From: Richard Basili [rbasili@PCMH.COM] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:07 PM To: rule-comments@sec.gov Subject: S7-38-02 As a shareholder with personal accounts with mutual funds I request that the SEC compel mutual funds to make public how they vote their proxies on the stocks they own. This will increase transparency and investor confidence in the US stock market allowing investors make informed decisions regarding mutual fund selection. Thank you for your consideration. Richard Basili Jr.