors on the Board For For Management
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TELECOM ITALIA SPA.( FORMERLY OLIVETTI SPA )
Ticker: TI Security ID: T92778108
Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: OCT 20, 2004
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Report Re: Utilization of Savings None For Management
Shares' Special Reserve
2.1.A Reelect Current Board Representative for None For Management
Holders of Savings Shares, Carlo Pasteris
2.1.B Elect New Candidate Designated by Saving None Abstain Management
Shareholders as Board Representative for
Holders of Savings Shares
2.2.A Fix Board Representative for Holders of None For Management
Savings Shares' Term in Office to Three
Years
2.2.B Fix Board Representative of Holders of None Abstain Management
Savings Shares' Term in Office To the
Newly Proposed Term Presented by Saving
Shareholders
2.3.A Fix Board Representative for Holders of None For Management
Savings Shares' Remuneration at EUR
36,152
2.3.B Fix Board Representative for Holders of None Abstain Management
Savings Shares' Remuneration To the Newly
Proposed Amount Presented by Saving
Shareholders
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TELEFONICA S.A. (FORMERLY TELEFONICA DE ESPANA, S.A.)
Ticker: TEF Security ID: E90183182
Meeting Date: MAY 30, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements, Allocation of
Income, and Discharge Directors
2 Approve Dividend For For Management
3 Approve Merger by Absorption of Terra For For Management
Networks
4 Elect Directors For For Management
5 Approve Auditors For For Management
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
7 Approve Reduction in Stated Capital For For Management
8 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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TELEKOM AUSTRIA
Ticker: Security ID: A8502A102
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3 Approve Discharge of Management and For For Management
Supervisory Boards
4 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
Members
5 Ratify Auditors For For Management
6 Amend Articles to Change Size of For Against Management
Supervisory Board and Establish Mandatory
Retirement Age of 65 Years
7 Elect Supervisory Board Members For For Management
8 Receive Report Regarding Share Repurchse None None Management
Scheme
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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TNT N.V.(FRMELY TPG AND TNT POST GROUP NV)
Ticker: TP Security ID: N31143105
Meeting Date: APR 7, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 31, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management
3 Discussion on Annual Report 2004 and None None Management
Supervisory Board's Report
4 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management
Governance Report
5a Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
5b Approve Total Dividend of EUR 0.57 Per For For Management
Ordinary Share
5c Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
5d Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
6 Approve Remuneration Report Containing For For Management
Remuneration Policy for Management Board
Members
7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board For For Management
8 Reelect H.M. Koorstra to Management Board For For Management
9a Announce Vacancies on Supervisory Board None None Management
9b Opportunity to Recommend Persons for None None Management
Appointment to Supervisory Board
9c Announcement by Supervisory Board of None None Management
J.H.M. Hommen, G. Monnas, and S. Levy
Nominated for Appointment
9d Elect J.H.M. Hommen, G. Monnas, and S. For For Management
Levy to Supervisory Board
9e Announce Expected Vacancies on None None Management
Supervisory Board in 2006
10a Grant Board Authority to Issue Ordinary For Against Management
Shares Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share
Capital (20 Percent in Connection with
Merger or Acquisition)
10b Authorize Board to Restrict/Exclude For For Management
Preemptive Rights from Issuance Under
Item 10a
11 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
12 Approve Reduction of Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of 20.7 Million Ordinary
Shares
13 Amend Articles in Respect to Amendments For For Management
to Book 2 of Dutch Civil Code in
Connection with Adjustment to Large
Companies Regime Act; Change Company Name
to TNT N.V; Approve Technical Amendments
14 Allow Questions None None Management
15 Close Meeting None None Management
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TOTAL SA (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A )
Ticker: TOT Security ID: F92124100
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 5.40 per Share of which
EUR 3.00 Remains to be Distributed
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Against Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 24.4 For For Management
Million Shares
6 Reelect Paul Desmarais Jr as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Bertrand Jacquillat as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Maurice Lippens as Director For For Management
9 Elect Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE as For For Management
Director
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 4 Billion
11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 1.8 Billion
12 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
13 Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
A Shareholder Proposal: Authorize Up to One Against Against Shareholder
Percent of Issued Capital for Use in
Restricted Stock Plan
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UBS AG
Ticker: Security ID: H8920M855
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 9, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 ANNUAL REPORT, GROUP AND PARENT COMPANY For For Management
ACCOUNTS FOR 2004. REPORTS OF THE GROUP
AND STATUTORY AUDITORS
2 APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS. For For Management
DIVIDEND FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2004
3 DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For For Management
DIRECTORS AND THE GROUP EXECUTIVE BOARD
4 RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: MARCEL OSPEL For For Management
5 RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: LAWRENCE A. For For Management
WEINBACH
6 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: MARCO SUTER For For Management
7 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: PETER R. For For Management
VOSER
8 RE-ELECTION OF GROUP AND STATUTORY For For Management
AUDITORS: ERNST & YOUNG LTD., BASEL
9 CANCELLATION OF SHARES REPURCHASED UNDER For For Management
THE 2004/2005 SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM AND
RESPECTIVE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 4 OF THE
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
10 APPROVAL OF A NEW 2005/2006 SHARE BUYBACK For For Management
PROGRAM
11 IN CASE OF AD-HOC SHAREHOLDERS MOTIONS For Against Management
DURING THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, I/WE
AUTHORIZE MY/OUR PROXY TO VOTE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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UBS AG
Ticker: Security ID: H8920M855
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 3.00 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4.1.1 Reelect Marcel Ospel as Director For For Management
4.1.2 Reelect Lawrence Weinbach as Director For For Management
4.2.1 Elect Marco Suter as Director For For Management
4.2.2 Elect Peter Voser as Director For For Management
4.3 Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd. as Auditors For For Management
5.1 Approve CHF 31.9 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
5.2 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share For For Management
Capital
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VINCI (FORMERLY SOCIETE GENERALE D'ENTREPRISES)
Ticker: Security ID: F5879X108
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Discharge Directors
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.2 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Patrick Faure as Director For For Management
6 Reelect Bernard Huvelin as Director For For Management
7 Confirm Name Change of Auditor to For For Management
Deloitte & Associes
8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
9 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 400 Million
11 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
with Preemptive Rights
12 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management
without Preemptive Rights
13 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts
Proposed in Issuance Authorities
14 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten For For Management
Percent for Future Acquisitions
15 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management
16 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
17 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees of Vinci International
Subsidiaries Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
18 Authorize up to Ten Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
19 Approve 2-for-1 Stock Split and Reduce For For Management
Par Value from EUR 10 to EUR 5; Amend
Articles 6 and 11 Accordingly
20 Authorize Issuance of Securities For For Management
Convertible into Debt
21 Amend Article 11 to Reduce Board Term For For Management
From Six to Four Years
22 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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VIVENDI UNIVERSAL SA (FORMERLY VIVENDI)
Ticker: Security ID: F7063C114
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.60 per Share
5 Adopt Two-Tiered Board Structure For For Management
6 Adopt New Articles of Asscociation For For Management
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
EUR 1 Billion
8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 500 Million
9 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts
Proposed in Issuance Authority Above
10 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
11 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management
Employees Participating in
Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan
12 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management
13 Authorize Up to 0.5 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan
14 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
15 Elect Jean-Rene Fourtou as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
16 Elect Claude Bebear as Supervisory Board For For Management
Member
17 Elect Gerard Bremond as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
18 Elect Fernando Falco as Supervisory Board For For Management
Member
19 Elect Paul Fribourg as Supervisory Board For For Management
Member
20 Elect Gabriel Hawawini as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
21 Elect Henri Lachmann as Supervisory Board For For Management
Member
22 Elect Pierre Rodocanachi as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
23 Elect Karel Van Miert as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
24 Elect Sarah Frank as Supervisory Board For For Management
Member
25 Elect Patrick Kron as Supervisory Board For For Management
Member
26 Elect Andrzej Olechowski as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
27 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management
Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.2 Million
28 Ratify Salustro-Reydel as Auditor For For Management
29 Ratify Jean-Claude Reydel as Alternate For For Management
Auditor to Replace Hubert Luneau
30 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital
31 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
32-6A Amend Articles of Association Re: Voting For Against Management
Right Limitations
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VODAFONE GROUP PLC
Ticker: Security ID: G93882101
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3 Re-elect Peter Bamford as Director For For Management
4 Re-elect Julian Horn-Smith as Director For For Management
5 Re-elect Sir David Scholey as Director For For Management
6 Elect Luc Vandevelde as Director For For Management
7 Approve Final Dividend of 1.0780 Pence For For Management
Per Ordinary Share
8 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management
Auditors of the Company
9 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
the Auditors
10 Authorise the Company and Any Company For For Management
Which is or Becomes a Subsidiary of the
Company to Make EU Political Donations or
Incur EU Political Expenditure up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000
11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of
USD 900 Million
12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of USD 330 Million
13 Authorise 6.6 Billion Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase
14 Authorise 660 Million Ordinary Shares for For For Management
Market Purchase Pursuant to Contingent
Purchase Contracts
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ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES AG
Ticker: Security ID: H9870Y105
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2005 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management
Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Ommission of Dividends
3 Approve CHF 576 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Reduction of Par Value
and Repayment of CHF 4.00 to Shareholders
4 Extend Authorization Term for Creation of For For Management
CHF 39 Million Conditional Capital
5 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
6.1.1 Elect Manfred Gentz as Director For For Management
6.1.2 Reelect Rosalind Gilmore as Director For For Management
6.1.3 Reelect Dana Mead as Director For For Management
6.1.4 Reelect Gerhard Schulmeyer as Director For For Management
6.2.1 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
6.2.2 Ratify OBT AG as Special Statutory For For Management
Auditors