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VoterMedia Shareowner Proposal Campaign

The goals and rationale for these proposals are explained in the article Proxy Voting Brand Competition. There's an updated version of the Proxy Advisor proposal in this post on the VoterMedia Finance Blog.

Date Submitted Target Company Ticker Proposal Management Arguments; Proponent Responses; SEC Decision AGM date; Proxy link; Result
2006-05-26 MSFT Management did not try to omit. Board arguments in proxy; proponent response. 2006-11-14
2.0% yes
2004-11-26 INFO Board & proponent arguments similar to those in Oregon Steel 2004. 2005-06-16
11.4% yes
2003-12-11 CPN 2004-03-26 Revised proposal. Board arguments in proxy; proponent response. 2004-05-26
9.0% yes
2003-11-26 USG SEC decision similar to prior case.
Omitted
2003-11-26 VC 2004-02-26 Revised proposal. Board arguments in proxy; proponent response. 2004-05-12
7.1% yes
2003-11-24 HRP SEC decision similar to USG case.
Omitted
2003-11-18 OS 2004-02-27 Revised proposal. Board arguments in proxy; proponent response. 2004-04-29
20.0% yes
2003-10-20 USU 2004-01-27 Revised proposal. Board arguments in proxy; proponent response. 2004-04-29
8.0% yes
2002-11-22 VC 2003-03-07 SEC 2003-05-14
Omitted
2002-11-17 USG 2003-03-05 SEC 2003-04-28
Omitted
2002-11-15 CLF 2003-03-04 SEC 2003-05-03
Omitted
2002-05-15 SHLM Board arguments in proxy; proponent response 2002-12-05
2.9% yes
2002-05-15 USU Excluded from proxy because of wording of broker letter. 2002-11-06
Omitted
2002-01-25 FLE 2002-03-22 Management; 2002-04-12 Proponent; 2002-04-24 SEC 2002-09-10
Omitted
2000-11-24 SBLU 2001-01-25 Management; 2001-02-07 Proponent; 2001-03-23 SEC
Omitted
2000-11-16 EQS 2001-03-11 Revised proposal 2001-05-03
17.8% yes
2000-11-06 G 2001-02-15 Revised proposal; Board arguments in proxy; proponent response 2001-04-19
2.4% yes
2000-10-23 KBH Board arguments in proxy; proponent response 2001-04-05
4.0% yes
2000-03-31 OTFC
Omitted
2000-02-17 CRUS
Omitted
1999-12-22 GM
Omitted
1999-11-20 EQS
Omitted
1999-11-17 WM 1999-12-15 Management; 2000-01-10 Proponent; 2000-01-10 Revised proposal; 2000-02-22 SEC 2000-04-18
4.4% yes
1999-11-13 BMY
Omitted
1999-11-04 PFE 1999-12-21 Management; 2000-01-10 Proponent; 2000-01-10 revised proposal; 2000-02-22 SEC
Omitted
1999-11-02 C 1999-12-22 Management; 2000-01-10 Proponent; 2000-01-10 Revised proposal; 2000-01-24 Management; 2000-01-31 Proponent; 2000-02-22 Management; 2000-02-24 SEC
Omitted
1999-11-02 GE
Omitted
1999-11-02 G
Omitted
1999-11-02 WLA
Omitted
1999-10-11 WFMI Management did not try to omit. 2000-02-05 Revised proposal 2000-03-27
8.9% yes

Only a representative sample of management arguments, proponent responses and SEC decisions are linked above. The full public record of this correspondence can be found (for a fee) at SECnet.

Proposals that made it into the proxy can also be found in the "DEF 14-a" filings at www.sec.gov, with Board arguments.