N-PX 1 d811_06028.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number: 811-06028 AllianceBernstein New Europe Fund, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Alliance Capital Management L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York l0105 (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) 221-5672 MARK R. MANLEY Alliance Capital Management L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York l0105 (Name and address of agent for service) Copies of communications to: Patricia A. Poglinco Seward & Kissel LLP One Battery Park Plaza New York, New York 10004 Date of fiscal year end: July 31 Date of reporting period: July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004 Item 1. Proxy Voting Record. ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-06028 Reporting Period: 07/01/2003 - 06/30/2004 AllianceBernstein New Europe Fund, Inc. =================== ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN NEW EUROPE FUND, INC. ==================== ACCOR Ticker: Security ID: 5852842 Meeting Date: APR 26, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.575 per Share 5 Ratify Cooptation of Gabriele Galateri Di For Against Management Genola as Supervisory Board Member 6 Elect Francis Mayer as Supervisory Board For Against Management Member 7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 18 Million For For Management Shares 8 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 200 Million 10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 100 Million 11 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 200 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 12 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR 300 Million 13 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 14 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCOR Ticker: Security ID: 5852842 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.575 per Share 5 Ratify Cooptation of Gabriele Galateri Di For Against Management Genola as Supervisory Board Member 6 Elect Francis Mayer as Supervisory Board For Against Management Member 7 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 18 Million For For Management Shares 8 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 9 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 200 Million 10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 100 Million 11 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 200 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 12 Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to For For Management Result from All Issuance Requests at EUR 300 Million 13 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 14 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALCON INC Ticker: ACL Security ID: 2852395 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 18, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 APPROVAL OF THE 2003 ANNUAL REPORT AND For For Management ACCOUNTS OF ALCON, INC. AND THE 2003 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 2003 3 DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For For Management DIRECTORS 4 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF: For For Management WERNER J. BAUER 5 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF: For For Management FRANCISCO CASTANER 6 ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF: For For Management LODEWIJK J.R. DE VINK 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALCON INC Ticker: ACL Security ID: 2852395 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 0.72 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4 Reelect Werner Bauer, Francisco Castaner, For For Management and Lodewijk de Vink as Directors 5 Reelect KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For For Management Goerdeler SA as Auditors 6 Reelect Zensor Revisions AG as Special For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLEANZA ASSICURAZIONI SPA Ticker: Security ID: 4015970 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: APR 16, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Fix Number of Directors on the Board; For For Management Elect Directors; Determine Directors' Remuneration 3 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Share For Against Management To Service Executive Stock Option Plan 1 Amend Articles To Reflect New Italian For Against Management Company Law Regulations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALTANA AG Ticker: Security ID: 5273131 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.83 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Reelect Justus Mische to the Supervisory For For Management Board 6 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For For Management Auditors 7 Approve Creation of EUR 28 Million and For For Management EUR 14 Million Pool of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of a EUR 28 Million Pool of Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights 8 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC Ticker: Security ID: 0198789 Meeting Date: JAN 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Confirm and Declare a Final Dividend For For Management 3a Reelect Tiarnan O Mahoney as a Director For For Management 3b Reelect John Rowan as a Director For For Management 3c Reelect Patrick Wright as a Director For For Management 3d Elect Patricia Jamal as a Director For For Management 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 5 Authorize Repurchase Program For For Management 6 Authorize Board to Allot Equity For For Management Securities for Cash without Preemptive Rights 7 Approve Increase in Non-Executive For For Management Aggregate Remuneration up to EUR 1,000,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASML HOLDING NV (FORMERLY ASM LITHOGRAPHY HLDG) Ticker: Security ID: 5949368 Meeting Date: MAR 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Open Meeting None None Management 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Reserves and Dividend Policy None None Management 4 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 5 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 6 Discussion about Company's Corporate None None Management Governance Report 7 Approve Remuneration Policy for For For Management Management Board Members 8.1 Approve Stock Option Plan for Management For For Management Board; Approve Reservation of 500,000 Shares to Guarantee Conversion Rights 8.2 Approve Stock Option Plans for Other For For Management Employees; Approve Reservation of 4.5 Million Shares to Guarantee Conversion Rights 9 Increase Size of Supervisory Board from For For Management Six to Seven Members; Reelect H. Bodt and Elect F. Froehlich and A. van der Poel to Supervisory Board 10 Amend Articles Re: Changes to Company's For For Management Corporate Governance Structure to Reflect Recommendations by Dutch Corporate Governance Code; Indemnification of Management and Supervisory Boards 11 Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized For For Management Yet Unissued Ordinary Shares Restricting/Excluding Preemptive Rights Up to 20 Percent of Issued Share Capital 12 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 13 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management 14 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASTRAZENECA PLC (FORMERLY ZENECA PLC) Ticker: ZEN Security ID: 0989529 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Confirm First Interim Dividend of USD For For Management 0.255 Per Ordinary Share and Confirm as the Final Dividend the Second Interim Dividend of USD 0.540 Per Ordinary Share 3 Reappoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management the Company 4 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 5a Re-elect Percy Barnevik as Director For For Management 5b Re-elect Hakan Mogren as Director For For Management 5c Re-elect Sir Tom McKillop as Director For For Management 5d Re-elect Jonathan Symonds as Director For For Management 5e Re-elect Sir Peter Bonfield as Director For For Management 5f Re-elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management 5g Re-elect Jane Henney as Director For For Management 5h Elect Michele Hooper as Director For For Management 5i Elect Joe Jimenez as Director For For Management 5j Re-elect Erna Moller as Director For For Management 5k Re-elect Dame Bridget Ogilvie as Director For For Management 5l Elect Louis Schweitzer as Director For For Management 5m Re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as Director For For Management 6 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 7 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 8 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 150,000 9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 140,456,500 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 21,068,745 11 Authorise up to 10 Percent of the For For Management Company's Issued Share Capital for Market Purchase 12 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors from GBP 750,000 to GBP 1,100,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA Ticker: BBV Security ID: 5501906 Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 27, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management of Income and Distribution of Dividend, and Discharge Directors 2 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with or without Preemptive Rights 3 Authorize Issuance of Bonds up to For For Management Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 71.8 Billion 4 Amend Articles 24, 29, 31, 34, 35, 37, For For Management 38, 45 Re: Attendance Rights, Shareholder Information Rights, Adoption of Agreements, Board Election and Size, Board Member Requirements, Board Vacancies, Chairman and Secretary, Creation and Composition of Board 5 Approve General Meeting Guidelines; For For Management Information Re: Board Guidelines 6 Approve Listing (or Delisting) of Shares For For Management on Secondary/Foreign Exchanges 7 Authorize Repurchase of Shares and For For Management Subsequent Cancellation of Repurshased Shares 8 Reelect Deloitte & Touche Espana, S.L. as For For Management Auditors 9 Elect Jose Antonio Fernandez Rivero and For For Management Carlos Loring as New Directors; Reelect Directors 10 Approve Fund Transfer to Employee For For Management Retirement Fund 11 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BANK OF IRELAND GROUP Ticker: IRE Security ID: 3060625 Meeting Date: JUL 9, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive and Consider Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Confirm and Declare a Final Dividend For For Management 3a Reelect Roy Bailie as a Director For For Management 3b Reelect Laurence Crowley as a Director For For Management 3c Reelect Donal Geaney as a Director For For Management 3d Reelect Denis O'Brien as a Director For For Management 3e Reelect John O'Donovan as a Director For For Management 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 5 Authorize Repurchase 98,493,220 Ordinary For For Management Shares; 1,876,090 Sterling Preference Shares; and 3,026,598 Euro Preference Shares 6 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management Shares 7 Authorize Board to Allot Up to EUR 31.84 For For Management million in Equity Securities for Cash without Preemptive Rights 8 Authorize Board to Allot Equity For For Management Securities Representing 15 Percent of the Issued Share Capital, without Preemptive Rights, For Purposes Other Than Cash -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG (BMW) Ticker: Security ID: 5756029 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.58 per Common Share and EUR 0.60 per Preference Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors 6 Elect Volker Doppelfeld, Franz Haniel, For For Management Arthur Kelly, Susanne Klatten, Hubert Markl, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Joachim Milberg, Stefan Quandt, Juergen Strube, and Hans-Dietrich Winkhaus to the Supervisory Board -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BHP BILLITON PLC (FORMERLY BILLITON PLC) Ticker: Security ID: 0056650 Meeting Date: OCT 24, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for BHP Billiton Ltd. 2 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports for BHP Billiton Plc 3 Reelect David Brink as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 4 Reelect David Brink as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 5 Reelect Michael Chaney as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 6 Reelect Michael Chaney as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 7 Reelect Robin Renwick as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 8 Reelect Robin Renwick as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 9 Elect Mike Salamon as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 10 Elect Mike Salamon as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 11 Elect John Buchanan as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Ltd. 12 Elect John Buchanan as Director of BHP For For Management Billiton Plc 13 Approve KPMG Audit Plc and For For Management PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Joint Auditors of BHP Billiton Plc and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 14 Authorize BHP Billiton Plc Issuance of For For Management Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 265,926,499 15 Authorize BHP Billiton Plc Issuance of For For Management Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 61,703,675 16 Authorize 246,814,700 Shares for BHP For For Management Billiton Plc Share Repurchase Program 17 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 18 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares, Options For For Management and Performance Shares to Charles Goodyear under the BHP Billiton Ltd. Group Incentive Scheme 19 Approve Grant of Deferred Shares, Options For For Management and Performance Shares to Mike Salamon under the BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS) Ticker: Security ID: 7309681 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management and Statutory Reports Vote 2 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management Statutory Reports Vote 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 2.175 per Share Vote 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote 5 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For Did Not Management the Nominal Value of Up to EUR 30 Billion Vote 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 7 Reelect Louis Schweitzer as Director For Did Not Management Vote 8 Reelect Lindsay Owen-Jones as Director For Did Not Management Vote 9 Confirm Expiration of Term of David Peake For Did Not Management as Director Vote 10 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management Documents/Other Formalities Vote 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities without Vote Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 340 Million 13 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or Vote Increase in Par Value 14 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Did Not Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Vote Exchange Offer, Subject to Certain Conditions 15 Amend Terms of Capital Increase Reserved For Did Not Management for Employees Participating in Vote Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan Submitted to Shareholder Vote at May 14, 2003, AGM/EGM 16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote 17 Amend Articles of Association Re: Role of For Did Not Management Chairman, Access to Information, Internal Vote Control Procedures, Convening of Board Meetings, and Signing of the Minutes of Board Meetings 18 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management Documents/Other Formalities Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BNP PARIBAS SA (FM. BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS) Ticker: Security ID: 7309681 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For Did Not Management and Statutory Reports Vote 2 Approve Financial Statements and For Did Not Management Statutory Reports Vote 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 2.175 per Share Vote 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For Did Not Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions Vote 5 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For Did Not Management the Nominal Value of Up to EUR 30 Billion Vote 6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For Did Not Management of Issued Share Capital Vote 7 Reelect Louis Schweitzer as Director For Did Not Management Vote 8 Reelect Lindsay Owen-Jones as Director For Did Not Management Vote 9 Confirm Expiration of Term of David Peake For Did Not Management as Director Vote 10 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management Documents/Other Formalities Vote 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Vote Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Did Not Management Equity-Linked Securities without Vote Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 340 Million 13 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For Did Not Management Up to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or Vote Increase in Par Value 14 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Did Not Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Vote Exchange Offer, Subject to Certain Conditions 15 Amend Terms of Capital Increase Reserved For Did Not Management for Employees Participating in Vote Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan Submitted to Shareholder Vote at May 14, 2003, AGM/EGM 16 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For Did Not Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Vote 17 Amend Articles of Association Re: Role of For Did Not Management Chairman, Access to Information, Internal Vote Control Procedures, Convening of Board Meetings, and Signing of the Minutes of Board Meetings 18 Authorize Filing of Required For Did Not Management Documents/Other Formalities Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING PLC Ticker: BSY Security ID: 0141192 Meeting Date: NOV 14, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Elect Lord Wilson as Director For For Management 3 Elect James Murdoch as Director For For Management 4 Elect Chase Carey as Director For For Management 5 Reelect David Evans as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Lord St John as Director For Against Management 7 Reelect Martin Stewart as Director For For Management 8 Approve Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 9 Approve Remuneration Report For Against Management 10 Authorize EU Political Donations up to For For Management GBP 200,000 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 319,000,000 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 48,000,000 13 Approve Reduction of GBP 1.120 Billion For For Management from Share Premium Account -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARNIVAL PLC (FORMERLY P & O PRINCESS CRUISES PLC) Ticker: Security ID: 3121522 Meeting Date: APR 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Re-elect Micky Arison as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 2 Re-elect Ambassador Richard Capen Jr as For For Management Director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 3 Re-elect Robert Dickinson as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 4 Re-elect Arnold Donald as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 5 Re-elect Pier Luigi Foschi as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 6 Re-elect Howard Frank as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 7 Re-elect Baroness Hogg as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 8 Re-elect Kirk Lanterman as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 9 Re-elect Modesto Maidique as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 10 Elect John McNulty as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 11 Re-elect Peter Ratcliffe as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 12 Re-elect Sir John Parker as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 13 Re-elect Stuart Subotnick as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 14 Re-elect Uzi Zucker as Director of For For Management Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 15 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 16 Authorise the Board to Fix Remuneration For For Management of the Auditors 17 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 18 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 19 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 24,299,397 20 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 17,535,030 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT SUISSE GROUP (FORMERLY CS HOLDING) Ticker: CSR Security ID: 7171589 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3.1 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management of Dividends 3.2 Approve CHF 597.5 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Reduction in Par Value and Repayment to Shareholders 4.1 Reelect Thomas Bell and Aziz Syriani as For For Management Directors; Elect Peter Weibel, Noreen Doyle, and David Syz as Directors 4.2 Reelect KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick For For Management Goerdeler SA as Auditors 4.3 Reelect BDO Sofirom as Special Auditors For For Management 5.1 Amend Articles Re: Submission of For For Management Shareholder Proposals 5.2 Amend Articles Re: Delete Provisions For For Management Concerning Contributions In Kind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRH PLC Ticker: CRHCY Security ID: 0182704 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Dividends For For Management 3a Elect D.M. Kennedy as Director For For Management 3b Elect P.J. Molloy as Director For For Management 3c Elect W.I. O'Mahony as Director For For Management 3d Elect D.W. Doyle as Director For For Management 3e Elect J.M. de Jong as Director For For Management 3f Elect M. Lee as Director For For Management 3g Elect T.V. Neill as Director For For Management 4 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 5 Approve Issuance of Equity Securities For For Management without Preemptive Rights 6 Approve Stock Dividend Program For For Management 7 Amend Articles Re: Company Inquiries Into For For Management Beneficial Ownership of Shares 8 Amend Articles Re: Discharge of D&O For For Management Liability Insurance 9 Amend Articles Re: Repurchase of Shares For For Management 10 Authorize Share Repurchase Program of 10% For For Management of Outstanding Ordinary Share Capital 11 Authorize Re-issuance of Repurchased For For Management Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR. ING. F.C.F. PORSCHE AG Ticker: Security ID: 7101069 Meeting Date: JAN 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None Did Not Management Statutory Reports Vote 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For Did Not Management Dividends of EUR 3.34 per Ordinary Share Vote and EUR 3.40 Per Preference Shares 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For Did Not Management Fiscal 2002/2003 Vote 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For Did Not Management for Fiscal 2002/2003 Vote 5.1 Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic For Did Not Management Publications for Meeting Announcements Vote and Invitation to Shareholder Meetings 5.2 Amend Articles Re: Fixed and For Did Not Management Performance-Based Remuneration of Vote Supervisory Board 6 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors For Did Not Management Vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.ON AG (FORMERLY VEBA AG) Ticker: VEBA Security ID: 4942904 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 2.00 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Amend Articles Re: Allow for the Issuance For For Management of Dividends in Kind 6 Approve Affiliation Agreements with For For Management Subsidiaries (E.ON Nordic Holding GmbH) 7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 8 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENI SPA Ticker: E Security ID: 7145056 Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: MAY 20, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management Accounts, and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 4 Elect External Auditors for the For For Management Three-Year Term 2004-2006 and Fix Remuneration of Auditors 5 Amend Article 2 of the Set of Rules For For Management Governing General Meetings of Eni Spa 6 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 1 Amend Articles To Reflect New Italian For Against Management Company Law Regulations 2 Amend Articles 17, 19, and 28 of the For For Management Company's Bylaws -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENI SPA Ticker: E Security ID: 7145056 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements, Consolidated For For Management Accounts, and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income For For Management 3 Authorize Share Repurchase Program For For Management 4 Elect External Auditors for the For For Management Three-Year Term 2004-2006 and Fix Remuneration of Auditors 5 Amend Article 2 of the Set of Rules For For Management Governing General Meetings of Eni Spa 6 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management 1 Amend Articles To Reflect New Italian For Against Management Company Law Regulations 2 Amend Articles 17, 19, and 28 of the For For Management Company's Bylaws -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTERPRISE INNS PLC Ticker: Security ID: 3387227 Meeting Date: MAR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Acquisition of Outstanding Equity For For Management in The Unique Pub Company Limited; Procurement by the Company of Funding to Enable Unique Pub Holding Company Limited (UPH), a Subsidiary of Unique, to Redeem all Outstanding Deep Discount Bonds in UPH's Capital -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ERICSSON (TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON) Ticker: ERIAF Security ID: 5959378 Meeting Date: APR 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 26, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Elect Chairman of Meeting For For Management 2 Prepare and Approve List of Shareholders For For Management 3 Approve Agenda of Meeting For For Management 4 Acknowledge Proper Convening of Meeting For For Management 5 Designate Inspector or Shareholder For For Management Representative(s) of Minutes of Meeting 6 Receive Financial Statements, Statutory None None Management Reports, and Board Report; Allow Questions 7.1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 7.2 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management 7.3 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management of Dividends 8 Determine Number of Members (9) and For For Management Deputy Members (0) of Board 9 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of SEK 8 Million 10 Reelect Peter Bonfield, Sverker For For Management Martin-Loef, Arne Maartensson, Eckhard Pfeiffer, Lena Torell, Carl-Henric Svanberg, Michael Treschow, and Marcus Wallenberg; Elect Nancy McKinstry as New Director 11 Approve Remuneration of Auditors For For Management 12 Ratify Peter Clemendtson (Oehrlings For For Management PricewaterhouseCoopers) as Auditor and Robert Bernden (Oehrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers) as Deputy Auditor 13 Elect Bengt Belfrage, Christer Elmehagen, For For Management Anders Nyren, Bjoern Svedberg, and Michael Treschow as Members of Nominating Committee 14.1 Reserve 23.5 Million Shares for New For For Management Long-Term Incentive Plan (Stock Purchase Plan) for Key Employees 14.2 Authorize Board to Examine Reasonableness For For Management of Performance Criteria Attached to Incentive Plan (Item 14.1) 14.3 Amend 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For Management Re: Threshold for Employee's Maximum Contribution to Plan 14.4 Authorize Reissuance of 24.6 Million For For Management Repurchased Class B Shares in Connection with 2003 and 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plans 14.5 Authorize Reissuance of 55.8 Million For For Management Repurchased Class B Shares in Connection with 2001 and 2003 Employee Compansation Plans 15 Shareholder Proposal: Provide All Shares Against For Shareholder with Equal Voting Rights 16 Close Meeting None None Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL Ticker: Security ID: 7212477 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements, Statutory For For Management Reports, Consolidated Financial Statements, and Discharge Directors 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.84 per Share 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Reelect Xavier Fontanet as Director For For Management 5 Elect Louis Lesperance as Director For For Management 6 Elect Jean-Pierre Martin as Director For For Management 7 Elect Yves Chevillotte as Director For For Management 8 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 165,000 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 10 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL Ticker: Security ID: 7212477 Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements, Statutory For For Management Reports, Consolidated Financial Statements, and Discharge Directors 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.84 per Share 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Reelect Xavier Fontanet as Director For For Management 5 Elect Louis Lesperance as Director For For Management 6 Elect Jean-Pierre Martin as Director For For Management 7 Elect Yves Chevillotte as Director For For Management 8 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 165,000 9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 10 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE TELECOM SA Ticker: Security ID: 5176177 Meeting Date: OCT 6, 2003 Meeting Type: Bondholder Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Directors' Report None None Management 2 Approve Issue Authorities Submitted to For None Management Shareholder Vote at Oct. 6, 2003 EGM Regarding Acquisition of Stake in Orange and Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 3 Authorize Filing of Required For None Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE TELECOM SA Ticker: Security ID: 5176177 Meeting Date: OCT 6, 2003 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Amend Terms of Share Repurchase Plan For For Management Submitted to Shareholder Vote at May 27, 2003, AGM/EGM 2 Authorize Board to Issue Up to 100 For For Management Million Shares to Participants of Orange's Stock Option Plan, Share Purchase Plan, Orange Senior Discretionary Share Plan and Restricted Share Plan, As Well As Signatories of France Telecom Liquidity Agreement 3 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 4 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE TELECOM SA Ticker: Security ID: 5176177 Meeting Date: SEP 27, 2003 Meeting Type: Bondholder Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Directors' Report None None Management 2 Approve Issue Authorities Submitted to For None Management Shareholder Vote at Oct. 6, 2003 EGM Regarding Acquisition of Stake in Orange and Capital Increase Reserved for Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 3 Authorize Filing of Required For None Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUS PLC (FORMERLY GREAT UNIVERSAL STORES) Ticker: Security ID: 0384704 Meeting Date: JUL 23, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 16.4 Pence Per For For Management Share 4 Elect Craig Smith as Director For For Management 5 Reelect Philip Harris as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Louise Patten as Director For For Management 7 Reelect John Peace as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Oliver Stocken as Director For For Management 9 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 10 Authorize 100,000,000 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 60,684,309 12 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 12,590,785 13 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-executive Directors to GBP 500,000 14 Authorize Homebase Ltd. to Make EU For For Management Political Donations up to GBP 25,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HBOS PLC Ticker: Security ID: 3058750 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 20.6 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Elect Kate Nealon as Director For For Management 5 Elect David Shearer as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect James Crosby as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Phil Hodkinson as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Brian Ivory as Director For For Management 9 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc Auditors and For For Management Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 48,147,509 11 Authorise 385,035,595 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 12 Authorise EU Political Donations up to For For Management Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 25,000 and Authorise HBOS UK plc, a Subsidiary of the Company, to Make EU Political Donations up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 75,000 13 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Preference Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HILTON GROUP PLC (FRM.LADBROKE GROUP PLC) Ticker: Security ID: 0500254 Meeting Date: MAY 21, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 5.52 Pence Per For For Management 10p Ordinary Share 3.1 Re-elect Sir Ian Robinson as Director For For Management 3.2 Re-elect Patrick Lupo as Director For For Management 3.3 Elect Ian Livingston as Director For For Management 3.4 Elect Christopher Rodrigues as Director For For Management 4 Re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 5.1 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 5.2 Approve Donations by the Company to EU For For Management political Orgs. up to GBP 15,000 and to Incur EU Political Exp. up to GBP 15,000; and Approve Ladbrokes Ltd. to Make Donations to EU Political Orgs. up to GBP 35,000 and Incur EU Political Exp. up to GBP 35,000 5.3 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital For For Management from GBP 216,000,000 to GBP 226,000,000 by the Creation of 100,000,000 Additional Ordinary Shares of 10 Pence Each 5.4 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 52,700,000 5.5 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to an Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 7,911,979 and up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 52,700,000 in Connection with a Rights Issue 5.6 Authorise 158,239,580 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Ticker: Security ID: 0540528 Meeting Date: MAY 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2a Re-elect Lord Butler as Director For For Management 2b Re-elect Baroness Lydia Dunn as Director For For Management 2c Elect Rona Fairhead as Director For For Management 2d Re-elect William Fung as Director For For Management 2e Elect Michael Geoghegan as Director For For Management 2f Re-elect Sharon Hintze as Director For For Management 2g Re-elect John Kemp-Welch as Director For For Management 2h Re-elect Sir Mark Moody-Stuart as For For Management Director 2i Re-elect Helmut Sohmen as Director For For Management 3 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors and For For Management Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 4 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 5 Authorise 1,099,900,000 Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 6 Auth. Issuance of Non-Cumulative Pref. For For Management Shares with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 100,000, USD 100,000 and EUR 100,000; and Auth. Issuance of Ord. Shares with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 1,099,900,000 7 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 274,975,000 8 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors from GBP 35,000 to GBP 55,000 Per Annum -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL (INDITEX) Ticker: Security ID: 7111314 Meeting Date: JUL 18, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Individual and Consolidated For For Management Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Discharge Directors 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends 3 Elect Directors For For Management 4 Amend Articles Re: General Meetings, For For Management Voting Rights, Adoption of Resolutions, Board Composition, Quorum Requirements, and Establishment of Audit Committee 5 Approve Board Guidelines For For Management 6 Authorize Repurchase of shares For For Management 7 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L'OREAL Ticker: LORLY Security ID: 4057808 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Remove Double-Voting Rights for Long-Term For For Management Registered Shareholders and Amend Articles of Association Accordingly -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L'OREAL Ticker: LORLY Security ID: 4057808 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Discharge Directors 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.10 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Reelect Rainer E. Gut as Director For Against Management 6 Elect Bernard Kasriel as Director For Against Management 7 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 1 Million 8 Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as For For Management Auditors and Yves Nicolas as Deputy Auditor 9 Appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Audit as For For Management Auditors and Jean-Paul Picard as Deputy Auditor 10 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 11 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L'OREAL Ticker: LORLY Security ID: 4057808 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Remove Double-Voting Rights for Long-Term For For Management Registered Shareholders, Pending Approval of Item 3 2 Amend Articles of Association to Allow For For Management Registered Shareholders to Register Holdings in Their Name by the Day of the Meeting, Pending Approval of Item 3 3 Approve Merger by Absorption of Gesparal; For For Management Approve Dissolution of Gesparal without Liquidation 4 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of L'Oreal Shares Held by Gesparal 5 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC Ticker: Security ID: 0560399 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 3.33 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Re-elect Kate Avery as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Barrie Morgans as Director For For Management 5 Elect John Pollock as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect David Prosser as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Ronaldo Schmitz as Director For For Management 8 Elect James Strachan as Director For For Management 9 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 10 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 11 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 12 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 8,129,827 13 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 8,129,827 14 Authorise 325,193,096 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 15 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Authorised Share Capital 16 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors from GBP 750,000 to GBP 1,000,000 17 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Retirement of Directors by Rotation 18 Approve Legal and General Group Plc Share For For Management Bonus Plan 2004 19 Approve Legal and General Group Plc For For Management Performance Share Plan 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOGICACMG PLC(FRMLY LOGICA PLC) Ticker: Security ID: 0522708 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 3.4 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Re-appoint Auditors and Authorise Board For For Management to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 5 Re-elect Seamus Keating as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Angela Knight as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Martin Read as Director For For Management 8 Authorise 75,001,960 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 9 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 25,000,653 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 3,750,098 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON Ticker: LVMHY Security ID: 4061412 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Discharge Directors 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Approve Allocation of Income and Net For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.85 per Share 5 Ratify Cooptation and Reelect Delphine For Against Management Arnault as Director 6 Reelect Bernard Arnault as Director For Against Management 7 Reelect Jean Arnault as Director For Against Management 8 Reelect Nicholas Clive-Worms as Director For Against Management 9 Reelect Felix G. Rohatyn as Director For Against Management 10 Elect Patrick Houel as Director For Against Management 11 Elect Hubert Vedrine as Director For Against Management 12 Appoint Kilian Hennesy as Censor For For Management 13 Ratify Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Audit as For For Management Auditors 14 Ratify Ernst & Young Audit as Auditors For For Management 15 Ratify Denis Grison as Alternate Auditor For For Management 16 Ratify Dominique Thouvenin as Alternate For For Management Auditor 17 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 18 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.14 Million 19 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 20 Amend Articles of Association Re: Board For For Management Size and Terms of Directors, Minimum Share Ownership Requirement for Board Members, Role of Chairman, and Editorial Changes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MMO2 PLC Ticker: Security ID: 3087271 Meeting Date: JUL 30, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Elect David Chance as Director For For Management 4 Elect David Arculus as Director For For Management 5 Elect Rudolf Groger as Director For Against Management 6 Elect David McGlade as Director For For Management 7 Elect Kent Thexton as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Peter Erskine as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Neelie Kroes as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Paul Myners as Director For For Management 11 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 12 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 2,890,000 14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 433,500 15 Authorize 867,000,000 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOBILE TELESYSTEMS Ticker: MBT Security ID: 2603225 Meeting Date: OCT 25, 2003 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: AUG 25, 2003 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Adopt Meeting Rules For For Management 2 Approve Early Termination of M.A. Smirnov For For Management as President; Elect V.V. Sidorov as President 3.1 Reelect Aleksey Buyanov as Director For For Management 3.2 Reelect Alexander Goncharuk as Director For For Management 3.3 Reelect Michael Guenther as Director For For Management 3.4 Reelect Mikhail Smirnov as Director For For Management 3.5 Elect Vladimir Lagutin as New Director For For Management 3.6 Reelect Gernot Taufmann as Director For For Management 3.7 Reelect Paul Kusabov as Director For For Management 4 Amend Stock Option Plan Re: Include For For Management Vladimir Lagutin Among Those Eligible to Participate in Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO PLC (FORMERLY NATIONAL GRID GROUP PLC, Ticker: NGG Security ID: 3122387 Meeting Date: JUL 21, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 10.34 Pence Per For For Management Share 3 Elect Nick Winser as Director For For Management 4 Elect John Parker as Director For For Management 5 Elect Steve Lucas as Director For For Management 6 Elect John Wybrew as Director For For Management 7 Elect Kenneth Harvey as Director For For Management 8 Elect Stephen Pettit as Director For For Management 9 Elect George Rose as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Steve Holliday as Director For For Management 11 Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration 12 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 13 Authorize 307,722,000 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOBEL BIOCARE HOLDING AG, ZUERICH Ticker: Security ID: 7385722 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.30 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 4.1 Reelect Jan Ekberg, Jan Kvarnstrom, Rolf For For Management Soiron, and Ernst Zaengerle as Directors 4.2 Elect Michel Orsinger and Jane Royston as For For Management Directors 4.3 Ratify KPMG Fides Peat as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOKIA CORP. Ticker: NKCAF Security ID: 5902941 Meeting Date: MAR 25, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 15, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Receive Financial Statements None None Management 1.2 Receive Auditors' Report None None Management 1.3 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 1.4 Approve Discharge of Board and President For For Management 1.5 Fix Number of Directors at Eight (A For For Management Reduction from the Current Nine Directors) 1.6 Approve Remuneration of Directors and For For Management Auditors 2 Approve Between EUR 5.7 Million and EUR For For Management 8.8 Million Reduction in Share Capital via Cancellation of Between 94.5 Million and 146 Million Shares 3 Approve Issuance of Shares, Stock For For Management Options, or Convertible Bonds up to Aggregate Nominal Value of EUR 55.5 Million (Out of Which EUR 3 Million for Incentive Plans) without Preemptive Rights 4 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 230 Million For For Management Nokia Shares 5 Authorize Reissuance of 230 Million For For Management Repurchased Shares 6 Approve Allocation of EUR 5 Million to For For Management Company Foundation to Support the Scientific Development of the Information and Telecommunications Technologies and to Promote Education in the Sector 7 Approve Dividends of EUR 0.30 Per Share For For Management 8 Reelect Paul Collins, Georg Ehrnrooth, For For Management Bengt Holmstroem, Per Karlsson, Jorma Ollila, Marjorie Scardino, Vesa Vainio, and Arne Wessberg 9 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVARTIS AG Ticker: NVS Security ID: 7103065 Meeting Date: FEB 24, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 4, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Discharge of the Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.00 per Share 4 Approve Transfer of CHF 360.9 Million For For Management from General Reserves to Free Reserves 5 Approve CHF 12.1 Million Reduction in For For Management Share Capital via Share Cancellation 6 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 7 Amend Articles Re: Reduce Board Terms For For Management from Four to Three Years 8.1 Approve Resignation of Walter Frehner and For For Management Heini Lippuner 8.2 Elect Helmut Sihler, Hans-Joerg Rudloff For For Management and Daniel Vasella as Directors 9 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECKITT BENCKISER PLC (FORMERLY RECKITT & COLMAN PLC ) Ticker: Security ID: 0727871 Meeting Date: MAY 13, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 14 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Re-elect George Greener as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Peter White as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Colin Day as Director For For Management 7 Elect Judith Sprieser as Director For For Management 8 Elect Kenneth Hydon as Director For For Management 9 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 10 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 24,842,000 11 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 3,726,000 12 Authorise 70,800,000 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHEMONT (COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT AG) Ticker: Security ID: 7151116 Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and Omission For For Management of Dividends 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Reelect Rupert, Aeschimann, Cologni, Du For For Management Plessis, Deschuyteneer, Douro, Istel, Kanoui, Quasha, Lord Renwick of Clifton, and Verloop as Directors; Elect Alan Perrin, Simon Murray, and Juergen Schrempp as New Directors 5 Reelect PwC as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC Ticker: RBS Security ID: 0754783 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 35.7 Pence Per For For Management Share 4 Re-elect Emilio Botin as Director For For Management 5 Re-elect Lawrence Fish as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Sir Angus Grossart as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Sir George Mathewson as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Gordon Pell as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Iain Robertson as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Sir Iain Vallance as Director For For Management 11 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors of the Company 12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 13 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 247,120,127 14 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 37,068,019 15 Authorise 296,544,152 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 16 Approve Increase in Authorised Capital by For For Management Creation of 110 Million Category II Non-cumulative Dollar Preference Shares; Issue Equity with Pre-emptive Rights up to All the Existing Preference Shares 17 Amend Articles Re: Preference Shares For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANOFI-SYNTHELABO (FORMERLY SANOFI) Ticker: Security ID: 5671735 Meeting Date: JUN 23, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.53 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 6 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures in For For Management the Aggregate Value of EUR 7 Billion 7 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 750 Million; Set Global Limit for Capital Increase to Result from Issuance Requests in Items 7-10 at EUR 1.25 Billion 8 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 750 Million 9 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Against Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer 10 Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of For For Management Up to EUR 500 Million for Bonus Issue or Increase in Par Value 11 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 12 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management 13 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 14 Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR For For Management 1.429 Billion for Aventis Exchange Offer 15 Change Company Name to Sanofi-Aventis For For Management 16 Amend Articles of Association to Reduce For For Management Term of Board Members from Five to Four Years 17 Amend Articles to Reflect 2003 Legal For For Management Changes Re: Powers of the Chairman 18 Reelect Jean-Francois Dehecq as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 19 Reelect Rene Barbier de la Serre as For For Management Director (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 20 Reelect Robert Castaigne as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 21 Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 22 Reelect Lindsay Owen-Jones as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 23 Reelect Bruno Weymuller as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 24 Confirm Appointment of Lord Douro as For For Management Director (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 25 Confirm Appointment of Gerard Van Kemmel For For Management as Director (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 26 Elect Christian Mulliez as Director For For Management (Representing Sanofi-Synthelabo) 27 Elect Jean-Marc Bruel as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 28 Elect Jurgen Dormann as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 29 Elect Jean-Rene Fourtou as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 30 Elect Serge Kampf as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 31 Elect Igor Landau as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 32 Elect Hubert Markl as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 33 Elect Klaus Pohle as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 34 Elect Hermann Scholl as Director For For Management (Representing Aventis) 35 Confirm End of Term of Permanent For For Management Representative of Elf Aquitaine, L'Oreal, Pierre Castres Saint-Martin, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, and Herve Guerin as Directors 36 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of Up to EUR 1 Million 37 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAP AG Ticker: SZXP10 Security ID: 4846288 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 0.80 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management 5 Ratify KPMG Deutsche For For Management Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG as Auditors 6 Amend Articles to Reflect Changes in For For Management Capital 7 Authorize Share Repurchase Program and For For Management Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 8 Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives For Against Management Method when Repurchasing Shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA (FORMERLY SCHNEIDER SA) Ticker: Security ID: 4834108 Meeting Date: APR 27, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.65 per Share 5 Elect Caisse des Depots et Consignations, For For Management Represented by Jerome Gallot, as Director 6 Elect Chris C. Richardson as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Alain Burq as Representative of For For Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 8 Reelect Daniel Bouton as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Thierry Breton as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Willy Kissling as Director For For Management 11 Reelect Piero Sierra as Director For For Management 12 Reappoint Barbier Frinault et Autres For For Management (Ernst & Young) as Auditors 13 Ratify Philippe Diu as Alternate Auditor For For Management to Barbier Frinault et Autres (Ernst & Young) 14 Appoint Mazars & Guerard as Auditor For For Management 15 Ratify Charles Vincensini as Alternate For For Management Auditor to Mazars & Guerard 16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 17 Amend Articles of Association to For For Management Authorize the Appointment of Censors 18 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 19 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management 20 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 21 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Against Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer 22 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA (FORMERLY SCHNEIDER SA) Ticker: Security ID: 4834108 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.65 per Share 5 Elect Caisse des Depots et Consignations, For For Management Represented by Jerome Gallot, as Director 6 Elect Chris C. Richardson as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Alain Burq as Representative of For For Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 8 Reelect Daniel Bouton as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Thierry Breton as Director For For Management 10 Reelect Willy Kissling as Director For For Management 11 Reelect Piero Sierra as Director For For Management 12 Reappoint Barbier Frinault et Autres For For Management (Ernst & Young) as Auditors 13 Ratify Philippe Diu as Alternate Auditor For For Management to Barbier Frinault et Autres (Ernst & Young) 14 Appoint Mazars & Guerard as Auditor For For Management 15 Ratify Charles Vincensini as Alternate For For Management Auditor to Mazars & Guerard 16 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 17 Amend Articles of Association to For For Management Authorize the Appointment of Censors 18 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 19 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For Against Management 20 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 21 Allow Board to Issue Shares in the Event For Against Management of a Public Tender Offer or Share Exchange Offer 22 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIEMENS AG Ticker: SMAG40 Security ID: 5727973 Meeting Date: JAN 22, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Receive Financial Statements and None None Management Statutory Reports 2 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 1.10 per Share 3 Approve Discharge of Management Board for For For Management Fiscal 2002/2003 4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management for Fiscal 2002/2003 5 Ratify KPMG as Auditors For For Management 6 Elect Jerry Speyer to the Supervisory For For Management Board; Elect Hans-Dieter Wiedig as a Deputy Supervisory Board Member 7 Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital; Authorize Board to Issue Repurchased Shares 8 Approve Creation of EUR 600 Million Pool For For Management of Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights 9 Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds For For Management and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 11.3 Billion with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR 600 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH & NEPHEW PLC Ticker: SNN Security ID: 0922320 Meeting Date: MAY 6, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 3.1 Pence Per For For Management Share 3 Re-elect Warren Knowlton as Director For For Management 4 Re-elect Christopher O'Donnell as For For Management Director 5 Re-elect Richard De Schutter as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Rolf Stomberg as Director For For Management 7 Re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 8 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 33,321,078 9 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 10 Approve the Smith and Nephew 2004 For For Management Performance Share Plan 11 Approve the Smith and Nephew 2004 For For Management Executive Share Option Plan 12 Approve the Smith and Nephew 2004 For For Management Co-investment Plan 13 Authorise the Directors to Establish For For Management Overseas Share Schemes 14 Authorise the Directors to Establish the For For Management New Discretionary Trust 15 Amend the Smith and Nephew 2001 UK For For Management Approved Share Option Plan 16 Amend the Smith and Nephew 2001 UK For For Management Unapproved Share Option Plan 17 Approve Reclassification of the One For For Management Issued 'B' Ordinary Share of 12 2/9 Pence as an Ordinary Share Having the Same Rights and Subject to the Same Restrictions as Existing Ordinary Shares 18 Authorise 93,486,408 Shares for Market For For Management Purchase 19 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management 20 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 5,713,057 21 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors to GBP 900,000 Per Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STANDARD CHARTERED PLC Ticker: Security ID: 0408284 Meeting Date: MAY 11, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 36.49 US Cents For For Management Per Ordinary Share 3 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 4 Elect Jamie Dundas as Director For For Management 5 Elect Ruth Markland as Director For For Management 6 Elect Paul Skinner as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Mervyn Davies as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Michael DeNoma as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Rudolph Markham as Director For For Management 10 Re-elect Hugh Norton as Director For For Management 11 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditors of For For Management the Company 12 Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management the Auditors 13 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 117,487,333 and up to USD 213,708,480 Pursuant to Rights Issues, Scrip Dividends, Share Schemes and Exchangeable Securities 14 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount Equal to the Company's Share Capital Repurchased Under Item 16 15 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 29,370,451 16 Authorise 117,487,333 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 17 Authorise 331,388 Non-Cumulative For For Management Preference Shares of USD 5 Each and 195,285,000 Non-Cumulative Preference Shares of GBP 1 Each for Market Purchase 18 Amend Standard Chartered 2001 Performance For For Management Share Plan 19 Adopt Standard Chartered 2004 UK For For Management Sharesave Scheme and the Standard Chartered 2004 International Sharesave Scheme -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWISS REINSURANCE (SCHWEIZERISCHE RUECKVERSICHERUNGS) Ticker: Security ID: 7189816 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Discharge of Board and Senior For For Management Management 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of CHF 1.10 per Share 4 Approve Creation of CHF 2 Million Pool of For For Management Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights 5.1a Reelect George Farr and Rajna Gibson as For For Management Directors 5.1b Elect Kaspar Villiger as Director For For Management 5.2 Reelect PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYNTHES-STRATEC INC Ticker: ICR Security ID: 4532673 Meeting Date: OCT 23, 2003 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Increase in Size of Board from For For Management Nine to 10 Members 2 Approve Issuance of 510,725 Shares For For Management without Preemptive Rights -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEFONICA S.A. (FORMERLY TELEFONICA DE ESPANA, S.A.) Ticker: TEF Security ID: 5732524 Meeting Date: APR 29, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management of Income, and Discharge Directors 2 Approve Dividend Per Share For For Management 3 Approve Auditors For For Management 4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management 5 Approve General Meeting Guidelines For For Management 6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEFONICA S.A. (FORMERLY TELEFONICA DE ESPANA, S.A.) Ticker: TEF Security ID: 5732524 Meeting Date: APR 30, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements, Allocation For For Management of Income, and Discharge Directors 2 Approve Dividend Per Share For For Management 3 Approve Auditors For For Management 4 Authorize Repurchase of Shares For For Management 5 Approve General Meeting Guidelines For For Management 6 Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute For For Management Approved Resolutions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TESCO PLC Ticker: Security ID: 0884709 Meeting Date: JUN 18, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Approve Final Dividend of 4.77 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 4 Amend Articles of Association Re: For For Management Director's Retirement Age 5 Re-elect Charles Allen as Director For For Management 6 Re-elect Philip Clarke as Director For For Management 7 Re-elect Harald Einsmann as Director For For Management 8 Re-elect Veronique Morali as Director For For Management 9 Re-elect Graham Pimlott as Director For For Management 10 Elect Richard Brasher as Director For For Management 11 Elect Ken Hydon as Director For For Management 12 Elect Mervyn Davies as Director For For Management 13 Elect David Reid as Director For For Management 14 Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 15 Approve Increase in Authorised Share For For Management Capital from GBP 481,600,000 to GBP 530,000,000 16 Approve Scrip Dividend For For Management 17 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 128.07 Million 18 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 19.21 Million 19 Authorise 768.44 Million Ordinary Shares For For Management for Market Purchase 20 Authorise Tesco Stores CR a.s. to Make EU For For Management Political Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 21 Authorise Tesco Stores SR a.s. to Make EU For For Management Political Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 22 Authorise Tesco Global Rt to Make EU For For Management Political Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 23 Authorise Tesco Polska Sp z.o.o. to Make For For Management EU Political Donations up to GBP 25,000 and Incur EU Political Expenditure up to GBP 25,000 24 Approve the Tesco PLC Performance Share For For Management Plan 2004 25 Approve the Tesco PLC 2004 Discretionary For For Management Share Option Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL S.A. (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A ) Ticker: TOT Security ID: 4905413 Meeting Date: APR 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and Net For For Management Dividends of EUR 4.70 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 6 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures For For Management 7 Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Thierry de Rudder as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Serge Tchuruk as Director For For Management 10 Elect Daniel Boeuf as Representative of For For Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 11 Elect Philippe Marchandise as Against Against Management Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board 12 Elect Cyril Mouche as Representative of Against Against Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 13 Elect Alan Cramer as Representative of Against Against Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 14 Ratify Ernst & Young Audit as Auditors For For Management 15 Ratify KPMG Audit as Auditors For For Management 16 Ratify Pierre Jouanne as Alternate For For Management Auditor 17 Ratify Jean-Luc Decornoy as Alternate For For Management Auditor 18 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 900,000 19 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 20 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 21 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2 Billion 22 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL S.A. (FORMERLY TOTAL FINA ELF S.A ) Ticker: TOT Security ID: 4905413 Meeting Date: MAY 14, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 2 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and Net For For Management Dividends of EUR 4.70 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares 6 Authorize Issuance of Bonds/Debentures For For Management 7 Reelect Thierry Desmarest as Director For For Management 8 Reelect Thierry de Rudder as Director For For Management 9 Reelect Serge Tchuruk as Director For For Management 10 Elect Daniel Boeuf as Representative of For For Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 11 Elect Philippe Marchandise as Against Against Management Representative of Employee Shareholders to the Board 12 Elect Cyril Mouche as Representative of Against Against Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 13 Elect Alan Cramer as Representative of Against Against Management Employee Shareholders to the Board 14 Ratify Ernst & Young Audit as Auditors For For Management 15 Ratify KPMG Audit as Auditors For For Management 16 Ratify Pierre Jouanne as Alternate For For Management Auditor 17 Ratify Jean-Luc Decornoy as Alternate For For Management Auditor 18 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 900,000 19 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants For For Management 20 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 4 Billion 21 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 2 Billion 22 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For For Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UBS AG Ticker: Security ID: 7126114 Meeting Date: APR 15, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 10, 2004 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 ANNUAL REPORT, GROUP AND PARENT COMPANY For For Management ACCOUNTS FOR 2003. REPORTS OF THE GROUP AND STATUTORY AUDITORS 2 APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS. For For Management DIVIDEND FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2003 3 DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF For For Management DIRECTORS AND THE GROUP EXECUTIVE BOARD 4 RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: SIR PETER For For Management DAVIS 5 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: STEPHAN For For Management HAERINGER 6 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: HELMUT For For Management PANKE 7 ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: PETER For For Management SPUHLER 8 RE-ELECTION OF GROUP AND STATUTORY For For Management AUDITORS ERNST & YOUNG LTD., BASEL 9 CAPITAL REDUCTION: CANCELLATION OF SHARES For For Management REPURCHASED UNDER THE 2003/2004 SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM AND RESPECTIVE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 4 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 10 CAPITAL REDUCTION: APPROVAL OF A NEW For For Management 2004/2005 SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM 11 IN CASE OF AD-HOC SHAREHOLDERS MOTIONS For Against Management DURING THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, I/WE AUTHORIZE MY/OUR PROXY TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VINCI (FORMERLY SOCIETE GENERALE D'ENTREPRISES) Ticker: Security ID: 4818083 Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual/Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Consolidated Financial Statements For For Management and Statutory Reports 2 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management Statutory Reports 3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management Dividends of EUR 3.54 per Share 4 Approve Special Auditors' Report For For Management Regarding Related-Party Transactions 5 Approve Discharge of Directors For For Management 6 Ratify Cooptation of Quentin Davies as For For Management Director 7 Approve Remuneration of Directors in the For For Management Aggregate Amount of EUR 800,000 8 Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent For For Management of Issued Share Capital 9 Approve Reduction in Share Capital via For For Management Cancellation of Repurchased Shares 10 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 600 Million 11 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For Against Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 600 Million 12 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees of International Subsidiaries Participating in Share Purchase Plan 13 Approve Capital Increase Reserved for For Against Management Employees Participating in Savings-Related Share Purchase Plan 14 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management Documents/Other Formalities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VODAFONE GROUP PLC Ticker: Security ID: 0719210 Meeting Date: JUL 30, 2003 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 3 Reelect Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth as For For Management Director 4 Reelect Kenneth Hydon as Director For For Management 5 Reelect Thomas Geitner as Director For For Management 6 Reelect Alec Broers as Director For For Management 7 Reelect Juergen Schrempp as Director For For Management 8 Elect John Buchanan as Director For For Management 9 Approve Final Dividend of 0.8983 Pence For For Management Per Share 10 Ratify Deloitte and Touche as Auditors For For Management 11 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management Auditors 12 Authorize EU Political Donations up to For For Management GBP 100,000 13 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 900,000,000 14 Authorize Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of USD 340,000,000 15 Authorize 6,800,000,000 Shares for Share For For Management Repurchase Program -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WPP GROUP PLC Ticker: WPPG10 Security ID: 0974042 Meeting Date: APR 16, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve 2004 Leadership Equity For For Management Acquisition Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WPP GROUP PLC Ticker: WPPG10 Security ID: 0974042 Meeting Date: APR 7, 2004 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Approve 2004 Leadership Equity For For Management Acquisition Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WPP GROUP PLC Ticker: WPPG10 Security ID: 0974042 Meeting Date: JUN 28, 2004 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory For For Management Reports 2 Approve Final Dividend of 4.4 Pence Per For For Management Ordinary Share 3a Elect Orit Gadiesh as Director For For Management 3b Elect Koichiro Naganuma as Director For For Management 3c Elect Paul Spencer as Director For For Management 3d Re-elect Philip Lader as Director For For Management 3e Re-elect Jeremy Bullmore as Director For For Management 3f Re-elect John Jackson as Director For For Management 3g Re-elect Stanley Morten as Director For For Management 3h Re-elect John Quelch as Director For For Management 4 Re-appoint Deloitte and Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors and Authorise Board to Fix Remuneration of Auditors 5 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities with Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 39,334,225 6 Authorise Issuance of Equity or For For Management Equity-Linked Securities without Pre-emptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of GBP 5,900,134 7 Authorise 118,002,676 Ordinary Shares for For For Management Market Purchase 8 Approve Remuneration Report For For Management 9 Amend the Capital Investment Plan For For Management 10 Amend the Notional Share Award Plan For For Management 11 Approve Increase in Remuneration of For For Management Non-Executive Directors from GBP 450,000 to GBP 1,000,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YUKOS OIL COMPANY Ticker: Security ID: 2740713 Meeting Date: NOV 28, 2003 Meeting Type: Special Record Date: SEP 25, 2003 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect F K Bukle as Director For For Management 1.2 Elect Y A Golubev as Director For For Management 1.3 Elect D L Davidivich as Director For For Management 1.4 Elect A E Kontorovich as Director For For Management 1.5 Elect S G Kukes as Director For For Management 1.6 Elect S Keri as Director For For Management 1.7 Elect B Loze as Director For For Management 1.8 Elect M Sublen as Director For For Management 1.9 Elect E A Tenebaum as Director For For Management 1.10 Elect R M Friman as Director For For Management 1.11 Elect E M Shvidler as Director For For Management 2 Adopt New Charter For Against Management 3 Approve Dividends for First Nine Months For For Management of 2003 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: AllianceBernstein New Europe Fund, Inc. By: Marc O. Mayer* ----------------------- Chief Executive Officer Date: August 26, 2004 *By: /s/ Mark R. Manley ------------------ Mark R. Manley Secretary