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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
 
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-21046
 
 
VAN ECK FUNDS II INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
99 Park Avenue - 8th Floor, New York, N.Y.
 
10016
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Bruce J. Smith
Van Eck Funds
99 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-826-2333
 
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
 
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007
 
 
Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 there under (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Mtg Date
Company
Security/
Mgmt
Vote
Record
Shares
/Type
/Ballot Issues
Proponent
Rec
Cast
Date
Voted
6/21/2007
A.G. Edwards, Inc.
    
With
5/1/2007
4,499
   
Elect Director Robert L. Bagby
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director E. Eugene Carter
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Peter B. Madoff
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/10/2007
Alliant Energy Corp.
    
With
3/20/2007
2,854
   
Elect Director James A. Leach
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael L. Bennett
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Darryl B. Hazel
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David A. Perdue
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Judith D. Pyle
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/8/2007
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
    
With
3/9/2007
3,440
   
Elect Director Michael A. Callen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jill M. Considine
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Phillip N. Duff
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert J. Genader
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director W. Grant Gregory
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Thomas C. Theobald
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Laura S. Unger
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Hery D.G. Wallace
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/24/2007
American Electric Power Co.
    
With
3/6/2007
7,810
   
Elect Director E.R. Brooks
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Donald M. Carlton
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ralph D. Crosby, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John P. DesBarres
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert W. Fri
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Linda A. Goodspeed
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William R. Howell
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Lester A. Hudson, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael G. Morris
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Lionel L. Nowell III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard L. Sandor
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Donald G. Smith
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kathryn D. Sullivan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
10/25/2006
AmeriCredit Corp.
      
9/1/2006
6,527
   
Elect Director Daniel E. Berce
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James H. Greer
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
2/16/2007
AmerisourceBergen Corp
    
With
12/20/2006
5,972
   
Elect Director Edward E. Hagenlocker
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kurt J. Hilzinger
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Henry W. McGee
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
10/19/2006
AmerUs Group Co.
    
With
9/8/2006
3,393
   
Approve Merger Agreement
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/17/2007
Assurant Inc
    
With
3/30/2007
4,987
   
Elect Director Michel Baise
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Howard L. Carver
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Juan N. Cento
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Allen R. Freedman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/3/2007
Autoliv Inc.
    
With
3/6/2007
4,575
   
Elect Director Robert W. Alspaugh
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Lars Westerberg
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Walter Kunerth
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Lars Nyberg
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/9/2007
AutoNation, Inc.
      
3/29/2007
8,776
   
Elect Director Mike Jackson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert J. Brown
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Rick L. Burdick
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William C. Crowley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kim C. Goodman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert R. Grusky
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael E. Maroone
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Carlos A. Migoya
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
11/9/2006
Avnet, Inc.
    
With
9/12/2006
8,827
   
Elect Director Eleanor Baum
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J. Veronica Biggins
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Lawrence W. Clarkson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ehud Houminer
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James A. Lawrence
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Frank R. Noonan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ray M. Robinson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gary L. Tooker
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Roy Vallee
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Separate Chairman and CEO Positions
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
4/26/2007
Celanese Corp.
    
With
3/1/2007
3,715
   
Elect Director Chinh E. Chu
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mark C. Rohr
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David N. Weidman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/24/2007
Centerpoint Energy Inc.
      
3/26/2007
7,161
   
Elect Director Michael E. Shannon
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Donald R. Campbell
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Milton Carroll
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Peter S. Wareing
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Declassify the Board of Directors
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Other Business
Mgmt
  
Against
    
5/10/2007
CenturyTel, Inc.
    
With
3/23/2007
4,085
   
Elect Director William R. Boles, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director W. Bruce Hanks
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director C.G. Melville, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Glen F. Post, III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Report of the Compensation Committee
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
4/25/2007
CIGNA Corp.
    
With
2/27/2007
2,477
   
Elect Director Robert H. Campbell
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Isaiah Harris, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jane E. Henney, M.D.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Donna F. Zarcone
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/5/2007
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
    
With
3/7/2007
5,757
   
Elect Director Gregory T. Bier
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Dirk J. Debbink
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Douglas S. Skidmore
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
6/26/2007
Circuit City Stores, Inc.
    
With
4/19/2007
7,488
   
Elect Director Barbara S. Feigin
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Allen B. King
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Carolyn Y. Woo
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James F. Hardymon
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/8/2007
CIT Group Inc
    
With
3/19/2007
3,072
   
Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gary C. Butler
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William M. Freeman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Susan Lyne
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Marianne Miller Parrs
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Timothy M. Ring
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John R. Ryan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Seymour Sternberg
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Peter J. Tobin
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Lois M. Van Deusen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/18/2007
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
      
2/20/2007
4,920
   
Elect Director Thomas A. Mcdonnell
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Benjamin F.Rassieur, III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Andrew C. Taylor
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert H. West
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/17/2007
Convergys Corp.
      
2/28/2007
4,865
   
Elect Director Zoe Baird
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Philip A. Odeen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Reincorporate in Another State [ Ohio to Delaware ]
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
1/11/2007
Crown Castle International Corp.
    
With
11/27/2006
6,616
   
Approve Merger Agreement
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/8/2007
Cummins , Inc.
    
With
3/19/2007
1,236
   
Elect Director Robert J. Darnall
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John M. Deutch
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Alexis M. Herman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director F. Joseph Loughrey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William I. Miller
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Georgia R. Nelson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Theodore M. Solso
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Carl Ware
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J. Lawrence Wilson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Increase Authorized Common Stock
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/19/2007
Dillards, Inc
    
With
3/30/2007
6,731
   
Elect Director Robert C. Connor
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Will D. Davis
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John Paul Hammerschmidt
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Peter R. Johnson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Prepare Sustainability Report
ShrHoldr
For
For
    
6/21/2007
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
      
4/20/2007
4,189
   
Elect Director H. Ray Compton
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Bob Sasser
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Alan L. Wurtzel
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Company Specific - Adopt Simple Majority Vote
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/3/2007
DTE Energy Co.
    
With
3/9/2007
185
   
Elect Director Anthony F. Earley, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Allan D. Gilmour
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Frank M. Hennessey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gail J. McGovern
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James H. Vandenberghe
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/25/2007
Duke Realty Corporation
    
With
2/26/2007
6,551
   
Elect Director Barrington H. Branch
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Geoffrey Button
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William Cavanaugh III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ngaire E. Cuneo
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Charles R. Eitel
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Martin C. Jischke
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director L. Ben Lytle
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William O. Mccoy
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Dennis D. Oklak
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jack R. Shaw
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert J. Woodward, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/26/2007
Edison International
      
2/26/2007
8,119
   
Elect Director John E. Bryson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Vanessa C.L. Chang
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director France A. Cordova
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Charles B. Curtis
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Bradford M. Freeman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Luis G. Nogales
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ronald L. Olson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James M. Rosser
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard T. Schlosberg, III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert H. Smith
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Thomas C. Sutton
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
4/25/2007
Energen Corp.
    
With
3/2/2007
4,630
   
Elect Director Stephen D. Ban
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Julian W. Banton
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director T. Michael Goodrich
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Wm. Michael Warren, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James T. McManus, II
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
1/22/2007
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
      
11/17/2006
327
   
Elect Director R. David Hoover
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director John C. Hunter
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John E. Klein
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John R. Roberts
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/4/2007
Entergy Corp.
      
3/6/2007
4,512
   
Elect Director Maureen Scannell Bateman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director W. Frank Blount
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Simon D. DeBree
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gary W. Edwards
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Alexis M. Herman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Donald C. Hintz
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J. Wayne Leonard
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James R. Nichols
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William A. Percy, II
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director W.J. Tauzin
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Steven V. Wilkinson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Report on Political Contributions
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Limit Executive Compensation
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
2/7/2007
Equity Office Properties Trust
    
With
12/28/2006
7,955
   
Approve Merger Agreement
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Adjourn Meeting
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/8/2007
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
    
With
2/28/2007
632
   
Elect Director Keith R. Guericke
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Issie N. Rabinovitch
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Thomas E. Randlett
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
6/6/2007
Expedia Inc
      
4/12/2007
6,112
   
Elect Director A. George (skip) Battle
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Simon J. Breakwell
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Barry Diller
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Jonathan L. Dolgen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William R. Fitzgerald
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director David Goldhill
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Victor A. Kaufman
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Peter M. Kern
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Dara Khosrowshahi
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director John C. Malone
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
2/12/2007
Fair Isaac Corp.
      
12/15/2006
5,949
   
Elect Director A. George Battle
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Andrew Cecere
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Tony J. Christianson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Guy R. Henshaw
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Alex W. Hart
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Margaret L. Taylor
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William J. Lansing
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/23/2007
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
    
With
3/5/2007
380
   
Elect Director J.M. Alexander, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director C. Holding Ames
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director V.E. Bell III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director G.H. Broadrick
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director H. Holding Connell
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director H.M. Craig III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director H. Lee Durham, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director L.M. Fetterman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director D.L. Heavner
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director F.B. Holding
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director F.B. Holding, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director L.R. Holding
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director C.B.C. Holt
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J.B. Hyler, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director L.S. Jones
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R.E. Mason Iv
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R.T. Newcomb
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director L.T. Nunnelee Ii
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J.M. Parker
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director C. Ronald Scheeler
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R.K. Shelton
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R.C. Soles, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director D.L. Ward, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/24/2007
Frontier Oil Corp.
    
With
3/9/2007
5,242
   
Elect Director James R. Gibbs
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Douglas Y. Bech
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director G. Clyde Buck
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director T. Michael Dossey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James H. Lee
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Paul B. Loyd, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael E. Rose
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/24/2007
Hasbro, Inc.
      
4/6/2007
1,466
   
Elect Director Basil L. Anderson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Alan R. Batkin
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John M. Connors, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael W.O. Garrett
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director E. Gordon Gee
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jack M. Greenberg
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Alan G. Hassenfeld
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Claudine B. Malone
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Edward M. Philip
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Paula Stern
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Alfred J. Verrecchia
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Prepare Sustainability Report
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/15/2007
Health Management Associates, Inc.
    
With
3/23/2007
13,596
   
Elect Director William J. Schoen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Joseph V. Vumbacco
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kent P. Dauten
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Donald E. Kiernan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert A. Knox
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William E. Mayberry
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Vicki A. O'Meara
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Randolph W. Westerfield
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/2/2007
HESS CORP
      
3/12/2007
5,038
   
Elect Director N.F. Brady
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director J.B. Collins
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director T.H. Kean
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director F.A. Olsen
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Declassify the Board of Directors
ShrHoldr
  
For
    
5/15/2007
Hospitality Properties Trust
      
3/20/2007
4,811
   
Elect Director William A. Lamkin
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Declaration of Trust--Election of Trustees
Mgmt
For
Against
    
   
Amend Declaration of Trust--Amend Declaration of Trust-(a)Amend Trust(i)Qualification of Trustees,(ii)Policies(iii)Restrictions, (iv)Special voting rights,business combinations(v)Provisions governing amendments to trust(b)Termination of Trust
Mgmt
For
Against
    
   
Amend Declaration of Trust--Authorize Board to divide or combine the oustanding shares, any class or series without shareholder vote.
Mgmt
For
Against
    
   
Amend Declaration of Trust--Any shareholder violating Declaration of Trust will indemnify and hold us harmless from all costs, expense, penalties and fines, together with interest on such amounts.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Adjourn Meeting
Mgmt
For
Against
    
5/15/2007
HRPT Properties Trust
      
3/20/2007
15,870
   
Elect Director Patrick F. Donelan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Declaration of Trust - Election of Trustees
Mgmt
For
Against
    
   
Amend Declaration of Trust-(a)Amend Trust(i)Qualification of Trustees,(ii)Policies(iii)Restrictions, (iv)Special voting rights,business combinations(v)Provisions governing amendments to trust(b)Termination of Trust
Mgmt
For
Against
    
   
Amend Declaration of Trust--Authorize Board to Divide or Combine Outstanding Shares, any class or series, without shareholder vote to the extent permitted by Maryland Law.
Mgmt
For
Against
    
   
Amend Declaration of Trust--Any shareholder violating Declaration of Trust will indemnify and hold us harmless from all costs, expense, penalties and fines, together with interest on such amounts.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Declaration of Trust--Permit Issuance of Securities redeemable at the option of holders.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Adjourn Meeting
Mgmt
For
Against
    
5/30/2007
Huntington Bancshares Inc.
      
3/15/2007
11,178
   
Organization-Related-Approve Issuance of Common Stock without Par Value in Connection with the Merger
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Thomas E. Hoaglin
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David P. Lauer
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kathleen H. Ransier
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Increase Authorized Common Stock
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Other Business
Mgmt
For
Against
    
6/13/2007
IAC/InteractiveCorp.
      
4/26/2007
4,778
   
Elect Director William H. Berkman
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Barry Diller
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Victor A. Kaufman
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Donald R. Keough
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Bryan Lourd
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John C. Malone
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Arthur C. Martinez
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Steven Rattner
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Alan G. Spoon
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Diane Von Furstenberg
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/30/2007
iStar Financial Inc.
    
With
4/2/2007
738
   
Elect Director Jay Sugarman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Glenn R. August
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert W. Holman, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robin Josephs
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Carter McClelland
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John G. McDonald
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director George R. Puskar
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jeffrey A. Weber
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
6/14/2007
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
      
4/9/2007
5,332
   
Elect Director Peter Boneparth
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Sidney Kimmel
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Howard Gittis
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Matthew H. Kamens
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J. Robert Kerrey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ann N. Reese
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gerald C. Crotty
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Lowell W. Robinson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Frits D. van Paasschen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Company Specific--Adopt majority vote standard for election of directors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/10/2007
KeyCorp
      
3/13/2007
7,781
   
Elect Director Alexander M. Cutler
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Eduardo R. Menasce
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Henry L. Meyer, III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Peter G. Ten Eyck, II
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Establish Range For Board Size
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Declassify the Board of Directors
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
8/17/2006
KeySpan Corporation
      
7/3/2006
5,627
   
Approve Merger Agreement
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert B. Catell
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Andrea S. Christensen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert J. Fani
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Alan H. Fishman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James R. Jones
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James L. Larocca
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gloria C. Larson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Stephen W. Mckessy
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Edward D. Miller
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Vikki L. Pryor
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Adopt Simple Majority Vote Requirement
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/16/2007
King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
      
3/30/2007
9,715
   
Elect Director Philip A. Incarnati
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gregory D. Jordan
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Brian A. Markison
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Declassify the Board of Directors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
2/9/2007
Laidlaw International, Inc.
    
With
12/14/2006
7,244
   
Elect Director John F. Chlebowski
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James H. Dickerson, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Maria A. Sastre
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/17/2007
Lennox International, Inc.
    
With
3/26/2007
5,013
   
Elect Director Todd M. Bluedorn
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Janet K. Cooper
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director C.L. (Jerry) Henry
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Terry D. Stinson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard L. Thompson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Organization Related- Issuance of Shares pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/26/2007
Lexmark International, Inc.
    
With
3/2/2007
3,112
   
Elect Director Paul J. Curlander
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James F. Hardymon
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kathi P. Seifert
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jean-Paul L. Montupet
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/17/2007
Liberty Property Trust
    
With
3/20/2007
1,111
   
Elect Director J. Anthony Hayden
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director M. Leanne Lachman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/3/2007
Louisiana-Pacific Corp
    
With
3/6/2007
5,444
   
Elect Director Lizanne C. Gottung
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Dustan E. McCoy
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Colin D. Watson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/3/2007
Lyondell Chemical Co.
    
With
3/5/2007
3,708
   
Elect Director Carol A. Anderson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Susan K. Carter
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Stephen I. Chazen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Travis Engen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Paul S. Halata
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Danny W. Huff
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David J. Lesar
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David J.P. Meachin
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Daniel J. Murphy
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Dan F. Smith
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William R. Spivey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Report on Political Contributions
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
4/17/2007
M & T Bank Corp.
      
2/28/2007
2,283
   
Elect Director Brent D. Baird
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert J. Bennet
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director C. Angela Bontempo
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert T. Brady
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Michael D. Buckley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director T.J. Cunningham III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mark J. Czarnecki
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Colm E. Doherty
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard E. Garman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Daniel R. Hawbaker
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Patrick W.E. Hodgson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard G. King
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Reginald B. Newman II
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jorge G. Pereira
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael P. Pinto
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert E. Sadler, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Eugene J. Sheehy
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Stephen G. Sheetz
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Herbert L. Washington
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert G. Wilmers
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/23/2007
Mack-Cali Realty Corp.
      
4/5/2007
4,109
   
Elect Director Alan S. Bernikow
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Vincent Tese
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Roy J. Zuckerberg
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/18/2007
Mattel, Inc.
      
3/30/2007
11,442
   
Elect Director Michael J. Dolan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert A. Eckert
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Tully M. Friedman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Dominic Ng
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Andrea L. Rich
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Dean A. Scarborough
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Christopher A. Sinclair
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director G. Craig Sullivan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kathy Brittain White
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Company Specific- Approve Majority Vote and Eliminate Cumulative Voting
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Limit Executive Compensation
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
   
Separate Chairman and CEO Positions
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
   
Report Progress on Improving Work and Living Conditions
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
   
Pay for Superior Performance
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/10/2007
MGIC Investment Corp.
    
With
3/9/2007
3,195
   
Approve Merger Agreement
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James A. Abbott
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Thomas M. Hagerty
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael E. Lehman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Adjourn Meeting
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/2/2007
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.
    
With
3/5/2007
4,852
   
Elect Director James G. Brocksmith, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Keith W. Eckel
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James F. Patterson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gerald D. Prothro
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/17/2007
Northern Trust Corp.
    
With
2/26/2007
3,589
   
Elect Director Linda Walker Bynoe
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Nicholas D. Chabraja
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Susan Crown
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Dipak C. Jain
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Arthur L. Kelly
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert C. Mccormack
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Edward J. Mooney
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William A. Osborn
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John W. Rowe
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Harold B. Smith
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William D. Smithburg
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Enrique J. Sosa
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Charles A. Tribbett III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Frederick H. Waddell
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/11/2007
Novellus Systems, Inc.
    
With
3/30/2007
3,065
   
Elect Director Richard S. Hill
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Neil R. Bonke
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Youssef A. El-Mansy
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J. David Litster
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Yoshio Nishi
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Glen G. Possley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ann D. Rhoads
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William R. Spivey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Delbert A. Whitaker
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/25/2007
NRG Energy Inc
    
With
3/12/2007
5,268
   
Elect Director David Crane
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Stephen L. Cropper
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Maureen Miskovic
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/25/2007
OfficeMax Incorporated
      
3/7/2007
545
   
Elect Director Dorrit J. Bern
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Warren F. Bryant
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Brian C. Cornell
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Joseph M. DePinto
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Sam K. Duncan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Rakesh Gangwal
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gary G. Michael
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Francesca Ruiz de Luzuriaga
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David M. Szymanski
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Establish an Engagement Process with Proponents of a Shareholder Proposal
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/17/2007
OGE Energy Corp.
    
With
3/20/2007
5,000
   
Elect Director Luke R. Corbett
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Peter B. Delaney
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert Kelley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J.D. Williams
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/25/2007
Old Republic International Corp.
      
3/21/2007
207
   
Elect Director Jimmy A. Dew
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director John M. Dixon
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director John W. Popp
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Dennis P. Van Mieghem
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
4/26/2007
PepsiAmericas, Inc.
    
With
2/27/2007
7,953
   
Elect Director Herbert M. Baum
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard G. Cline
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael J. Corliss
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Pierre S. du Pont
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Archie R. Dykes
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jarobin Gilbert, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James R. Kackley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Matthew M. McKenna
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert C. Pohlad
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Deborah E. Powell, M.D.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/18/2007
PG&E Corp.
      
2/20/2007
8,192
   
Elect Director David R. Andrews
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Leslie S. Biller
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David A. Coulter
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director C. Lee Cox
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Peter A. Darbee
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Maryellen C. Herringer
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard A. Meserve
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mary S. Metz
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Barbara L. Rambo
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect irector Barry Lawson Williams
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
   
Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/2/2007
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.
      
3/9/2007
6,261
   
Elect Director Rick R. Holley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ian B. Davidson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robin Josephs
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John G. McDonald
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert B. McLeod
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John F. Morgan, Sr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John H. Scully
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Stephen C. Tobias
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Carl B. Webb
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Martin A. White
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Report on Political Contributions
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Pay For Superior Performance
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
5/23/2007
Qwest Communications International Inc.
      
3/26/2007
13,930
   
Elect Director Richard C. Notebaert
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Charles L. Biggs
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director K. Dane Brooksher
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Peter S. Hellman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R. David Hoover
Mgmt
For
Against
    
   
Elect Director Patrick J. Martin
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Caroline Matthews
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Frank P. Popoff
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James A. Unruh
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Anthony Welters
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
Against
    
   
Performance-Based and/or Time-Based Equity Awards
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Submit Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans to Shareholder vote
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Separate Chairman and CEO Positions
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/9/2007
Radian Group Inc.
    
With
3/19/2007
4,081
   
Approve Merger Agreement
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Directors Herbert Wender
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Directors David C. Carney
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Directors Howard B. Culang
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Directors Stephen T. Hopkins
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Directors Sanford A. Ibrahim
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Directors James W. Jennings
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Directors Ronald W. Moore
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Directors Jan Nicholson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Directors Robert W. Richards
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Directors Anthony W. Schweiger
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Adjourn Meeting
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/17/2007
Rayonier Inc.
    
With
3/19/2007
2,442
   
Elect Director C. David Brown, II
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Thomas I. Morgan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Lee M. Thomas
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Company Specific--Adopt Majority Voting for the Election of Directors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
3/29/2007
Sabre Holdings Corporation
    
With
2/20/2007
6,865
   
Approve Merger Agreement
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Adjourn Meeting
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/2/2007
SAFECO Corp.
      
3/5/2007
2,931
   
Elect Director Robert S. Cline
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Maria S. Eitel
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John S. Hamlin
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Paula Rosput Reynolds
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Charles R. Rinehart
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/16/2007
Safeway Inc.
      
3/19/2007
1,675
   
Elect Director Steven A. Burd
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Janet E. Grove
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mohan Gyani
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Paul Hazen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert I. MacDonnell
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Douglas J. MacKenzie
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Rebecca A. Stirn
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William Y. Tauscher
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Raymond G. Viault
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Provide for Cumulative Voting
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Separate Chairman and CEO Positions
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
   
Label Genetically Modified Organisms
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
   
Prepare Sustainability Report
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Report on Feasibility of Improving Animal Welfare Standards
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
4/26/2007
Sempra Energy
      
3/2/2007
5,609
   
Elect Director Wilford D. Godbold, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard G. Newman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Neal E. Schmale
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Vote Requirements to Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Require a Majority Vote for the Election of Directors
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
   
Establish SERP Policy
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/17/2007
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
    
With
3/26/2007
6,521
   
Elect Director Keith E. Busse
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mark D. Millett
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard P. Teets, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John C. Bates
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Frank D. Byrne, M.D.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Paul B. Edgerley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard J. Freeland
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jurgen Kolb
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James C. Marcuccilli
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Joseph D. Ruffolo
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/3/2007
Sunoco, Inc.
    
With
2/9/2007
2,754
   
Elect Director R. J. Darnall
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J. G. Drosdick
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director U. O. Fairbairn
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director T. P. Gerrity
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R. B. Greco
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J. P. Jones, III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J. G. Kaiser
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R. A. Pew
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director G. J. Ratcliffe
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J. W. Rowe
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J. K. Wulff
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/25/2007
TCF Financial Corp.
      
2/26/2007
4,066
   
Elect Director Luella G. Goldberg
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director George G. Johnson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Lynn A. Nagorske
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gregory J. Pulles
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ralph Strangis
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/17/2007
Terex Corp.
      
3/23/2007
84
   
Elect Director Ronald M. DeFeo
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director G. Chris Andersen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Paula H.J. Cholmondeley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Don DeFosset
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William H. Fike
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Donald P. Jacobs
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David A. Sachs
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Oren G. Shaffer
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Helge H. Wehmeier
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Increase Authorized Common Stock
Mgmt
For
Against
    
   
Approve Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/1/2007
Tesoro Corp.
    
With
3/13/2007
1,199
   
Elect Director John F. Bookout, III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Rodney F. Chase
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert W. Goldman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Steven H. Grapstein
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William J. Johnson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J.W. (jim) Nokes
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Donald H. Schmude
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Bruce A. Smith
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael E. Wiley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/19/2007
The Black & Decker Corp.
      
2/20/2007
650
   
Elect Director Nolan D. Archibald
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Norman R. Augustine
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Barbara L. Bowles
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director George W. Buckley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director M. Anthony Burns
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kim B. Clark
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Manuel A. Fernandez
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Benjamin H. Griswold, IV
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Anthony Luiso
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert L. Ryan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mark H. Willes
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Pay For Superior Performance
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
11/15/2006
The Clorox Company
    
With
9/19/2006
4,702
   
Elect Director Daniel Boggan, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Tully M. Friedman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director George J. Harad
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Donald R. Knauss
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert W. Matschullat
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gary G. Michael
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jan L. Murley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael E. Shannon
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Pamela Thomas-Graham
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Carolyn M. Ticknor
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/17/2007
The Hershey Co
      
2/20/2007
1,289
   
Elect Director Jon A. Boscia
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert H. Campbell
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert F. Cavanaugh
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gary P. Coughlan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Harriet Edelman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Bonnie G. Hill
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard H. Lenny
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mackey J. McDonald
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Marie J. Toulantis
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
Against
    
6/28/2007
The Kroger Co.
      
4/30/2007
8,432
   
Elect Director Reuben V. Anderson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John L. Clendenin
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David B. Dillon
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David B. Lewis
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Don W. McGeorge
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director W. Rodney McMullen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jorge P. Montoya
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Clyde R. Moore
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Susan M. Phillips
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Steven R. Rogel
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James A. Runde
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Articles/Regulations--i)Rules of Conduct in Connection with Shareholder Meetings and (ii) Meetings Outside Cincinnati
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Report on Climate Change
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/23/2007
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
    
With
3/26/2007
2,711
   
Elect Director Linda G. Alvarado
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Barry H. Beracha
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Eric J. Foss
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ira D. Hall
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Hugh F. Johnston
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Susan D. Kronick
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Margaret D. Moore
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John A. Quelch
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Javier G. Teruel
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/17/2007
The PMI Group, Inc.
    
With
3/30/2007
5,552
   
Elect Director Mariann Byerwalter
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James C. Castle
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Carmine Guerro
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Wayne E. Hedien
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Louis G. Lower Ii
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Raymond L. Ocampo Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John D. Roach
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kenneth T. Rosen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Steven L. Scheid
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director L. Stephen Smith
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mary Lee Widener
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ronald H. Zech
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/18/2007
The Sherwin-Williams Co.
    
With
3/2/2007
3,054
   
Elect Director A.F. Anton
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J.C. Boland
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director C.M. Connor
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director D.E. Evans
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director D.F. Hodnik
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director S.J. Kropf
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R.W. Mahoney
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director G.E. McCullough
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director A.M. Mixon, III
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director C.E. Moll
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R.K. Smucker
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/25/2007
The Stanley Works
      
2/28/2007
206
   
Elect Director John G. Breen
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Virgis W. Colbert
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director John F. Lundgren
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Declassify the Board of Directors
ShrHoldr
Against
For
    
5/24/2007
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
      
3/30/2007
1,911
   
Elect Director James Balog
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Steven J. Bensinger
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director C. Fred Bergsten
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Ian H. Chippendale
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John G. Foos
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Diana K. Mayer
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert F. Orlich
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard S. Press
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Thomas R. Tizzio
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
Against
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/24/2007
Unionbancal Corp.
      
3/30/2007
3,119
   
Elect Director Aida M. Alvarez
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director David R. Andrews
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Nicholas B. Binkley
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director L. Dale Crandall
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Murray H. Dashe
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard D. Farman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Philip B. Flynn
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael J. Gillfillan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mohan S. Gyani
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ronald L. Havner, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Norimichi Kanari
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Mary S. Metz
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Shigemitsu Miki
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director J. Fernando Niebla
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Masashi Oka
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Kyota Omori
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Masaaki Tanaka
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/24/2007
United States Steel Corp.
      
2/23/2007
4,196
   
Elect Director Robert J. Darnall
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John G. Drosdick
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Charles R. Lee
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Jeffrey M. Lipton
Mgmt
For
Withhold
    
   
Elect Director Glenda G. McNeal
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Patricia A. Tracey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/1/2007
UST Inc.
    
With
3/8/2007
3,294
   
Declassify the Board of Directors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J.D. Barr
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J.P. Clancey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director P. Diaz Dennis
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director V.A. Gierer
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J.E. Heid
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director M.S. Kessler
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director P.J. Neff
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director A.J. Parsons
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director R.J. Rossi
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J.P. Clancey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director V.A. Gierer, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director J.E. Heid
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/22/2007
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
    
With
4/5/2007
98
   
Elect Director Felix Zandman
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Zvi Grinfas
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gerald Paul
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Stock Option Plan Grants
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Stock Option Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/8/2007
W. R. Berkley Corp.
    
With
3/19/2007
6,050
   
Elect Director W. Robert Berkley, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mark E. Brockbank
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ronald E. Blaylock
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mary C. Farrell
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
4/25/2007
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    
With
3/5/2007
2,964
   
Elect Director Brian P. Anderson
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Wilbur H. Gantz
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director V. Ann Hailey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William K. Hall
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard L. Keyser
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Stuart L. Levenick
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John W. Mccarter, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Neil S. Novich
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Michael J. Roberts
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gary L. Rogers
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James T. Ryan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director James D. Slavik
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Harold B. Smith
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/3/2007
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
    
With
2/23/2007
5,889
   
Elect Director John F. Ahearne
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John F. Bergstrom
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Barbara L. Bowles
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Patricia W. Chadwick
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert A. Cornog
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Curt S. Culver
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Thomas J. Fischer
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Gale E. Klappa
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ulice Payne Jr
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Frederick P Stratton Jr
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
5/24/2007
Xerox Corp.
    
With
3/26/2007
14,334
   
Elect Director Glenn A. Britt
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ursula M. Burns
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Richard J. Harrington
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William Curt Hunter
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Robert A. McDonald
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director N. J. Nicholas, Jr.
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Ann N. Reese
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Mary Agnes Wilderotter
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Amend Omnibus Stock Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Adopt ILO Based Vendor Standards
ShrHoldr
Against
Against
    
5/17/2007
YRC Worldwide Inc
    
With
3/20/2007
1,775
   
Elect Director Cassandra C. Carr
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Howard M. Dean
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John F. Fiedler
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Dennis E. Foster
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director John C. McKelvey
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Phillip J. Meek
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William L. Trubeck
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director Carl W. Vogt
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Elect Director William D. Zollars
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Mgmt
For
For
    
   
Ratify Auditors
Mgmt
For
For
    



 
 
SIGNATURE
 
 
    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.
 
 
 
VAN ECK FUNDS II INC.
 
(Registrant)
 
August 29, 2007
(Date)
 
/s/   KEITH J. CARLSON
 
Keith J. Carlson
Chief Executive Officer