From: Kevin McGarry [kjmtex@swbell.net]
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 3:53 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: File No. S7-36-02

As an individual investor, I not only applaud the SEC for considering a  
proposed rule change which would require registered management 
investment companies to provide disclosure about how they vote proxies 
relating to portfolio securities they hold, I also wholeheartedly 
endorse the proposal. In today's investment climate, we need more 
information, not less.  Further, I believe that along with 
accountability, disclosures such as these inspire trust and new levels 
of assurance that fund managers are truly operating in the best 
interests of their shareholders.  

Kevin McGarry
Arlington, Texas