EX-99.77C VOTES 3 proxy.txt PAX WORLD Balanced Fund, Inc. PAX WORLD Growth Fund, Inc. PAX WORLD High Yield Fund, Inc. SPECIAL MEETING A Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Pax World Balanced Fund, Inc. was held on February 23, 2006 at 10:00 a.m., at the Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth Hotel and Conference Center, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH to approve an amendment to the Fund's Certificate of Incorporation that would increase the number of authorized shares of its common stock, par value $1.00 per share, from seventy- five million (75,000,000) shares to one hundred fifty million (150,000,000) shares. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes are as follows below. FOR AGAINST 42,000,158 1,227,458 ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Pax World Balanced Fund, Inc., Pax World Growth Fund, Inc. and Pax World High Yield Fund, Inc. was held at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at the Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth Hotel and Conference Center, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH. The matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each matter, are as follows below. With respect to the Pax World Balanced Fund, Inc., consideration of Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 was adjourned to a later date. Consideration of such proposals took place on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. at the offices of Pax World Funds, 222 State Street, Portsmouth, NH. Proposal 1. To eliminate the Funds' social screening criteria that are currently designated as fundamental investment policies (as described in greater detail in the proxy statement, the directors intend to adopt modified, non-fundamental social screening criteria for your Fund to implement a more comprehensive, proactive and engaged approach to socially responsible investing) FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 44,245,472 4,581,157 GROWTH 3,997,553 260,023 HIGH YIELD 3,867,914 245,408 Proposal 2A. To approve the elimination of certain Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to short sales FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 43,019,131 5,119,525 GROWTH 3,970,911 237,043 HIGH YIELD 3,802,373 263,793 Proposal 2B. To approve the elimination of the Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to investing for the purpose of exercising control FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 44,027,084 3,910,807 GROWTH 4,025,408 193,515 HIGH YIELD 3,866,865 215,093 Proposal 2C. To approve the elimination of the Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to concentrating investments in securities of foreign issuers FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 44,270,754 3,908,586 GROWTH 4,022,591 200,350 HIGH YIELD 3,883,904 208,560 Proposal 2D. To approve an amendment to the Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to diversification of investments FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 44,957,448 3,293,359 GROWTH 4,080,595 147,353 HIGH YIELD 3,979,354 116,348 Proposal 2E. To approve an amendment to the Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to investments in real estate FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 45,088,089 3,158,211 GROWTH 4,075,440 148,727 HIGH YIELD 3,994,436 99,220 Proposal 2F. To approve an amendment to the Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to investments in commodities FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 43,321,909 4,794,386 GROWTH 4,005,674 199,717 HIGH YIELD 3,853,725 229,331 Proposal 2G. To approve an amendment to the Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to making loans FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 43,321,196 4,753,444 GROWTH 4,007,389 213,923 HIGH YIELD 3,832,721 245,321 Proposal 2H. To approve an amendment to the Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to underwriting of securities FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 44,307,875 3,649,128 GROWTH 4,036,072 171,720 HIGH YIELD 3,941,776 116,406 Proposal 2I. To approve the elimination of certain Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to purchasing securities on margin FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 42,633,188 5,469,140 GROWTH 3,950,442 258,281 HIGH YIELD 3,772,833 317,381 Proposal 2J. To approve an amendment to the Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to borrowing money, pledging assets and issuing senior securities FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 42,967,082 5,137,365 GROWTH 3,994,503 213,220 HIGH YIELD 3,843,252 249,185 Proposal 2K. To approve the elimination of the Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to purchasing securities of companies less than three years old FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 43,970,983 4,286,761 GROWTH 4,032,655 188,421 HIGH YIELD 3,883,472 197,099 Proposal 2L. To approve the elimination of certain Funds' fundamental investment policies with respect to purchasing interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs (High Yield & Growth Funds Only) FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED N/A N/A GROWTH 3,979,546 256,854 HIGH YIELD 3,851,030 256,161 Proposal 2M. To approve the elimination of Balanced Fund's fundamental investment policies with respect to investments in other registered investment companies (Balanced Fund Only) FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 43,479,448 4,555,488 GROWTH N/A N/A HIGH YIELD N/A N/A Proposal 2N. To approve the elimination of Balanced Fund's fundamental investment policies with respect to buying and selling put and call options (Balanced Fund Only) FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 43,009,768 4,916,440 GROWTH N/A N/A HIGH YIELD N/A N/A Proposal 2O. To approve the elimination of Balanced Fund's fundamental investment policies with respect to participating on a joint and several basis in any trading account in securities (Balanced Fund Only) FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 43,316,045 4,226,234 GROWTH N/A N/A HIGH YIELD N/A N/A Proposal 3. To approve amendments to the distribution plan of Pax World Balanced Fund (Balanced Fund Only) FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 39,113,095 2,542,988 GROWTH N/A N/A HIGH YIELD N/A N/A Proposal 4. To approve the amendment and restatement of the investment advisory contract between your Fund and Pax World Management Corp. FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 39,265,202 2,339,994 GROWTH 4,106,605 119,563 HIGH YIELD 3,909,004 187,253 Proposal 5. To approve the reorganization of your Fund into a separate, corresponding newly-formed series (a "New Fund") of Pax World Funds Series Trust I, a Massachusetts business trust, pursuant to an Agreement of Plan of Reorganization of your Fund providing for, and authorizing certain related actions involving: (i) the transfer of all of the assets of your Fund to the corresponding New Fund, in exchange for shares of the corresponding New Fund and the assumption by the corresponding New Fund of all of the liabilities of your Fund; (ii) the distribution of such shares to the shareholders of each Fund in complete liquidation of your Fund; and (iii) the dissolution under state law of your Fund FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 38,429,967 3,387,280 GROWTH 4,059,475 159,143 HIGH YIELD 3,868,688 204,112 Proposal 6. To approve the election of eight Directors NOMINEE FOR BAL GRO HY J KEEFE 50,830,236 5,450,376 5,389,363 L SHADEK 50,907,615 5,454,007 5,314,985 C DOERGE JR 50,974,189 5,452,852 5,333,427 C HARGADON 50,983,972 5,457,088 5,335,123 J LARGE JR 51,024,811 5,456,079 5,394,310 L LAUCIRICA 50,964,368 5,456,455 5,391,428 S SHERMAN 50,991,574 5,452,174 5,393,019 N TAYLOR 51,120,714 5,466,237 5,396,085 NOMINEE WITHHELD BAL GRO HY J KEEFE 2,826,256 211,041 162,088 L SHADEK 2,748,877 207,410 236,466 C DOERGE JR 2,682,303 208,565 218,024 C HARGADON 2,672,520 204,328 216,328 J LARGE JR 2,631,681 205,338 157,141 L LAUCIRICA 2,692,124 204,962 160,023 S SHERMAN 2,664,918 209,243 158,431 N TAYLOR 2,535,778 195,180 155,366 Proposal 7. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as each Fund's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2006 FUND FOR AGAINST BALANCED 51,036,855 766,030 GROWTH 5,451,494 52,523 HIGH YIELD 5,391,770 38,185