UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF
New Germany Fund, Inc.
Investment Company Act file number 811-5983
New 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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ProxyEdge - Investment Company Report
Meeting Date Range: 07/01/2004 to 06/30/2005
Selected Accounts: The New Germany Fund
Vote Summary Report (Long)
07/01/04 to 06/30/05
Heidelberger Shares Voted Security
Druckmaschinen 79,000 DE0007314007
Meeting Date 7/21/2004 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
4 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors 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 500
Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 22 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
6 Conversion Rights Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreements with
Subsidiaries (RCU-VV Vierzigste
7 Vermoegensverwaltung GmbH) Mgmt For For
Suedzucker AG Shares Voted 230,000 Security DE0007297004
Meeting Date 7/29/2004 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 0.50 per Share Mgmt For For
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Elect Erhard Landes to the Supervisory
5 Board Mgmt For For
6 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For For
GPC Biotech AG Shares Voted 160,000 Security DE0005851505
Meeting Date 8/31/2004 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
2 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For
3 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
4 Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors Mgmt For For
5 Elect James Frates to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
6 Remuneration Mgmt For For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 950,000 Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
7 Conversion Rights Mgmt For For
Approve Stock Option Plan for Key
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 850,000
Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee
8 Conversion Rights Mgmt For For
Approve Creation of EUR 1.6 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital without Preemptive
9 Rights Mgmt For For
Approve Creation of EUR 9.9 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital with Preemptive
10 Rights Mgmt For For
Ikb Deutsche Shares Voted Security
Industriebank Ag 0 DE0008063306
Meeting Date 9/9/2004 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
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For For
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds
with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount
of EUR 300 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 22.5 Million Pool of Conditional
Capital to Guarantee
5 Conversion Rights Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreements with a
6 Subsidiary (IKB Data GmbH) Mgmt For For
Authorize Repurchase of up to Five Percent
of Issued Share Capital for Trading
7 Purposes Mgmt For For
Reelect Juergen Behrend and Ulrich
Hartmann to the Supervisory Board; Elect
Dieter Ammer and Mathias Kammueller, and
Alexander von Tippelskirch to the
8 Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
9 as Auditors Mgmt For For
Techem AG Shares Voted 100,000 Security DE0005471601
Meeting Date 3/3/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports for Fiscal 2003/2004
Approve Allocation of Income and Omission
2 of Dividends 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 PwC Deutsche Revision
Aktiengesellschaft
Wirtschaftspruefungsgesellschaft as
5 Auditors for Fiscal 2003/2004 Mgmt For For
Elect Ursula Felten, Harald Bieler, Martin
Ott, Volker Riebel, Horst Ziegler, and
6 Stefan Zuschke to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For Against
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
7 Remuneration Scheme Mgmt For For
Approve Merger by Absorption of Techem
8 Geschaeftsfuehrungs GmbH Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with a
9 Subsidiary (Techem Energy Services GmbH) Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
10 Shares Mgmt For For
Douglas Holding AG Shares Voted 84,625 Security DE0006099005
Meeting Date 3/16/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports for Fiscal 2003/2004
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.00 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
Authorize Repurchase of up to Ten Percent
of Issued Share Capital; Authorize
Cancellation or Reissuance of Repurchased
5 Shares without Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: General Meeting (to
6a Reflect Pending German Legislation) Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Registration for
General Meetings (to Reflect Pending
6b German Legislation) Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Chairmanship of General
Meetings (to Reflect Pending German
6c Legislation) Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Voting by Authorized
Representative and via Electronic Means to
Comply with German Corporate Governance
7 Code Mgmt For For
Ratify Susat & Partner OHG as Auditors for
8 Fiscal 2004/2005 Mgmt For For
PUMA AG Rudolf Dassler Shares Voted Security
Sport 25,000 DE0006969603
Meeting Date 3/30/2005 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 1.00 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH as
5 Auditors Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Approve Stock Option Plan for Key
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 2.4
Million Pool of Conditional Capital to
7 Guarantee Conversion Rights Mgmt For Against
Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board
8 Members Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Designate Electronic
Publications for Meeting Announcements and
9 Invitation to Shareholder Meetings Mgmt For For
Merck KGAA Shares Voted 184,000 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
3 of 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
9 Exclusion of Preemptive Rights Mgmt For For
Mobilcom AG Shares Voted 22,000 Security DE0006622400
Meeting Date 4/22/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Management Proposals
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 0.25 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
5 Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For For
6a Elect Horst Dietz to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
6b Elect Ulf Gaenger to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Elect Hans-Peter Kohlhammer to the
6c Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Elect Klaus Thiemann to the Supervisory
6d Board Mgmt For For
6e Elect Helmut Thoma to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
6f Elect Dieter Vogel to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Elect Thomas Ingelmann as Alternate Member
6g to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Elect Klaus Kleinfeld as Alternate Member
6h to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Authorize EUR 174.7 Million Capitalization
of Reserves; Approve EUR 174.7 Million
7 Reduction in Share Capital; Amend Articles Mgmt For For
Approve Creation of EUR 32.9 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital without Preemptive
8 Rights Mgmt For For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 600
Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 28 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
9 Conversion Rights Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
10 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Change Location of Registered Office to
11a Buedelsdorf, Germany Mgmt For For
Amend Articles to Increase Threshold for
Removal of Supervisory Board Members from
11b Simple Majority to 3/4 Majority Mgmt For For
Amend Articles to Increase Threshold for
Proposals Regarding Fundamental Changes
11c from Simple Majority to 3/4 Majority Mgmt For For
Authorize Board to Denominate Foundation
11d Fees of the Company in Euros Mgmt For For
Shareholder Proposals
Ratify Special Auditor to Review MC
12 Settlement Agreement ShrHoldr Against Against
Authorize Claim of Compensation Against
Management and Supervisory Board Members
13 as well as France Telecom ShrHoldr Against Against
Balda AG Shares Voted 110,000 Security DE0005215107
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 0.20 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 Repurchase of up to Ten Percent
5 of Issued Share Capital Mgmt For For
6 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Approve Affiliation Agreements with
Subsidiaries (Balda Werkzeug- und
Vorrichtungsbau GmbH, Saechsische Metall-
und Kunststoffveredelungs GmbH, IPH
7 Werkzeugbau GmbH, ALBEA Beteiligungs-GmbH) Mgmt For For
Ratify Westaudit AG as Auditors for Fiscal
8 2005 Mgmt For For
Celesio AG (formerly Shares Voted Security
Gehe AG) 94,000 DE0005858005
Meeting Date 4/29/2005 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 1.20 per Share for Fiscal 2004 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
5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For For
Grenkeleasing AG Shares Voted 56,689 Security DE0005865901
Meeting Date 5/3/2005 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 0.40 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 Ernst & Young as Auditors for
5 Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For For
Reelect Brigitte Straeter and Dieter
Muench to the Supervisory Board; Elect
Erwin Staudt and Oliver Nass to the
6 Supervisory Board Mgmt For For
Approve Creation of EUR 8.5 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital without Preemptive
7 Rights Mgmt For Against
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
Depfa Bank plc Shares Voted 0 Security IE0072559994
Meeting Date 5/3/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Accept Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports Mgmt For
2 Declare Final Dividend Mgmt For
3a Reelect Gerhard Bruckermann as Director Mgmt For
3b Reelect Richrad Brantner as Director Mgmt For
3c Reelect Frances Ruaneas Director Mgmt For
3d Reelect Hans Tietmeyer as Director Mgmt For
Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of
4 Auditors Mgmt For
HeidelbergCement AG Shares Voted 160,235 Security DE0006047004
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 0.55 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 Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for
5 Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Remuneration of
6 Supervisory Board Members Mgmt For For
Rheinmetall AG (formerly Shares Voted Security
Rheinmetall Berlin AG) 161,709 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
2 into Common Shares Mgmt For For
Schwarz Pharma AG Shares Voted 75,000 Security DE0007221905
Meeting Date 5/11/2005 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 0.20 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 Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for
5 Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
6 Shares Mgmt For For
Amend Authorized Capital by Extending Date
7 of Expiration 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
8 Shareholder Lawsuits) Mgmt For For
K+S AG Shares Voted 185,000 Security DE0007162000
Meeting Date 5/11/2005 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 2004 Mgmt For For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For For
5 Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors Mgmt For For
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
6 Remuneration Mgmt For For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
7 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For For
Hugo Boss AG Shares Voted 130,000 Security DE0005245534
Meeting Date 5/11/2005 Meeting Type EGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Meeting For Preferred Shareholders
Special Resolution for Preferred
Shareholders: Authorize Share Repurchase
Program and Reissuance of Repurchased
1 Shares Mgmt For For
EADS, European
Aeronautic Defence &
Space N.V. Shares Voted 0 Security NL0000235190
Meeting Date 5/11/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Elect Bischoff, Lagardere, Enders,
Forgeard, Gut, Ring, Ucelay, Gallois,
Grube, David, and Rogowski to Board of
1 Directors Mgmt For
Approve Board Report Including Chapter on
Corporate Governance, Dividend Policy, and
2 Remuneration Policy Mgmt For
Approve Financial Statements and Statutory
3 Reports Mgmt For
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
of EUR 0.50 Per Share; Approve Payment
4 Date of June 8, 2005 Mgmt For
5 Approve Discharge of Board of Directors Mgmt For
Ratify Ernst & Young Accountants as
6 Auditors Mgmt For
Amend Articles to Reflect Amendments to
Book 2 of Dutch Civil Code on Two-tiered
7 Company Regime Mgmt For
Grant Board Authority to Issue Authorized
Yet Unissued Shares Up to 1 Percent of
Authorized Share Capital for Stock Option
8 Plans and Employee Share Ownership Plans Mgmt For
Approve Reduction in Share Capital via
9 Cancellation of 1.3 Million Shares Mgmt For
Authorize Repurchase of Up to Five Percent
10 of Issued Share Capital Mgmt For
Beiersdorf AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0005200000
Meeting Date 5/18/2005 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 1.60 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 BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as
5 Auditors Mgmt For
Elect Rolf Kunisch and Andreas Rittstieg
6 to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 45 Million Pool of
7 Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 21 Million Pool of
8 Conditional Capital with Preemptive Rights Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 21 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital III without Preemptive
9 Rights Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 1 Billion
with Preemptive Rights; Approve Creation
of EUR 40 Million Pool of Conditional
10 Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
11 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
United Internet AG Shares Voted Security
(formerly 1 & 1 Ag ) 0 DE0005089031
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 for Fiscal 2004
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 0.20 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 Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for
5 Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 29 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital without Preemptive
7 Rights Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 500
Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 23 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
8 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Approve Stock Option Plan for Key
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 750,000
Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee
9 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Reelect Kurt Dobitsch, Bernhard Dorn, and
10 Michael Scheeren to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Performance-Based
Remuneration Plan for Supervisory Board
11 Members Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Registration for
12 Shareholder Meetings and Voting Procedures Mgmt For
Hochtief AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0006070006
Meeting Date 5/18/2005 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 0.75 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
5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For
Elect Gerhard Cromme to the Supervisory
6a Board Mgmt For
Elect Herbert Henzler to the Supervisory
6b Board Mgmt For
Approve Cancellation of 1999 Share Capital
7 Authorization Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
8 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
9 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds and/or Bonds
with Warrants Attached up to Aggregate Nominal Amount
of EUR 400 Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 38.4 Million Pool of Conditional
Capital to Guarantee
10 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 53.8 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital without Preemptive
11 Rights Mgmt For
Funkwerk AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0005753149
Meeting Date 5/18/2005 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 0.35 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 Roedl & Partner GmbH as Auditors
5 for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Approve Stock Option Plan for Key
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 367,965
Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee
7 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of,
Registration for, and Conducting of
Shareholder Meetings due to Pending
Changes in German Law (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder
8 Lawsuits) Mgmt For
Deutsche Postbank AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0008001009
Meeting Date 5/19/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
5/12/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 1.25 per Share Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For
Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as
5 Auditors for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For
Elect Joerg Asmussen to the Supervisory
6 Board Mgmt For
Authorize Repurchase of up to Five Percent
of Issued Share Capital for Trading
7 Purposes Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
8 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Bilfinger Berger AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0005909006
Meeting Date 5/19/2005 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 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
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
5 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 250
Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 11 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
6 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as
Auditors and Ernst & Young AG as Group
7 Auditors for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Hypo Real Estate Holding Shares Voted Security
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
Rights into Common Shares With Voting
6 Rights Mgmt For
Special Resolution for Common
Shareholders: Convert Preferred Shares
Without Voting Rights into Common Shares
7 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 Shareholder
9 Lawsuits) Mgmt For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
10 as Auditors for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
GFK AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0005875306
Meeting Date 5/24/2005 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 0.30 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
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhandgesellschaft
5 AG as Auditors for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Elect Stefan Pfander to the Supervisory
6 Board Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
7 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 45.9 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital with Partial
8 Exclusion of Preemptive Rights Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Authorize Supervisory
9 Board to Make Editorial Changes to Articles Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Term Lengths of
Supervisory Board Members Elected to Fill
10 Vacancies Mgmt For
Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board
11 Members Mgmt For
12 Change Location of Shareholder Meetings Mgmt For
Approve Affiliation Agreements with
13 Subsidiaries Mgmt For
SolarWorld AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0005108401
Meeting Date 5/25/2005 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 0.36 per Share Mgmt For
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
5 Remuneration Scheme Mgmt For
Ratify BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG as
6 Auditors Mgmt For
Approve EUR 6.4 Million Capitalization of
7 Reserves Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 2.1 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital without Preemptive
8 Rights Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 400
Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 3.2 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
9 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Salzgitter AG (Preussag Shares Voted Security
Stahl AG) 0 DE0006202005
Meeting Date 5/26/2005 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 0.40 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
5 Ratify PwC Deutsche Revision AG as Auditors Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Approve Affiliation Agreements with a
7a Subsidiary (Salzgitter Europlatinen GmbH) Mgmt For
Approve Affiliation Agreements with a
Subsidiary (Hoevelmann
7b Beteiligungs-Gesellschaft mbH) Mgmt For
MG Technologies AG
(formerly
Metallgesellschaft) Shares Voted 0 Security DE0006602006
Meeting Date 6/7/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
2 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Elect Louis Graf von Zech, Michael von
Sperber, and Helmut Perlet to the
4 Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors
5 for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
7 Adopt New Articles of Association Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
Registration for Shareholder Meetings due
to Proposed Changes in German Law (Company
Integrity and Modernization of Litigation
8 Law) Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Time Designation at
Shareholder Meetings due to Proposed
Changes in German Law (Company Integrity
9 and Modernization of Litigation Law) Mgmt For
Pfeiffer Vacuum Shares Voted Security
Technology AG 0 DE0006916604
Meeting Date 6/8/2005 Meeting Type EGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Ordinary
Dividend of EUR 0.40 and Bonus Dividend of
2 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
Approve Creation of EUR 11.3 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital with Partial
5 Exclusion of Preemptive Rights Mgmt For
6 Adopt New Articles of Association Mgmt For
Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for
7 Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
AWD Holding AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0005085906
Meeting Date 6/8/2005 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 1.25 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 BDO Warentreuhand AG as Auditors
5 for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Elect Michael Frenzel to the Supervisory
7 Board Mgmt For
Approve Stock Option Plan for Management;
Approve Creation of EUR 1.2 Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
8 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 500
Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 3.7 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
9 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Approve Stock Option Plan for Key
10 Employees; Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
Registration for Shareholder Meetings, and
Conducting of Shareholder Meetings due to
Proposed Changes in German Law (Law on
Company Integrity and Modernization of
11 Shareholder Lawsuits) Mgmt For
GPC Biotech AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0005851505
Meeting Date 6/8/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
2 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for
4 Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Reelect Juergen Drews, Prabhavathi
Fernandes and Metin Colpan to the
5 Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
6 Remuneration Scheme Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached
without Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 900,000 Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
7 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Approve Stock Option Plan for Key
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 225,000
Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee
8 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Approve Issuance of Convertible Bonds
and/or Bonds with Warrants Attached up to
Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 150
Million with Preemptive Rights; Approve
Creation of EUR 6 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital to Guarantee
9 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Registration for
Shareholder Meetings due to Proposed
Changes in German Law (Law on Company
Integrity and Modernization of Shareholder
10 Lawsuits) 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
6 of Issued Share Capital Mgmt For
7 Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Pfleiderer AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0006764749
Meeting Date 6/14/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
6/7/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
2 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Elect Wolfgang Haupt and Friedhelm Paefgen
4 to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Supervisory Board
5 Remuneration Scheme Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Calling of and
Registration for Shareholder Meetings Due
to Proposed Changes in German Law (Law on
Company Integrity and Modernization of
6 Shareholder Lawsuits) Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
7 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
8 AG as Auditors Mgmt For
Stada Arzneimittel Ag Shares Voted 0 Security DE0007251803
Meeting Date 6/14/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
6/7/2005
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends
2 of EUR 0.39 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
5 Ratify TREUROG GmbH as Auditors Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 69.4 Million Pool
of Conditional Capital with a Partial
7 Exclusion of Preemptive Rights Mgmt For
8 Amend Corporate Purpose Mgmt For
Qiagen N.V. Shares Voted 0 Security NL0000240000
Meeting Date 6/14/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
1 Open Meeting
2 Receive Report of Management Board
3 Receive Report of Supervisory Board
Approve Financial Statements and Statutory
4 Reports Mgmt For
Receive Explanation of Company's Reserves
5 and Dividend Policy
6 Approve Discharge of Management Board Mgmt For
7 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Reappoint Metin Colpan, Heinrich Hornef,
Erik Hornnaess, Manfred Karobath, Detlev
H. Riesner, Jochen Walter, and Franz A.
8 Wirtz to Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Reappoint Peer M. Schatz, Joachim Schorr,
9 and Bernd Uder to Management Board Mgmt For
Approve Remuneration Report Containing
Remuneration Policy for Management Board
10 Members Mgmt For
11 Approve Remuneration of Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Approve Equity-Based Remuneration of
12 Supervisory Board Mgmt For
13 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors Mgmt For
Authorize Repurchase of Up to Ten Percent
14 of Issued Share Capital Mgmt For
15 Amend Company Articles Mgmt For
16 Approve Amended and Restated Stock Plan Mgmt For
17 Allow Questions
18 Close Meeting
MLP AG(frmly
Marschollek,
Lautenschlaeger und
Partner AG) Shares Voted 0 Security DE0006569908
Meeting Date 6/21/2005 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 0.22 per Share Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
4 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For
Ratify Ernst & Young AG as Auditors for
5 Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
6 Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Mgmt For
Suess MicroTec AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0007226706
Meeting Date 6/21/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Discharge of Management Board
2a Member Stephan Schulak for Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Management Board
Chair Stefan Schneidewind for Sept. 1,
2b 2004 - Dec. 31, 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
3 Fiscal 2004 Mgmt For
Ratify KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
4 AG as Auditors for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
5 Elect Peter Heinz to the Supervisory Board Mgmt For
Approve Affiliation Agreement with
Subsidiary (Suss MicroTec Test Systems
6 GmbH) Mgmt For
Approve EUR 58,100 Reduction of
Conditional Capital without Preemptive
7 Rights Mgmt For
Approve Stock Option Plan for Key
Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 750,000
Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee
8 Conversion Rights Mgmt For
Krones AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0006335003
Meeting Date 6/22/2005 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
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
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
5 Shares Mgmt For
Approve Merger by Absorption of Anton
6 Steinecker Maschinenfabrik GmbH Mgmt For
Approve Merger by Absorption of Syskron
7 GmbH Mgmt For
Ratify Bayerische Treuhandgesellschaft AG
8 as Auditors for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Interseroh AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0006209901
Meeting Date 6/23/2005 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 0.86 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 KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
5 AG as Auditors for Fiscal 2005 Mgmt For
Approve Decrease in Size of Supervisory
Board from 12 to 9 Members; Amend Articles
6 to Reflect Reduction in Board Size Mgmt For
Elect Friedrich Janssen to the Supervisory
7a Board Mgmt For
Elect Axel Schweitzer to the Supervisory
7b Board Mgmt For
Elect Friedrich Merz to the Supervisory
7c Board Mgmt For
Elect Wolfgang Bosch to the Supervisory
7d Board Mgmt For
Name Norbert Rethmann As Honorary
8 Supervisory Board Chairman Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Remuneration of
9 Supervisory Board Members Mgmt For
Kontron AG Shares Voted 0 Security DE0006053952
Meeting Date 6/29/2005 Meeting Type AGM Record Date
N/A
Ballot Issues Proponent Mgmt Vote
Rec Cast
Receive Financial Statements and Statutory
1 Reports
Approve Discharge of Management Board for
2 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For
Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for
3 Fiscal Year 2004 Mgmt For
Ratify Deloitte & Touche GmbH as Auditors
4 for Fiscal Year 2005 Mgmt For
Elect Rudolf Wieczorek to the Supervisory
5 Board Mgmt For
Amend Articles Re: Remuneration of
6 Supervisory Board Members Mgmt For
Authorize Share Repurchase Program and
Reissuance or Cancellation of Repurchased
7 Shares Mgmt For
Approve Creation of EUR 24 Million Pool of
Conditional Capital without Preemptive
8 Rights 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) New 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.