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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM N-PX

               ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
                         MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-2978
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                   Morgan Stanley American Opportunities Fund
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York                        10020
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)

                                Amy Doberman Esq

                                Managing Director

                     Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.

                           1221 Avenue of the Americas

                            New York, New York 10020
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                     (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 800-869-6397
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Date of fiscal year end:  12/31
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Date of reporting period: 7/1/04 - 6/30/05
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ICA File Number: 811-02978
Reporting Period: 07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005
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ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.

Ticker:       ADBE           Security ID:  00724F101
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 1, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Carol Mills               For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Colleen M. Pouliot        For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Robert Sedgewick          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director John E. Warnock           For       For        Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management
3     Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option  For       For        Management
      Plan
4     Expense Stock Options                     Against   For        Shareholder
5     Review/Limit Executive Compensation       Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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ALCON INC.

Ticker:       ACL            Security ID:  H01301102
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     APPROVAL OF THE 2004 ANNUAL REPORT AND    For       For        Management
      ACCOUNTS OF ALCON, INC. AND THE 2004
      CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
      ALCON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
2     APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS AND   For       For        Management
      PROPOSED DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS FOR THE
      FINANCIAL YEAR 2004
3     DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF  For       For        Management
      DIRECTORS
4     ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF:    For       For        Management
      THOMAS G. PLASKETT
5     ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF:    For       For        Management
      WOLFGANG H. REICHENBERGER
6     ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF:    For       For        Management
      CARY RAYMENT
7     ELECTION OF KPMG KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK    For       For        Management
      GOERDELER SA, ZURICH, AS GROUP AND PARENT
      COMPANY AUDITORS
8     ELECTION OF ZENSOR REVISIONS AG, ZUG, AS  For       For        Management
      SPECIAL AUDITORS


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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.

Ticker:       AXP            Security ID:  025816109
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Daniel F. Akerson         For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Charlene  Barshefsky      For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director William G. Bowen          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Ursula M. Burns           For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Kenneth I. Chenault       For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Peter R. Dolan            For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.     For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Jan  Leschly              For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Richard A. McGinn         For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Edward D. Miller          For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Frank P. Popoff           For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Robert D. Walter          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Company-Specific--Compensation-Related    Against   Against    Shareholder
4     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder


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AMGEN, INC.

Ticker:       AMGN           Security ID:  031162100
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 18, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Dr. David Baltimore       For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Ms. Judith C. Pelham      For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Mr. Kevin W. Sharer       For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Eliminate Animal Testing                  Against   Against    Shareholder
4     Review/Limit Executive Compensation       Against   Against    Shareholder
5     Adopt Retention Ratio for Executives      Against   Against    Shareholder


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APPLE COMPUTER, INC.

Ticker:       AAPL           Security ID:  037833100
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 1, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Fred D. Anderson          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director William V. Campbell       For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Millard S. Drexler        For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Albert A. Gore, Jr.       For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Steven P. Jobs            For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Arthur D. Levinson        For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Jerome B. York            For       For        Management
2     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management
3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management
4     Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase   For       For        Management
      Plan
5     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
6     Performance- Based/Indexed Options        Against   Against    Shareholder


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BANK OF AMERICA CORP.

Ticker:       BAC            Security ID:  060505104
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 4, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director William Barnet, III       For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Charles W. Coker          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director John T. Collins           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Gary L. Countryman        For       Withhold   Management
1.5   Elect  Director Paul Fulton               For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Charles K. Gifford        For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director W. Steven Jones           For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Kenneth D. Lewis          For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Walter E. Massey          For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Thomas J. May             For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Patricia E. Mitchell      For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Edward L. Romero          For       For        Management
1.13  Elect  Director Thomas M. Ryan            For       For        Management
1.14  Elect  Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr.      For       For        Management
1.15  Elect  Director Meredith R. Spangler      For       For        Management
1.16  Elect  Director Robert L. Tillman         For       For        Management
1.17  Elect  Director Jackie M. Ward            For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder
4     Director Nominee Amendment                Against   Against    Shareholder


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BED BATH & BEYOND INC.

Ticker:       BBBY           Security ID:  075896100
Meeting Date: JUL 1, 2004    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 5, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Warren Eisenberg          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Victoria A. Morrison      For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Stanley Barshay           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Fran Stoller              For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Jordan Heller             For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
4     Glass Ceiling                             Against   Against    Shareholder
5     Adopt Retention Ratio for Executives      Against   Against    Shareholder


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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

Ticker:       BRK.A          Security ID:  084670207
Meeting Date: APR 30, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 2, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Warren E. Buffett         For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Charles T. Munger         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Howard G. Buffett         For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Malcolm G. Chace          For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director William H. Gates III      For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director David S. Gottesman        For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Charlotte Guyman          For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Donald R. Keough          For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Thomas S. Murphy          For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Ronald L. Olson           For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Walter Scott, Jr.         For       For        Management
2     Amend Articles                            For       For        Management
3     Amend Articles                            For       For        Management


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BP PLC  (FORM. BP AMOCO PLC )

Ticker:       BP.            Security ID:  055622104
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 18, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Dr D C Allen              For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Lord Browne               For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Mr J H  Bryan             For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Mr A  Burgmans            For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Mr I C  Conn              For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Mr E B  Davis, Jr         For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Mr D J  Flint             For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Dr B E  Grote             For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Dr A B  Hayward           For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Dr D S  Julius            For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Sir Tom Mckillop          For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Mr J A  Manzoni           For       For        Management
1.13  Elect  Director Dr W E  Massey            For       For        Management
1.14  Elect  Director Mr H M P  Miles           For       For        Management
1.15  Elect  Director Sir Ian Prosser           For       For        Management
1.16  Elect  Director Mr M H Wilson             For       For        Management
1.17  Elect  Director Mr P D Sutherland         For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     TO GIVE AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES UP TO A For       For        Management
      SPECIFIED AMOUNT
4     SPECIAL RESOLUTION: TO GIVE AUTHORITY TO  For       For        Management
      ALLOT A LIMITED NUMBER OF SHARES FOR CASH
      WITHOUT MAKING AN OFFER TO SHAREHOLDERS
5     SPECIAL RESOLUTION: TO GIVE LIMITED       For       For        Management
      AUTHORITY FOR THE PURCHASE OF ITS OWN
      SHARES BY THE COMPANY
6     TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS  REMUNERATION    For       For        Management
      REPORT
7     TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF EXECUTIVE       For       For        Management
      DIRECTORS  INCENTIVE PLAN
8     TO RECEIVE THE DIRECTORS  ANNUAL REPORT   For       For        Management
      AND THE ACCOUNTS


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CAMECO CORP.

Ticker:       CCO.           Security ID:  13321L108
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 1, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John S. Auston             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Joe F. Colvin              For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Harry D. Cook              For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director James R. Curtiss           For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director George S. Dembroski        For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Gerald W. Grandey          For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Nancy E. Hopkins           For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Oyvind Hushovd             For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director J.W. George Ivany          For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director A. Neil McMillan           For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Robert W. Peterson         For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director Victor J. Zaleschuk        For       For        Management
2     Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors               For       For        Management
3     The Undersigned Holder of Record of       None      Abstain    Management
      Shares Declares that all Shares are Held,
      Beneficially owned or Controlled by One
      or More Canadian Residents (Residents
      mark the FOR Box; One or more
      Non-Residents mark the ABSTAIN box)
4     The Undersigned Holder of Shares Declares None      Abstain    Management
      that the Undersigned is a Canadian
      Resident (Residents mark the FOR Box;
      Non-Residents mark the ABSTAIN  Box)


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CAREMARK RX, INC.

Ticker:       CMX            Security ID:  141705103
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 29, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Edwin M. Crawford          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Kristen Gibney Williams    For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Edward L. Hardin           For       For        Management
2     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder


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CARNIVAL CORP.

Ticker:       CCL            Security ID:  143658300
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 14, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Micky Arison              For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Amb Richard G. Capen Jr   For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Robert H. Dickinson       For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Arnold W. Donald          For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Pier Luigi Foschi         For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Howard S. Frank           For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Richard J. Glasier        For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Baroness Hogg             For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director A. Kirk Lanterman         For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Modesto A. Maidique       For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director John P. Mcnulty           For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Sir John Parker           For       For        Management
1.13  Elect  Director Peter G. Ratcliffe        For       For        Management
1.14  Elect  Director Stuart Subotnick          For       For        Management
1.15  Elect  Director Uzi Zucker                For       For        Management
2     TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED       For       For        Management
      CARNIVAL CORPORATION 2001 OUTSIDE
      DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN.
3     TO APPROVE THE CARNIVAL PLC 2005 EMPLOYEE For       For        Management
      SHARE PLAN.
4     TO APPROVE THE CARNIVAL PLC 2005 EMPLOYEE For       For        Management
      STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.
5     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
6     TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF       For       For        Management
      CARNIVAL PLC TO AGREE THE REMUNERATION OF
      THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
7     TO RECEIVE THE ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS FOR   For       For        Management
      CARNIVAL PLC FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED
      NOVEMBER 30, 2004.
8     TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS  REMUNERATION    For       For        Management
      REPORT OF CARNIVAL PLC.
9     TO APPROVE LIMITS ON THE AUTHORITY TO     For       For        Management
      ALLOT SHARES BY CARNIVAL PLC.
10    TO APPROVE THE DISAPPLICATION OF          For       For        Management
      PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS FOR CARNIVAL PLC.
11    TO APPROVE A GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR        For       For        Management
      CARNIVAL PLC TO BUY BACK CARNIVAL PLC
      ORDINARY SHARES IN THE OPEN MARKET.


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CHICO

Ticker:       CHS            Security ID:  168615102
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 25, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Marvin J. Gralnick        For       Withhold   Management
1.2   Elect  Director John W. Burden, III       For       Withhold   Management
1.3   Elect  Director Stewart P. Mitchell       For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director David F. Walker           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Ticker:       CSCO           Security ID:  17275R102
Meeting Date: NOV 18, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 20, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Carol A. Bartz            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director M. Michele Burns          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Larry R. Carter           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director John T. Chambers          For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Dr. James F. Gibbons      For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Dr. John L. Hennessy      For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Roderick C. McGeary       For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director James C. Morgan           For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director John P. Morgridge         For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Donald T. Valentine       For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Steven M. West            For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Jerry Yang                For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Report on Pay Disparity                   Against   Against    Shareholder


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CITIGROUP INC.

Ticker:       C              Security ID:  172967101
Meeting Date: APR 19, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 25, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director C. Michael Armstrong      For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Alain J.P. Belda          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director George David              For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Kenneth T. Derr           For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director John M. Deutch            For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Ann Dibble Jordan         For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Klaus Kleinfeld           For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Dudley C. Mecum           For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Anne Mulcahy              For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Richard D. Parsons        For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Charles Prince            For       For        Management
1.13  Elect  Director Judith Rodin              For       For        Management
1.14  Elect  Director Robert E. Rubin           For       For        Management
1.15  Elect  Director Franklin A. Thomas        For       For        Management
1.16  Elect  Director Sanford I. Weill          For       For        Management
1.17  Elect  Director Robert B. Willumstad      For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management
4     Limit/Prohibit Awards to Executives       Against   Against    Shareholder
5     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Prohibit Chairman From Management Duties, Against   For        Shareholder
      Titles or Responsibilities
7     Limit Executive Compensation              Against   Against    Shareholder
8     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   For        Shareholder
      of Directors
9     Review/Limit Executive Compensation       Against   Against    Shareholder
10    Adopt Simple Majority Vote                Against   For        Shareholder


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CLOROX COMPANY, THE

Ticker:       CLX            Security ID:  189054109
Meeting Date: NOV 17, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 20, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Daniel Boggan, Jr.        For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Tully M. Friedman         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Christoph Henkel          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director William R. Johnson        For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Gerald E. Johnston        For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Robert W. Matschullat     For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Gary G. Michael           For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Klaus Morwind             For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Jan L. Murley             For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Lary R. Scott             For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Michael E. Shannon        For       For        Management
2     Approve Outside Director Stock            For       For        Management
      Awards/Options in Lieu of Cash
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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COACH, INC.

Ticker:       COH            Security ID:  189754104
Meeting Date: NOV 3, 2004    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 15, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Joseph Ellis              For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Lew Frankfort             For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Sally Frame Kasaks        For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Gary Loveman              For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Irene Miller              For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Keith Monda               For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Michael Murphy            For       For        Management
2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management


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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP.

Ticker:       CTSH           Security ID:  192446102
Meeting Date: JUN 14, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 18, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Robert W. Howe            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Robert E. Weissman        For       For        Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Ticker:       CA             Security ID:  204912109
Meeting Date: AUG 25, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 30, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Russell M. Artzt          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Kenneth D. Cron           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Alfonse M. D'Amato        For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Gary J. Fernandes         For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Robert E. La Blanc        For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Jay W. Lorsch             For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Lewis S. Ranieri          For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Walter P. Schuetze        For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Laura S. Unger            For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Review Executive Compensation             Against   Against    Shareholder


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COOPER INDUSTRIES LTD

Ticker:       CBE            Security ID:  G24182100
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 1, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director R.M. Devlin               For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director L.A. Hill                 For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director J.J. Postl                For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director H.J. Riley, Jr.           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING COOPER TO Against   Against    Shareholder
      IMPLEMENT A CODE OF CONDUCT BASED ON
      INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION HUMAN
      RIGHTS STANDARDS.


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CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.

Ticker:       CCI            Security ID:  228227104
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 1, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Dale N. Hatfield          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Lee W. Hogan              For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Robert F. McKenzie        For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Robert E. Garrison, II    For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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DELL INC.

Ticker:       DELL           Security ID:  24702R101
Meeting Date: JUL 16, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 21, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Donald J. Carty           For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Michael S. Dell           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director William H. Gray, III      For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Judy C. Lewent            For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Thomas W. Luce, III       For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Klaus S. Luft             For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Alex J. Mandl             For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Michael A. Miles          For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Samuel A. Nunn, Jr.       For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Kevin B. Rollins          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Expense Stock Options                     Against   For        Shareholder


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EBAY INC.

Ticker:       EBAY           Security ID:  278642103
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 25, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Fred D. Anderson          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Edward W. Barnholt        For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Scott D. Cook             For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Robert C. Kagle           For       For        Management
2     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management
3     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
5     Performance- Based/Indexed Options        Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   Against    Shareholder
      of Directors


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FIRST DATA CORP.

Ticker:       FDC            Security ID:  319963104
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Alison Davis               For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director James D. Robinson III      For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Bernard L. Schwartz        For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Arthur F. Weinbach         For       For        Management
2     Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase   For       For        Management
      Plan
3     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan      For       For        Management
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
5     Report on Outsourcing                     Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Amend Director/Officer                    Against   Against    Shareholder
      Liability/Indemnifications Provisions


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FOREST LABORATORIES, INC.

Ticker:       FRX            Security ID:  345838106
Meeting Date: AUG 11, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 21, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Howard Solomon            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director William J. Candee, III    For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director George S. Cohan           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Dan L. Goldwasser         For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Lester B. Salans          For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Kenneth E. Goodman        For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Phillip M. Satow          For       Withhold   Management
2     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management
3     Approve Stock Option Plan                 For       For        Management
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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FREDDIE MAC

Ticker:       FRE            Security ID:  313400301
Meeting Date: NOV 4, 2004    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 10, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Barbara T. Alexander      For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Geoffrey T. Boisi         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Michelle Engler           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Richard Karl Goeltz       For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Thomas S. Johnson         For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director William M. Lewis, Jr.     For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director John B. Mccoy             For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Eugene M. Mcquade         For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Shaun F. O'Malley         For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Ronald F. Poe             For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Stephen A. Ross           For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Richard F. Syron          For       For        Management
1.13  Elect  Director William J. Turner         For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
4     Amend Employee Stock Purchase Plan        For       For        Management


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GENENTECH, INC.

Ticker:       DNA            Security ID:  368710406
Meeting Date: APR 14, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 14, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Herbert W. Boyer          For       Withhold   Management
1.2   Elect  Director William M. Burns          For       Withhold   Management
1.3   Elect  Director Erich Hunziker            For       Withhold   Management
1.4   Elect  Director Jonathan K.C. Knowles     For       Withhold   Management
1.5   Elect  Director Arthur D. Levinson        For       Withhold   Management
1.6   Elect  Director Charles A. Sanders        For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

Ticker:       GE             Security ID:  369604103
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director James I. Cash, Jr.        For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director William M. Castell        For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Dennis D. Dammerman       For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Ann M. Fudge              For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Claudio X. Gonzalez       For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Jeffrey R. Immelt         For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Andrea Jung               For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Alan G. Lafley            For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Ralph S. Larsen           For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Rochelle B. Lazarus       For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Sam Nunn                  For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Roger S. Penske           For       For        Management
1.13  Elect  Director Robert J. Swieringa       For       For        Management
1.14  Elect  Director Douglas A. Warner III     For       For        Management
1.15  Elect  Director Robert C. Wright          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Provide for Cumulative Voting             Against   Against    Shareholder
4     Report on Nuclear Fuel Storage Risks      Against   Against    Shareholder
5     Report on PCB Clean-up Costs              Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Adopt Policy on Overboarded Directors     Against   Against    Shareholder
7     Prepare a Sustainability Report           Against   Against    Shareholder
8     Political Contributions/Activities        Against   Against    Shareholder
9     Eliminate Animal Testing                  Against   Against    Shareholder


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GENZYME CORP.

Ticker:       GENZ           Security ID:  372917104
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Robert J. Carpenter       For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Charles L. Cooney         For       For        Management
2     Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase   For       For        Management
      Plan
3     Amend Stock Option Plan                   For       For        Management
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
5     Declassify the Board of Directors         Against   Against    Shareholder


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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

Ticker:       GILD           Security ID:  375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 22, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Paul Berg                  For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Etienne F. Davignon        For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director James M. Denny             For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director John C. Martin             For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Gordon E. Moore            For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore          For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director George P. Shultz           For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson            For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management
4     Report on Impact of HIV/AIDS, TB, and     Against   Against    Shareholder
      Malaria Pandemics


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GILLETTE CO., THE

Ticker:       G              Security ID:  375766102
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Michael B. Gifford        For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Ray J. Groves             For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Fred H. Langhammer        For       Withhold   Management
1.4   Elect  Director Marjorie M. Yang          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE

Ticker:       GS             Security ID:  38141G104
Meeting Date: APR 6, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 7, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director John H. Bryan             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Stephen Friedman          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director William W. George         For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Henry M. Paulson, Jr.     For       For        Management
2     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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GTECH HOLDINGS CORP.

Ticker:       GTK            Security ID:  400518106
Meeting Date: AUG 2, 2004    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 11, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Christine M. Cournoyer    For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Robert M. Dewey, Jr.      For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Philip R. Lochner, Jr.    For       For        Management
2     Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan      For       For        Management
3     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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HALLIBURTON CO.

Ticker:       HAL            Security ID:  406216101
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Robert L. Crandall        For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Kenneth T. Derr           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director S. Malcolm Gillis         For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director W.R. Howell               For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Ray L. Hunt               For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director David J. Lesar            For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director J. Landis Martin          For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Jay A. Precourt           For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Debra L. Reed             For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Submit Severance Agreement                Against   Against    Shareholder
      (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
4     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   Against    Shareholder
      of Directors


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HOME DEPOT, INC. (THE)

Ticker:       HD             Security ID:  437076102
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Gregory D. Brenneman      For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Richard H. Brown          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director John L. Clendenin         For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Berry R. Cox              For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Claudio X. Gonzalez       For       Withhold   Management
1.6   Elect  Director Milledge A. Hart, III     For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Bonnie G. Hill            For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr.     For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Lawrence R. Johnston      For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Kenneth G. Langone        For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Robert L. Nardelli        For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Thomas J. Ridge           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Amend Nomination Procedures for the Board For       Against    Management
4     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
5     Prepare Diversity Report                  Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   Against    Shareholder
      of Directors
7     Limit Executive Compensation              Against   Against    Shareholder
8     Submit Severance Agreement                Against   Against    Shareholder
      (Change-in-Control) to Shareholder Vote
9     Performance- Based/Indexed Options        Against   Against    Shareholder
10    Performance- Based/Indexed Options        Against   Against    Shareholder
11    Affirm Political Nonpartisanship          Against   Against    Shareholder


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JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Ticker:       JNJ            Security ID:  478160104
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 1, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Mary Sue Coleman          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director James G. Cullen           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Robert J. Darretta        For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Michael M. E. Johns       For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Ann Dibble Jordan         For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Arnold G. Langbo          For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Susan L. Lindquist        For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Leo F. Mullin             For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Christine A. Poon         For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Steven S. Reinemund       For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director David Satcher             For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director William C. Weldon         For       For        Management
2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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KELLOGG CO.

Ticker:       K              Security ID:  487836108
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 1, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Claudio X. Gonzalez        For       Withhold   Management
1.2   Elect Director A. D. David Mackay         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director William C. Richardson      For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director John L. Zabriskie          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Report on Genetically Modified Organisms  Against   Against    Shareholder
      (GMO)
4     Employ Financial Advisor to Explore       Against   Against    Shareholder
      Alternatives to Maximize Value


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KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC.

Ticker:       KCI            Security ID:  49460W208
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 22, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director James R. Leininger, M.D.  For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Dennert O. Ware           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP

Ticker:       LVS            Security ID:  517834107
Meeting Date: JUN 9, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 15, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Charles D. Forman         For       Withhold   Management
1.2   Elect  Director Irwin A. Siegel           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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LAUREATE EDUCATION INC.

Ticker:       LAUR           Security ID:  518613104
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 15, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director R.C. Hoehn-Saric          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director John A. Miller            For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director David A. Wilson           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Isabel Aguilera           For       For        Management
2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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LEGG MASON, INC.

Ticker:       LM             Security ID:  524901105
Meeting Date: JUL 20, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 21, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Harold L. Adams           For       Withhold   Management
1.2   Elect  Director James W. Brinkley         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Raymond A. Mason          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Margaret Milner           For       For        Management
      Richardson
1.5   Elect  Director Kurt L. Schmoke           For       For        Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management
3     Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option  For       For        Management
      Plan


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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD

Ticker:       MRVL           Security ID:  G5876H105
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 15, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Kuo Wei 'Herbert' Chang   For       Withhold   Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.

Ticker:       MXIM           Security ID:  57772K101
Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2004   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  JUL 21, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management


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MEDTRONIC, INC.

Ticker:       MDT            Security ID:  585055106
Meeting Date: AUG 26, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUL 2, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director William R. Brody, M.D.,   For       For        Management
      Ph.D.
1.2   Elect  Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr.    For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Antonio M. Gotto, Jr.,    For       For        Management
      M.D., D. Phil.
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Charitable Contributions                  Against   Against    Shareholder


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MICROSOFT CORP.

Ticker:       MSFT           Security ID:  594918104
Meeting Date: NOV 9, 2004    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 10, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director William H. Gates III      For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Steven A. Ballmer         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director James I. Cash Jr., Ph.D.  For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Raymond V. Gilmartin      For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Ann McLaughlin Korologos  For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director David F. Marquardt        For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Charles H. Noski          For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Dr. Helmut Panke          For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Jon A. Shirley            For       For        Management
2     Amend Bundled Compensation Plans          For       For        Management
3     Amend Bundled Compensation Plans          For       For        Management
4     Amend Stock Option Plan                   For       For        Management
5     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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MOODY'S CORPORATION

Ticker:       MCO            Security ID:  615369105
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 1, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert R. Glauber          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Connie Mack                For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Nancy S. Newcomb           For       For        Management
2     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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NEWMONT MINING CORP. (HOLDING COMPANY)

Ticker:       NEM            Security ID:  651639106
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 3, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Glen A. Barton             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Vincent A. Calarco         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Michael s. Hamson          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Leo I. Higdon, Jr.         For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Pierre Lassonde            For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Robert J. Miller           For       Withhold   Management
1.7   Elect Director Wayne W. Murdy             For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Robin A. Plumbridge        For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director John B. Prescott           For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Donald C. Roth             For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Seymour Schulich           For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director James V. Taranik           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management


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NEWS CORPORATION

Ticker:       NWS            Security ID:  652487703
Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 15, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     RE-ELECTION OF MR. KE COWLEY, AS          For       For        Management
      DIRECTOR.
2     RE-ELECTION OF MR. DF DEVOE, AS DIRECTOR. For       For        Management
3     ELECTION OF MR. V DINH, AS DIRECTOR.      For       For        Management
4     ELECTION OF MR. PL BARNES, AS DIRECTOR.   For       For        Management
5     ELECTION OF MR. JL THORNTON, AS DIRECTOR. For       For        Management
6     SHARE SCHEME MEETING OF ORDINARY          For       For        Management
      SHAREHOLDERS. APPROVAL OF THE SHARE
      SCHEME DESCRIBED IN THE INFORMATION
      MEMORANDUM.
7     CAPITAL REDUCTION MEETING. APPROVAL OF    For       For        Management
      THE CAPITAL REDUCTION BY CANCELLATION OF
      ALL SHARES IN THE COMPANY.
8     IF YOU MARK THE AGAINST BOX, YOU WILL NOT For       For        Management
      VOTE AS REGISTERED LEGAL OWNER OF
      NEWSCORP SHARES AND YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE
      COUNTED IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE SHARE
      SCHEME IS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY IN
      NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS VOTING AT THE
      MEETINGS.


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NOVARTIS AG

Ticker:       NVS            Security ID:  66987V109
Meeting Date: MAR 1, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 27, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE        For       For        Management
      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NOVARTIS AG AND
      THE GROUP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
      STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2004.
2     APPROVAL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD   For       For        Management
      OF DIRECTORS.
3     APPROPRIATION OF AVAILABLE EARNINGS OF    For       For        Management
      NOVARTIS AG AS PER BALANCE SHEET AND
      DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND.
4     REDUCTION OF SHARE CAPITAL.               For       For        Management
5     FURTHER SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM.         For       For        Management
6     RE-ELECTION OF DR. H.C. BIRGIT BREUEL FOR For       For        Management
      A TWO-YEAR TERM.
7     RE-ELECTION OF PROF. DR. PETER BURCKHARDT For       For        Management
      FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM.
8     RE-ELECTION OF ALEXANDRE F. JETZER FOR A  For       For        Management
      THREE-YEAR TERM.
9     RE-ELECTION OF PIERRE LANDOLT FOR A THREE For       For        Management
      YEAR TERM.
10    RE-ELECTION OF PROF. DR. ULRICH LEHNER    For       For        Management
      FOR A THREE YEAR TERM.
11    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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PEABODY ENERGY CORP.

Ticker:       BTU            Security ID:  704549104
Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 15, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director B.R. Brown                For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Henry Givens, Jr., Ph.D.  For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director James R. Schlesinger      For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Sandra Van Trease         For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management
4     Require Two Thirds Majority of            Against   Against    Shareholder
      Independent Directors on the Board.
5     Declassify the Board of Directors         Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   Against    Shareholder
      of Directors


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PEPSICO, INC.

Ticker:       PEP            Security ID:  713448108
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 11, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director John F. Akers             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Robert E. Allen           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Ray L. Hunt               For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Arthur C. Martinez        For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Indra K. Nooyi            For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Steven S Reinemund        For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Sharon P. Rockefeller     For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director James J. Schiro           For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Franklin A. Thomas        For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Cynthia M. Trudell        For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Solomon D. Trujillo       For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Daniel Vasella            For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Report on Corporate Political             Against   Against    Shareholder
      Contributions


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PETSMART

Ticker:       PETM           Security ID:  716768106
Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 25, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director L.A. Del Santo            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director P.L. Francis              For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director G.P. Josefowicz           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director R.K. Lochridge            For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director A.I. Khalifa              For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management


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POTASH CORP. SASKATCHEWAN INC.

Ticker:       POT.           Security ID:  73755L107
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director F.J. Blesi                 For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director W.J. Doyle                 For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director J.W. Estey                 For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director W. Fetzer III              For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director D.J. Howe                  For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director A.D. Laberge               For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director J.J. McCaig                For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director M. Mogford                 For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director P.J. Schoenhals            For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director E.R. Stromberg             For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director J.G. Vicq                  For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director E. Viyella De Paliza       For       For        Management
2     Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors  For       For        Management
3     Approve New Stock Option Plan             For       For        Management


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PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE

Ticker:       PG             Security ID:  742718109
Meeting Date: OCT 12, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUL 30, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director R. Kerry Clark            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Joseph T. Gorman          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Lynn M. Martin            For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Ralph Snyderman, M.D.     For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Robert D. Storey          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management
4     Declassify the Board of Directors         Against   For        Management
5     Implement/ Report on Animal Welfare       Against   Against    Shareholder
      Standards


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QUALCOMM INC.

Ticker:       QCOM           Security ID:  747525103
Meeting Date: MAR 8, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 7, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Robert E. Kahn            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Duane A. Nelles           For       Withhold   Management
1.3   Elect  Director Brent Scowcroft           For       For        Management
2     Declassify the Board of Directors and     For       For        Management
      Eliminate Cumulative Voting
3     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management
4     Amend Articles                            For       For        Management
5     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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RED HAT, INC.

Ticker:       RHAT           Security ID:  756577102
Meeting Date: SEP 21, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUL 26, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Gen. H. Hugh Shelton      For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Eugene J. Mcdonald        For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Matthew J. Szulik         For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management


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SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP.

Ticker:       SGP            Security ID:  806605101
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 4, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Hans W. Becherer           For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Kathryn C. Turner          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Robert F. W. van Oordt     For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Declassify the Board of Directors         Against   Against    Shareholder
4     Eliminate Animal Testing                  Against   Against    Shareholder


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SCHLUMBERGER LTD.

Ticker:       SLB            Security ID:  806857108
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 2, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director J. Deutch                 For       Withhold   Management
1.2   Elect  Director J.S. Gorelick             For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director A. Gould                  For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director T. Isaac                  For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director A. Lajous                 For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director A. Levy-Lang              For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director M.E. Marks                For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director D. Primat                 For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director T.I. Sandvold             For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director N. Seydoux                For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director L.G. Stuntz               For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director R. Talwar                 For       For        Management
2     ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIALS AND   For       For        Management
      DIVIDENDS
3     ADOPTION OF MANDATORY AMENDMENTS TO THE   For       For        Management
      ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
4     ADOPTION OF VOLUNTARY AMENDMENTS TO THE   For       For        Management
      ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
5     APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF THE SCHLUMBERGER  For       For        Management
      2005 OPTION PLAN
6     APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO   For       For        Management
      THE SCHLUMBERGER DISCOUNTED STOCK
      PURCHASE PLAN
7     APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC For       For        Management
      ACCOUNTING FIRM


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SEARS HOLDINGS CORP

Ticker:       SHLD           Security ID:  498780105
Meeting Date: MAR 24, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 26, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Approve Merger Agreement                  For       For        Management
2     Exclusion of Bankruptcy-Related Charter   For       For        Management
      Provision
3     Exclude Rights of Designated Stockholders For       For        Management
      to Designate Directors to the Board of
      Directors
4     Approve Equity Grants to Aylwin B. Lewis  For       For        Management


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STATION CASINOS, INC.

Ticker:       STN            Security ID:  857689103
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005   Meeting Type: Proxy Contest
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Frank J. Fertitta III      For       None       Management
1.2   Elect Director Lee S. Isgur               For       None       Management
2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       None       Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       None       Management
4     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement     Against   None       Shareholder
5     Declassify the Board of Directors         Against   None       Shareholder
6     Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison    Against   None       Shareholder
      Pill) to Shareholder Vote
1.1   Elect Directors Frank J. Fertitta III     None      For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Lee S. Isgur               None      For        Management
2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                None      For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           None      For        Management
4     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement     For       For        Shareholder
5     Declassify the Board of Directors         For       For        Shareholder
6     Submit Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison    For       For        Shareholder
      Pill) to Shareholder Vote


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STRYKER CORP.

Ticker:       SYK            Security ID:  863667101
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director John W. Brown             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Howard E. Cox, Jr.        For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Donald M. Engelman, Ph.D. For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Jerome H. Grossman, M.D.  For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Stephen P. MacMillan      For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director William U. Parfet         For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Ronda E. Stryker          For       For        Management


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SUNCOR ENERGY INC

Ticker:       SU.            Security ID:  867229106
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Mel E. Benson              For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Brian A. Canfield          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Bryan P. Davies            For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Brian A. Felesky           For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director John T. Ferguson           For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director W. Douglas Ford            For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Richard L. George          For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director John R. Huff               For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Robert W. Korthals         For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director M. Ann McCaig              For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Michael W. O'Brien         For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director JR Shaw                    For       For        Management
2     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as      For       For        Management
      Auditors
3     Amend Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison     For       For        Management
      Pill)


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SYMANTEC CORP.

Ticker:       SYMC           Security ID:  871503108
Meeting Date: SEP 15, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUL 20, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Tania Amochaev            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director William T. Coleman        For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Franciscus Lion           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director David Mahoney             For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Robert S. Miller          For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director George Reyes              For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director Daniel H. Schulman        For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director John W. Thompson          For       For        Management
2     Increase Authorized Common Stock          For       For        Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
4     Amend Outside Director Stock in Lieu of   For       For        Management
      Cash Plan
5     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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TARGET CORPORATION

Ticker:       TGT            Security ID:  87612E106
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Roxanne S. Austin         For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director James A. Johnson          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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TIME WARNER INC

Ticker:       TWX            Security ID:  887317105
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director James L. Barksdale         For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Stephen F. Bollenbach      For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Stephen M. Case            For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Frank J. Caufield          For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Robert C. Clark            For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Jessica P. Einhorn         For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Miles R. Gilburne          For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Carla A. Hills             For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Reuben Mark                For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Michael A. Miles           For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Kenneth J. Novack          For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director Richard D. Parsons         For       For        Management
1.13  Elect Director R. E. Turner               For       For        Management
1.14  Elect Director Francis T. Vincent, Jr     For       For        Management
1.15  Elect Director Deborah C. Wright          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Report on Pay Disparity                   Against   Against    Shareholder


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TRANSOCEAN INC.

Ticker:                      Security ID:  G90078109
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Judy J. Kelly             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Roberto Monti             For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Ian C. Strachan           For       For        Management
2     APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF OUR EMPLOYEE For       For        Management
      STOCK PURCHASE PLAN TO INCREASE THE
      NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES RESERVED FOR
      ISSUANCE UNDER THE PLAN FROM 2,500,000 TO
      3,500,000.
3     APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST &    For       For        Management
      YOUNG LLP TO SERVE AS OUR INDEPENDENT
      REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.


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TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Ticker:       TYC            Security ID:  902124106
Meeting Date: MAR 10, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 10, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Dennis C. Blair           For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Edward D. Breen           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director George W. Buckley         For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Brian Duperreault         For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Bruce S. Gordon           For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director Rajiv L. Gupta            For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director John A. Krol              For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director Mackey J. Mcdonald        For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director H. Carl Mccall            For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Brendan R. O'Neill        For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director Sandra S. Wijnberg        For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director Jerome B. York            For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP.

Ticker:       UPL            Security ID:  903914109
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Elect Director Michael D. Watford         For       For        Management
2     Elect Director William C. Helton          For       For        Management
3     Elect Director James E. Nielson           For       For        Management
4     Elect Director Robert E. Rigney           For       For        Management
5     Elect Director James C. Roe               For       For        Management
6     Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and          For       For        Management
      Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
      Auditors
7     Approve 2:1 Stock Split                   For       For        Management
8     Approve 2005 Stock Incentive Plan         For       Against    Management
9     Other Business                            For       Against    Management


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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Ticker:       UTX            Security ID:  913017109
Meeting Date: APR 13, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 15, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director George David               For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier        For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Charles R. Lee             For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Richard D. McCormick       For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Harold McGraw III          For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Frank P. Popoff            For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert         For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Andre Villeneuve           For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director H. A. Wagner               For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman     For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
4     Increase Disclosure of Executive          Against   Against    Shareholder
      Compensation
5     Adopt Ethical Criteria for Military       Against   Against    Shareholder
      Contracts
6     Limit Executive Compensation              Against   Against    Shareholder


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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED

Ticker:       UNH            Security ID:  91324P102
Meeting Date: MAY 3, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 7, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Thomas H. Kean            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Robert L. Ryan            For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director William G. Spears         For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D.   For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Performance- Based/Indexed Options        Against   Against    Shareholder
4     Performance- Based/Indexed Options        Against   Against    Shareholder


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VODAFONE GROUP PLC

Ticker:                      Security ID:  92857W100
Meeting Date: JUL 27, 2004   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 11, 2004

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS    For       For        Management
      AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2     TO APPROVE THE REMUNERATION REPORT        For       For        Management
3     TO RE-ELECT PETER BAMFORD AS A DIRECTOR   For       For        Management
4     TO RE-ELECT JULIAN HORN-SMITH AS A        For       For        Management
      DIRECTOR
5     TO RE-ELECT SIR DAVID SCHOLEY AS A        For       For        Management
      DIRECTOR (MEMBER OF THE NOMINATIONS AND
      GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE)
6     TO ELECT LUC VANDEVELDE AS A DIRECTOR     For       For        Management
      (MEMBER OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE)
7     TO APPROVE A FINAL DIVIDEND OF 1.07800    For       For        Management
      PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE
8     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
9     TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO       For       For        Management
      DETERMINE THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION
10    TO AUTHORIZE DONATIONS UNDER THE          For       For        Management
      POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND
      REFERENDUMS ACT 2000
11    TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES UNDER  For       For        Management
      ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF
      ASSOCIATION
12    TO RENEW AUTHORITY TO DISAPPLY            For       For        Management
      PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE 16.3 OF
      THE COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION+
13    TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY S PURCHASE OF    For       For        Management
      ITS OWN SHARES+
14    TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPANY S PURCHASE OF    For       For        Management
      ITS OWN SHARES PURSUANT TO CONTINGENT
      PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND OFF-MARKET
      PURCHASES+


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WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Ticker:       WMT            Security ID:  931142103
Meeting Date: JUN 3, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 5, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director James W. Breyer           For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director M. Michele Burns          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Douglas N. Daft           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director David D. Glass            For       For        Management
1.5   Elect  Director Roland A. Hernandez       For       For        Management
1.6   Elect  Director John D. Opie              For       For        Management
1.7   Elect  Director J. Paul Reason            For       For        Management
1.8   Elect  Director H. Lee Scott, Jr.         For       For        Management
1.9   Elect  Director Jack C. Shewmaker         For       For        Management
1.10  Elect  Director Jose H. Villarreal        For       For        Management
1.11  Elect  Director John T. Walton            For       For        Management
1.12  Elect  Director S. Robson Walton          For       For        Management
1.13  Elect  Director Christopher J. Williams   For       For        Management
1.14  Elect  Director Linda S. Wolf             For       For        Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
4     Report on Executive Compensation          Against   Against    Shareholder
5     Prepare Sustainability Report             Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Report on Stock Option Distribution by    Against   Against    Shareholder
      Race and Gender
7     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder
8     Prepare Equal Opportunity Report          Against   Against    Shareholder
9     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   Against    Shareholder
      of Directors
10    Require Majority of Independent Directors Against   Against    Shareholder
      on Board
11    Performance- Based/Indexed Options        Against   Against    Shareholder


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WYNN RESORTS LTD

Ticker:       WYNN           Security ID:  983134107
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Kazuo Okada                For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Robert J. Miller           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Kiril Sokoloff             For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Allan Zeman                For       For        Management
2     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan      For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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YAHOO!, INC.

Ticker:       YHOO           Security ID:  984332106
Meeting Date: MAY 19, 2005   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 23, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Terry S. Semel             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Jerry Yang                 For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Roy J. Bostock             For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Ronald W. Burkle           For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Eric Hippeau               For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Arthur H. Kern             For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Robert A. Kotick           For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Edward R. Kozel            For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Gary L. Wilson             For       For        Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management
3     Amend Non-Employee Director Stock Option  For       For        Management
      Plan
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC

Ticker:       ZMH            Security ID:  98956P102
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2005    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 15, 2005

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director J. Raymond Elliott         For       For        Management
2     Amend Stock Option Plan                   For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
4     Prohibit Auditor from Providing Non-Audit Against   Against    Shareholder
      Services

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant): Morgan Stanley American Opportunities Fund
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By (Signature and Title):

                                            /s/ Ronald E. Robison

                               Principal Executive Officer - Office of the Funds
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Date August 25, 2005
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