0001193125-11-234269.txt : 20110829 0001193125-11-234269.hdr.sgml : 20110829 20110826175054 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-234269 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-PX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110829 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110826 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110829 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK HEALTHCARE FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000709140 IRS NUMBER: 133143879 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-PX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-03595 FILM NUMBER: 111060951 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 08536 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-441-7762 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 08536 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH HEALTHCARE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCI TECH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19830216 0000709140 S000002246 BLACKROCK HEALTHCARE FUND, INC. C000005795 Investor A C000005796 Investor B C000005797 Investor C C000005798 Institutional C000005799 Class R N-PX 1 dnpx.htm BLACKROCK HEALTHCARE FUND, INC. BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.

 

 

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 811-03595

Name of Fund: BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York City, NY 10055.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 04/30

Date of reporting period: 07/01/2010 – 06/30/2011

 

 

 


Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached hereto.



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ICA File Number: 811-03595
Reporting Period: 07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011
BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.

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ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Ticker:       ABT            Security ID:  002824100
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 02, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert J. Alpern         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Roxanne S. Austin        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director W. James Farrell         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director H. Laurance Fuller       For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Edward M. Liddy          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Phebe N. Novakovic       For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director William A. Osborn        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Samuel C. Scott III      For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Glenn F. Tilton          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Miles D. White           For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
5     Adopt Policy on Pharmaceutical Price    Against   Against      Shareholder
      Restraint

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AETNA INC.

Ticker:       AET            Security ID:  00817Y108
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 18, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Mark T. Bertolini        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Frank M. Clark           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Betsy Z. Cohen           For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Molly J. Coye            For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Roger N. Farah           For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Barbara Hackman Franklin For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Jeffrey E. Garten        For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Gerald Greenwald         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock         For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Richard J. Harrington    For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Edward J. Ludwig         For       For          Management
12    Elect Director Joseph P. Newhouse       For       For          Management
13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
14    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
15    Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
16    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
17    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   None      Three Years  Management
18    Provide for Cumulative Voting           Against   Against      Shareholder
19    Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   Against      Shareholder

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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Ticker:       A              Security ID:  00846U101
Meeting Date: MAR 01, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 06, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Heidi Fields             For       For          Management
2     Elect Director David M. Lawrence        For       For          Management
3     Elect Director A. Barry Rand            For       For          Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
6     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management

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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Ticker:       ALXN           Security ID:  015351109
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Leonard Bell             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Max Link                 For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director William R. Keller        For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Joseph A. Madri          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Larry L. Mathis          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director R. Douglas Norby         For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Alvin S. Parven          For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Andreas Rummelt          For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Ann M. Veneman           For       For          Management
2     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       For          Management
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management

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ALLERGAN, INC.

Ticker:       AGN            Security ID:  018490102
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 04, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Deborah Dunsire          For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Trevor M. Jones          For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Louis J. Lavigne, Jr.    For       For          Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
6     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
7     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan  For       For          Management
8     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
9     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management

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ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.

Ticker:       MDRX           Security ID:  01988P108
Meeting Date: NOV 04, 2010   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 14, 2010

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Dennis Chookaszian       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Eugene V. Fife           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Marcel L. "Gus" Gamache  For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Philip D. Green          For       Withhold     Management
1.5   Elect Director Edward A. Kangas         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director John King                For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Michael J. Kluger        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Philip M. Pead           For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Glen E. Tullman          For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Stephen Wilson           For       For          Management
2     Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For       For          Management
      Plan
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.

Ticker:       MDRX           Security ID:  01988P108
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Dennis Chookaszian       For       Withhold     Management
1.2   Elect Director Eugene V. Fife           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Marcel L. "Gus" Gamache  For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Philip D. Green          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Edward A. Kangas         For       Withhold     Management
1.6   Elect Director Michael J. Kluger        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Philip M. Pead           For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Glen E. Tullman          For       For          Management
2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
5     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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AMERIGROUP CORPORATION

Ticker:       AGP            Security ID:  03073T102
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 16, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Directors James G. Carlson        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Directors Jeffrey B. Child        For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Directors Richard D. Shirk        For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Directors John W. Snow            For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Directors Adm. Joseph W. Prueher  For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
5     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan

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AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION

Ticker:       ABC            Security ID:  03073E105
Meeting Date: FEB 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 20, 2010

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Charles H. Cotros        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Jane E. Henney           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director R. David Yost            For       For          Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
6     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
7     Declassify the Board of Directors       For       For          Management
8     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan

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AMGEN INC.

Ticker:       AMGN           Security ID:  031162100
Meeting Date: MAY 20, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director David Baltimore          For       Against      Management
2     Elect Director Frank J. Biondi, Jr.     For       Against      Management
3     Elect Director Francois De Carbonnel    For       Against      Management
4     Elect Director Vance D. Coffman         For       Against      Management
5     Elect Director Rebecca M. Henderson     For       Against      Management
6     Elect Director Frank C. Herringer       For       Against      Management
7     Elect Director Gilbert S. Omenn         For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Judith C. Pelham         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director J. Paul Reason           For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Leonard D. Schaeffer     For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Kevin W. Sharer          For       For          Management
12    Elect Director Ronald D. Sugar          For       Against      Management
13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
16    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   For          Shareholder

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AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Ticker:       AMLN           Security ID:  032346108
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 01, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Adrian Adams             For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Teresa Beck              For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director M. Kathleen Behrens      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Daniel M. Bradbury       For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Paul N. Clark            For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Paulo F. Costa           For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Alexander Denner         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Karin Eastham            For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director James R. Gavin III       For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Jay S. Skyler            For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Joseph P. Sullivan       For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management

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BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

Ticker:       BAX            Security ID:  071813109
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 07, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Wayne T. Hockmeyer       For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Robert L. Parkinson, Jr. For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Thomas T. Stallkamp      For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Albert P.L. Stroucken    For       For          Management
5     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
7     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
8     Approve Qualified Employee Stock        For       For          Management
      Purchase Plan
9     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
10    Amend Certificate of Incorporation to   For       For          Management
      Declassify the Board and Reduce
      Supermajority Voting Requirement

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BAYER AG

Ticker:       BAYN           Security ID:  D0712D163
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Financial Statements and        For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports; Appove Allocation of
      Income and Dividends of EUR 1.50 per
      Share for Fiscal 2010
2     Approve Discharge of Management Board   For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2010
3     Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board  For       For          Management
      for Fiscal 2010
4     Amend Articles Re: Length of            For       For          Management
      Supervisory Board Member Term
5     Approve Spin-Off  and Takeover          For       For          Management
      Agreement with Bayer Real Estate GmbH
6     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as        For       For          Management
      Auditors for Fiscal 2011

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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

Ticker:       BMY            Security ID:  110122108
Meeting Date: MAY 03, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 10, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director L. Andreotti             For       For          Management
2     Elect Director L.B. Campbell            For       For          Management
3     Elect Director J.M. Cornelius           For       For          Management
4     Elect Director L.J. Freeh               For       For          Management
5     Elect Director L.H. Glimcher            For       For          Management
6     Elect Director M. Grobstein             For       For          Management
7     Elect Director L. Johansson             For       For          Management
8     Elect Director A.J. Lacy                For       For          Management
9     Elect Director V.L. Sato                For       For          Management
10    Elect Director E. Sigal                 For       For          Management
11    Elect Director T.D. West, Jr.           For       For          Management
12    Elect Director R.S. Williams            For       For          Management
13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
14    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
15    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
16    Increase Disclosure of Executive        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Compensation
17    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   Against      Shareholder
18    Adopt Policy to Restrain Pharmaceutical Against   Against      Shareholder
      Price Increases

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CELGENE CORPORATION

Ticker:       CELG           Security ID:  151020104
Meeting Date: JUN 15, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 19, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert J. Hugin          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael D. Casey         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Carrie S. Cox            For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Rodman L. Drake          For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Michael A. Friedman      For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Gilla Kaplan             For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director James J. Loughlin        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Ernest Mario             For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years

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CEPHALON, INC.

Ticker:       CEPH           Security ID:  156708109
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director J. Kevin Buchi           For       For          Management
2     Elect Director William P. Egan          For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Martyn D. Greenacre      For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Charles J. Homcy         For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Vaughn M. Kailian        For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Kevin E. Moley           For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Charles A. Sanders       For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Dennis L. Winger         For       For          Management
10    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
13    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Two Years Three Years  Management

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CIGNA CORPORATION

Ticker:       CI             Security ID:  125509109
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Roman Martinez IV        For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Carol Cox Wait           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director William D. Zollars       For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
6     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
7     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management

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COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

Ticker:       CYH            Security ID:  203668108
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 25, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director W. Larry Cash            For       For          Management
2     Elect Director James S. Ely III         For       For          Management
3     Elect Director John A. Fry              For       For          Management
4     Elect Director William Norris Jennings  For       For          Management
5     Elect Director H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.  For       For          Management
6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
7     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
8     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
9     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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COVANCE INC.

Ticker:       CVD            Security ID:  222816100
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Gary E. Costley          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Sandra L. Helton         For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Report on Animal Welfare Act Violations Against   Against      Shareholder

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DENDREON CORPORATION

Ticker:       DNDN           Security ID:  24823Q107
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 22, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Richard B. Brewer        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Mitchell H. Gold         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Pedro Granadillo         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director David C. Stump           For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management

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EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.

Ticker:       ESRX           Security ID:  302182100
Meeting Date: MAY 04, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 07, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Gary G. Benanav          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Maura C. Breen           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Nicholas J. LaHowchic    For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Frank Mergenthaler       For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Woodrow A. Myers Jr.     For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director John O. Parker, Jr.      For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director George Paz               For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Samuel K. Skinner        For       Against      Management
1.10  Elect Director Seymour Sternberg        For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
6     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
7     Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder

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GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

Ticker:       GILD           Security ID:  375558103
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 16, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John F. Cogan            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 Carla A. Hills           For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Kevin E. Lofton          For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director John W. Madigan          For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director John C. Martin           For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Gordon E. Moore          For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore        For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director Richard J. Whitley       For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Gayle E. Wilson          For       For          Management
1.12  Elect Director Per Wold-Olsen           For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For          Management
4     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management
5     Provide Right to Call Special Meeting   For       For          Management
6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
7     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management

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GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC

Ticker:       GSK            Security ID:  G3910J112
Meeting Date: MAY 05, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAY 03, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
3     Elect Simon Dingemans as Director       For       For          Management
4     Elect Stacey Cartwright as Director     For       For          Management
5     Elect Judy Lewent as Director           For       For          Management
6     Re-elect Sir Christopher Gent as        For       For          Management
      Director
7     Re-elect Andrew Witty as Director       For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Sir Roy Anderson as Director   For       For          Management
9     Re-elect Dr Stephanie Burns as Director For       For          Management
10    Re-elect Larry Culp as Director         For       For          Management
11    Re-elect Sir Crispin Davis as Director  For       For          Management
12    Re-elect Sir Deryck Maughan as Director For       For          Management
13    Re-elect James Murdoch as Director      For       For          Management
14    Re-elect Dr Daniel Podolsky as Director For       For          Management
15    Re-elect Dr Moncef Slaoui as Director   For       For          Management
16    Re-elect Tom de Swaan as Director       For       For          Management
17    Re-elect Sir Robert Wilson as Director  For       For          Management
18    Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For       For          Management
      Auditors
19    Authorise Audit Committee to Fix        For       For          Management
      Remuneration of Auditors
20    Authorise EU Political Donations and    For       For          Management
      Expenditure
21    Authorise Issue of Equity with          For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
22    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
23    Authorise Market Purchase               For       For          Management
24    Approve the Exemption from Statement of For       For          Management
      the Name of the Senior Statutory
      Auditor in Published Copies of the
      Auditors' Reports
25    Authorise the Company to Call EGM with  For       For          Management
      Two Weeks' Notice

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HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.

Ticker:       HMA            Security ID:  421933102
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director William J. Schoen        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Gary D. Newsome          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Kent P. Dauten           For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Donald E. Kiernan        For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Robert A. Knox           For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director William E. Mayberry      For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Vicki A. O'Meara         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director R.w. Westerfield         For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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HEARTWARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Ticker:       HTWR           Security ID:  422368100
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Timothy Barberich        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director C. Raymond Larkin, Jr.   For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Robert Thomas            For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
5     Approve Stock Option Plan Grants to     For       For          Management
      Douglas Godshall
6     Approve Stock Option Plan Grants to     For       For          Management
      Robert Thomas
7     Approve Stock Option Plan Grants to     For       For          Management
      Seth Harrison
8     Approve Stock Option Plan Grants to     For       For          Management
      Timothy Barberich
9     Approve Stock Option Plan Grants to     For       For          Management
      Christine Bennett
10    Approve Stock Option Plan Grants to     For       For          Management
      Charles Raymond Larkin, Jr.
11    Approve Stock Option Plan Grants to     For       For          Management
      Robert Stockman
12    Approve Stock Option Plan Grants to     For       For          Management
      Denis Wade
13    Approve Issuance of Convertible         For       For          Management
      Debentures
14    Broadridge Note: Please vote FOR if you None      Against      Management
      acknowledge that Douglas Godshall may
      exercise your proxy even if he holds
      interest in outcome of Proposal 5-12
      or vote AGAINST if you have not
      directed your proxy to vote, Douglas
      Godshall will not cast your vote

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HOSPIRA, INC.

Ticker:       HSP            Security ID:  441060100
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Irving W. Bailey, II     For       For          Management
2     Elect Director F. Michael Ball          For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Jacque J. Sokolov        For       For          Management
4     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management
      to Remove Directors for Cause
5     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management
      for By-law Amendments
6     Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management
      for Certificate of Incorporation
      Amendments
7     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
8     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
9     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC.

Ticker:       HGSI           Security ID:  444903108
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 18, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Richard J. Danzig        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Colin Goddard            For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Maxine Gowen             For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Tuan Ha-Ngoc             For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director A. N. 'Jerry' Karabelas  For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director John L. LaMattina        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Augustine Lawlor         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director George J. Morrow         For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Gregory Norden           For       For          Management
1.10  Elect Director H. Thomas Watkins        For       For          Management
1.11  Elect Director Robert C. Young          For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

Ticker:       ISRG           Security ID:  46120E602
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 22, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Floyd D. Loop            For       For          Management
2     Elect Director George Stalk Jr.         For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Craig H. Barratt         For       For          Management
4     Amend Stock Option Plan                 For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
6     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
7     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Ticker:       JNJ            Security ID:  478160104
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 01, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman         For       For          Management
2     Elect Director James G. Cullen          For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Ian E.L. Davis           For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Michael M.e. Johns       For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist       For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Anne M. Mulcahy          For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Leo F. Mullin            For       For          Management
8     Elect Director William D. Perez         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Charles Prince           For       For          Management
10    Elect Director David Satcher            For       For          Management
11    Elect Director William C. Weldon        For       For          Management
12    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
15    Adopt Policy to Restrain Pharmaceutical Against   Against      Shareholder
      Price Increases
16    Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit            Against   Against      Shareholder
      Discrimination Based on Applicant's
      Health Status
17    Adopt Animal-Free Training Methods      Against   Against      Shareholder

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LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS

Ticker:       LH             Security ID:  50540R409
Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 14, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director David P. King            For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Kerrii B. Anderson       For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Jean-luc Belingard       For       For          Management
4     Elect Director N. Anthony Coles, Jr.    For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Wendy E. Lane            For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon      For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Robert E. Mittelstaedt,  For       For          Management
      Jr.
8     Elect Director Arthur H. Rubenstein     For       For          Management
9     Elect Director M. Keith Weikel          For       For          Management
10    Elect Director R. Sanders Williams      For       For          Management
11    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
12    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
13    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS, INC.

Ticker:       LPNT           Security ID:  53219L109
Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 14, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director W.F. Carpenter III       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Richard H. Evans         For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Michael P. Haley         For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management

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MASIMO CORPORATION

Ticker:       MASI           Security ID:  574795100
Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 18, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Steven J. Barker         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Sanford Fitch            For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
5     Require a Majority Vote for the         Against   For          Shareholder
      Election of Directors

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MEDASSETS, INC.

Ticker:       MDAS           Security ID:  584045108
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 15, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Samantha Trotman Burman  For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Rand A. Ballard          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Vernon R. Loucks, Jr.    For       Withhold     Management
1.4   Elect Director John C. Rutherford       For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management

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MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.

Ticker:       MHS            Security ID:  58405U102
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Howard W. Barker, Jr.    For       For          Management
2     Elect Director John L. Cassis           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Michael Goldstein        For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Charles M. Lillis        For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Myrtle S. Potter         For       For          Management
6     Elect Director William L. Roper         For       For          Management
7     Elect Director David B. Snow, Jr.       For       For          Management
8     Elect Director David D. Stevens         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Blenda J. Wilson         For       For          Management
10    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
11    Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management
12    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
13    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
14    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
15    Stock Retention/Holding Period          Against   Against      Shareholder

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MERCK & CO., INC.

Ticker:       MRK            Security ID:  58933Y105
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 25, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Leslie A. Brun           For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Thomas R. Cech           For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Richard T. Clark         For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Kenneth C. Frazier       For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer         For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone      For       For          Management
7     Elect Director William B. Harrison. Jr. For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Harry R. Jacobson        For       For          Management
9     Elect Director William N. Kelley        For       For          Management
10    Elect Director C. Robert Kidder         For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus      For       For          Management
12    Elect Director Carlos E. Represas       For       For          Management
13    Elect Director Patricia F. Russo        For       For          Management
14    Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk          For       For          Management
15    Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock          For       For          Management
16    Elect Director Craig B. Thompson        For       For          Management
17    Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks         For       For          Management
18    Elect Director Peter C. Wendell         For       For          Management
19    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
20    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
21    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years

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NOVARTIS AG

Ticker:       NOVN           Security ID:  H5820Q150
Meeting Date: APR 08, 2011   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  APR 05, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Approve Merger Agreement with Alcon     For       For          Management
      Inc.
1.2   Approve Creation of CHF 54 Million Pool For       For          Management
      of Authorized Capital in Connection
      with Merger Agreement with Alcon Inc.

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NOVO NORDISK A/S

Ticker:       NOVO B         Security ID:  K7314N152
Meeting Date: MAR 23, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 16, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Receive Report of Board                 None      None         Management
2     Receive and Approve Financial           For       Did Not Vote Management
      Statements and Statutory Reports
3.1   Approve Remuneration of Directors for   For       Did Not Vote Management
      2010
3.2   Approve Remuneration of Directors for   For       Did Not Vote Management
      2011
4     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       Did Not Vote Management
      Dividends of DKK 10 for Each Novo
      Nordisk B Share of DKK 1 and for Each
      Novo Nordisk A Share of DKK 1
5.1a  Reelect Sten Scheibye as Director       For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1b  Reelect Goran Ando as Director          For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1c  Elect Bruno Angelici as New Director    For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1d  Reelect Henrik Gurtler as Director      For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1e  Elect Thomas Koestler as New Director   For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1f  Reelect Kurt Nielsen as Director        For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1g  Reelect Hannu Ryopponen as Director     For       Did Not Vote Management
5.1h  Reelect Jorgen Wedel as Director        For       Did Not Vote Management
5.2   Elect Sten Scheibye as Chairman of the  For       Did Not Vote Management
      Board
5.3   Elect Goran Ando as Vice Chairman of    For       Did Not Vote Management
      the Board
6     Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as        For       Did Not Vote Management
      Auditor
7.1   Approve DKK 20.0 Million Reduction in   For       Did Not Vote Management
      Class B Share Capital via Share
      Cancellation
7.2   Authorize Repurchase up to 10 Percent   For       Did Not Vote Management
      of Share Capital
7.3a  Delete Article 2 Specifying Location of For       Did Not Vote Management
      Registered Office
7.3b  Amend Articles Re: Removal of the       For       Did Not Vote Management
      Requirement to Advertise the Notice in
      Two Daily Newspapers
7.3c  Amend Articles Re: Introduce Age Limit  For       Did Not Vote Management
      of 70 Years for Board Members
7.4   Amend Guidelines for Incentive-Based    For       Did Not Vote Management
      Compensation for Executive Management
      and Board
8     Other Business                          None      None         Management

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NUVASIVE, INC.

Ticker:       NUVA           Security ID:  670704105
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert J. Hunt           For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Richard W. Treharne      For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
5     Other Business                          For       For          Management

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OMNICARE, INC.

Ticker:       OCR            Security ID:  681904108
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 01, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director John G. Figueroa         For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Steven J. Heyer          For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Andrea R. Lindell        For       For          Management
4     Elect Director James D. Shelton         For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Amy Wallman              For       For          Management
6     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
7     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
8     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Ticker:       ONXX           Security ID:  683399109
Meeting Date: MAY 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director N. Anthony Coles         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Magnus Lundberg          For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director William R. Ringo         For       For          Management
2     Increase Authorized Common Stock        For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
5     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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PFIZER INC.

Ticker:       PFE            Security ID:  717081103
Meeting Date: APR 28, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 01, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello       For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Michael S. Brown         For       For          Management
3     Elect Director M. Anthony Burns         For       For          Management
4     Elect Director W. Don Cornwell          For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Frances D. Fergusson     For       For          Management
6     Elect Director William H. Gray III      For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Constance J. Horner      For       For          Management
8     Elect Director James M. Kilts           For       For          Management
9     Elect Director George A. Lorch          For       For          Management
10    Elect Director John P. Mascotte         For       For          Management
11    Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson     For       For          Management
12    Elect Director Ian C. Read              For       For          Management
13    Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger        For       For          Management
14    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
15    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
16    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Two Years Three Years  Management
17    Publish Political Contributions         Against   Against      Shareholder
18    Report on Public Policy Advocacy        Against   Against      Shareholder
      Process
19    Adopt Policy to Restrain Pharmaceutical Against   Against      Shareholder
      Price Increases
20    Provide Right to Act by Written Consent Against   Against      Shareholder
21    Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call   Against   Against      Shareholder
      Special Meetings
22    Report on Animal Testing and Plans for  Against   Against      Shareholder
      Reduction

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PHARMERICA CORPORATION

Ticker:       PMC            Security ID:  71714F104
Meeting Date: JUN 10, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 18, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Gregory S. Weishar       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director W. Robert Dahl, Jr.      For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Frank E. Collins         For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Thomas P. Mac Mahon      For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Marjorie W. Dorr         For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Thomas P. Gerrity        For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director Robert A. Oakley         For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Geoffrey G. Meyers       For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years

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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

Ticker:       DGX            Security ID:  74834L100
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 18, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director William F. Buehler       For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Daniel C. Stanzione      For       For          Management
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years

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SANOFI AVENTIS

Ticker:       SAN            Security ID:  F5548N101
Meeting Date: MAY 06, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date:  MAY 03, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Approve Financial Statements and        For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Accept Consolidated Financial           For       For          Management
      Statements and Statutory Reports
3     Approve Allocation of Income and        For       For          Management
      Dividends of EUR 2.5 per Share
4     Approve Auditors' Special Report on     For       For          Management
      Related-Party Transactions
5     Approve Remuneration of Directors in    For       For          Management
      the Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.5 Million
6     Ratify Appointment of Carole Piwnica as For       For          Management
      Director
7     Elect Suet Fern Lee as Director         For       For          Management
8     Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Director   For       For          Management
9     Reelect Igor Landau as Director         For       For          Management
10    Reelect Gerard Van Kemmel as Director   For       For          Management
11    Reelect Serge Weinberg as Director      For       For          Management
12    Renew Appointment of                    For       For          Management
      PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as Auditor
13    Appoint Yves Nicolas as Alternate       For       For          Management
      Auditor
14    Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10        For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Share Capital
15    Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       For          Management
      Equity-Linked Securities with
      Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of EUR 1.3 Billion
16    Authorize Issuance of Equity or         For       For          Management
      Equity-Linked Securities without
      Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate
      Nominal Amount of EUR 520 Million
17    Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10  For       For          Management
      Percent of Issued Capital for Future
      Acquisitions
18    Authorize Board to Increase Capital in  For       For          Management
      the Event of Additional Demand Related
      to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder
      Vote Above
19    Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For       For          Management
      up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue
      or Increase in Par Value
20    Approve Employee Stock Purchase Plan    For       For          Management
21    Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued     For       For          Management
      Capital for Use in Stock Option Plan
22    Approve Reduction in Share Capital via  For       For          Management
      Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
23    Amend Article 11 of Bylaws Re: Board    For       For          Management
      Size
24    Amend Article 12 of Bylaws Re: Vice     For       For          Management
      Chairman Age Limit
25    Amend Article 19 of Bylaws to Comply    For       For          Management
      with New Legislation Re: Shareholder
      Rights
26    Change Company Name to Sanofi and Amend For       For          Management
      Article 2 of Bylaws Accordingly
27    Authorize Filing of Required            For       For          Management
      Documents/Other Formalities

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SHIRE PLC

Ticker:       SHP            Security ID:  82481R106
Meeting Date: APR 26, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Accept Financial Statements and         For       For          Management
      Statutory Reports
2     Approve Remuneration Report             For       For          Management
3     Re-elect Matthew Emmens as Director     For       For          Management
4     Re-elect Angus Russell as Director      For       For          Management
5     Re-elect Graham Hetherington as         For       For          Management
      Director
6     Re-elect David Kappler as Director      For       For          Management
7     Re-elect Patrick Langlois as Director   For       For          Management
8     Re-elect Dr Jeffrey Leiden as Director  For       For          Management
9     Elect Dr David Ginsburg as Director     For       For          Management
10    Elect Anne Minto as Director            For       For          Management
11    Reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of   For       For          Management
      the Company
12    Authorise the Audit, Compliance & Risk  For       For          Management
      Committee to Fix Remuneration of
      Auditors
13    Authorise Issue of Equity with          For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
14    Authorise Issue of Equity without       For       For          Management
      Pre-emptive Rights
15    Authorise Market Purchase               For       For          Management
16    Adopt New Articles of Association       For       For          Management
17    Authorise the Company to Call EGM with  For       For          Management
      Two Weeks' Notice

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SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS, INC

Ticker:       SIRO           Security ID:  82966C103
Meeting Date: FEB 23, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  DEC 27, 2010

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director William K. Hood          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Thomas Jetter            For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, For       Withhold     Management
      Jr.
1.4   Elect Director Jeffrey T. Slovin        For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years

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ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.

Ticker:       STJ            Security ID:  790849103
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 15, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Richard R. Devenuti      For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Thomas H. Garrett, III   For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Wendy L. Yarno           For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   None      Three Years  Management
6     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
7     Declassify the Board of Directors       None      For          Shareholder
8     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.

Ticker:       TMO            Security ID:  883556102
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Thomas J. Lynch          For       For          Management
2     Elect Director William G. Parrett       For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Michael E. Porter        For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Scott M. Sperling        For       For          Management
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
6     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Two Years Three Years  Management
7     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
8     Declassify the Board of Directors       Against   For          Shareholder

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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED

Ticker:       UNH            Security ID:  91324P102
Meeting Date: MAY 23, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 24, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director William C. Ballard, Jr.  For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Richard T. Burke         For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Robert J. Darretta       For       For          Management
4     Elect Director Stephen J. Hemsley       For       For          Management
5     Elect Director Michele J. Hooper        For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Rodger A. Lawson         For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Douglas W. Leatherdale   For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Glenn M. Renwick         For       For          Management
9     Elect Director Kenneth I. Shine         For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Gail R. Wilensky         For       For          Management
11    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
12    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
13    Approve Omnibus Stock Plan              For       For          Management
14    Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase For       For          Management
      Plan
15    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

Ticker:       UHS            Security ID:  913903100
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 31, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Lawrence S. Gibbs        For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years
4     Amend Stock Option Plan                 For       For          Management

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VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

Ticker:       VRTX           Security ID:  92532F100
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 15, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Matthew W. Emmens        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Magaret G. McGlynn       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Wayne J. Riley           For       For          Management
2     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
3     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
4     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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VOLCANO CORPORATION

Ticker:       VOLC           Security ID:  928645100
Meeting Date: JUL 29, 2010   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 01, 2010

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Kieran T. Gallahue       For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Alexis V. Lukianov       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director John Onopchenko          For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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WARNER CHILCOTT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Ticker:       WCRX           Security ID:  G94368100
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 21, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Todd M. Abbrecht         For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Liam M. Fitzgerald       For       For          Management
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management

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WATERS CORPORATION

Ticker:       WAT            Security ID:  941848103
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 16, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Joshua Bekenstein        For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Michael J. Berendt       For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Douglas A. Berthiaume    For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Edward Conard            For       For          Management
1.5   Elect Director Laurie H. Glimcher       For       For          Management
1.6   Elect Director Christopher A. Kuebler   For       For          Management
1.7   Elect Director William J. Miller        For       For          Management
1.8   Elect Director Joann A. Reed            For       For          Management
1.9   Elect Director Thomas P. Salice         For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
4     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   Three     Three Years  Management
                                              Years

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WEBMD HEALTH CORP.

Ticker:       WBMD           Security ID:  94770V102
Meeting Date: OCT 21, 2010   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  SEP 15, 2010

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Kevin M. Cameron         For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Wayne T. Gattinella      For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director Abdool Rahim Moossa      For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director Stanley S. Trotman, Jr.  For       For          Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For          Management
3     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management

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WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.

Ticker:       WCG            Security ID:  94946T106
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 28, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1     Elect Director Charles G. Berg          For       For          Management
2     Elect Director Carol J. Burt            For       For          Management
3     Elect Director Alec Cunningham          For       For          Management
4     Elect Director David J. Gallitano       For       For          Management
5     Elect Director D. Robert Graham         For       For          Management
6     Elect Director Kevin F. Hickey          For       For          Management
7     Elect Director Christian P. Michalik    For       For          Management
8     Elect Director Glenn D. Steele, Jr.     For       For          Management
9     Elect Director William L. Trubeck       For       For          Management
10    Elect Director Paul E. Weaver           For       For          Management
11    Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
12    Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
13    Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
14    Report on Political Contributions       Against   Against      Shareholder

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WELLPOINT, INC.

Ticker:       WLP            Security ID:  94973V107
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2011   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 17, 2011

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Angela F. Braly          For       For          Management
1.2   Elect Director Warren Y. Jobe           For       For          Management
1.3   Elect Director William G. Mays          For       For          Management
1.4   Elect Director William J. Ryan          For       For          Management
2     Ratify Auditors                         For       For          Management
3a    Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management
      Relating to Vote Requirement
3b    Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement   For       For          Management
      Relating to Removal of Directors
3c    Opt Out of State's Control Share        For       For          Management
      Acquisition Law
3d    Amend Articles of Incorporation to      For       For          Management
      Remove Certain Obsolete Provisions
3e    Amend Articles of Incorporation to      For       For          Management
      Remove Other Obsolete Provisions and
      Make Conforming Changes
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive For       For          Management
      Officers' Compensation
5     Advisory Vote on Say on Pay Frequency   One Year  Three Years  Management
6     Feasibility Study for Converting to     Against   Against      Shareholder
      Nonprofit Status
7     Reincorporate in Another State [from    Against   For          Shareholder
      Indiana to Delaware]
8     Require Independent Board Chairman      Against   For          Shareholder

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

 

BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.
By:  

/s/ John Perlowski

  John Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock Healthcare Fund, Inc.
Date:   August 29, 2011