UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
Germany Fund, Inc.
Investment Company Act file number 811-4632
Germany Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Carole Coleman
Secretary
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-454-6901
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31
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Date of reporting period: 7/1/04-6/30/05
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Meeting Date Range: 07/01/2004 to 06/30/2005
Selected Accounts: The Germany Fund
Vote Summary Report (Long)
07/01/04 to 06/30/05
Bayer AG Shares Voted 150,000 Security DE0005752000
Meeting Date 11/17/2004 Meeting Type EGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Approve Spin-Off of LANXESS Segment; Approve
1 Acquisition of LANXESS AG Mgmt For For
ThyssenKrupp AG
(Formerly Thyssen
Ag ) Shares Voted 120,000 Security DE0007500001
Meeting Date 1/21/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 0.60 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2003/2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2003/2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
5 AG as Auditors Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
7.1 Elect Gerhard Cromme to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
7.2 Elect Wan Gang to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Elect Juergen Hubbert to the Supervisory
7.3 Board Mgmt For For
Elect Martin Kohlhaussen to the Supervisory
7.4 Board Mgmt For For
7.5 Elect Heinz Kriwet to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Elect Bernhard Pellens to the Supervisory
7.6 Board Mgmt For For
Elect Heinrich v. Pierer to the Supervisory
7.7 Board Mgmt For For
Elect Kersten von Schenck to the Supervisory
7.8 Board Mgmt For For
Elect Henning Schulte-Noelle to the
7.9 Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Elect Christian Streiff to the Supervisory
7.1 Board Mgmt For For
Infineon Shares Voted Security
Technologies AG 60,000 DE0006231004
Meeting Date 1/25/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date 1/18/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
2 Fiscal 2003/2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
3 Fiscal 2003/2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
4 AG as Auditors Mgmt For For
Reelect Joachim Faber to the Supervisory
5.1 Board Mgmt For For
Elect Johannes Feldmayer to the Supervisory
5.2 Board Mgmt For For
Reelect Stefan Jentzsch to the Supervisory
5.3 Board Mgmt For For
Reelect Dietrich Kley to the Supervisory
5.4 Board Mgmt For For
5.5 Elect Renate Koecher to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Elect Doris Schmitt-Landsiedel to the
5.6 Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
5.7 Reelect Martin Winterkorn Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Reelect Klaus Wucherer to the Supervisory
5.8 Board Mgmt For For
Elect Eckhart Suenner as Alternate
5.9 Supervisory Board Member Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreements with a
6 Subsidiary (IFTF) Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Shareholder Loyalty
Initiatives; Designate Electronic
Publications for Meeting Announcements and
7 Invitation to Shareholder Meetings Mgmt For For
Siemens AG Shares Voted 190,000 Security DE0007236101
Meeting Date 1/27/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date 1/21/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
1 Receive Supervisory Board Report
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
2 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
3 of EUR 1.25 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
4 Fiscal 2003/2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
5 Fiscal 2003/2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
6 AG as Auditors Mgmt For For
Elect Heinrich v. Pierer to the Supervisory
Board; Elect Michael Mirow as Alternate
7 Supervisory Board Memeber Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
8 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board
9 Members Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic
Publications for Meeting Announcements and
10 Invitation to Shareholder Meetings Mgmt For For
Merck KGAA Shares Voted 10,000 Security DE0006599905
Meeting Date 3/31/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports for Fiscal Year 2004
Accept Financial Statements and Statutory
2 Reports for Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
of EUR 0.80 per Share and Bonus Dividend of
3 EUR 0.20 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Personally Liable
4 Partners for Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
5 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
6 AG as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreements with
7 Subsidiaries Mgmt For For
8 Adopt New Articles of Association Mgmt For For
Approve Creation of EUR 64.3 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital with Partial Exclusion
9 of Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For
Daimlerchrysler AG Shares Voted 130,000 Security DE0007100000
Meeting Date 4/6/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date 4/1/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.50 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
5 AG as Auditors for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Elect Arnaud Lagardere to the Supervisory
7 Board Mgmt For For
Approve Cancellation of Conditional Capital
8 I and II; Amend Conditional Capital IV Mgmt For For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or
Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 15 Billion with
Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR
300 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to
9 Guarantee Conversion Rights Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
10 Registration for Shareholder Meetings Mgmt For For
RWE AG Shares Voted 60,000 Security DE0007037129
Meeting Date 4/14/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.50 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors
5 for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For For
Elect Thomas Fischer and Dagmar Muehlenfeld
6 to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent of
7 Issued Share Capital Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
8 Registration for Shareholder Meetings Mgmt For For
Amend Article Re: Chairmanship of General
Meetings (to Reflect Pending German
9 Legislation) Mgmt For For
Schering AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0007172009
Meeting Date 4/14/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports for Fiscal Year 2004
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.00 per Dividend-Bearing Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as
5 Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
6 Remuneration Scheme Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to
Proposed Changes in German Law (Company
Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder
7 Lawsuits Regulation) Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
8 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Approve Control and Profit and Loss Transfer
Agreement with a Subsidiary (Scheradmin 01
9 GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Transformation of Profit and Loss
Transfer Agreements into Control and Profit
10 and Loss Transfer Agreements Mgmt For For
Axa (Formerly Shares Voted Security
Axa-Uap) 0 FR0000120628
Meeting Date 4/20/2005 Meeting Type MIX Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Ordinary Business
Approve Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports Mgmt For
Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and
2 Statutory Reports Mgmt For
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
3 of EUR 0.61 per Share Mgmt For
Approve Accounting Transfer from Special
Long-Term Capital Gains Account to Ordinary
4 Reserve Mgmt For
Approve Special Auditors' Report Regarding
5 Related-Party Transactions Mgmt For
Confirm Resignation and Non-Reelection of
6 Thierry Breton as Supervisory Board Member Mgmt For
Reelect Anthony Hamilton as Supervisory
7 Board Member Mgmt For
Reelect Henri Lachmann as Supervisory Board
8 Member Mgmt For
Reelect Michel Pebereau as Supervisory Board
9 Member Mgmt For
Ratify Appointment of Leo Apotheker as
10 Supervisory Board Member Mgmt For
Elect Jacques de Chateauvieux as Supervisory
11 Board Member Mgmt For
Elect Dominique Reiniche as Supervisory
12 Board Member Mgmt For
Approve Remuneration of Directors in the
13 Aggregate Amount of EUR 1 Million Mgmt For
Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of
14 Issued Share Capital Mgmt For
Special Business
Authorize Capitalization of Reserves of Up
to EUR 1 Billion for Bonus Issue or Increase
15 in Par Value Mgmt For
Authorize Issuance of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR
16 1.5 Billion Mgmt For
Authorize Issuance of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR
17 1 Billion Mgmt For
Authorize Management Board to Set Issue
Price for Ten Percent of Issued Capital
Pursuant to Issue Authority without
18 Preemptive Rights Mgmt For
Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the
Event of Demand Exceeding Amounts Submitted
19 to Shareholder Vote Above Mgmt For
Authorize Capital Increase of Up to EUR 1
20 Billion for Future Exchange Offers Mgmt For
Authorize Capital Increase of Up to Ten
Percent of Issued Capital for Future
21 Exchange Offers Mgmt For
Authorize Issuance of Equity Upon Conversion
22 of a Subsidiary's Equity-Linked Securities Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of Securities Convertible
23 into Debt Mgmt For
Approve Capital Increase Reserved for
Employees Participating in Savings-Related
24 Share Purchase Plan Mgmt For
Authorize Up to 0.5 Percent of Issued
25 Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For
26 Approve Stock Option Plan Grants Mgmt For
Approve Reduction in Share Capital via
27 Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Amend Articles of Association Re: Definition
28 of Related-Party Transactions Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Stock Option and
29 Restricted Stock Plans Mgmt For
Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other
30 Formalities Mgmt For
UBS AG Shares Voted 0 Security CH0012032030
Meeting Date 4/21/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date 4/13/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
1 Share Re-registration Consent Mgmt For
UBS AG Shares Voted 0 Security CH0012032030
Meeting Date 4/21/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date4/13/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Accept Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports Mgmt For
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of CHF 3.00 per Share Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Board and Senior
3 Management Mgmt For
4.1.1 Reelect Marcel Ospel as Director Mgmt For
4.1.2 Reelect Lawrence Weinbach as Director Mgmt For
4.2.1 Elect Marco Suter as Director Mgmt For
4.2.2 Elect Peter Voser as Director Mgmt For
4.3 Ratify Ernst & Young Ltd. as Auditors Mgmt For
Approve CHF 31.9 Million Reduction in Share
Capital via Cancellation of Repurchased
5.1 Shares Mgmt For
5.2 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share Capital Mgmt For
Deutsche Telekom AG Shares Voted 560,000 Security DE0005557508
Meeting Date 4/26/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date4/19/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports for Fiscal Year 2004
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 0.62 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors
5 for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
7 Elect Volker Halsch to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Elect Wolfgang Reitzle to the Supervisory
8 Board Mgmt For For
Authorize Issuance of Convertible Bonds
without Preemptive Rights up to Sum of EUR 5
Billion; Approve Creation of EUR 600 Million
Pool of Conditional Capital without
Preemptive Rights to Guarantee Conversion
9 Rights Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
10 Subsidiary (MagyarCom Holding GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
11 Subsidiary (DeTeFleetServices GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
12 Subsidiary (DFMG Holding GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
Subsidiary (DeTe Immobilien, Deutsche
13 Telekom Immobilien und Service GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
Subsidiary (DeTeAssukuranz-Deutsche Telekom
14 Assekuranz-Vermittlungsgesellschaft mbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
Subsidiary (T-Punkt Vertriebsgesellschaft
15 mbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
16 Subsidiary (Deutsche Telekom Training GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
17 Subsidiary (T-Systems International GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
Subsidiary (DeTeMedien, Deutsche Telekom
18 Medien GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
Subsidiary (Carmen Telekommunikationsdienste
19 GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
Subsidiary (Norma Telekommunikationsdienste
20 GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
Subsidiary (Traviata
21 Telekommunikationsdienste GmbH) Mgmt For For
Approve Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement
22 with Subsidiary (MagyarCom Holding GmbH) Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Time Designation at
Shareholder Meetings due to Proposed Changes
in German Law (Company Integrity and
Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits
23 Regulation) Mgmt For For
ING Groep NV Shares Voted 0 Security NL0000303600
Meeting Date 4/26/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date4/19/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
1 Open Meeting
Receive Reports of Executive and Supervisory
2a Boards
Discussion on Profit Retention and
2b Distribution Policy
Approve Financial Statements and Statutory
3a Reports Mgmt For
Approve Allocation of Income and Total
3b Dividends of EUR 1.07 Per Share Mgmt For
4a Approve Discharge of Executive Board Mgmt For
4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Discuss and Approve Implementation of Dutch
5a Corporate Governance Code by Company Mgmt For
5b Discuss Executive Board Profile
5c Discuss Supervisory Board Profile
Reelect Luella Gross Goldberg to Supervisory
6a Board Mgmt For
Reelect Godfried van der Lugt to Supervisory
6b Board Mgmt For
6c Elect Jan Hommen to Supervisory Board Mgmt For
6d Elect Christine Lagarde to Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Approve Stock Option and Incentive Stock
7 Grants for Members of Executive Board Mgmt For
Grant Board Authority to Issue 220 Million
Ordinary Shares Restricting/Excluding
Preemptive Rights (Plus 220 Million Ordinary
8a Shares in Connection with Merger) Mgmt For
Grant Board Authority to Issue 10 Million
Preference B Shares in Connection with
8b Conversion of ING Perpetuals III Mgmt For
Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of
9 Issued Share Capital Mgmt For
10 Other Business (Non-Voting)
E.ON AG (formerly Shares Voted Security
Veba Ag) 70,000 DE0007614406
Meeting Date 4/27/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 2.35 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Creation of EUR 540 Million Pool of
5 Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreements with
7 Subsidiaries Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Changes to the
8 Remuneration of the Supervisory Board Members Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to
Proposed Changes in German Law (Company
Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder
9 Lawsuits Regulation) Mgmt For For
10 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For For
Basf AG Shares Voted 145,000 Security DE0005151005
Meeting Date 4/28/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports for Fiscal Year 2004
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.70 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
4 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors
5 for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For For
Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent of
6 Issued Share Capital Mgmt For For
Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives when
7 Repurchasing Shares Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to
Proposed Changes in German Law (Company
Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder
8 Lawsuits Regulation) Mgmt For For
Muenchener
Rueckversicherungs-Ges
AG ellschaft Shares Voted 53,000 Security DE0008430026
Meeting Date 4/28/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date 4/21/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 2.00 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
5 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or
Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 3 Billion with
Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR
100 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to
6 Guarantee Conversion Rights Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
7 Remuneration Mgmt For For
Bayer AG Shares Voted 220,000 Security DE0005752000
Meeting Date 4/29/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
Reports; Allocation of Income and Dividends
1 of EUR 0.55 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
2 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Elect Klaus Kleinfeld and Ekkehard Schulz to
the Supervisory Board; Elect Jochen Appell
and Hans-Dirk Krekeler as Alternate Members
4 to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
5 Remuneration Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to
Proposed Changes in German Law (Company
Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder
6 Lawsuits Regulation) Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
7 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors
8 for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For For
Adidas-Salomon Ag Shares Voted 30,000 Security DE0005003404
Meeting Date 5/4/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.30 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Creation of EUR 41 Million Pool of
5 Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For
Approve Creation of EUR 4 Million Pool of
6 Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
7 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
8 as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For For
Altana AG Shares Voted 40,000 Security DE0007600801
Meeting Date 5/4/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 0.95 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors
5 for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to
Proposed Changes in German Law (Company
Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder
6 Lawsuits Regulation) Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
7 Shares Mgmt For For
Allianz AG
(formerly Allianz
Holding AG) Shares Voted 50,000 Security DE0008404005
Meeting Date 5/4/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.75 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Elect Igor Landau, Dennis Snower, Franz
Fehrenbach, and Franz Humer as Members of
the Supervisory Board; Elect Albrecht
Schaefer and Juergen Than as Alternate
5 Members of the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
6 Remuneration Mgmt For For
Authorize Repurchase of up to Five Percent
7 of Issued Share Capital for Trading Purposes Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
8 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Authorize Issuance of Investment
Certificates up to Aggregate Nominal Value
9 of EUR 25 Million Mgmt For For
Rheinmetall AG
(formerly
Rheinmetall Berlin
AG) Shares Voted 30,000 Security DE0007030033
Meeting Date 5/10/2005 Meeting Type EGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Meeting For Preferred Shareholders
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
1 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Approve Conversion of Preference Shares into
2 Common Shares Mgmt For For
Bayerische Motoren Shares Voted Security
Werke AG (BMW) 30,000 DE0005190003
Meeting Date 5/12/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
of EUR 0.62 per Common Share and EUR 0.64
2 per Preferred Share Mgmt For Against
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
5 as Auditors Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to
Pending Changes in German Law (Law on
Company Integrity and Modernization of
6 Shareholder Lawsuits) Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
7 Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
SAP AG Shares Voted 40,000 Security DE0007164600
Meeting Date 5/12/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.10 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
5 AG as Auditors Mgmt For For
Elect Erhard Schipporeit to the Supervisory
6 Board Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Share Capital;
Conditional Captial IIa; Conditional Capital
7 IIIa Mgmt For For
8 Change Company Name to SAP AG Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due to
Proposed Changes in German Law (Company
Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder
9 Lawsuits Regulation) Mgmt For For
Approve Creation of EUR 60 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights;
Approve Creation of EUR 60 Million Pool of
10 Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
11 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Authorize Use of Financial Derivatives
12 Method when Repurchasing Shares Mgmt For Against
Continental AG Shares Voted 50,000 Security DE0005439004
Meeting Date 5/12/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 0.80 per Share Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
5 AG as Auditors for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Suez SA(Formerly
Suez Lyonnaise Des
Eaux) Shares Voted 0 Security FR0000120529
Meeting Date 5/13/2005 Meeting Type MIX Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Ordinary Business
Approve Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports Mgmt For
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 0.80 per Share Mgmt For
Approve Accounting Transfers From Long-Term
3 Capital Gains Account to Ordinary Reserve Mgmt For
Approve Special Auditors' Report Regarding
4 Related-Party Transactions Mgmt For
Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and
5 Statutory Reports Mgmt For
6 Reelect Paul Demarais Jr as Director Mgmt For
7 Reelect Gerard Mestrallet as Director Mgmt For
8 Reelect Lord Simon of Highbury as Director Mgmt For
9 Reelect Richard Goblet d'Alviella as Director Mgmt For
10 Ratify Deloitte & Associes as Auditor Mgmt For
11 Ratify Beas as Alternate Auditor Mgmt For
12 Ratify Francis Gidoin as Alternate Auditor Mgmt For
Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent of
13 Issued Share Capital Mgmt For
Special Business
Approve Reduction in Share Capital via
14 Cancellation of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of up to 15 Million Shares
to Spring Multiple 2005 SCA in Connection
with Share Purchase Plan for Employees of
15 International Subsidiaries Mgmt For
Authorize Up to Three Percent of Issued
16 Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For
Authorize Filing of Required Documents/Other
17 Formalities Mgmt For
Total S.A.
(Formerly Total
Fina Elf S.A ) Shares Voted 0 Security FR0000120271
Meeting Date 5/17/2005 Meeting Type MIX Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Ordinary Business
Approve Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports Mgmt For
Accept Consolidated Financial Statements and
2 Statutory Reports Mgmt For
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
of EUR 5.40 per Share of which EUR 3.00
3 Remains to be Distributed Mgmt For
Approve Special Auditors' Report Regarding
4 Related-Party Transactions Mgmt For
Authorize Repurchase of Up to 24.4 Million
5 Shares Mgmt For
6 Reelect Paul Desmarais Jr as Director Mgmt For
7 Reelect Bertrand Jacquillat as Director Mgmt For
8 Reelect Maurice Lippens as Director Mgmt For
Elect Lord Levene of Portsoken KBE as
9 Director Mgmt For
Special Business
Authorize Issuance of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR
10 4 Billion Mgmt For
Authorize Issuance of Equity or
Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive
Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR
11 1.8 Billion Mgmt For
Approve Capital Increase Reserved for
Employees Participating in Savings-Related
12 Share Purchase Plan Mgmt For
Authorize Up to One Percent of Issued
13 Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plan Mgmt For
Shareholder Proposals
Shareholder Proposal: Authorize Up to One
Percent of Issued Capital for Use in
A Restricted Stock Plan ShrHoldr Against
Deutsche Post AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0005552004
Meeting Date 5/18/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date 5/11/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 0.50 per Share Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors
5 for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 250 Million Pool of
7 Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For
8a Elect Gerd Ehlers to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
8b Elect Roland Oetker to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
8c Elect Hans Reich to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
8d Elect Juergen Weber to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Metro AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0007257503
Meeting Date 5/18/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
Reports; Approve Allocation of Income and
Dividends of EUR 1.02 per Common Share and
1 EUR 1.12 per Preference Share Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
2 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
AG and Fasselt & Partner as Auditors for
4 Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
5 Elect Theo Siegert to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of, Registration
for, and Time Designation at Shareholder
Meetings Due to Proposed Changes in German
Law (Law on Company Integrity and
7 Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits) Mgmt For
Hypo Real Estate Shares Voted Security
Holding AG 0 DE0008027707
Meeting Date 5/20/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
of EUR 0.35 per Common Share and 0.35 per
2 Preferred Share Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
5 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Convert Preferred Shares Without Voting
6 Rights into Common Shares With Voting Rights Mgmt For
Special Resolution for Common Shareholders:
Convert Preferred Shares Without Voting
7 Rights into Common Shares With Voting Rights Mgmt For
Amend Corporate Purpose to Reflect Pending
8 Changes in German Banking Law Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of, Registration
for, and Conduct of Shareholder Meetings due
to Pending Changes in German Law (Law on
Company Integrity and Modernization of
9 Shareholder Lawsuits) Mgmt For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
10 as Auditors for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Deutsche Lufthansa Shares Voted Security
AG 0 DE0008232125
Meeting Date 5/25/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date 5/20/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 0.30 per Share Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 200 Million Pool of
5 Conditional Capital without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors
7 for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Telefonica S.A.
(Formerly
Telefonica De
Espana, S.A.) Shares Voted 0 Security ES0178430E18
Meeting Date 5/30/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Approve Individual and Consolidated
Financial Statements, Allocation of Income,
1 and Discharge Directors Mgmt For
2 Approve Dividend Mgmt For
Approve Merger by Absorption of Terra
3 Networks Mgmt For
4 Elect Directors Mgmt For
5 Approve Auditors Mgmt For
6 Authorize Share Repurchase Program Mgmt For
7 Approve Reduction in Stated Capital Mgmt For
Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute
8 Approved Resolutions Mgmt For
MAN AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0005937007
Meeting Date 6/3/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports for Fiscal 2004
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.05 per Share Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 188.2 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital without Preemptive
5 Rights Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or
Bonds with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate
Nominal Amount of EUR 1.5 Billion without
Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation of EUR
76.8 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to
6 Guarantee Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
7 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Registration for
Shareholder Meetings Due to Proposed Changes
in German Law (Law on Company Integrity and
8 Modernization of Shareholder Lawsuits) Mgmt For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
9 AG as Auditors for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
10.1 Elect Renate Koecher to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Elect Michael Behrendt to the Supervisory
10.2 Board Mgmt For
10.3 Elect Herbert Demel to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Elect Klaus Eberhardt to the Supervisory
10.4 Board Mgmt For
Elect Hubertus von Gruenberg to the
10.5 Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Elect Karl-Ludwig Kley to the Supervisory
10.6 Board Mgmt For
Elect Joachim Milberg to the Supervisory
10.7 Board Mgmt For
Elect Rudolf Rupprecht to the Supervisory
10.8 Board Mgmt For
Elect Ekkehard Schulz to the Supervisory
10.9 Board Mgmt For
Elect Hanns-Helge Stechl to the Supervisory
10.1 Board Mgmt For
Banco Bilbao Shares Voted Security
Vizcaya Argentaria 0 ES0113211835
Meeting Date 6/13/2005 Meeting Type EGM Record Date N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Authorize EUR 260.3 Million Increase in
Capital Through the Issuance of 531.1
Million New Ordinary Shares without
Preemptive Rights Re: Share Exchange
Resulting from Tender Offer for Shares of
Banca Nazionale del Lavoro; Amend Article 5
1 Accordingly Mgmt For
Authorize Board to Ratify and Execute
2 Approved Resolutions Mgmt For
Hannover Shares Voted Security
Rueckversicherung AG 0 DE0008402215
Meeting Date 6/14/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date 6/9/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.00 per Share Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
5 Remuneration Scheme Mgmt For
Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent of
6 Issued Share Capital Mgmt For
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
SIGNATURES
[See General Instruction F]
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) Germany Fund, Inc.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Julian Sluyters
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Julian Sluyters, Chief Executive Officer
Date 8/15/05
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* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.