UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
The New Germany Fund, Inc.
Investment Company Act file number 811-5983
The New Germany Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
David Goldman
Secretary
345 Park Avenue, Floor 27
New York, NY 10154-0004
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-454-6778
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
Date of reporting period: 7/1/08-6/30/09
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ICA File Number: 811-05983
Reporting Period: 07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009
The New Germany Fund, Inc.
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ADIDAS AG (FRMLY ADIDAS-SALOMON AG)
Ticker: ADS Security ID: D0066B102
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 16, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5.1 Reelect Stefan Jentzsch to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
5.2 Reelect Igor Landau to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
5.3 Reelect Willi Schwerdtle to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
5.4 Reelect Christian Tourres to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
5.5 Elect Herbert Kauffmann to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
5.6 Elect Alexander Popow to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6 Amend Articles Re: Voting Rights For For Management
Representation at Annual Meeting due to
New German Legislation (Law on
Transposition of EU Shareholders'
Rights Directive)
7 Amend Articles Re: Conducting of For For Management
Shareholder Meeting due to New German
Legislation (Law on Company Integrity
and Modernization of the Right of
Avoidance)
8 Approve Creation of EUR 50 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital with Preemptive Rights
9 Approve Creation of EUR 25 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
11 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management
when Repurchasing Shares
12.1 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
2009
12.2 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for the For For Management
Inspection of the Abbreviated Financial
Statements for the First Half of Fiscal
2009
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ALLIANZ SE (FORMERLY ALLIANZ AG)
Ticker: ALV Security ID: D03080112
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 3.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5 Elect Karl Grimm to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Authorize Repurchase of up to 5 Percent For For Management
of Issued Share Capital for Trading
Purposes
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
8 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management
of up to 5 Percent of Issued Share
Capital When Repurchasing Shares
9 Amend Articles Re: Entry of Nominees in For For Management
the Shareholders' Register
10 Amend Articles Re: First Supervisory For For Management
Board of Allianz SE, Electronic
Participation in the Annual Meeting,
and Audio and Video Transmission of
Annual Meeting due to New German
Legislation (Law on Transposition of EU
Shareholders' Rights Directive)
11 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Allianz Shared
Infrastructure Services SE
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ALPHA BANK AE (FORMERLY ALPHA CREDIT BANK )
Ticker: ALPHA Security ID: X1687N119
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and Income For For Management
Allocation
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Auditors For For Management
3 Approve Auditors and Fix Their For Against Management
Remuneration
4 Approve Capital Measures for State For For Management
Support Scheme
5 Elect Members of Audit Committee For For Management
6 Approve Director Remuneration For For Management
7 Authorize Board to Participate in For For Management
Companies with Similiar Business
Interests
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ALSTOM
Ticker: ALO Security ID: F0259M475
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: JUN 18, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.12 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Ongoing Related-Party
Transaction
5 Approve Transaction with Patrick Kron For For Management
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as For For Management
Auditor
7 Ratify Mazars as Auditor For For Management
8 Ratify Yves Nicolas as Alternate For For Management
Auditor
9 Ratify Patrick de Cambourg as Alternate For For Management
Auditor
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
11 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
12 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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ARCELORMITTAL
Ticker: MTP Security ID: L0302D129
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Consolidated Financial None None Management
Statements and Directors' and Auditors'
Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements
3 Accept Financial Statements For For Management
4 Acknowledge Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
5 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of USD 0.75 per Share
6 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
7 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
8 Approve Retirement of Directors For For Management
9 Reelect Narayanan Vaghul as Director For Against Management
10 Reelect Wilbur L. Ross as Director For Against Management
11 Reelect Francois Pinault as Director For Against Management
12 Approve Share Repurchase Program For Against Management
13 Ratify Deloitte SA as Auditors For For Management
14 Approve Bonus Plan For For Management
15 Approve Stock Option Plan For Against Management
16 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
17 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights and Amend Article 5.5
Accordingly
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ARCELORMITTAL
Ticker: LOR Security ID: L0302D129
Meeting Date: JUN 17, 2009 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights Within Limits of
Authorized Capital and Amend Article
5.5 Accordingly
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AXA
Ticker: CS Security ID: F06106102
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.40 per Share
4 Approve Auditors' Special Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Jacques de Chateauvieux as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
6 Reelect Anthony Hamilton as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
7 Reelect Michel Pebereau as Supervisory For Against Management
Board Member
8 Reelect Dominique Reiniche as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
9 Elect Ramon de Oliveira as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For Against Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
11 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 2 Billion
13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion
14 Authorize Board to Set Issue Price for For For Management
10 Percent of Issued Capital Pursuant
to Issue Authority without Preemptive
Rights
15 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related
to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder
Vote Items 12 to 14 and 16 to 18
16 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management
1 Billion for Future Exchange Offers
17 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
18 Authorize Issuance of Equity upon For For Management
Conversion of a Subsidiary's
Equity-Linked Securities for Up to EUR
1 Billion
19 Approve Issuance of Securities For For Management
Convertible into Debt
20 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
21 Approve Stock Purchase Plan Reserved For For Management
for Employees of International
Subsidiaries
22 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
23 Authorize Issuance of Preferred Stock For Against Management
in Favor of Axa Assurances IARD
Mutuelle and Axa Assurances Vie
Mutuelle for up to Aggregate Nominal
Amount of EUR 1 Billion
24 Authorize Issuance of Preferred Stock For For Management
with Preemptive Rights for up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1
Billion
25 Authorize Issuance of Preferred Stock For Against Management
without Preemptive Rights for up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1
Billion
26 Adopt New Articles of Association, For For Management
Pursuant to Items 23 through 25
27 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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BANCO SANTANDER S.A.
Ticker: SAN Security ID: E19790109
Meeting Date: JAN 25, 2009 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve EUR 88.7 Million Capital For For Management
Increase via Issuance of 177.4 Million
New Common Shares with EUR 0.5 Par
Value Each and a Share Issuance Premium
to be Determined by the Board, in
Accordance with Article 159.1c of
Spanish Companies Law
2 Approve Delivery of 100 Banco Santander For For Management
Shares to Each Employee of the Abbey
National plc.subgroup as Special Bonus
at the Completion of the Acquisition of
the Retail Deposits and Branch and
Distribution Networks of the Bradford &
Bingley plc. Group
3 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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BANCO SANTANDER S.A.
Ticker: SAN Security ID: E19790109
Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements and Statutory
Reports and Discharge Directors for
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3.1 Reelect Matias Rodriguez Inciarte to For For Management
the Board of Directors
3.2 Reelect Manuel Soto Serrano to the For For Management
Board of Directors
3.3 Reelect Guillermo de la Dehesa Romero For For Management
to the Board of Directors
3.4 Reelect Abel Matutes Juan to the Board For For Management
of Directors
4 Reelect Auditors for Fiscal Year 2009 For For Management
5 Authorize Repurchase of Shares in For For Management
Accordance With Article 75 of Corporate
Law; Void Authorization Granted on June
21, 2008
6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights in Accordance to
Article 153 1.a) of the Spanish
Corporate Law; Void Authorization
Granted at the AGM held on June 21,
2008
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2.04
Billion without Preemptive Rights
8 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
0.5: 1 Bonus Issue; Amend Article 5
Accordingly
9 Grant Board Authorization to Issue For For Management
Convertible and/or Exchangeable Debt
Securities without Preemptive Rights
10.1 Approve Bundled Incentive Plans Linked For For Management
to Predetermined Requirements such as
Total Return Results and EPS
10.2 Approve Savings Plan for Abbey National For For Management
Plc' Employees and other Companies of
Santander Group in the U.K.
10.3 Approve Issuance of 100 Shares to For For Management
Employees of Sovereign Subsidiary
11 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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BASF SE (FORMERLY BASF AG)
Ticker: BFASF Security ID: D06216101
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.95 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
2009
6.1 Reelect Francois Diedrich to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6.2 Reelect Michael Diekmann to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6.3 Reelect Franz Ferenbach to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
6.4 Elect Stephen Green to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6.5 Reelect Max Kley to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6.6 Elect Eggert Vosherau to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7 Approve Creation of EUR 500 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
8 Amend Articles Re: First Supervisory For For Management
Board of BASF SE
9 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management
Board
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BAUER AG
Ticker: Security ID: D0639R105
Meeting Date: JUN 25, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 4, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2009
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management
Board
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BAYER AG
Ticker: BAYZF Security ID: D07112119
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation
of Income and Dividends of EUR 1.40 per
Share for Fiscal 2008
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
5 Approve Conversion of Bearer Shares For For Management
into Registered Shares
6 Amend Articles Re: Allow Electronic For For Management
Distribution of Company Communications
7 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2009
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BNP PARIBAS
Ticker: BNP Security ID: F1058Q238
Meeting Date: DEC 19, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: DEC 16, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Contribution in Kind of For For Management
98,529,695 Fortis Banque Shares by SFPI
2 Approve Contribution in Kind of For For Management
263,586,083 Fortis Banque Luxembourg
Shares by Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
3 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
4 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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CRH PLC
Ticker: CRHCF Security ID: G25508105
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Dividends For For Management
3a Reelect W.P. Egan as Director For For Management
3b Reelect J.M. de Jong as Director For For Management
3c Reelect M. Lee as Director For For Management
3d Reelect G.A. Culpepper as Director For For Management
3e Reelect A. Manifold as Director For For Management
3f Reelect W.I. O'Mahony as Director For For Management
3g Reelect M.S. Towe as Director For For Management
4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Auditors
5 Increase in Authorized Share Capital For For Management
6 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights
7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
8 Authorize Share Repurchase For For Management
9 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management
Treasury Shares
10 Authorize Reissuance of Treasury Shares For For Management
11 Approve Scrip Dividend Program For For Management
12 Approve Notice of Period for For For Management
Extraordinary General Meetings
13 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
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DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG
Ticker: LHA Security ID: D1908N106
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.70 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
6 Approve Creation of EUR 25 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
for Employee Stock Purchase Plan
7 Amend Articles Re: Annulment of Free For For Management
Flights for Supervisory Board Members
8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2009
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DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
Ticker: DTLSF Security ID: D2035M136
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 0.78 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Postponement of Discharge for For For Management
Former Supervisory Board Member Klaus
Zumwinkel for Fiscal 2008
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Members, Excluding Klaus Zumwinkel, for
Fiscal 2008
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2009
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
8 Elect Joerg Asmussen to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
9 Elect Ulrich Schroeder to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
10 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management
Subsidiary Interactive Media CCSP GmbH
11 Approve Creation of EUR 2.2 Billion For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
12 Approve Creation of EUR 38.4 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
13 Amend Articles Re: Audio/Video For For Management
Transmission of Annual Meeting due to
New German Legislation (Law on
Transposition of EU Shareholders'
Rights Directive)
14 Amend Articles Re: Attestation of For For Management
Shareholding and Voting Rights
Representation at Annual Meeting due to
New German Legislation (Law on
Transposition of EU Shareholders'
Rights Directive)
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DNO INTERNATIONAL ASA (FORMERLY DNO ASA)
Ticker: Security ID: R60003101
Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting; Registration of Attending None None Management
Shareholders and Proxies
2 Elect Chairman of Meeting; Designate For For Management
Inspector(s) of Minutes of Meeting
3 Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda For For Management
4 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation
of Income
5 Approve Remuneration of Directors for For For Management
2008 in the Amount of NOK 265,000 for
Chairman, and NOK 240,000 for Other
Directors
6 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
7 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For Against Management
Terms of Employment For Executive
Management
8 Approve Bonus Scheme Based on Value of For Against Management
Company's Share for Management,
Resource Persons, and Other Employees
9 Reelect Current Members of the Board of For For Management
Directors for a Two-Year Period
10 Approve Creation of NOK 20 Million Pool For Against Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
11 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For Against Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
12 Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds For Against Management
without Preemptive Rights up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of NOK 2
Billion; Approve Creation of NOK 40
Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
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E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG)
Ticker: EOAN Security ID: D24914133
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5 Elect Jens Heyerdahl to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6a Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2009
6b Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for the Inspection of the
Abbreviated Financial Statements for
the First Half of Fiscal 2009
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares; Authorize Use of
Financial Derivatives When Repurchasing
Shares
8 Approve Creation of EUR 460 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
9a Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with For For Management
Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds
without Preemptive Rights up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 5
Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 175
Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
9b Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with For For Management
Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds
without Preemptive Rights up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 5
Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 175
Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
10 Amend Corporate Purpose For For Management
11a Amend Articles Re: Audio and Video For For Management
Transmission at Annual Meeting due to
New German Legislation (Law on
Transposition of EU Shareholders'
Rights Directive)
11b Amend Articles Re: Voting Rights For For Management
Representation at Annual Meeting due to
New German Legislation (Law on
Transposition of EU Shareholders'
Rights Directive)
11c Amend Articles Re: Convocation of For For Management
Annual Meeting due to New German
Legislation (Law on Transposition of EU
Shareholders' Rights Directive)
12 Approve Affiliation Agreement with E.ON For For Management
Einundzwanzigste Verwaltungs GmbH
13 Approve Affiliation Agreement with E.ON For For Management
Zweiundzwanzigste Verwaltungs GmbH
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FORTUM OYJ
Ticker: FUM Security ID: X2978Z118
Meeting Date: APR 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Calling the Meeting to Order None None Management
3 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management
Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting
4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management
5 Prepare and Approve List of For For Management
Shareholders
6 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports; Receive Supervisory
Board's Report; Receive Auditor's
Report
7 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
8 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.00 Per Share
9 Approve Discharge of Board of For For Management
Directors, Supervisory Board and
President
10 Approve Remuneration of Members of For For Management
Supervisory Board
11 Fix Number of Supervisory Board Members For For Management
12 Elect Supervisory Board Members For For Management
13 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Amount of EUR 66,000 for Chair, EUR
49,200 for Vice-chair and EUR 35,400
for Other Directors; Approve Additional
Compensation for Attendance
14 Fix Number of Directors at 7 For For Management
15 Reelect Peter Fagernaes (Chair), Matti For For Management
Lehti (Vice-chair), Esko Aho, Ilona
Ervasti-Vaintola, Birgitta
Johansson-Hedberg and Christian
Ramm-Schmidt as Directors; Elect Sari
Baldauf as New Director
16 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management
17 Ratify Deloitte & Touche Ltd as For For Management
Auditors
18 Shareholder Proposal: Appoint None Against Shareholder
Nominating Committee
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FRESENIUS SE
Ticker: FRE3 Security ID: D27348107
Meeting Date: MAY 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: APR 17, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Special Vote for Preference For For Management
Shareholders: Approve Creation of EUR
12.8 Million Pool of Capital with
Preemptive Rights
2 Special Vote for Preference For For Management
Shareholders: Approve Creation of EUR
6.4 Million Pool of Capital without
Preemptive Rights
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FUGRO NV
Ticker: FUR Security ID: N3385Q197
Meeting Date: MAY 7, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 30, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Receive Report of Management Board and None None Management
Supervisory Board (Non-Voting)
3 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
6a Receive Explanation on Company's None None Management
Reserves and Dividend Policy
6b Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
7a Reelect F.J.G.M. Cremers to Supervisory For For Management
Board
7b Elect M. Helmes to Supervisory Board For For Management
8 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management
9a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For Against Management
9b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For Against Management
Rights from Issuance under Item 9a
10 Allow Questions None None Management
11 Close Meeting None None Management
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GALP ENERGIA, SGPS S.A
Ticker: GALP Security ID: X3078L108
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Individual Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
2 Approve Company's Corporate Governance For For Management
Report
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
4 Approve Discharge of Management and For For Management
Supervisory Board
5 Elect Secretary of the General Meeting For For Management
for the 2008-2010 Term
6 Amend Article 3: Adopt One-Share None For Shareholder
One-Vote
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GAMESA CORPORACION TECHNOLOGICA S.A
Ticker: GAM Security ID: E54667113
Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements and Statutory
Reports for the Year Ended Dec. 31,
2008
2 Approve Allocation of Income for the For For Management
Year Ended Dec. 31, 2008
3 Approve Management Report of Individual For For Management
and Consolidated Companies for the Year
Ended Dec. 31, 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
5 Elect Iberdrola S.A. as a Director For For Management
6 Elect Carlos Fernandez-Lerga Garralda For For Management
as a Director
7 Appoint External Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
Year 2009
8 Authorize Repurchase of Shares Up to 5 For For Management
Percent of Capital; Void Previous
Authorization Granted by the AGM on May
30, 2008
9 Approve Stock for Salary Bonus Plan for For For Management
Executives under the Long Term
Incentive Program to Achieve the
Objectives of the Strategic Plan
2009-2011
10 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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GDF SUEZ
Ticker: GSZ Security ID: F42768105
Meeting Date: DEC 17, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: DEC 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Spin-Off Agreement and Its For For Management
Remuneration to GDF Investissements 31
2 Approve Spin-Off Agreement and Its For For Management
Remuneration to GDF Investissements 37
3 Amend Article 16 of the Bylaws Re: For For Management
Election of Vice-Chairman
4 Amend Articles 13.1 and 13.3 of the For For Management
Bylaws Re: Election of Shareholder
Employee Representative to the Board of
Directors
5 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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GDF SUEZ
Ticker: GSZ Security ID: F42768105
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 28, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.20 per Share
4 Approve Auditors' Special Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
6 Elect Patrick Arnaud as Representative For Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
7 Elect Charles Bourgeois as For Against Management
Representative of Employee Shareholders
to the Board
8 Elect Emmanuel Bridoux as For Against Management
Representative of Employee Shareholders
to the Board
9 Elect Gabrielle Prunet as For Against Management
Representative of Employee Shareholders
to the Board
10 Elect Jean-Luc Rigo as Representative For Against Management
of Employee Shareholders to the Board
11 Elect Philippe Taurines as For Against Management
Representative of Employee Shareholders
to the Board
12 Elect Robin Vander Putten as For Against Management
Representative of Employee Shareholders
to the Board
13 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
for International Employees
14 Authorize up to 0.5 Percent of Issued For For Management
Capital for Use in Stock Option Plan
15 Authorize up to 0.5 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plan
16 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
A Authorize up to 0.5 Percent of Issued Against Against Shareholder
Capital for Use in Stock Option Plan to
All Employees
B Authorize up to 0.5 Percent of Issued Against Against Shareholder
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plan to All Employees and Officers
C Approve Dividends of EUR 0.80 per Share Against Against Shareholder
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GEMALTO
Ticker: Security ID: N3465M108
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 27, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Receive Annual Report None None Management
3 Approve Financial Statements For For Management
4 Receive Explanation on Company's None None Management
Reserves and Dividend Policy
5a Approve Discharge of CEO For For Management
5b Approve Discharge of Non Executive For For Management
Directors
6a Elect Buford Alexander to Board of For For Management
Directors
6b Reelect Kent Atkinson to Board of For For Management
Directors
6c Reelect David Bonderman to Board of For For Management
Directors
6d Reelect Johannes Fritz to Board of For For Management
Directors
6e Reelect John Ormerod to Board of For For Management
Directors
7 Authorize Repurchase Shares For For Management
8 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
9 Allow Questions None None Management
10 Close Meeting None None Management
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GRIFOLS SA
Ticker: GRF Security ID: E5706X124
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Individual Financial Statements For For Management
and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year
Ended Dec 31, 2008; Allocation of
Income
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports for
Fiscal Year Ended Dec 31, 2008
3 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
4 Reelect External Auditors for the For For Management
Individual Accounts
5 Reelect External Auditors for the For For Management
Consolidated Accounts
6 Ratify Director Ana Vega Lluch For For Management
7 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
8 Approve Dividends For For Management
9 Authorize Share Repurchase For For Management
10 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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GRONTMIJ NV
Ticker: Security ID: N37558199
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 28, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Presentation by the Management Board None None Management
3a Receive Report of Management Board None None Management
(Non-Voting)
3b Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
4 Approve Dividends of EUR 1.15 per share For For Management
5a Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
5b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
6a1 Reelect F.L.V. Meysman to Supervisory For For Management
Board
6a2 Reelect S.E. Eisma to Supervisory Board For For Management
6a3 Reelect J.H.J. Zegering Hadders to For For Management
Supervisory Board
7 Elect D.M. Zuydam to Executive Board For For Management
8a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus
Additional 10 Percent in Case of
Takeover/Merger
8b Grant Board Authority to Issue For Against Management
Preference Shares
8c Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Issuance under Item 8a
9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
10 Ratify KPMG Accountants N.V. as For For Management
Auditors
11 Allow Questions None None Management
12 Close Meeting None None Management
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GROUPE DANONE
Ticker: BN Security ID: F12033134
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 20, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.20 per Share
4 Approve Stock Dividend Program For For Management
5 Approve Auditors' Special Report For Against Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
6 Reelect Richard Goblet d'Alviella as For Against Management
Director
7 Reelect Christian Laubie as Director For Against Management
8 Reelect Jean Laurent as Director For For Management
9 Reelect Hakan Mogren as Director For For Management
10 Reelect Benoit Potier as Director For For Management
11 Elect Guylaine Saucier as Director For For Management
12 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Aggregate Amount of EUR 600,000
13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
14 Approve Creation of Danone Eco-Systeme For For Management
Fund
15 Change Company Name to Danone For For Management
16 Amend Article 7 of Bylaws Re: For For Management
Delegation of Power in Case of Share
Capital Increase
17 Amend Articles 10 of Association Re: For For Management
Shareholders Identification
18 Amend Article 18 of Bylaws Re: For For Management
Attendance to Board Meetings Through
Videoconference and Telecommunication
19 Amend Article 22 of Bylaws Re: Record For For Management
Date
20 Amend Article 26 of Bylaws Re: For For Management
Electronic Voting
21 Amend Article 27 of Bylaws Re: For For Management
Delegation of Powers to the Board for
the Issuance of Bonds
22 Amend Articles 27 and 28 of Association For For Management
Re: Quorum Requirements for Ordinary
and Extraordinary General Meetings
23 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities with
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 45 Million
24 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 30 Million
25 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For For Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related
to Delegations Submitted to Shareholder
Vote Above
26 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management
25 Million for Future Exchange Offers
27 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
28 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management
Up to EUR 33 Million for Bonus Issue or
Increase in Par Value
29 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
30 Authorize up to 6 Million Shares for For For Management
Use in Stock Option Plan
31 Authorize up to 2 Million Shares for For Against Management
Use in Restricted Stock Plan
32 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management
Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
33 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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HELVETIA HOLDING AG (FRMLY HELVETIA PATRIA HOLDING)
Ticker: Security ID: H35927120
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For Against Management
Management
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 13.50 per Share
4.1 Amend Articles Re: Auditors For For Management
4.2 Amend Articles Re: Reduce Threshold to For For Management
Place Items on Agenda
5 Elect Hans-Juerg Bernet, John Manser, For Against Management
and Pierin Vincenz as Directors
(Bundled)
6 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors For For Management
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IBERDROLA RENOVABLES SA
Ticker: IBR Security ID: E6244B103
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements and Statutory
Reports for Fiscal Year Ended December
31, 2008
2 Approve Allocation of Income for Fiscal For For Management
Year Ended December 31, 2008
3 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Management Reports for Fiscal Year
Ended December 31, 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
5 Appoint External Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
Year 2009
6.1 Ratify Appointment by Cooptation of For For Management
Santiago Martinez Garrido as Director
6.2 Ratify Appointment by Cooptation of For For Management
Maria Dolores Herrera Pereda as
Director
7 Authorize Repurchase of Shares; Void For For Management
Previous Authorization to the Extent of
Unused Portion
8 Authorize Board to Establish and Fund For For Management
Associations and Foundations
9 Amend Articles 13, 18, 23, 28, 30, 31, For For Management
32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 43 from
Title III of the Company Bylaws
10 Amend the General Meeting Guidelines For For Management
and Approve Resulting Text of the
Guidelines
11 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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IBERDROLA S.A.
Ticker: IBE Security ID: E6165F166
Meeting Date: MAR 19, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements and Statutory
Reports for Fiscal Year 2008
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends
3 Receive Management's Report on Company For For Management
and Consolidated Group
4 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
5 Re-Appoint Auditors for Company and For For Management
Consolidated Group for Fiscal Year 2009
6 Ratify Appointment of Mrs. Samantha For For Management
Barber as Independent Director
7 Authorize Repurchase of Shares in the For For Management
Amount of up to 5 Percent of Share
Capital; Void Authorization Granted at
the AGM held on April 17, 2008
8 Authorize the Board to Issue For For Management
Bonds/Debentures/Other Debt Securities
up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR
20 Billion and Promissory Notes up to
an Amount of EUR 6 Billion; Void
Authorization Granted at the AGM held
on April 17, 2008
9 Authorize Issuance of For For Management
Bonds/Debentures/Warrants With
Pre-Emptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 5 billion
10 Approve the Listing and Delisting of For For Management
Shares, Debt Securities, Bonds,
Promissory Notes, and Preferred Stock,
in Spain and Foreign Secondary Markets;
Void Authorization Granted at the AGM
held on April 17, 2008
11 Authorize Board to Approve the Creation For For Management
of Foundation; Void Authorization
Granted at the AGM held on April 17,
2008
12.1 Amend Articles 23, 28, 34, 36, 37, 38, For For Management
45, 46, 47, and 49 of Company Bylaws
12.2 Amend Articles 57 and 58 of Company For For Management
Bylaws
13 Amend and Approve New Text of General For For Management
Meeting Guidelines
14 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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INDRA SISTEMAS SA
Ticker: IDR Security ID: E6271Z155
Meeting Date: JUN 24, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management
Financial Statements for the Period
Ended Dec. 31, 2008; Approve Allocation
of Income
2 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management
3 Approve Merger by Absorption of Euro For For Management
Quality, S.L.; Approve the Merger
Balance Sheet; Approve Fiscal
Consolidation of the Tax Regime
4.1 Elect Salvador Gabarro Serra as For For Management
Director
4.2 Elect Rafael Villaseca as Director For For Management
4.3 Dismiss Director Pedro Ramon y Cajal For For Management
4.4 Elect Daniel Garcia Pita as Director For For Management
5 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management
6 Approve Auditors for Fiscal Year 2009 For For Management
7 Approve Minutes of Meeting For For Management
8 Receive Remuneration Report For For Management
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LINDE AG
Ticker: LIN Security ID: D50348107
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.80 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5 Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors for Fiscal For For Management
2009
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Cancellation of Unused Pool of For For Management
Conditional Capital
8 Amend Articles Re: Audio and Video For For Management
Transmission of Annual Meeting due to
New German Legislation (Law on
Transposition of EU Shareholders'
Rights Directive)
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LONZA GROUP LTD.
Ticker: LONN Security ID: H50524133
Meeting Date: APR 8, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
2 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 1.75 per Share
4 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
5 Approve CHF 5 Million Increase in For For Management
Existing Pool of Capital and Creation
of New CHF 5 Million Pool of Capital
without Preemptive Rights
6.1 Reelect Julia Higgins as Director For For Management
6.2 Reelect Patrick Aebischer as Director For For Management
6.3 Reelect Gerhard Mayr as Director For For Management
6.4 Reelect Rolf Soiron as Director For For Management
6.5 Reelect Richard Sykes as Director For For Management
6.6 Reelect Peter Wilden as Director For For Management
6.7 Elect Frits van Dijkas as Director For For Management
7 Ratify KPMG as Auditors For For Management
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LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON
Ticker: MC Security ID: F58485115
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 11, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Auditors' Special Report For Against Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.60 per Share
5 Reelect Antoine Arnault as Director For Against Management
6 Reelect Antoine Bernheim as Director For Against Management
7 Reelect Albert Frere as Director For Against Management
8 Reelect Pierre Gode as Director For Against Management
9 Reelect Lord Powell of Bayswater as For Against Management
Director
10 Elect Yves-Thilbaut de Silguy as For For Management
Director
11 Authorize Repurchase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
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 50 Million
14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 50 Million, with
the Possibility Not to Offer them to
the Public for an Amount Representing
20 Percent per Year
15 Authorize Board to Increase Capital in For Against Management
the Event of Additional Demand Related
to Delegation Submitted to Shareholders
Votes under Items 13 and 14 Above
16 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For Against Management
50 Million for Future Exchange Offers
17 Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
Acquisitions
18 Authorize up to 3 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Stock Option Plan
19 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
20 Amend Articles 11 and 23 of Bylaws Re: For For Management
Shareholding Requirements for Directors
and Double Voting Rights
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MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG
Ticker: MUV2 Security ID: D55535104
Meeting Date: APR 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Receive Supervisory Board, Corporate None None Management
Governance, and Remuneration Reports
for Fiscal 2008 (Non-Voting)
1b Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 5.50 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
6 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management
when Repurchasing Shares
7.1 Elect Peter Gruss to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7.2 Elect Henning Kagermann to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7.3 Elect Peter Loescher to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7.4 Elect Wolfgang Mayrhuber to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7.5 Elect Karel Van Miert to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7.6 Elect Bernd Pischetsrieder to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7.7 Elect Anton van Rossum to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
7.8 Elect Hans-Juergen Schinzler to the For Against Management
Supervisory Board
7.9 Elect Ron Sommer to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
7.10 Elect Thomas Wellauer to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
8 Approve Creation of EUR 280 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
9 Amend Articles Re: Entry in the For For Management
Shareholders` Register and Registration
for the General Meeting
10 Amend Articles Re: Electronic For For Management
Participation in the General Meeting
and Postal Vote due to New German
Legislation (Law on Transposition of EU
Shareholders' Rights Directive)
11 Amend Articles Re: Election of Chairman For For Management
and Deputy Chairman and Decision-Making
of Supervisory Board
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NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE
Ticker: ETE Security ID: X56533114
Meeting Date: JAN 22, 2009 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Issuance of Shares for a For For Management
Private Placement
2 Amend Company Articles For For Management
3 Provision of Relevant Authorizations For For Management
4 Other Business For Against Management
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RHEINMETALL AG
Ticker: Security ID: D65111102
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 21, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.30 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2009
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
7 Approve Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Rheinmetall Dienstleistungszentrum
Altmark GmbH
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SAIPEM
Ticker: SPM Security ID: T82000117
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements, For For Management
Consolidated Financial Statements, and
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3 Integrate Remuneration of External For For Management
Auditors
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SIEMENS AG
Ticker: SMAWF Security ID: D69671218
Meeting Date: JAN 27, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Supervisory Board Report, None None Management
Corporate Governance Report,
Remuneration Report, and Compliance
Report for Fiscal 2007/2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2007/2008
(Non-Voting)
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.60 per Share
4.1 Postpone Discharge of Former Management For For Management
Board Member Rudi Lamprecht for Fiscal
2007/2008
4.2 Postpone Discharge of Former Management For For Management
Board Member Juergen Radomski for
Fiscal 2007/2008
4.3 Postpone Discharge of Former Management For For Management
Board Member Uriel Sharef for Fiscal
2007/2008
4.4 Postpone Discharge of Former Management For For Management
Board Member Klaus Wucherer for Fiscal
2007/2008
4.5 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
Member Peter Loescher for Fiscal
2007/2008
4.6 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
Member Wolfgang Dehen for Fiscal
2007/2008
4.7 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
Member Heinrich Hiesinger for Fiscal
2007/2008
4.8 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
Member Joe Kaeser for Fiscal 2007/2008
4.9 Approve Discharge of Former Management For For Management
Board Member Eduardo Montes for Fiscal
2007/2008
4.10 Approve Discharge of Former Management For For Management
Board Member Jim Reid-Anderson for
Fiscal 2007/2008
4.11 Approve Discharge of Former Management For For Management
Board Member Erich R. Reinhardt for
Fiscal 2007/2008
4.12 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
Member Hermann Requardt for Fiscal
2007/2008
4.13 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
Member Siegfried Russwurm for Fiscal
2007/2008
4.14 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
Member Peter Y. Solmssen for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.1 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Gerhard Cromme for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.2 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Ralf Heckmann for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Josef Ackermann for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Lothar Adler for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Jean-Louis Beffa for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.6 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member Gerhard Bieletzki for
Fiscal 2007/2008
5.7 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Gerd von Brandenstein for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.8 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member John David Coombe for
Fiscal 2007/2008
5.9 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member Hildegard Cornudet for
Fiscal 2007/2008
5.10 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Michael Diekmann for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.11 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Hans Michael Gaul for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.12 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member Birgit Grube for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.13 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Peter Gruss for Fiscal 2007/2008
5.14 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Bettina Haller for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.15 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Heinz Hawreliuk for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.16 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Berthold Huber for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.17 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Harald Kern for Fiscal 2007/2008
5.18 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member Walter Kroell for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.19 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Nicola Leibinger-Kammueller for
Fiscal 2007/2008
5.20 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member Michael Mirow for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.21 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Werner Moenius for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.22 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member Roland Motzigemba for
Fiscal 2007/2008
5.23 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member Thomas Rackow for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.24 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Hakan Samuelsson for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.25 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Dieter Scheitor for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.26 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member Albrecht Schmidt for
Fiscal 2007/2008
5.27 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Henning Schulte-Noelle for
Fiscal 2007/2008
5.28 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Rainer Sieg for Fiscal 2007/2008
5.29 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member Peter von Siemens for
Fiscal 2007/2008
5.30 Approve Discharge of Former Supervisory For For Management
Board Member Jerry I. Speyer for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.31 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Birgit Steinborn for Fiscal
2007/2008
5.32 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
Member Iain Vallance of Tummel for
Fiscal 2007/2008
6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2008/2009
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
8 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management
of up to 5 Percent of Issued Share
Capital When Repurchasing Shares
9 Approve Creation of EUR 520.8 Million For For Management
Pool of Capital without Preemptive
Rights
10 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with For For Management
Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds
without Preemptive Rights up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 15
Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 600
Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee
Conversion Rights
11 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory For For Management
Board
12 Amend Articles Re: Decision Making of For For Management
General Meeting
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SOFTWARE AG
Ticker: Security ID: D7045M133
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 9, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 1.10 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5.1 Elect Andreas Bereczky to the For For Management
Supervisory Board
5.2 Elect Heinz Geidt to the Supervisory For For Management
Board
6 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2009
7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
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SOLARWORLD AG
Ticker: SWV Security ID: D7045Y103
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 29, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Against Management
Dividends of EUR 0.15 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
5 Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as For For Management
Auditors for Fiscal 2009
6 Amend Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Deutsche Cell GmbH
7 Amend Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary Solar Factory GmbH
8 Amend Affiliation Agreement with For For Management
Subsidiary SolarWorld Innovations GmbH
9 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
10 Cap Senior Executive Compensation at 20 For For Management
Times Average Employee Compensation
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SUEZ
Ticker: SZE Security ID: F90131115
Meeting Date: JUL 16, 2008 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: JUL 11, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Merger by Absorption of Rivolam For For Management
2 Approve Spin-Off of Suez Environnement For For Management
3 Approve Distribution of 65 percent of For For Management
Suez Environnement to Suez's
Shareholders
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Regarding Related-Party Transactions
5 Approve Merger by Absorption of Suez by For For Management
GDF
6 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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TANDBERG ASA
Ticker: Security ID: R88391108
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting; Registration of Attending None None Management
Shareholders and Proxies
2 Elect Chairman of Meeting; Designate For For Management
Inspector(s) of Minutes of Meeting
3 Approve Notice of Meeting and Agenda For For Management
4 Receive Management's Status Report None None Management
5 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation
of Income and Dividends of NOK 1.25 per
Share
6 Approve Remuneration Policy And Other For For Management
Terms of Employment For Executive
Management
7 Approve Remuneration of Directors, For For Management
Committee Members, and Auditors
8 Elect Jan Opsahl (Chairman), Jorgen For For Management
Haslestad, Barbara Thoralfsson, Helen
Karlsen, and Bengt Thuresson as
Directors; Elect Halvor Loken
(Chairman), Age Korsvold, Eric Sandtro,
and Nils Bastiansen as Members of
Nominating Committee; Ratify Auditors
9 Approve NOK 1.7 Million Reduction in For For Management
Share Capital via Share Cancellation
10 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Shares For For Management
11 Approve Creation of NOK 11 Million Pool For For Management
of Capital without Preemptive Rights
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TECNICAS REUNIDAS S.A.
Ticker: Security ID: E9055J108
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Individual Financial Statements For Did Not Vote Management
and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year
Ended December 31, 2008
2 Accept Consolidated Financial For Did Not Vote Management
Statements and Statutory Reports for
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
3 Approve Allocation of Income For Did Not Vote Management
4 Approve Discharge of Directors For Did Not Vote Management
5 Reappoint External Auditors for Fiscal For Did Not Vote Management
Year 2009
6 Authorize Repurchase of Shares; Void For Did Not Vote Management
Previous Authorization
7 Authorize the Board to Establish and For Did Not Vote Management
Fund Associations or Foundations
Pursuant to Standing Legislation
8 Approve Remuneration of Directors For Did Not Vote Management
9 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For Did Not Vote Management
Approved Resolutions
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TELEFONICA S.A. (FORMERLY TELEFONICA DE ESPANA, S.A.)
Ticker: TLFNF Security ID: 879382109
Meeting Date: JUN 22, 2009 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 Charged to For For Management
Unrestricted Reserves
3 Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management
4 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management
5 Approve Reduction in Capital via the For For Management
Cancellation of Treasury Shares; Amend
Articles Accordingly
6 Ratify Auditors for Fiscal Year 2009 For For Management
7 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management
Approved Resolutions
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TEMENOS GROUP AG
Ticker: TEMN Security ID: H8547Q107
Meeting Date: JUN 5, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Omission of Dividends
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4 Authorize Partial Revision of Articles For For Management
of Association
5.1 Reelect Paul Selway-Swift as Director For For Management
5.2 Reelect Mark Austen as Director For For Management
5.3 Reelect Lewis Rutherfurd as Director For For Management
6 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers SA as For For Management
Auditors
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TOTAL SA
Ticker: FP Security ID: F92124100
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: MAY 12, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 2.28 per Share
4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management
Presenting Ongoing Related-Party
Transactions
5 Approve Transaction with Thierry For For Management
Desmarest
6 Approve Transaction with Christophe de For Against Management
Margerie
7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
8 Reelect Anne Lauvergeon as Director For Against Management
9 Reelect Daniel Bouton as Director For Against Management
10 Reelect Bertrand Collomb as Director For For Management
11 Reelect Christophe de Margerie as For For Management
Director
12 Reelect Michel Pebereau as Director For Against Management
13 Electe Patrick Artus as Director For For Management
14 Amend Article 12 of Bylaws Re: Age For For Management
Limit for Chairman
A Amend Article 19 of Bylaws Re: Against Against Shareholder
Disclosure of Individual Stock Plans
B Amend Article 11 of Bylaws Re: Against Against Shareholder
Nomination of Employees Shareholders
Representative to the Board of
Directors
C Approve Restricted Stock Plan to All Against Against Shareholder
Employees
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UBS AG
Ticker: UBS Security ID: H89231338
Meeting Date: OCT 2, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Sally Bott as Director For For Management
1.2 Elect Rainer-Marc Frey as Director For For Management
1.3 Elect Bruno Gehrig as Director For For Management
1.4 Elect William G. Parrett as Director For For Management
2 Amend Articles Re: New Governance For For Management
Structure
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UNICREDIT SPA (FORMERLY UNICREDITO ITALIANO SPA)
Ticker: UCG Security ID: T95132105
Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2008 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: NOV 12, 2008
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Authorize Capital Increase Through the For For Management
Issuance of up to 973.08 Million
Ordinary Shares Reserved to Ordinary
and Saving Shareholders; Amend Bylaws
Accordingly
1 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance of Repurchased Shares
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UNICREDIT SPA (FORMERLY UNICREDITO ITALIANO SPA)
Ticker: UCG Security ID: T95132105
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements, For For Management
Consolidated Financial Statements, and
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management
3.1 Slate 1 - Submitted by Three Foundation None Did Not Vote Management
3.2 Slate 2- Submitted by Institutional None For Management
Investors
4 Approve Remuneration of Directors and For For Management
Committees Members
5 Deliberations Pursuant to Article 2390 For For Management
of Civil Code Re: Decisions Inherent to
Authorization of Board Members To
Assume Positions In Competing Companies
6 Approve Remuneration Policy For For Management
7 Approve Stock Ownership Plan for the For For Management
Employees of the Company
1 Authorize Capital Increase with For For Management
Preemptive Rights, Through the
Capitalization of Reserves
2 Amend Articles 5, 8, 23, and 30 of For For Management
Company's Bylaws
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UNILEVER N.V.
Ticker: UNA Security ID: N8981F271
Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 23, 2009
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Report of Management Board None None Management
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Allocation of Income
3 Approve Discharge of Executive For For Management
Directors
4 Approve Discharge of Non-Executive For For Management
Directors
5 Elect L.A. Lawrence as Executive For For Management
Director
6 Elect P.G.J.M. Polman as Executive For For Management
Director
7 Reelect L. Brittan of Spennithorne as For For Management
Non-Executive Director
8 Reelect W. Dik as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
9 Reelect C.E. Golden as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
10 Reelect B.E. Grote as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
11 Reelect N. Murthy as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
12 Reelect H. Nyasulu as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
13 Reelect K.J. Storm as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
14 Reelect M. Treschow as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
15 Reelect J. van der Veer as For For Management
Non-Executive Director
16 Elect L.O. Fresco as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
17 Elect A.M. Fudge as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
18 Elect P. Walsh as Non-Executive For For Management
Director
19 Ratify PwC as Auditors For For Management
20 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
Up To 10 Percent of Issued Capital Plus
Additional 10 Percent in Case of
Takeover/Merger and
Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights
21 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
22 Approve Reduction in Share Capital by For For Management
Cancellation of Shares
23a Amend Articles Re: Move to Quarterly For For Management
Dividends
23b Amend Articles Re: Move to Quarterly For For Management
Dividends
24 Allow Questions None None Management
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UNITED INTERNET AG (FORMERLY 1 & 1 AG)
Ticker: UTDI Security ID: D8542B125
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management
Statutory Reports for Fiscal 2008
(Non-Voting)
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
for Fiscal 2008
4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for For For Management
Fiscal 2009
5 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management
Reissuance or Cancellation of
Repurchased Shares
6 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For For Management
when Repurchasing Shares
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ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES AG
Ticker: ZURN Security ID: H9870Y105
Meeting Date: APR 2, 2009 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports; Approve Remuneration
Report
2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of CHF 11 per Share
3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management
Management
4 Increase Existing Pool of Authorized For For Management
Capital without Preemtive Rights by CHF
400,000 to CHF 1 Million
5 Increase Existing Pool of Conditional For For Management
Capital without Preemptive Rights by
CHF 451,817 to CHF 1 Million
6 Amend Articles Re: Indicate Legal Form For For Management
in Company Name
7.1.1 Reelect Thomas Escher as Director For For Management
7.1.2 Reelect Don Nicolaisen as Director For For Management
7.1.3 Reelect Philippe Pidoux as Director For For Management
7.1.4 Reelect Vernon Sankey as Director For For Management
7.2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management
Auditors
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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.
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Date 8/17/09
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